Romeo Dallaire: Child Soldiers

Rom O Dallaire Dept: Anita Lee, according to Winnipeg Free Press. Guest speakers spoke out boldly. Lt.-Gen. Romeo Dallaire received the Helping Hands Heart award for his body of work, but particularly for his continuing campaign to fight for help for child soldiers and other victims of postwar stress. Dallaire is the author of They Fight Like Soldiers; They Die Like Children. He spoke from the heart from his experiences abroad and the room fell silent. Before his last words, people were on their feet for a true standing ovation and rom o Dallaire Enlarge Image THE GREAT GATSBY: The glitzy In the Mood gala fundraiser deserves a real red carpet next year. Women in breathtaking gowns and shimmering cocktail dresses, not to mention handsome men in black tie and tuxes, streamed into the Provencher Room at the Fort Garry Hotel on Saturday night with elegant chandeliers throwing soft, golden light. While some might say the Mood Disorder Association has the most difficult cause to promote in a party setting, they always carry off one of the most joyful and uplifting nights of the charity fundraising season. This group helps people find resources for depression, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder and many other mental health issues. Offsetting the seriousness, band leader Ron Paley and his group of soloists and groups sang all styles, entertaining from the moment of arrival, and provided dance music between the many courses of the five-star-quality dinner and dance party that followed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.