2014 NEWSLETTER

Training aims to promote equality, respect among youth

Bullying has been identified as an ongo- ing issue within many schools and communi- ties throughout Labrador. Professional and community agencies have come together to develop a long-term strategy to address the problem in the Labrador Straits. This group includes Labrador Straits Academy (LSA), the Southern Labrador-Strait of Belle Isle Com- munity Youth Network, Labrador-Grenfell Health, the RCMP, Public Health, Violence Prevention Labrador (VPL), parents, youth and clergy. Bullying is complex and we want to avoid misdirections, including encouraging zero tolerance, peer mediation, promoting an epi- demic of suicide, and piecemeal activities. Long -term, holistic and sustainable solutions are key to our planning and there are a number of best practice models to assist with this approach. Steven Young, Brooklyn Calloway and Amy Simms are among the active and happy participants in the Capacity building for staff and adminis- Awesome Achievement Program at the St. Anthony Boys and Girls Club. trators and affiliate agencies is a critical com- Students who participated in a session on healthy relationships, gender and sexuality included: (l-r) Mitch- ponent of developing and implementing a ell Hancock, William Hancock, Nancy Bolger and Brandon Fudge. strategy. It is imperative to develop the funda- mental knowledge with respect to how bully- ing is manifested within our communities and “Staff walked away from the training with facilitators. Alternating sports activities how to effectively address it as individuals, with new concepts and ideas as to appropriate- with workshops throughout the day was a great families, communities and institutions. Chang- ly incorporating LGBT inclusive activities and strategy and sessions included discussion on ing attitudes, behaviours, norms and values in discussing issues within the classroom envi- gender, healthy relationships, healthy sexuali- small communities is no small feat. ronment. Staff are more equipped to discuss ty, homophobia and heterosexism. In December 2013, VPL and its part- LGBT issues within the classroom,” he added. VPL will continue to work with its com- ners, assisted by a $10,000 grant from the “We also learned the importance of creating munity partners and LSA to educate and build International Grenfell Association, hosted the 'safe spaces' areas. It was a healthy training capacity to promote equality and respect Institute for Sexual Minority Health for a full exercise, one that I feel should continue with among youth. day of training on the topic of bullying, and students, parents/guardians, and community more specifically, homophobic bullying. The organizations.” Submitted by Carmen Hancock, Coordinator, day was comprised of foundational learning A day of events was planned for youth Violence Prevention Labrador about the myths, facts and historical discrimi- nation of individuals who are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered (LGBT). Tailored to Where the money goes AMOUNT GRANTED 2014 the school environment, the agenda focused 5 on social norms, attitudes and behaviours that Grantee Amount % of total 4 foster discrimination to curbing those same 3 1. Community-based grants $513,401 49.50 1 norms through inclusion of LGBT within all 2. IGA Bursaries $259,500 25.00 aspects of the school environment. 3. Labrador-Grenfell Health $170,550 16.50 2 “Safe Spaces training served as an edu- 4. Schools in Labrador $71,125 6.80 cational experience for staff at Labrador 5. Schools on the Northern Peninsula and Labrador $22,950 2.20 Straits Academy. The various topics presented TOTAL NEW FUNDS GRANTED $1,037,526 100 and discussed allowed for new areas of famili- arity and openness around LGBT,” said LSA Since 1996, the IGA has awarded $28,408,132 in total grants, scholarships and bursaries. It has funded 1,131 community, principal Terry Casey. health and education-based grants over that period. There have been 758 IGA scholarships and bursaries awarded since 1996.

