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Sand Slam 3rd Annual Beach Volleyball Fundraising Tournament

Sand Slam 3rd Annual Beach Volleyball Fundraising Tournament

SUN, SAND & SPIKES

Are you ready for some sun, sand, and spikes? Get ready to dive into the most exciting event of the summer!

We're thrilled to announce our Beach Volleyball Fundraising Tournament, where fun meets philanthropy.

HOW SAND SLAM WORKS

SERVE UP YOUR TEAM
Ready to hit the sand? Gather your crew and form a team of 6 to 8 players, all aged 19 or older, minimum 3 girls & 3 boys per team.

FUNDRAISE AND SET
Setting up for success means fundraising! Each team needs to raise a minimum of $500. Get creative and rally your network to gather donations for a cause.

GAME DAY RALLY
Teams will battle it out in a bracket layout series of elimination, ensuring plenty of action and chances to advance.

SPIKE TO THE TOP
Each match is a step closer to victory, filled with spirited play and camaraderie. There are special prizes for top teams!

SUPPORTING THE

T2B MUSIC & MEDICINE PROGRAM

The proceeds from this event supports T2B's Adult Music and Medicine Program located at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare in the T2B Palliative Care Unit, The Stephanie & Barry Zekelman Wing.

Realizing that music is soothing and nurturing, T2B has provided funding to the “Music and Medicine”program since 2003. A certified music therapist visits individual patients one time per week at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare’s Tayfour Campus in the T2B Palliative Care Unit, Stephanie and Barry Zekelman Wing.

The program carries an annual cost of $24,000 and focuses on reducing pain perception and anxiety, as well as enhancing mood and providing alternate avenues for emotional expression.

The T2B Sand Slam Beach Volleyball Fundraising tournament has been the title sponsor of this program since 2022.

ABOUT TRANSITION TO BETTERNESS (T2B)

Over the past 25 years, Transition to Betterness (T2B) has had the opportunity to grow in Windsor-Essex County. Our organization provides the much-needed bridge between hospital and home for patients and their families who are facing a life-altering illness. With the support of our community partners, the contributions of our local supporters, and our 200+ volunteers, we are able to offer 20+ programs to provide comfort for all.

EVENT ELEMENTS

T2B Event Swag
Get ready to gear up with our fantastic T2B registration bags! Each participant will receive a stylish T2B visor, refreshing drinks, delicious snacks, and much more. These goodies are designed to keep you energized and looking great throughout the event.

Medal & Awards
At the end of the tournament, prizes will be awarded for the top fundraising individual, top fundraising team, most spirited team, and of course, the tournament champions. Let’s honour those who go above and beyond, both on and off the court.

Food and Refreshments
Nothing beats a BBQ classic lunch, and it's all included in your registration fee, courtesy of On The Beach. Lunch will be served at 4:00 PM, offering a delicious break to refuel between matches.

Signature Cocktail
The Sea Breeze Paloma- This refreshing drink is the perfect way to toast to a day of fun and fundraising. Enjoy responsibly as you soak in the Sand Slam experience.

Live Entertainment
DJ Nome will be spinning tunes all day long with a curated California Sand Slam playlist. The live music will keep the vibes upbeat and ensure everyone is having a blast.

Inclusive Competition
Whether you're an amateur or a pro, the Sand Slam tournament welcomes players of all levels. We’ll be using a round robin style format, ensuring that you'll compete against others at your skill level.

MEET THE EVENT CHAIRS

MIA PETRETTA

VIENNA PETRETTA

ALEXA POLSINELLI

CLAUDIA PECORARO

NATALEE LAUS

KRISTINA MARROCCO

BIANCA LAPICO

Event Information

Event Date	1:00 pm Sunday, 21 July 2024
Event End Date	6:00 pm Sunday, 21 July 2024
Tickets Sales Start	Wednesday, 12 June 2024
Individual Price	$35.00
Location	On The Beach Volleyball 354 Croft Drive, RR #1 Tecumseh, ON N8N 2L9 On The Beach Volleyball

Registration is no longer available for this event.

Location Map

Give Where You Live

100% of the donations we receive are used right here at home.

Donate Now

If you have any questions regarding T2B, your involvement or ways to get involved, we invite you to contact the T2B office at your convenience.

Transition to Betterness is located at:
3200 Deziel Drive, Unit 307
Windsor, Ontario N8W 5K8

Office Contact Information

Email: info@t2b.ca
Office: 519-944-5143
Fax: 519-944-2590

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Transition to Betterness (T2B) is dedicated to providing comfort to patients and families impacted by a life-altering illness.

