Fall 2007 - Summer Street

Thank you for your generous support.
Realizing Potential Together.
DIAMOND {over $500,000}
Estate of Alexander Webber
David & Joan Wallace
Workplace Education Initiative
Kinsmen Club of New Glasgow
Nova Scotia Community Services
BRONZE {$1000 - $10,000}
United Commercial Travellers
Pictonian Council 879
PLATINUM {$200,000 - $500,000}
CACL Pictou County Branch
In Memory of Coll and Laura MacLean
GOLD {$50,000 - $200,000}
Kinette Club of New Glasgow
Michelin North America (Canada) Inc.
Nova Construction Ltd.
Nova Scotia Department of
Economic Development
S. W. Weeks Construction Limited
The Windsor Foundation
United Way of Pictou County
SILVER {$10,000 - $50,000}
Advocate Communications Group
Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (ACOA)
C. F. Construction Ltd.
CIBC Wood Gundy
CIBC World Markets Children's Miracle Foundation
David & Faye Sobey Foundation
Déjà Vu
Drs. MacLeod & Wagg, Optometrists
Dynamic Mutual Funds Inc.
Emmanuel Christian Reform Church
F K Morrow Foundation
Franklin Templeton Investments
Harry E. Foster Foundation
IA Clarrington Investments Inc.
IBM Canada Ltd.
K-40 Club of New Glasgow
Neenah Paper Inc.
Pictou County Economic Development Fund
The Sobey Foundation
Scotiabank Group
Sobeys Ready to Serve
Staff Summer Street Industries
A.G. Baillie Memorial Elementary
Advanced Precision
Advocate
AGF Group of Funds
Anthony Conway
Walter Agnew
AIC Limited
AIM Trimark Investments
Aliant
Anchor Motors Ltd.
Howard & Marnie Anderson
Armour Transport Inc.
Atlas Testing Labs & Services Ltd.
Ballantyne Fuels Ltd.
Bandag Canada
Ms. F. M. Barber
In Memory of Doris & Arnold Baudoux
Eric Beaton
Bob & Cori Bennett
Big 8 Beverages
BMG Aggregates
Bombers Club
Brandes Investment Partners
Brookville Carriers Flatbed LP
Canadian Waste Management
CanConnect Inc.
Canso Chemicals Ltd.
Casey Concrete Ltd.
Central Amusement Company Ltd.
Central Home Improvement Ltd.
CI Funds
CM Investments
Concerned Citizens Association of Trenton
Consolequip Inc.
Co-op Basics
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.
Curragh Resources Inc.
Dobson's Office Pro
Dorothy Doyle
Dr. W. A. MacLeod Elementary School
Dynamic Tire Corporation
Eastern Sign Print
Eastern Tire Ltd.
The Edwards Family Charitable Foundation
Environmental Soil Services Ltd.
Gerard Feehan
Fidelity Investments Canada Ltd.
Artful Discoveries
Franklin Templeton Investments
Fraser & Hoyt
The Freeman Family
Fuel Time Inc.
G. S. Ewert Engineering Ltd.
Gammco Lumber Ltd.
Mrs. Kathryn Giles
GGOF Guardian Group of Funds
Grant Thornton LLP
Great West Life
Dr. R. S. Haines
David, Renee & Monique In memory of Georgette
Chris & Marg Herman In Memory of Tina Herman
In Memory of Tina Herman (RBC Dominion Securities Inc.)
Allan & Leslie Holmes
Homar Enterprises Ltd.
Estate of Leslie Howard
ING Insurance
J. W. Coleman Supply Company
Everett & Marjorie Jeans
Kelderman Concrete
Keltic Concrete Ltd.
K-Lee Optical Ltd.
Betty Kennedy
Kenworth Nova Scotia
Kings Mutual Insurance Company
Lafarge Canada Inc.
Dr. John Laureijs
Allison Leil
Henry & Sue Lewis
Loch Broom & Area Community Club
Dr. Howard A. & Elsie Locke
Kevin MacDonald
MacGregor's Custom Machining Ltd.
Mack Food Equipment & Supply Ltd.
Scott & Kim MacKinnon
Ian MacKnight
MacLean Foundation
MacLeod Group Inc.
Mahone Nursing Home
Michael Malcolm
Mg. & Staff BMO Bank of Montreal
Manulife Financial
Jim & Wanda McKenna
Dr. Kenneth J. McKenna
Million Dollar Round Table Foundation
Molson Maritimes
In Loving Memory of Velma Newington
Norton Lodge # 6 I.O.O.F.
In memory of Claude Sutherland from
Norton Lodge Trustees
Nova Scotia Power Good Neighbour Committee
Nova Scotia Power Inc.
NSCC Pictou Campus Student Association
Russell Oehmen
Pepsi Bottling Group
Pictou County Regional Transit Authority
In Memory of David & Alan Porter (Clarence Porter)
Pro Sports
Proudfoots Inc.
R. C. Fraser Holdings
R. H. Porter Funeral Homes Ltd.
John & Susan Rawding
RBC Dominion Securities Inc.