Page 2 IGA Newsletter 2014 IGA grants $259,500 for 2014-15 student bursaries For the academic year 2014-15, the International Grenfell Association (IGA) has committed a total of $259,500 from its Bursary Program to help students from the IGA service area that are entering or continuing with post-secondary studies. IGA will continue to support four scholarship students from around the region who will continue with their education, sponsored by IGA at $6,000 per year for a maximum of four years. Going forward, the COURTNEY McLEAN KAYLA BEALS TORI HILLYARD- TONI KEARNEY MACEY IGA will focus on the provision of bursaries only in an effort to match student financial Cullihall of Green Island Cove, Clarissa Curtis of Forteau, Hilary Buckle of Forteau, need, while supporting the maximum number of St. Lunaire-Griquet, Jaycee Dredge of Alexander Campbell of St. Anthony, Nicholas of students possible. Cook’s Harbour, Lonnie Dredge of Black Cassell of Roddickton, Kelly Ann Clark of For the academic year 2014-15, the Duck Cove, David Elgar of St. Anthony, Adam Cartwright, Martina Fequet of L’Anse au IGA awarded three $6,000 bursaries and one Flynn of Forteau, April Gibbons-McLean of Loup, Nathan Fequet of L’Anse au Loup, $4,500 bursary, while 71 IGA bursaries of Forrester's Point, Chanelle Hancock of Alexander Flynn of Forteau, Alex Gibbons of $3,000 were awarded to a variety of high Roddickton, Scott Hancock of Forteau, Trevor Plum Point, Elizabeth Hillier of St. Lunaire- school and post-secondary students. Hancock of Forteau, Hillary Jones of L’Anse Griquet, Elizabeth Hodge of Happy Valley- IGA is extremely proud of its au Loup, Katelin King of St. Lewis, Hayley Goose Bay, Scott Linstead of L’Anse au Loup, affiliation with the following students from Letto of L’Anse au Clair, Bradley Mahar of Hayley Macey of Green Island Brook, Krista around the Northern Peninsula and coastal , Ryan Marshall of L’Anse au Loup, McGonigle of St. Anthony, Natalia Randell of Labrador: Samantha Mesher of Happy Valley-Goose Bide Arm, Owen Randell of Mary’s Harbour, IGA bursaries in the amount of Bay, Shannon Moores of Flower’s Cove, Jenna Rumbolt of Mary’s Harbour and Jamiee $6,000: Kayla Beals of Pinware, Tori Alexandra Morrison of Happy Valley-Goose Thomas of L’Anse au Clair. Hillyard-Macey of Red Bay and Courtney Bay, Rebecca Morrissey of Happy Valley- Students in high school interested in McLean of Green Island Cove. Goose Bay, Tara-Lee Newman-Ropson of being considered for an IGA bursary must IGA bursary in the amount of $4,500: Roddickton, Jordan O’Brien of L’Anse au submit their applications to their respective Toni Kearney of Conche. Loup, Samantha Ollerhead of , high school principals, who will forward IGA bursaries in the amount of $3,000 Jeffrey Poole of Flower’s Cove, Courtney applications on to their respective board offices for the 2014-15 academic year were Randell of Roddickton, Kendell Randell of by February 15 (for submission to the IGA). awarded to: Roddickton, Victoria Reid of Roddickton, For students already enrolled in a post- Secondary - Willie Allingham of Brig Bay, Ashlee Richards of St. Anthony, Mark Roberts secondary program, the firm deadline is April Chanelle Applin of Pigeon Cove, Nathan of Forteau, Nathan Roberts of Forteau, Philip 1, with applications being sent directly to IGA. Alyward of Croque, Jordan Bartlett of St. Roberts of Ship Cove, James Rumbolt of St. IGA considers all applications forwarded Lunaire-Griquet, Devon Bulger of Happy Anthony, Ashley Saulter of Forteau, Dana to it prior to or on the deadline. Students must Valley-Goose Bay, Brandon Burden of St. Saunders of Cook’s Harbour, Makayla Simms recognize that IGA bursaries are not given Lunaire-Griquet, Vicki Burden of St. Lunaire of Mary’s Harbour, Terri Simms of based on academics. Financial need is the -Griquet, Neko Butt of Pinware, Steven Roddickton, Trisha White of Sandy Cove, and major consideration. Caines of Bird Cove, Sara Canning of Brandon Wilcox of Main Brook. The next meeting of the IGA Bursary Roddickton, Jesse Clarke of Main Brook, Post-secondary - Gabrielle Allingham of Brig Committee will be held in conjunction with an Chad Colbourne of St. Anthony, Keisha Bay, Billie Brown of , Hannah Buckle IGA Board of Directors’ meeting in May, 2015.