Board of Directors

Top row (left to right) Dan Palazzolo, Kelly Gosselin (past), Amber Hunter, Tania Sorge, Gary Klein, Dr. Tim Guthrie
Bottom row (left to right) Renee Laforet, Fo Abiad, Gloria Cavenago, Doris Lapico
Missing: Jennifer Shilson

Our Team

Top row (left to right) Nicoleta Burlea, Zishan Ali, Linda Santos
Bottom row (left to right) Sandra Presland, Amber Hunter, Kasey Martins

Our programs are there to provide tangible items so patients and their families feel more at home. People impacted include, but are not limited to, paediatric patients, oncology patients, palliative care patients, families of patients facing a life-altering illness or chronic disease and hospital staff. Our programs are a critical part of a patient and their family’s journey. Each program has been implemented as a direct response to the community’s needs and each is geared towards making patients feel as if they are in the comforts of their own home.

Comfort Cart

The Comfort Cart is focused on providing patients and visitors with comfort the best way we know how…COMFORT FOOD.

Connecting for Comfort (iPad)

The Connecting for Comfort Program provides patients and hospital staff access to all the available technology iPads provide.

Holiday Meal

Offers a complimentary meal for families in the palliative unit on holidays throughout the year in hopes of keeping family traditions alive.

Comfort Blanket

Comfort Blankets are warm fleece blankets for the patients at the hospital.

Hospitality Café

Provides snacks, water, coffee and tea for families with loved ones in palliative situations.

Parking Passes

Provides 3 monthly passes to patients families in the T2B Palliative Care Unit.

Adult Music and Medicine

Adult Music and Medicine Programs provides soothing music therapy sessions.

Concierge Program

The Concierge Program provides patients and visitors with emotional support and everyday essentials during their hospital stay.

Dr Michelle Prince Comfort Care Tote

The Tote Program helps engage and comfort patients during chemotherapy.

T2B Palliative Care Unit

The Stephanie & Barry Zekelman Wing has been refurbished to include a family kitchen, family lounge, reception, nurse’s station, and spacious hallways.

Hair to Share

The Hair to Share program sends donated hair to A Child's Voice Foundation where it's made into a wig for a child.

Room Refurbishment

One of the main visions of T2B is creating a comfortable and welcoming environment for the patients and families through our first program, room refurbishments.

T2B Greenhouse

The Stephanie & Barry Zekelman Wing has been refurbished to include a family kitchen, family lounge, reception, nurse’s station, and spacious hallways.

T2B Healing Garden

This incredible two-phase Capital Campaign is located at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare on Prince Road. Check back occasionally for updates on the project.

TV Services

Complimentary TV services allow patients and visitors to keep busy while staying at the hospital.

Slushie Machine

The Slushie Machine is located in the paediatric kitchenette so that children and their families can have something refreshing after surgery or treatment.

Paediatric Nutrition Room

The room offers snacks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for the families and patients of this unit.

Back the Pack

Provides paediatric oncology patients with a backpack filled with toys to take with them to treatments.

Paediatric Comfort Blanket

Handmade colourful youth-size blankets for the paediatric patients at the hospital.

T2B Art Cart

The Art Cart allows paediatric patients to partake in art therapy from their bedside.

Kids Kicking Cancer

Trained black belt martial artists teach breathing, visualization, and relaxation techniques, in addition to traditional martial arts.

Paediatric Oncology Teaching Supplies

This program promotes education in dealing with treatment and new events, such as hair loss for example.

Ronald McDonald House Windsor

TT2B was excited to partake in Canada's first Ronald McDonald House Within a Hospital right here in Windsor!

Paediatric Art & Music Therapy

Art & Music Therapy gives children a voice to connect with a therapist and share their anxieties, feelings and thoughts.

For a full list of programs, please visit t2b.ca/ongoing-programs.

T2B Stories

The Polewski's

Shellie Polewski and her husband Ed were always avid supporters of the Transition to Betterness (T2B) organization. They attended annual fundraisers with their children and families and donated because they saw the difference their donations made when Ed’s mother was in a T2B room. These donations don’t just float around – they directly impact the community.

Suddenly, at a young age, Ed was stricken with cancer and needed constant in-hospital care. Being in the T2B room at Metropolitan Hospital allowed Ed to have more of a home environment while granting him privacy and dignity during his illness. Shellie says that the T2B programs are fundamentally founded on kindness and love. They allowed the Polewski's to spend time as a family and say goodbye to Ed in a private and beautiful sort of way.