RBC Financial Group
RBC Foundation
Reid's Creative Floors Carpet One
RFC Industries Inc.
Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Company of Canada
Scotiabank Group
Scotsburn Dairy Group
ServiceMASTER
Jim & Allyson Shaw
Shaw Cablesystems (NS) Ltd.
Shaw Group
Shay Jenkins Association
Sperry & Partners Ltd. Architects & Planners
Staff of Summer Street Industries
Standard Life
Stellar Moulding Inc.
In Loving Memory of Bruce Stewart
(Preston & Lillian Stewart)
Stones's Superior Homes
Stright-MacKay Limited
Subway - Eat Fresh
Michael & Michelle Sullivan
System Care
The Edwards Family Charitable Foundation
The News
Tim Hortons
Todker Holding Ltd.
TrentonWorks Ltd.
Wabco Freight Car Products
Wear Well Garments Ltd.
West Pictou Consolidated School
Brian White
Colin White
Bob White & Family
David & Jackie Whittemore
WHPC Canada
F. Kent & H. Jane Williams
Williams Rawding MacDonald LLP
Dave Wilson
Hugh Wilson
Xerox Canada Ltd.
You never know what talents you hold until you push
yourself in new directions. Graham Barrett and
Lesa MacNutt learned this lesson while participating
in a new 10-week art program offered at Summer Street.
“The program was developed in response to a high
level of interest expressed by many of our employee~
trainees”, says Kelly Black, who led the course.
Lesa and Graham are both relishing the artistic abilities
they’ve uncovered and continue to paint weekly. Their
story underscores the value of shifting focus from
program delivery to personal outcomes. Offering art
classes is just one example of how Personal Outcomes
has shaped operations at Summer Street.
Prints of the original paintings were donated by the
artists and awarded at the Summer Street Scramble
in the following categories: Top Fundraiser, Top
Fundraising Team, Biggest Improvement in Fundraising,
Lowest Score, Longest Drive and Longest Putt.
Photo courtesy of The News.
At Summer Street our guiding principles are based on recognizing and supporting the individuality of all people.
We create opportunities for people who have an intellectual disability.
To learn more about Summer Street or make a donation contact us:
Summer Street Industries 72 Park Street, New Glasgow, NS, B2H 5B8 Tel. (902) 755-1745
Email info@summerstreet.ns.ca www.summerstreet.ns.ca
Fax (902) 755-1956
Realızıng Potential Together
Newsletter Fall 2007
Planting Seeds:
Personal Outcomes in Practice
Gardening has been a popular activity at Summer Street
Industries since 2003. In those days Carla Dumaresq and her
class would venture out to Gairloch in order to get in the garden.
With the purchase of some additional land behind its current
location in 2004, a sizeable green space became available; the
opportunity for Summer Street to have a garden of its own
was seized.
A large new bed was created in 2004 allowing employee~trainees
to plant, grow and harvest a wide variety of organic vegetables
and herbs. “The garden is an invaluable training ground,” says
Carla, Community Garden Coordinator. “In the garden, personal
skills are developed and honed. In the process of learning where
food comes from, participants also become knowledgeable about
aspects of the environment, growing conditions and stewardship.”
Thirty-five employee~trainees participate in the garden and
also contribute their gardening skills to create and maintain the
expanded floral beds, which now surround the facility. Produce
from the vegetable garden is used to teach cooking classes
focusing on how to prepare simple, healthy dishes.
Participants in the garden project also learn about working
together as a community to produce food. That is because the
garden at Summer Street Industries is open to the community.
Known also as an “allotment garden”, Summer Street created
the garden with the intention and hope that individuals and
groups from throughout the community would reserve and
tend plots of their very own.
Kids First has participated in the community garden since 2004.
Their plot has grown in size along with the interest level and
increased participation from members of their organization.
The garden at Summer Street is a place where friends and
neighbours can come together and enjoy the benefits of having
a garden in town. Garden plots are available for free and are
open for planting food, herbs or flowers of your own choosing.
Anyone interested in reserving space in the community garden
in 2008 is encouraged to contact Carla at 755-1745.
Celebrating Our
Accomplishments
Annual Report of the
Executive Director
Summer Street
Fall 2007
At Summer Street Industries we believe in the
individuality of all people and are committed
to creating opportunities for people with an
intellectual disability.
Personal Outcome Measures is our main
influencing philosophy and has had a
dramatic impact on the way we deliver
services. We have shifted from trying to
balance production and training to focusing
on personal paths. We have moved from a
“sheltered industry” model to one that creates
opportunities that reflect the aspirations of
the individuals in our organization. While
this evolution continues to unfold at Summer
Street Industries, the positive impacts are
already evident and can be observed in the
halls and program rooms of Summer Street
everyday.
Highlights from 2006-07 include:
• Allocation of funds to encourage and
support our employee~trainees to explore
and pursue their individual interests.
• Delivery of three adult education programs
(essential reading, writing and computer
skills).
• Staff training in Non-Violent Crisis
Intervention, CPR, Sign Language and
Art Lessons.
