37th Annual Banquet and Awards Night
Saturday, October 23, 2010
City Limits Bar and Grill Spotlight Hall
This special event is to celebrate our special volunteers…YOU! Our Bigs make Big Brothers Big Sisters what it is – a movement of dedicated volunteers that champion for our young people. This evening is in honour of you and we would like our Big Brothers and Big Sisters to join us as our special guests. All Bigs, Mentors, Board Members, Committee members and supporters are invited to celebrate our valued volunteers and commemorate the agency’s 37 years of service. Join us for an evening of good food and good friends. Cocktails will be served at 6:00pm, and dinner at 7:00pm. This year’s banquet theme is “Our Volunteers Are a BIG Piece of the Puzzle.” Highlights of the evening include the presentation of service awards and the reveal of our 2010 Big Brother and Big Sister of the Year and our Honourary Big Brother/Big Sister of the Year.
Look for you invitation in the mail!
BIG Success!
Our 16th Annual Golf Tournament was held on July 21, 2010. As many as 100 golfers came out for a great day on the course. With the support and commitment of Scotiabank and Seaway News, the sponsors and all golfers who participated, the tournament raised $19,300.00. Funds raised will go towards Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring programs.
BIG Thanks
Our 5th Pump a Little Gas Event on July 10, 2010 was a day of BIG fun. Over 60 volunteers came out and spent the day pumping gas for donations, washing windows and flipping burgers. The 2nd date of the Pump A Little Gas Event was August 21, 2010 at MacEwens in Alexandria and at Esso in Monkland.
BIG thanks to McEwens, O.P.P. Auxiliary, and Benson for partnering up with BBBS for this fun event. Thank you also to our Big Brother Big Sister agency volunteers.
Hope to see you again next year!
United Way will be launching their 2010 Campaign in September 2010. BBBS has been a member agency of the S. D. & G. United Way since 2007. United Way believes in our community, and believes that its success depends on the people who live in it. Together we hope to enhance the lives of more youth and children in need of friendship and guidance. BIG thanks to all our volunteers that support the United Way.
A new addition to the BBBS office!
We would like to welcome Ken McLeod to the team. Ken comes to us from the Social Service Worker Program at St. Lawrence College. He will be working with caseworker Sue Adams from September to December. I hope you all get a chance to meet him. He organized a brand-new camp for kids this summer and 10 of our Littles got to go! We are excited to have you Ken.
LEARN TO BE A KID AGAIN!!
September is Big Brothers Big Sisters Awareness Month!!
September is the month in which we, as an agency, try to make the community more aware of who we are and what we do. At the AugustCity council meeting the mayor and councillors proclaimed that September is to be known as Big Brother Big Sister month in the City of Cornwall. On August
30th, 2010 the flag was hung at City Hall. This is a great way to celebrate our movement. With 85 children still on waiting lists we are always actively trying to spread the word. You will notice our name splashed on business billboards. Please take a minute to say thank you to these business owners and staff because they need to see their support makes a difference. If you work somewhere you feel might benefit from a 10 to 15min speech, please give Amanda a call and she can arrange it. Thanks for all of your support.
Big Thanks to Hermann Rogalsky for once again providing our matches with tickets to the Shrine Circus… Our families and matches had a great time.
Thank You to Linda Halliday from Ontario Power Generation
for their wonderful donation of a balloon ride at lift off. Jen Berard and Cody got the ride of a lifetime. They had a rocky landing in a farmer’s field but loved every minute of it.
ISM and Go Girls!!
Our agency hopes to continue to expand and grow the In School Mentoring and Go Girl Programs that will be starting in September.
The ISM program has adults being matched up with a child in elementary school for 1 hour a week. They can do activities such as reading, crafts, board games, snacks, library to read or play in the gym.
The Go Girls program has 2 volunteer women going into the school with 8 young girls for 2hrs a week for 7 weeks teaching young girls about healthy eating, healthy choices and active lifestyles. It is run right after school gets out.
