19 Sep 2009 - 12:00 AM to 12:00 AM
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Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week is the third week of September every year.
To commemorate this event in Burlington, Ontario, a group of families affected by mitochondrial disease rallied together with the City of Burlington to officially declare an annual Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week in the city.
The first Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week in Canada was launched in Burlington, Ontario, in September 2009, with the planting of a tree dedicated to Dedicated to the memory of those who live with, or have lost their lives to Mitochondrial Disease. http://www.insidehalton.com/news/article/442694–mayor-proclaims-sept-20-26-mitochondrial-disease-awareness-week
An official proclamation was made by the City of Burlington for this annual event, and the framed proclamation was presented to Dr. Tarnopolsky’s Neuromuscular and Neurometabolic Clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital, where it is now proudly on display.
Proclamation of Mito Awareness Week, Burlington, ON, 2009
If you are in Burlington, please stop by Central Park’s Rotary Living Tree Memorial and visit this special place.
This is just the starting point of further official recognition of Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week at the local, provincial and national levels. If you would like to be involved in planning a Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Event in your community, please contact us at: info@mitocanada.org. Please join in!