Funding helps restore legacy of Grenfell House Museum The mandate of the Grenfell Historical The Grenfell Historical Society received Society is to protect, preserve and promote the a $51,000 grant from the IGA to carry out the legacy of Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell much-needed repairs, which included the re- (1865-1940). moval of deteriorated steps, walkways, and the Grenfell House Museum, the home of patio surrounding the home and leading up to Dr. Grenfell, his wife Lady Anne and their the entrance of the Tea House Hill Trail. The three children, is part of the legacy and that completion of this work has resulted in a safer legacy has to be preserved. The house, built in and more enjoyable place for both local resi- 1909, was passed over to the Grenfell Histori- dents and tourists visiting the properties. cal Society by the International Grenfell Asso- The Grenfell Historical Society would ciation (IGA) in 1978 and since then has un- like to thank the IGA for its assistance in help- dergone considerable preservation and restora- ing preserve the legacy of a great man who tion. In order to preserve the structure of the once walked the shores of Northern New- building and its surroundings the house and foundland and Labrador. grounds were in need of some exterior repairs. Grenfell House Museum was restored to preserve None of this would be possible without sup- Submitted by Cynthia Randell, Manager, the legacy of Sir Wilfred Grenfell and his mission- port from the IGA. Grenfell Historical Society ary work in Northern and Labrador.

IGA Newsletter 2014 Page 3 Sound the trumpets For more than 150 years the lonely momentum sailed forward and last Christmas fjords of Northern Labrador resonated with the brass bands sounded again in Hopedale, Mak- sound of trumpets harmonizing the chorales of kovik and Nain for the first time in two dec- J.S. Bach. As unlikely as that combination of ades. An online community and a Facebook European music and sub-arctic wilderness page kept band members in touch and provided may seem, the brass bands of the Labrador video-conferenced ‘tune-ups’ for band mem- Inuit were the sound of community celebration bers as the musically important season of East- in the isolated settlements on Labrador’s dis- er approached. tant north coast. Since the middle of the 19th Members of the Nunatsiavut Brass Band. Building further on that momentum, century, the arrival of the first boat of the sea- Tittulautet Nunatsiavuttini returned to IGA son, a citizen’s 50th birthday, the call to wor- with a funding request for a second annual ship before sunrise on Easter Sunday, the IGA board of directors, brought together a workshop, which was held in July this year at departure of a beloved friend: all were marked group of musicians from several Nunatsiavut Nain. It was another huge success with both by the ringing tones of a brass band. Original- communities for a two-day think tank in Hap- returning musicians and new ones joining the ly an importation introduced by Moravian py Valley-Goose Bay. The group included workshop. A particularly touching part of this missionaries, the bands rapidly became the youth, music teachers, community musicians year’s workshop were the home visits that the domain of Inuit musicians. Well before the and leaders, as well as Dr. Pinder, Jim Ig- band undertook. Over a period of two days, the end of the 19th century, no community event loliorte and Paul Canning from the IGA, and band visited 27 elders in Nain, serenading was complete without the sound of trumpets myself, representing Memorial University. them with the rich four-part harmonies of Jesus from Makkovik in the south to Hebron far Every one of us shared the belief that music is Tessiunga (Now Thank We All Our God ) and north along the coast. a powerful way of building community and other beloved hymns. As with the first work- By the dawn of the 21st century, howev- nurturing leaders. Our conversations were shop, the Nain-based OkâlaKatiget Society er, those bands had fallen silent. Their brittle wide-ranging, but zeroed in on the common recorded many of the activities and has been call across the freezing cold of an early Easter desire to revive brass bands in the Nunatsiavut