THE GOOD SAMARITAN -
THE HELPING HAND

John 13:34-35, NRSVCE

Jesus tells his disciples “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

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UKRAINE

In solidarity with the people of Ukraine who are being pressured to leave their beloved country to flee the war, and to assist with the exodus of people from Ukraine to neighboring countries or refugees who will be coming to Canada, the National Council of Canada has established a special appeal “Emergency Ukraine”; in conjunction with the International Confederation of the Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Commission for International Aid and Development (CIAD) , funds will be directed where aids will be required.

Donations can be made at:

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FOOD SECURITY IN THE NORTH

2021 was a year of wonderful additions and expansion for our North Island food security projects. In July, the operation of the Gold River Food Network began, with space provided at the former food bank location to receive our donations, sort, prepare and distribute hampers, and to provide access of emergency food for clients on a drop-in basis.

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TWINNING – DOMINICA

St. Joseph's Conference, Guelph, Ontario, is twinned with St. Dominic's Conference, Atkinson, Dominica.

In 2020, following a project submission from their twinning partner, the Canadian conference financed a small agrarian project for Can$660, providing food aid during the pandemic.

This project is to plant vegetables (cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes, beets, carrots, etc.) for distribution to needy families.

This agrarian project still continues to feed people in need.

Clermont Fortin, Chair
National Twinning Committee

QUESTION 

I am the treasurer for my Particular Council and I want to compare prices between insurance providers; what should I be looking for?

ANSWER

There are three areas to focus to determine the needs and appropriate coverage; and, you need to consider if you are looking to cover the conferences under the Particular Council. The three key areas are:

1. Commercial General Liability;
2. Directors & Officers Liability; and,
3. Cyber Risk.

Commercial General Liability is to protect against a range of potential claims such as bodily and/or personal injury, advertising liability, as well as property damage to third parties arising from activities and operations; examples of claims are slip & falls by either a volunteer or employee, injuries sustained from the activities, advertising lawsuit from a copyright or trademark infringement. Since the Society works with vulnerable people such as children, elderly, disabled, abuse liability coverage needs to be included to cover physical, sexual and other types of abuse.

Directors & Officers Liability, also known as Management Liability, covers the leadership against claims of negligent oversight and decisions that could negatively affect financial performance; this is to protect lawsuits against personal assets.

Cyber Risk is a new area to consider; a coverage here provides crisis management following a data breach. To better understand data management risk, please refer to the LEAD-3 module (Information and Privacy Management) available under the formation resources:

Formation Resources

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