The Menno Place Movers Team had a GREAT time together at the 2026 Run for Water on Sunday, May 24th. Sujata, Pooja, Leonard, Sharon, Angela and Noucky represented for the team! You should join us next year.

If you register for next year’s Run for Water 2027 by the end of the month (May 31), you can join for 75% off!

How to Register

Step 1: Go to https://raceroster.com/events/2027/119375/2027-run-for-water-5k-10k Select either the 5km or 10km distance and click REGISTER.

Step 2: If you have not used Race Roster before you’ll be prompted to create a log in. Once you have logged in to Race Roster you’ll be taken to the Run for Water event registration page.

Step 3: Fill in your personal and team information. Underneath the emergency contact section of the form you’ll find the TEAMS section. Click “Yes, add to another existing team”. This will open up a new section of the form. Choose MENNO PLACE MOVERS from the dropdown list and enter the code keepmoving in the code box.

Step 4: Email a copy of your registration confirmation email to Leonard Klassen (team captain) by 4pm on May 31st to claim your rebate. The 2027 Pre- registration price is 50% off ($29.01) until the end of May. Menno Place will reimburse you another 50% ($15) off of that.

See you at the starting line!

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What is Run for Water?

In 2007 the founding board members of the Run for Water Society conceptualized a unique event to be hosted in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The vision was to stage a top tier internationally recognized running event that would attract a wide range of participants and athletes and, at the same time, raise awareness – and funds – for people in the developing world who lack one of life’s basic necessities – clean water. Since 2008, this volunteer board has staged an annual road race and now additionally organizes trail runs and gravel grind events.

Funds raised – over $4,000,000 to date – go towards helping building clean water projects in some of the most remote and marginalized areas of Africa.

www.RunForWater.ca

On May 15th, we had the opportunity to come together as a community to reflect on our journey and work over the past year and look ahead to what we are doing in the near future.

The open house was marked by an update in four specific areas – our strategic priorities – Christian Values, Home of Choice, Service Excellence, and People and Culture.

We were pleased to have 50 of our staff complete the event passport which shows that they received the update at each of the booths. These staff were entered in a draw to win an Amazon gift card. Congratulations to the winner – Milet from our Housekeeping and Laundry team!

We had many external stakeholders join us including community partners and a member of our Board and we thank them for coming. It was an encouraging time to see a strong representation across our organization, and throughout the Abbotsford community.

Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed, and helped bring this event to life.

We are pleased to invite you to attend the third session of our Dementia Education Series – Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults. If you missed the first two sessions you are welcome to join in at any time.

Date: Wednesday, June 3, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m.
Location: Menno Hospital Chapel
Presenter: Dr. Atul Nanda, Geriatric Psychiatrist

Dr. Nanda will lead this informative session and share valuable insights into the care and management of individuals living with dementia. This session offers an excellent opportunity to deepen understanding and enhance the support we provide to our residents.

We strongly encourage all staff members and family partners to attend and benefit from Dr. Nanda’s expertise.

We look forward to your participation.

Kind regards,
Smitha Varghese
Director of Care, Menno Home and Hospital

This draw is for the second gift card we’re giving away to a nurse at Menno Place as part of our Nurses Week celebrations. To enter the draw simply fill out the form below.