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Community Living Mattawa January 2017

Community Living

Mattawa

Vision Statement

That all persons live in a state of dignity, have the opportunity for individual choice, and live and participate as valued members of the community.

Mission Statement

To support people with development disabilities to know, understand and practice their rights and responsibilities as citizens, and to participate fully in their community

CLM NEWSLETTER – JANUARY 2017 UPDATES & EVENTS

Introduction

Happy New Year and welcome to Community Living Mattawa’s winter newsletter. In this edition, we will be highlighting the various events from the fall and updating readers on what is to come in 2017. The agency had a busy fall celebrating the various holidays and participating in a variety of community-based activities. In addition, the agency held its Annual General meeting in November and its annual Christmas party in December. In 2017, Community Living Mattawa will be holding a number of fundraising events and will be updating its Strategic Plan.

For more information about Community Living Mattawa and for news on upcoming events, please visit our website at www.communitylivingmattawa.org.

If you have any comments or concerns about anything related to Community Living Mattawa please contact me at [email protected] or (705) 744 – 3030.

David Spencer Executive Director

Consumer News

Bonfire On October 22, 2016 the Drop in Night program held a Bonfire at the Valois property. There was a great turn-out for the event. There was a fire with hot dogs, salads, chips and pop, and S’mores for dessert. Thank you to the consumers from the residences for providing the salads. There were games and a dance with DJ Mike playing the music. Thank you as well goes to Mike and Sabrina for their assistance in setting up for the event. It was a fun night and everyone enjoyed themselves.

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Birthdays

Community Living Mattawa celebrated a number of birthdays throughout the fall and early winter.

Scott celebrated his birthday on October 18, 2016

Joelle celebrated her birthday on October 28, 2016.

Matthew celebrated his birthday on November 4, 2016.

Mike celebrated his birthday on November 6, 2016.

Sarah celebrated her birthday on November 7, 2016.



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Brett celebrated his birthday on December 9, 2016.

Celine celebrated her birthday on December 20, 2016.

Peter celebrated his birthday on December 26, 2016.

Dawn celebrated her birthday on January 5, 2017 at Big Ern’s

Bowling.

Derek celebrated his birthday on January 5, 2017.



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Brandon celebrated his birthday on January 9, 2017.

Larry celebrated his birthday on January 18, 2017.

Drop In Night

On October 25, 2016, the Drop-in Night held its annual Halloween Dance at the Tenth Street building. 22 people attended the party, dressed in all sorts of costumes ranging from scary to funny. Halloween treats and blood punch were served and DJ Mike provided the music for the dance. Everyone had a great time dancing and singing the evening away. Thank you to all of the people who helped make the evening such a success.



Christmas Float

On November 26, 2016, Community Living Mattawa and the Mattawa Mental Health Services joined together to enter a float in the Mattawa Christmas Parade. The theme for this year’s float was A Charlie Brown Christmas. On the night of the Santa Claus parade, Ron and Mike carried the Community Living banner and Natalie and Scott handed out candies along the way. A special thank you goes to Dan Leblanc that pulled the float again this year.

Dart League

This fall a group of Consumers participated in a dart League at the Mattawa Legion. The league ran on Thursday afternoons and consisted of 12 teams. The Consumers played on different teams as a way of introducing Community Participation and to generate interest of joining a dart league independently in the future. On December 15th, 2016 the dart league held a Christmas pot luck party to celebrate the end of the fall session. Danny, Scott, Peter, Cyndi, Brett and Mike and Ron made treats to share at the party. The dart league continues in January for its winter session.



In Memory It is with sadness that we recognize the passing of a long-time consumer Guy Peron who passed away on December 7, 2016 peacefully in the hospital.

Community Living Mattawa wishes to extend their condolences to the family and to everyone who knew Guy. A Celebration of Life took place on Saturday December 17th at St. Thomas d’Aquin in Astorville where family and friends gathered to remember Guy.

CPS Christmas Gift Exchange

On December 16, 2016, the Community Participation Supports program held its annual Christmas Gift Exchange at the Tenth Street building. This year Scott played Santa and had a great time giving out presents to everyone. There was also a gift basket draw and the winner was Dawn. The afternoon concluded with homemade treats for everyone that were prepared by the consumers for the party.


Board News

Board Christmas Party Community Living Mattawa’s Board of Directors hosted their annual Christmas party on December 21, 2016 at Myrt’s Restaurant. 60 consumers, employees, and Board members gathered to celebrate the holiday season. Myrt’s Restaurant once again provided excellent service and put on a delicious turkey dinner buffet for us. Following dinner, the Board handed out gifts to everyone in attendance. The party was a lot of fun and put everyone in the Christmas spirit.