If you or someone you know might be interested in these programs please give Sue a call at 613 933-8035 or check out the website for more information. www.bigbrothersbigsisters.ca/cornwall
ZOOM...GO KARTING
The Recreation Association Committee has once again organized an
evening of Go Karting at Karting St-Zotique on Wednesday, September
15, 2010 as our last attempt as the event was rained out in July. We will
all meet at Karting St-Zotique that evening between approximately
6:00 p.m -7:00 p.m. Everyone will be responsible to get themselves to
the go karting location but arrangements can be made for carpooling. I
f you and your Little would like to have dinner prior to or after go karting,
there is a McDonald's right in front of the go karting location where you
and your Little can stop and have a bite to eat.
The cost for this event will be $10.00 per person for a regular match and
then $5.00 for each additional person in a Big Bunch. For more information visit:
http://www.st-zotiquekarting.com/.
Please sign up by September 10th by calling the office at (613) 933-8035
WHEN: Wednesday, September 15, 2010
WHERE: Karting St-Zotique
ADDRESS: 501, montée Ste-Catherine, Saint-Zotique, Quebec
TIME: 6:00-7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $10.00 per person (for regular match $20.00)
$5.00 each additional person in Big Bunch match
LOOKING FOR SOME ADVENTURE? COME ZIP LINING!
The Recreation Committee has organized a day trip on Saturday, October 16th to visit Lafleche Adventure zip lining park. We will be leaving the BBBS Office at 9:00 a.m. and returning to the office by 5:00 p.m. We recommend that you bring your lunch but you do have the option of purchasing snacks and drinks at the park. As part of the day you will adventure through 35 different suspended bridges and 10 zip lines starting at 168 meters long! There is also an underground cave for those who do not wish to visit the zip lining park. The cost for this event will be $10.00 per person. For more information on Lafleche Adventure visit: http://www.aventurelafleche.ca/en/index.php. Space for this event is limited so sign up early to join us for this unique and exciting event!!
NOTE: Restrictions for zip lining: Must be a minimum of 4 feet or 122 cm tall, hips no more that 42” or 107 cm around, must wear closed shoes(no sandals) and appropriate clothing (nothing loose) long hair must be tied.
Sign up by calling the office at (613) 933-8035
WHEN: Saturday, October 16, 2010
WHERE: Lafleche Adventure - Val-des-Monts, QC
WHERE: BBBS Office for bus
ADDRESS: 101 Third Street West, Cornwall, ON
TIME: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $10.00 per person (for regular match $20.00)
$5.00 each additional person in Big Bunch match
BIGS’ BIRTHDAYS
September
Chantal Finn-Losier September 1
Simon Tessier September 7
Raymond Burelle September 8
Shirley Warner September 22
Ellen Turner September 27
Denis Boileau September 28
Corey Willard September 29
Bryan Spear September 29
Mylène Lacroix September 30
October
Sandy Enns October 7
Susan Wallwork October 10
Elizabeth Quenville October 11
Jeffrey Lavalleé October 14
Julianna Robertson October 17
Ken Brunet October 28
Kevin O’Rourke October 31
MATCH ANNIVERSARIES
September
Matthew Burtenshaw & Nicholas September 14, 2008
Charlene Roy & Jenna September 22, 2004
October
Cindy Latreille & Jarred October 13, 2006 Cross Gender
Lucy Mallette October 18, 2005 Big for a Day
Robert Carlisle & Hunter October 20, 2009
NEW MATCHES – REGULAR PROGRAM
Pierre Grambart & Brandon July 9, 2010
Meaghan Elder & Madison August 10, 2010
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
September
Sunday September 5 Bingo 7 pm
Monday September 6 Office closed - Labor Day
Friday September 10 Bingo 7 pm
Tuesday September 14 Board Meeting 5 pm
Wednesday September 15 Services Committee Meeting 5 pm
Wednesday September 15 Rec. Association Go Karting
Sunday September 19 Bingo 7 pm
Friday September 24 Bingo 7 pm
October
Sunday October 3 Bingo 7 pm
Friday October 8 Bingo 7 pm
Monday October 11 Office closed – Thanksgiving
Tuesday October 12 Board Meeting 5 pm
Saturday October 16 Rec. Association Zip Lining
Sunday October 17 Bingo 7 pm
Friday October 22 Bingo 7 pm
Saturday October 23 Annual Banquet & Awards Night
Sunday October 31 Bingo 7 pm