A WORK OF ART, A GRATEFUL HEART
Ruth Trueman's articulate narrative of an emotional bedside visit is the best example of Art à la Carte's mission to date.

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PROGRAM RECEIVES COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
Foothills Medical Centre volunteer appreciation, May 27, 2009

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GIVE THE GIFT OF "SOLE"
Treat yourself and your friends to the cool, seamless feel of DeFeet Aireator® socks and help to buy art for cancer patients in the process.
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GLOBAL CALGARY HEALTH BEAT SEGMENT
Michelle Schurman speaks with radiation patients who are comforted by illusions of the sky.
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More than anything, I think the pictures allow the mind to escape, even just for seconds, from the sorrow of the situation. It is a rest for the weary. For us it was a memory trigger of precious moments that did bring a smile. The program affirms that even in a hospital, there is hope... --Barbara Tien, Executive Director, Woodridge PREP More >>

 

   
 

 

Art à la Carte is a volunteer society that provides acute care cancer patients with a choice of art for their hospital rooms. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, the program complements healing by transforming sterile, clinical hospital environments into places of comfort and warmth.

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Unit 57 support staff members Abdul and Tenay refer to our weekly volunteer visits as "Wonderful Welcome Wednesdays". And what a welcome their warm smiles bring!

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