newsletter oct-dec 2014 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of West Island

The BBBS Quarterly
VOLUME 3, ISSUE 4
OCTOBER
Upcoming Events & 1
Fundraisers
(Oct., Nov., Dec.)
Re-Cap (July,
2
August and
September)
News Within BBBS
Birthdays
New Matches
Random Raffle
Quote of the
Quarter
3
3
Meet &Greet
Our next get-together for all
approved volunteers will be on
Wednesday,
October 8th, at
6:30pm, at the
Pioneer in Pointe
Claire. Bring a
friend or two! Come join us for some
appetizers (it’s wing night!) and a
drink and stay connected.
Alumni members, please join us!
Please call Cathy to confirm your
presence at 514-538-6100 ext.33 or
bbbswi@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
October Activity
Fall is such a beautiful season! We
will be outside to enjoy it at Le
Verger Labonté. We will have
lunch, go apple picking and get
lost in the corn mazes! The activity
takes place Sunday, October 5th
from 12-4pm. Please call Cathy to
confirm your presence at
514-538-6100 ext.33 or
bbbswi@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
Schedule of
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Upcoming Activities
and Fundraisers
OCT — DEC, 2014
November Activity
Murder Mystery Fundraiser
Join BBBS for a fun filled
mysterious evening at
Restaurant Terra Mare on
Friday, October 24th. A dinner
and entertainment is included.
Tickets are $75 per person. Call
or e-mail the office for info and
tickets or go online at :
http://bit.ly/bbbsmystery
BBBS is going to be visiting
the Planetarium Sunday,
November 16th from
2pm—4:15pm. We will try to
arrange for carpooling,
depending on how many people are going. Details to follow.
Please call Cathy to confirm
your presence at 514-538-6100
ext.33 or at
bbbswi@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
Christmas Baskets
Every year, BBBS prepares and
delivers Christmas baskets to
families in our programs who
could benefit from a little help at
this time of year. Please think
about us and put some
non-perishables or a small gift
aside. If you would like to help
us with deliveries to the families
or if you or your
workplace would
like to get involved in collecting items for a
Christmas
basket, please contact Cathy for
details at 514-538-6100 ext. 33
DECEMBER
December Activity
We will host our Annual
Christmas Party for our
December activity. We will be
having food, presents, a Lego
Challenge and Santa! I will be
on Saturday, December 6th,
from 1-4pm. Please call Cathy
to confirm your presence at
514-538-6100 ext. 33 or at
bbbswi@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
NOVEMBER
Staff &
Board Members
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On October 2nd, BBBS will be
raising awareness and recruiting
volunteers at St. Thomas High
School. If you want us to come to
your school or workplace, please
contact us!
Alumni Reunion Our second
annual Alumni Reunion will take
place at the Restaurant Casa
Grecque, located at 3855-A
boul. St-Jean, DDO. It will be on
Thursday, November 6th at
6:30pm. Please contact Cathy if
you can attend at 514-538-6100
ext.33 or
bbbswi@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR
OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED
as of noon on December 24th
and we are open as of January
2nd, 2015.
Page 2
The BBBS Quarterly
RE-CAP (JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2014)
JULY
SEPTEMBER
BBBS News (July—Sept.)
Meet & Greet
September Activity
This month, we met in
the bar at Le Club West
Island on July 9th and
what a fabulous turn-out we had! We covered
all the ongoing news and events happening at
BBBS and shared some great food and
company!
Vintage Road Race: Every year, the VRRA
(Vintage Road Race Association) generously
invites BBBS to watch the races they hold,
free of charge! Thank you VRRA for providing this wonderful opportunity for us to enjoy
this entertaining event!
Daycamp SportLife
We were fortunate enough to have been
offered some spots at this wonderful new
summer camp this past summer. The kids
had a wonderful time and the parent were
extremely grateful to have lightened the
financial burden of a day camp! If you would
like more info about this day camp, please
visit their website at http://sport-life.ca/
July Activity
This event ended up getting cancelled because
everyone was on vacation!
Our director Francesca and In-School
Mentoring caseworker Meagan attended the
annual National Convention in Ontario from
July 1-4th.
On July 4th, some tickets to an Alouettes
Game were donated. Thank you to Telus,
Denburk Reid of Montreal Community Cares
and the Alouettes for giving us this great
opportunity!
We really got spoiled this month with movie
passes! Thanks to Rosie at Promo Avenue
and 20th Century Fox for sending many
double-passes our way.
Thank you to the company Grand & Toy for
donating many office supplies! They are much
appreciated.
On July 31st, Old Navy, in Fairview Pointe
Claire, invited a few of our Littles to experience
working in the retail industry for an afternoon.
They got hands-on experience with customers
and learned how to fold clothing among other
things. Thank you so much Old Navy.
AUGUST
August Activity
We attended Skatefest 2014 in Dorval and 2 of
our Littles were cruising around on their bikes,
skateboards and roller blades while the others
hung out and watched the
competitors show off their
amazing skills.
Congratulations to one of
our Game On!