broadcasting the sounds of the new brass bands morning sounded no more – except perhaps in communities. Out of this meeting ‘Tittulautet across Nunatsiavut. The society also produced the mind’s ear of elders. The community’s Nunatsiavuttini / Nunatsiavut Brass a two-part documentary video on the brass soundscapes now resonated with Inuktitut Bands’ (TN/NBB) was born. band revival which will be airing nationally on country music, a revival of drumming and With a generous grant from the IGA, the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network throat-singing, and a lot of fine music by Inuit TN/NBB held its first workshop in August (APTN). musicians in popular southern styles infused 2013 in Hopedale. More than two dozen aspir- It looks like the fjords will be ringing for with Inuk ideas. Although the brass bands ing brass band members from five Nunatsiavut some time to come with the sound of trumpets. were gone, they were far from forgotten. Over communities worked with three facilitators A third annual workshop is already being the last couple of years, with a great deal of provided by Memorial University. It was an planned for next summer and Tittulautet support from the International Grenfell Asso- inspiring experience for all involved. The clos- Nunatsiavuttini’s online community is a hap- ciation and other partners, there has been a ing night’s concert in Hopedale’s historic pening place ( https://www.facebook.com/ significant revival of the ancient tradition. church became for the entire community a TNNBB ). The brass bands are gaining a wider The comeback got its start in February glimpse back into a deeply emotional part of audience, as the Nain brass band was invited to 2013 when Dr. Norman Pinder, chair of the their culture that was coming back to life. The Torngat Mountains National Park in July to sound the welcome for the visit of the Students -on-Ice cruise ship. Just recently, the band CHAIRMAN’S MESSAGE received an invitation to participate in next spring’s Bläserstreffen (Moravian Brass Festi- val) in Herrnhut, Germany. The opportunity to bring the Labrador Inuit version of this tradi- ‘A year of celebration’ tion back to its place of origin is an exciting opportunity for all. 2014 has been a year of celebration for IGA achievements up to 1980, but also the None of this would have been possible the International Grenfell Association (IGA). continuing successes since then. This year IGA without both the encouragement and the tre- One hundred years ago, our organization was donations since 1980 passed the $40 million mendous financial support of the IGA. Dr. set up in order to give the much-needed busi- mark – another milestone in our history. Pinder’s vision of the community-building ness and financial support for the work of Sir The IGA began life as support to Sir capacity of music, and the generous grants Wilfred Grenfell. He is remembered as a man Wilfred Grenfell and his many endeavours. which have funded the workshops and pur- of great vision and energy who brought huge Today the IGA is still giving support, but this chased new instruments for each community improvement to the lives of many on the time by giving life to projects that strive just are the engines of this revival. There have been coast, but he had little taste for the detail of as energetically to improve education, com- many partners in that effort, notably the business management. The IGA filled that munity development, health and well-being. Nunatsiavut Government’s Department of role until 1980 when all Grenfell healthcare That work will continue. Through the won- Culture, Recreation and Tourism and MUN. operations were transferred to the provincial derful experiences that are featured in this But the greatest credit goes to the ‘trumpet- government. IGA then became a charitable newsletter we again celebrate the many grant- blowers’ themselves – the women and men foundation. ees who, without possibly being aware of it, from across Nunatsiavut who are bringing back On June 14, 2014, the Lieutenant Gov- are carrying forward the Grenfell legacy and to their communities a tradition that can reso- nate across their landscape for years to come. ernor opened an important IGA exhibition at enriching so many lives.

