Dr. Av-Gay is one of the TB researchers TB Vets supports.
Research, Equipment, Education and Employment: Your Donation Helps in So Many Ways
TB Vets was founded in 1946 by veterans with tuberculosis and other lung diseases. Because of their disabilities, employers would not give them a chance. Our founding veterans created BC’s first Keytag program as a way to provide work for themselves and other people with disabilities. With the Keytag proceeds, they funded equipment, research and education to fight respiratory distress in BC. Today, TB Vets Charitable Foundation is a registered charity that continues to employ people with disabilities and has given over $10 million to help BC breathe.
The funds raised by TB Vets accomplish a four-pronged mission:
Employment for people with disabilities. As the original TB veterans retired, they ensured that TB Vets would continue to offer meaningful, unsheltered employment to people with disabilities.
Research into better treatments and the eradication of tuberculosis. While many people consider TB a disease of the past, every year it infects two million people worldwide, and 2,000 in Canada alone. TB Vets funds two research labs at UBC working on better treatments that could eradicate TB.
Education for respiratory therapists. Thompson Rivers University is the only respiratory therapy training program in BC. TB Vets provides bursaries for the students, and equipment for the labs at TRU.
Vital respiratory equipment for BC hospitals and care facilities. The ABC’s of first aid are Airway, Breath and Circulation. People of all ages and all medical conditions need access to respiratory equipment. Our goal is make sure that hospitals and care facilities through BC have the equipment they need to save lives.
Get your TB Vets 2008 Keytags Now
It is not too late to order your 2008 Keytags. Your Keytag donation funds respiratory research, education for respiratory therapists and respiratory equipment for hospitals all over BC.
If you didn't receive a keytag in the mail, click here or call 1-888-874-5626 and we will send you one right away.
TB Vets:
Helping BC Breathe Since 1946
Your donations to TB Vets provide BC with respiratory equipment, research and education. Learn more...
Keytags
- 2008 Keytags are here!
Show that you help BC breathe! Donate for your Keytags now. - Didn't get a keytag?
Click here to request a keytag.
- Legion Keytags
TB Vets offers Legion members a special keytag. Donate for your 2008 Legion Keytags now.
TB Vets News
- TB Vets Announces 2008 Grants
TB Vets will grant over $350,000 to BC hospitals for vital equipment. Learn more
Newsletters
- Keytag E-Notes
TB Vets' online newsletter.
Events
- TB Vets Community Events
Check out the community events TB Vets will attend this summer. We hope to see you there. - TB Vets 3rd Annual Gala
Join us September 20, 2008, for a Gala evening to help BC breathe. Learn more
