Fonds 10-089 - Serena fonds

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Serena fonds

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CA ON0034 10-089

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  • 1965-1996 (Creation)
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    Serena

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51.5 cm of textual records

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(1955-)

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Serena was founded in 1955 by Gilles and Rita Henry-Breault, residents of Lachine, Québec, a couple who used the sympto-thermal method to manage their fertility. They soon realized that couples in their community wished to acquire this knowledge.
In 1962, the first team named Serena was organized. This organization expanded in Québec in the 1960s. This expansion was soon followed during the 1970s and 1980s by the remaining Canadian province, including Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan, thanks to Health Canada's funding.
In the 1990s, Health Canada discontinued its funding of Serena's activities. Serena is now a registered charity enabling couples to manage their fertility in a natural and effective manner based on knowledge and understanding of women's cycles. Serena is also dedicated to staying at the forefront of the scientific development to better understand women's cycles and to improve the sympto-thermal method.
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Seréna vit le jour à Lachine au Québec grâce à Rita Henry-Breault et Gilles Breault, un couple ayant découvert la méthode sympto-thermique pour gérer leur fertilité. Rita Henry-Breault et Gilles Breault voulurent partager leurs connaissances avec d'autres couples et mirent sur pied leur première équipe, nommée Seréna, en 1962. Les enseignements de Seréna se répandirent tout d'abord au Québec dans les années 1960. Grâceà une subvention de Santé et bien-être Canada, cette expansion fut suivie par le reste des provinces canadiennes dont l'Alberta, la Colombie-Britannique, le Nouveau-Brunswick, la Nouvelle-Écosse, l'Ontario, le Québec et Saskatchewan.
Les années 1990 furent marquées par les coupures de subventions de Santé et bien-être Canada. Maintenant, Seréna est un organisme à but non lucratif aidant aux couples à gérer leur fertilité naturellement grâce à une meilleure connaissance du cycle féminin. Seréna tient à rester à l'avant-garde de la planification naturelle des naissance et à l'amélioration de la méthode sympto-thermique.

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This fonds consists of documents of administrative and reference documents relating to Serena's beginnings, incorporation, membership, meetings, the International Federation for Family Life Promotion (IFFLP)'s congress, the First National Conference on Family Planning and the encyclical Humanae vitae. It contains a notification of registration, by-laws, statutes, letters patent, notes, a constitution, a motion to amend by-laws, meetings' minutes, budgets, agendas, an evaluation, propositions, an agreement between Serena Canada and the Royal Bank of Canada, objectives, reports, lists, directories, pamphlets, handbooks, First National Conference on Family Planning proceedings and an essay.

Ce fond comprend des documents administratifs et de référence sur plusieurs sujets dont les débuts, l'incorporation, un avis d'enregistrement, l'adhésion, les réunions de Seréna, le congrès de la Fédération international d'action familiale (FIDAF), la Première conférence nationale sur le planning des naissances et l'encyclique Humanae vitae. Elle contient un avis d'enregistrement, des statuts et règlements, lettres patentes, notes, une constitution, une motion pour la modification de statuts, des procès-verbaux, ordres du jour, une evaluation, des propositions, un contrat entre Seréna Canada et la Banque royale du Canada, des objects, rapports, bottins, pamphlets, manuels, le compte-rendu de la Première conférence nationale sur le planning des naissance et un essai."

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  • English
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Restricted - The following documents in box 1, file 15-23 and box 2, file 1-3 to be removed prior to consultation: 1) "Détail du budget", 1969; 2) "Pedigree des membres du conseil d'administration de Serena, 1er janvier 1970) - until 2040; 3) "Participants auc cours de formation d'Edmonton, 25-26 mars 1972" - until 2042; 4) Serena Canada Board of directors/conseil d'administration, 1984-1985, 1989-1990, 1990 - until 2044, 2049 and 2050 and 5) Participants, 1989 - until 2049. The entire content of Series 3: Membership = Adhésion in box 2, files 4 to 11 and box 3, file 1 to 3 is restricted until 2035, 2045 to 2054 and 2062 to 2076.

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ON0034

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Final

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Full

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Revised in January 2023

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