The Rooms in St John’s and was guest of Submitted by Tom Gordon, honour at a Centennial Dinner that followed. Dr. Norman Pinder Professor emeritus, School of Music, It was our opportunity to celebrate not only Chairman, International Grenfell Association Memorial University of Newfoundland Page 4 IGA Newsletter 2014 Community partnership produces new playground A former principal of James Cook spread sand. The playground build was a Memorial, Glenda Pittman, recognized the lack wonderful opportunity for students, families, of facilities in the school and community that and community members to work alongside limited opportunities for children to engage in each other to create something that will benefit physical activity. From her office, she saw only the community in the long-term. a dilapidated playground that was no longer As the sun descended and students sang safe to use. However, she also saw an O’ during the opening ceremony, it opportunity. was impossible to not reflect on how much can Within weeks, she became the founder be achieved when communities band together and chairperson of the Breath of Fresh Air and work towards a common goal. Playground Committee, a dedicated group of Cook’s Harbour children enjoy their new playground. The playground was dedicated to Cpl. 10 members from Cook’s Harbour, Wild Bight, Chad O’Quinn, who died in Afghanistan in and Boat Harbour. In partnership with the Let initiative! 2009, and all others (past, present, and future) Them Be Kids organization, the committee set Just after sunrise on June 22, 2013, more who serve for our freedom. This project an ambitious goal: build a new playground in than 250 enthusiastic volunteers of all ages resulted in a safe meeting ground for children one day . filled the area. Students, demonstrating positive and epitomized the importance of Community members of all ages, as leadership skills, volunteered, some organizing volunteerism and community partnerships. well as local businesses and organizations, activities for children, while others acted as James Cook Memorial School and the rallied in support of fundraising efforts. The news reporters, keeping those living away community of Cook’s Harbour are very International Grenfell Association was one of informed through a live webcast, which appreciative of the International Grenfell the first major contributors for this project, included interviews with community members Association’s early support in making this donating $10,000 for playground equipment. and progress updates. Others opted for manual project a reality. Six months after the playground committee was labour and worked as part of a team to Submitted by Ruth Jacobs, Principal, established, nearly $100,000 was raised for the assemble equipment, build picnic tables, or James Cook Memorial School Facilitators trained to enhance palliative care services The Canadian Hospice Palliative have delivered the course to Care Association (CHPCA) defines hospice their colleagues in various palliative care as care that “aims to relieve parts of the Labrador- suffering and improve the quality of living and Grenfell Health region. dying.” Hospice palliative care includes caring Feedback from facilitators for the client and his/her family using a holistic and staff who have com- interdisciplinary approach to care. Hospice pleted the course has been palliative care is holistic care that addresses positive. Not only was the issues ranging from the physical, psychologi- course content helpful by cal, social, spiritual, grief and bereavement, providing evidence-based throughout the course of a client’s life threat- information, it gave staff ening illness (CHPCA, 2013). members a chance to reflect The International Grenfell Associa- on their practice, identify LEAP facilitators include (l-r): Bonnie Decker, Vanessa Bartlett and Dr. tion provided an $18,500 grant to Labrador- areas for improvement, Adejumoke Agbi. Missing from photo is Joy Fowler-Pike. Grenfell Health in 2013 to train facilitators for enhance interdisciplinary the Learning Essential Approaches to Pallia- team building in the work- tive and End of Life Care (LEAP) course. The place, and empower staff in providing palliative To contact the IGA: course, developed by Pallium Canada, is a and end of life care to their clients. nationally recognized evidence-based course Palliative and end of life care touches Paul Canning, IGA Administrator that is used throughout the country. The health care professionals at some point through- 81 Kenmount Road, 2nd Floor course consists of 11 modules covering topics out their life either on a personal and/or profes- St. John’s, NL, A1B 3P8 [email protected] that include pain management, communica- sional level. By offering consistent, evidence- www.grenfellassociation.org tion, and last days. The training allows health based information to staff throughout the re- professionals to reflect on their personnel per- gion, the goal is to enhance the palliative and Once again, the IGA would like to express its gratitude to spectives, values, and practice when providing end of life care received by our clients and their everyone who assisted with the publication of this newsletter, in any way. The contents of this newsletter are care to clients with a life-limiting illness. family members. When good palliative care is representative of the 56 projects that received financial LEAP was developed to help healthcare pro- provided, people have a better quality of life, support from the IGA in its 2013 Grant Program. Another fessionals foster the skills necessary to care for report fewer symptoms, and are more satisfied 51 projects received financial assistance in 2014, and we clients and their families, to support health with their care. Thank you to the IGA for fund- will profile some of these in our next annual newsletter! The IGA is honored to work with the many organizations care professionals, enhance quality and build ing the facilitators’ training for the LEAP that exist to benefit the service area of Northern capacity for enhanced palliative and end of life course. Newfoundland and Coastal Labrador. care. Thirteen General Practitioners and Submitted by Vanessa Bartlett, Registered Nurses throughout the region were Regional Palliative Care Coordinator, trained as facilitators. Since then, facilitators Labrador Grenfell Health