Mason Macri

While Mason Macri’s cancer treatments took him to hospitals across North America, his parents Chantelle Bacon and Iain Macri credit T2B with helping make his local hospital stays positive and comfortable. “He always looked forward to having a slushie and he loved the craft supply cart,” says Chantelle of her son, who lost his life to Rhabdomyosarcoma in 2016 at the age of four. “

“We really wanted to thank T2B for everything they’ve done and for being such an inspiration for us as a charity,” says Chantelle. “They have been absolutely incredible throughout our journey and we’re so lucky to have partners like them in our community.”

Paul Germanese

After losing both his parents to cancer within seven months, Paul Germanese credits T2B with giving his family comfort and consistency during their many hospital visits. For Germanese, it was all the little things that made a big difference throughout such a difficult time.

Those things can really lift a person up: the parking passes, snacks, being able to watch a Tigers game with my dad, or just sitting in comfort with my mother,” explains Germanese. “T2B’s family liaison offered familiarity every time we were there. Our one constant was that we knew we were going to be taken care of.”

Aliya Jasey

Aliya began treatments when she was four and stretched over three years. As scary as the experience was for parents Jasmine and Greg, they had to make normal of a very abnormal situation. This is where Transition to Betterness (T2B)’s paediatric programs made the difference.

Although Aliya needed chemotherapy and transfusions in order to survive, T2B also recognized that a child needs more than treatments to make up their life. Since Aliya couldn’t go into the hospital’s playroom, the T2B staff would bring her brand-new sterile toys, slushies and snacks, and her favourite thing of all: the art cart.

Bonnie Petric

When Bonnie was diagnosed with cancer, Tasha thought they had 10 months together, but she took a turn after the first week.

Even one T2B program made all the difference for Tasha and her family. When Bonnie passed, Tasha dedicated a soccer tournament to her mom and made sure the money was donated to T2B.

“T2B made such a big impact on those last days and final hours for my mom,” Tasha says. “She would be so thrilled about the partnership.”

Jonathan & Amy Allison

As Jonathan Allison’s grandfather was battling cancer in 2016, Jonathan, his wife Amy, and their large extended family rushed to gather by his bedside.

AFortunately, they learned of a T2B Family Room located on the same floor their grandfather was staying. Having use of the room allowed them to remain comfortably close by over the course of his two weeks in the palliative unit at Hotel Dieu Grace Healthcare.

“We took great comfort in being able to use that space,” says Amy. “There was a kitchen, a Comfort Cart and it was beautifully decorated. It was a calming room for us to be together and support one another.”

“I have been a supporter of T2B right from the beginning when hospital rooms were dreary and there was no such thing as 'comfort stations'. Back then and even more now, as we fear the ever-growing affects of cancer, by giving back I have always hoped that it made the patient's recovery or days that much better.”

Glen Muir
RE/MAX Preferred Realty Ltd. Brokerage

"Transition to Betterness has opened our eyes, provided us with a different perspective on things & even made us cry with how amazing they truly are! Knowing that our hard work was able to raise $650 leaves us speechless, but at the end of the day it’s not really about the monetary amount that’s given, it’s about the help that you provided, even something simple as a hug can change someone’s life.

Planning our event was extremely stressful but also equally as rewarding. To everyone who helped, donated, or even spread the word of our event we thank you so much, it wouldn’t of have been a success without you.”

St. Clair College Event Planning and Marketing Program

"Giving back to T2B has become not only one of my favorite things to experience but has become my personal duty after what they have provided for me and my family during a time of need. I give back to those who are currently going through a tough time with a loved one. I give back to those who unfortunately will go through a tough time with a loved one. I give back so our community can be taken care of when they need taken care of!"

Paul Germanese - Royal Lepage Binder - AW4U

“T2B is a Local grass roots organization in our community. Their programs have an immediate impact on those in need, and the comfort they provide, is felt by every family in our region”

Rob Petroni
Business Manager - LiUNA!625

“I want to make kids happy when they are sad and sick."

Landon Lauer - 3 years old

“Seeing a young child suffer from an illness is heart-wrenching. With the Back the Pack Program, we provide children with items tailored to their interests and age. We hope that this program brings a little more joy to every child while they undergo their brave journey toward recovery.”

Sand Slam 3rd Annual Beach Volleyball Fundraising Tournament

SUN, SAND & SPIKES

HOW SAND SLAM WORKS

T2B MUSIC & MEDICINE PROGRAM

ABOUT TRANSITION TO BETTERNESS (T2B)

EVENT ELEMENTS

MEET THE EVENT CHAIRS

Event Information

Location Map

Give Where You Live

Contact Us

Office Contact Information

Send Us a Message

About T2B

Programs

Volunteer

Fundraising Events

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