Stories of Impact
Building a kinder, more accessible, and more supported world is what we work toward, but it’s the people whose lives we touch that we work for.
Here we invite you to get to know the people and families impacted by our partners’ work, and read about the personal stories of triumph and growth made possible by donor support.
Avi
It was a beautiful, early spring day, and the sun was melting the last of the snow away. Montrealers were reveling in the warmth of the sunshine, as we walked forebodingly to our...
River
Although we thought we were fairly well-prepared for our first baby, some things you just can’t plan for. Our son River was actually born in the ambulance on the way to the...
Matty
We still remember it like it was yesterday. Sitting in front of a neurosurgeon as he told us that our infant son had a condition called hydrocephalus – a word we’d never even...
Libby
I hugged Libby tight and sent her on her way to her first day of kindergarten with butterflies in my stomach. This was very different than our other daughters’ first day at...
Charley
We were planning a special party that weekend to reveal the sex of our new baby to our family and friends. As the ultrasound technician pressed down on my belly, we anxiously...
Ainsley at 11
I’ve written to you in the past to share our family’s story of how your generous support for the MAB-Mackay helped give our daughter Ainsley a brighter future. It’s been four...
Ainsley
The team at MAB-Mackay is family! Raising a child such as Ainsley, who has special needs, is often difficult, frustrating, beautiful and touching, always full of love. As...
Maxine
I was so proud of the scones I just baked. It gave me such a sense of value and accomplishment, to enjoy this wonderful new hobby I picked up after my vision had decreased....