BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//github.com/ical-org/ical.net//NONSGML ical.net 5.1.4//EN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Our club's Past-President\, Mark Ewer is an active Volunteer wi th the Tetra Sociiety of North America.  Tetra buiilds innovative solutio ns for people with physical disabilites to overcome environmental barriers \, providing greater independence\, quality of life and inclusion. Tetra h as 40 chapters across North America with 10 in Ontario. Each chapter has a number of volunteers able to take on client requests. Most Tetra voluntee rs have an engineering or "Maker" background\; Mark as a former profession al social worker and Executive Director/Administrator\, claims "inventor g enes" in his grandfather and father led to his interest in making devices to support the disabled. A former award winner with the March of Dimes Can ada DesignAbility Program\, Mark switched to Tetra when that former progra m folded.  He has now volunteered for Tetra for 2 years\, using a home wo rkshop to fabricate items as needed. Speaker Bio Mark Ewer is a McMaster g rad ('71) and received his Master of Social Work degree from Sir Wilfred L aurier Univrsity in 1973.  Mark's first career involved 30 years in Chill d Welfare\, rising to the position of Executive Director at the age of 30 and serving in that postion in Norfolk and Haldimand Counties and at the C atholic Children's Aid Society of Hamilton where he took early retirement after 18 years.  He then switched to the field of Long Term Care and work ed an additional 10 years as Administrator in 3 local LTC homes until fina lly retiring at the age of 66. For over 30 years Mark has volunteered to s upport the needs of the disabled.  In 2018 he was awarded the Judge Georg e Ferguson Award by March of Dimes Canada for contributing in an outstandi ng way to enabling "equality and full participation for people with disabi lies".  September 15\, 2023 he was awarded the "David C Onley Award for L eadership in Accessability"\, which was presented to him in Toronto by Ont rio's Lieutenant Governor\, Elizabeth Dowdeswell. Mark and Mary Anne Ewer have been married for 55 years and live in Hamilton's West Mountain area. They are proud of their two adult sons\, Paul and Michael and have 3 delig htful grandchildren\, Connor\, Cali and Maverick. DTEND:20261111T050000Z DTSTAMP:20261025T150655Z DTSTART:20261111T121500Z LOCATION:Williams Fresh Cafe SEQUENCE:1 SUMMARY:Tetra Society - Helping the Disabled live better! UID:0ee41c48-6f14-4996-ab3c-a8d91a29115f X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Our club'\;s Past-President\, Mark Ewer is an active Volunteer with the Tetra Sociiety of North America. \; Te tra buiilds innovative solutions for people with physical disabilites to o vercome environmental barriers\, providing greater independence\, quality of life and inclusion.

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Tetra has 40 chapters across North Americ a with 10 in Ontario. Each chapter has a number of volunteers able to take on client requests.

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Most Tetra volunteers have an engineering o r "\;Maker"\; background\; Mark as a former professional social wo rker and Executive Director/Administrator\, claims "\;inventor genes&q uot\; in his grandfather and father led to his interest in making devices to support the disabled.

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A former award winner with the March of Dimes Canada DesignAbility Program\, Mark switched to Tetra when that for mer program folded. \; He has now volunteered for Tetra for 2 years\, using a home workshop to fabricate items as needed.

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Spea ker Bio
\nMark Ewer is a McMaster grad ('\;71) and receiv ed his Master of Social Work degree from Sir Wilfred Laurier Univrsity in 1973. \; Mark'\;s first career involved 30 years in Chilld Welfare\ , rising to the position of Executive Director at the age of 30 and servin g in that postion in Norfolk and Haldimand Counties and at the Catholic Ch ildren'\;s Aid Society of Hamilton where he took early retirement after 18 years. \; He then switched to the field of Long Term Care and work ed an additional 10 years as Administrator in 3 local LTC homes until fina lly retiring at the age of 66.

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For over 30 years Mark has volunt eered to support the needs of the disabled. \; In 2018 he was awarded the Judge George Ferguson Award by March of Dimes Canada for contributing in an outstanding way to enabling "\;equality and full participation f or people with disabilies"\;. \; September 15\, 2023 he was awarde d the "\;David C Onley Award for Leadership in Accessability"\;\, which was presented to him in Toronto by Ontrio'\;s Lieutenant Governor \, Elizabeth Dowdeswell.

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Mark and Mary Anne Ewer have been marri ed for 55 years and live in Hamilton'\;s West Mountain area. They are p roud of their two adult sons\, Paul and Michael and have 3 delightful gran dchildren\, Connor\, Cali and Maverick.

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