• Management and staff structure
enhancements including the following
positions: Community Support
Coordinator, Community Development
& Volunteer Coordinator.
• Facilitation of the employee~trainee
council, which provides input to the
management team and advocates for
solutions on issues affecting
employee~trainees.
• Exploration of various business possibilities
that provide employment and training
opportunities for our employee~trainees.
• Re-establishment of a planned giving fund
raising program.
• Successful fund raising events
(Golf Scramble, Deja-Vu Pub).
• Implementation of Phase 2 of our three
year volunteer enhancement project
resulting in a 46% increase in volunteer
hours over the previous year (2005/06 volunteer hours equivalent to 1.38 full-time
positions, 2006/07 - increase to 2.1 fulltime equivalent hours).
• Partnerships with 51 businesses.
• Long-term debt paid off.
• Furthered our partnership with the United
Commercial Travelers, Kin Family of Clubs
and Rotary.
• Furthered our partnership with Chignecto
Statement of Revenue - $1,740,404
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Regional School Board and continued
to work cooperatively toward the
implementation of successful school-tocommunity transition plans for students.
Furthered our partnership with High
Schools increasing the number of students
volunteering for academic credit from
12 to 17.
Continued our partnership with residential
services through our mutual interest in
Personal Outcome Measures.
Maintained active membership on
provincial Directions Council, taking
lead roles in two important new initiatives;
developing a network of E-waste Depots
and developing a list of common terms
and descriptions that encompass the range
of services we deliver at Summer Street
and at partner organizations throughout
the province.
Facilitated opportunities in music, art,
healthy living and computer skill upgrading.
Creation of on-line program to assist with
Personal Outcome Measures.
Delivered services to 139 people (87
full-time and 52 part-time) including 50
individuals in community based settings
(16 volunteer, 50 other).
I am extremely fortunate to have the
opportunity to work with incredible
people—many thanks to you all.
Bob Bennett
Executive Director
Statement of Expenses - $1,737,380
4%
17%
16%
2%
40%
65%
10%
6%
29%
11%
40%
NSCS $689,358
11%
Donations & Fundraising $193,008
29%
Business Revenue $502,256
16%
Fee for Service $284,800
4%
Other $70,982
Total $1,740,404
65% Wages/Benefits 1,136,672
6% Employee/Trainee Stipends 97,468
10% Business Expenses 179,711
2% Capital 35,200
17% Operations 288,329
Total 1,737,380
FUN-raising Success
flat fee for participation,
our tournament encourages
every player on the team
to get involved by raising
pledges and, of course, we
made this into a friendly
competition. You really
have to take your hat off
to the 180 golfers who
have participated every
year and remained
committed to the success
of this event.”
Since its inception, funds raised through the annual
Summer Street Scramble have increased steadily from
the $8,900 raised in 1995 through to the milestone of
surpassing $100,000 in 2005, making it the single most
important annual fundraiser for our organization.
Through the years of this
event’s skyrocketing success,
David Wallace has captained
the organizing team that
includes committee
members Russell Oehman,
Bob White, Tony Conway,
Jack Langois, John Rawding
and Summer Street Staffers
Kim MacKinnon and Laurel
Scanlan. The Scramble
today is one of the biggest
single-day fundraising events
in Pictou County.
Top fundraise
rs and tourna
ment winners
CIBC Wood Gu
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wie Anderson,
Whittemore, Joh
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Manoj Vohra
& Marc Come
au.
The event’s other great
success is in bringing the broader community together
around the work of Summer Street Industries. It is a day that
is full of laughter, sharing and celebrating successes.
This year over $122,000 was raised, giving a tremendous
financial boost to our programs and services. Howie Anderson
remains the tournament’s top fundraiser 13 years running.
Thank you David for your tireless efforts and longstanding
commitment to the Summer Street Scramble!
Ever humble about his
contributions to the event’s
growth, Wallace credits the unique approach to fundraising
that was taken at the outset, “rather than being based upon a
Funds raised from the Scramble are used to create and
sustain opportunities for adults with an intellectual disability,
helping them to achieve their personal goals
and pursue chosen career paths.
A Winning Idea
Summer Street Industries is now in the business
of trophies and awards. The new enterprise will
continue to serve countless sports teams, service
clubs and other organizations throughout the
region, long served by Big Al’s.
Summer Street Trophy & Awards will provide valuable
training and employment experience for individuals
served by our organization. Since the July opening,
approximately 20 employee~trainees have actively
participated in the business in the areas of inventory
control and monitoring, assembly, packing & shipping
and sales. The production aspect of filling trophy
orders is computerized and provides an application
for the computer skills training currently available
at Summer Street.
Given the fit with Summer Street’s existing
skill-set training and the fact that local groups
will continue to be served in Pictou County makes
the venture a win-win situation. A complete selection
of trophies, medals and awards is available. Drop by
to check out the display case and catalogues at our
location in New Glasgow at 72 Park Street.
To place an order or for more information please
contact Laurel or Devra at 755-1745 or email:
info@summerstreet.ns.ca.
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