Gerhard was the acting Publisher and Editor for the official National Newsletter of the Canadian Foster Family Association.
Gerhard produced four editions per year from 1983 – 1990.

The North Shore Writers Association has featured several of Gerhard's stories:

2001 Book title: ‘Love & Life’
Angst (Mortal Fear)  (First Prize in competition)

2002 Book title: ‘Unsolicited’
Poem: Sunshine
Finale  (First Prize in competition)

2003 Book title: ‘Northwords’
A Point in Time  (First prize in competition)

2004 Book title: ‘Uncovered’
A Dare
Some Fly

2005 Book title: ‘Let’s talk’ (Rogue Literary Press)
Another Beginning (Read on Co-op Radio)
The Inheritance                                              

2006 Book title: ‘Writing from theEdge (Rogue Literary Press)

Stories Featured include:

Begging for Potatoes              
Puppet Theatre 

The Abbotsford Learning Plus Society
publication:

2005 Anthology: "Who Will Wind the Watches?"
You Younger, Go Home Soon

Magazine ‘OUR CANADA’
2004 title: ‘No Place Like Home'