Annual General Meeting

On November 23, 2016 Community Living Mattawa held its Annual General Meeting at its Valois Drive property. The Chair of the Board, the Executive Director, and the Program Managers all presented their Annual Reports to the Members. In addition the Financial Report from the 2015-16 fiscal year was presented and the auditors were named for the 2016-17 financials. Two employees were recognized for years of service and the Board of Directors was elected.

Community Living Mattawa’s 2015-16 Annual Reports are posted on the agency’s website and also available in hard copy by request by contacting David Spencer, Executive Director at [email protected] or calling 705-744-2979 ext. 203.



Board News (Cont’d)

Thank you to Retiring Board Member

The Annual General Meeting marked the end of the term for Board Member Tracy Bellaire. Tracy concluded twelve years on the Board of Directors and served as Chair for five of those three years. Tracy’s leadership on the Board will be missed. Community Living Mattawa thanks Tracy for her time and dedication to the organization and wishes her well in her future endeavours.

2016 Board of Directors

Community Living Mattawa’s Board was elected at the Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors for 2016-17 is as follows: Ben Holst Chair Richard Grenier Director Tanya Bélanger Vice-Chair Monique Antoine Director Monique Bangs Treasurer Dexture Sarrazin Director Amy Morrison Secretary

2016 Membership Drive Results

In October and November 2016, Community Living Mattawa held its annual Membership Drive. The Membership Drive provides Members with the opportunity to renew their membership to Community Living Mattawa and show their continued support of the Association’s Vision, Mission, and Values. This year’s Membership Drive resulted in 43 personal memberships and 19 corporate memberships. Membership is always an option for people or corporations, so if you know a person or a business that would be interested in supporting our Association, please let them know about our membership and have them contact the Tammy Larocque in the Administration Office at (705) 744-2979 ext. 200 or at [email protected] for more information.

Fundraising

Fundraising Calendar

Community Living Mattawa’s Board of Directors has approved the following fundraising events for 2017: Community Barbeques throughout the spring and summer; Spring Yard Sale; and a 50/50 Raffle

The specific dates of each event will be announced on Community Living Mattawa’s website at www.communitylivingmattawa.org and in the April Newsletter.


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Employee News

Employee Recognition

At the 2016 Annual General Meeting two (2) employees were recognized for their years of service to Community Living Mattawa.

Cheryl Whalley was recognized for 15 years of service to Community Living Mattawa.

David Spencer was recognized for 5 years of service as Executive Director for Community Living Mattawa

We congratulate both Cheryl and David on their achievements and thank them for their dedication to the Association.

New Employees

Community Living Mattawa welcomes four (4) new employees to the team.

Deanna Dillabough joined Community Living Mattawa on November 28, 2016 as a Flex Part Time SW1.

Doug Croft joined Community Living Mattawa on December 5, 2016 as our Maintenance worker.


Employee News (Cont’d)

New Employees (cont’d)

Rebecca Desjardin joined Community Living Mattawa on January 4, 2017 as a Flex Part Time SW1.

Tanya King joined Community Living Mattawa on January 4, 2017 as a Casual SW1.

Community Living Mattawa Strategic Plan Update

In 2017 Community Living Mattawa will be updating its Strategic Plan. This is the plan that guides the agencies activities. The last plan was developed in 2012 and since that time the Developmental Services sector has seen a lot of changes. Since 2012, the Ministry of Community and Social Services has been progressing with its transformation initiative. This initiative has focused on making services and supports for people with developmental disabilities more personalized and more community-focused. This process began with the introduction of new legislation that outlined the promotion of social inclusion for persons with developmental disabilities; this was followed by the closing of the last institutions; then was followed by the introduction of individualized funding for people with developmental disabilities; and finally the closing of sheltered workshops with the focus of finding people with developmental disabilities work in the community at a competitive wage. The Ministry is continuing to push social inclusion for people with developmental disabilities by challenging agencies to provide more community-based and individualized services.

Community Living Mattawa’s 2017 Strategic Plan will look at the priorities of the Ministry and design a framework that will promote the social inclusion of the people we support. The plan will look at what types of community participation support programs are provided and how they will be delivered; what type of employment opportunities our consumers would like to access; ; and where and how people are living and whether they meet the needs of the consumer. The plan will also identify what type of staffing philosophy the agency will have moving forward; what types of community partnerships need to be developed; and what kind of education needs to be done with members of the community, so they can share in the direction the agency and the developmental services sector are going.

In order to achieve this, consumers, families, members, and employees will be asked for their input on how CLM can better serve the consumers and meet the directives set out by the Ministry of Community and Social Services. More information will be forthcoming in the following weeks.


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