Volunteers Kevin Leitch,
who placed 2nd in the
Classic Short category at
the IFBB World Qualifier
on
August 9th. Kevin also
offers personal training
sessions where he works
at Le Club West Island.
BBBS is obtaining 3 new
board members in the
near future. Welcome aboard!
Girls’ Glam Night
Our first Glam fundraiser for the ladies was a
success! Thank you to all who attended as
well as all of the nail and make-up artists,
hair stylists, photographers and vendors
for making it such a fun night.
On September 9th, the entire BBBS staff
attended a workshop regarding youth
protection offered by the Batshaw Youth and
Family Centre.
On September 22nd, we launched our TV
campaign: our first commercial is to air on
CTV!! Also on September 22nd, BBBS went
to John Abbott College to recruit volunteers.
On September 23rd, BBBS was at Concordia
University to recruit more volunteers.
IF YOU WANT BBBS TO COME TO YOUR
SCHOOL OR WORKPLACE, PLEASE CALL
US AT 514-538-6100 EXT. 33
On September 29th and 30th, our West Island
agency received a visit from the Big Brothers
Big Sisters accreditors to ensure that we
remain an accredited organization.
During the last week of September, the IGA
supermarket on St. Charles in Kirkland will be
running an ad that will be running on their TVs
at the cashes!!
Volume 3, Issue 3
LITTLES / BIG BUNCH
OCTOBER
Austin
Jordan
Ariane
Jacob
Justin
Stelios
Sandra
Jenna
Page 3
LITTLES / BIG BUNCH
DECEMBER
October 2
October 9
October 11
October 12
October 14
October 17
October 20
October 31
William
Renee
Joshua
Samuel
Alexandra
Sydney
Mathis
Matteo
December 9
December 14
December 17
December 17
December 19
December 19
December 28
December 29
NOVEMBER
Izaé
Nicolas
Matteo
Tiana
Charles
Alex
Evans
Willow
Ocean
Jareth
November 7
November 9
November 9
November 10
November 17
November 20
November 23
November 26
November 29
November 30
BIG BROTHERS AND BIG SISTERS
OCTOBER
Georgia
Philippe
Ivan
Frank
October 12
October 26
October 30
October 31
NOVEMBER
Damian
Vlad
Stuart
Christopher
Suzanne
Ryan
DECEMBER
Glen
Sean
Eva
David
Chris
Vanessa
Gary
Elie
November 3
November 4
November 16
November 18
November 19
November 30
December 3
December 5
December 11
December 11
December 12
December 19
December 27
December 30
Traditional Matches
Austin & Tomasz
Dylan & Krystal
Julia & Amal
In-School Mentoring
Not offered in summer.
Congratulations to the winner of our
We will contact you if
Random Raffle: Merwie G. !!!!
you win!
Don’t forget to check out our Facebook
Deadline for the next
page and “Like” us. This will promote our
raffle is:
visibility within your circle of friends.
December 12th, 2014
Write a comment, post an activity of what
you did with your little or post a link of a
CTRL + Click on the Facebook button to
fun event that people can check out. Each get to our page.
comment (not just a “like”) you write
gets your name in the raffle!
QUOTE OF THE QUARTER
To our dedicated volunteers,
thank you for involving a child in your
life:
No man stands so straight as
when he stoops to help a
child.
~Knights of Pythagoras
UPCOMING EVENTS CALENDAR - 2014
October
Meet & Greet: For all approved and matched volunteers
Wednesday, October 8th at 6:30pm at the Pioneer
265 Dorval Avenue, Suite 202
Phone: 514.538.6100
Fax: 514.538.4625
E-mail: bbbswi@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
“Like” us on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/BBBSWI
Follow us on Twitter:
BBBSWestIsland
Monthly Activity: Le Verger Labonte for lunch,
apple picking and corn maze on October 5th at noon.
Fundraiser: “Mystery on the Sea” Murder Mystery Dinner
at Restaurant Terra Mare on Friday, October 24th at 7pm.
November
Alumni Reunion: Thursday, November 6th at 6:30pm at
the Restaurant Casa Grecque
Monthly Activity: Planetarium - Sunday, November 16th
from 2pm-4:15pm
bbbsofwi.org
December
Annual Christmas Party—Saturday, Dec. 6th 1-4pm
STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS
STAFF
STAFF
Francesca Corso
Chrissy Weber
Executive Director
Caseworker
(Traditional Program)
Ext. 35
Ext. 31
Cathy Kudzman
Administrative
Assistant
Ext. 33
Martha Beltran
Marketing
Coordinator
Ext. 36
BOARD MEMBERS
Camille Fauteux
David Poirier
Ludmila Pergat
Caitlin Cuggy
Caseworker
(Traditional Program)
Ext. 34
Meagan Cichanowicz
Mentoring Coordinator
(Go Girls! Game On!
In-School Mentoring)
Ext. 37
Melissa Gordo
Randy Johnstone
Simon-Benjamin LaRivière
Sudeep Mathew
Wendy Blue