Annual Report Year Ended 31 January 2008 (10 Months)
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2008 ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 JANUARY 2008 (10 MONTHS) Boys & Girls Club Services of Greater Victoria EVENTS & HAPPENINGS PRESIDENT’S REPORT In Ralph’s absence, Ellie Sears continues to astound us with their James took over hosting 2007 was a shortened fiscal year as we changed program in 2001. And speaking of congratu- generous support! They hosted four BBQs in the Pancake Breakfast to the summer of 2007, supported the officially kick-off our our year end to accommodate logistics within lations, our children were very excited to Children’s Carnival with lots of great prizes, internal United Way our accounting department. Despite this follow Hamilton Boys & Girls Club alumni donated a Broil King BBQ as part of a live Campaign. Below Alan shortened reporting period, the ten months Brain Melo who won the Canadian Idol auction item for the Boat for Hope event and Perry and Jim Tighe enjoy covered in this report were filled with many contest! the list goes on! Round It Off days breakfast with Andrea happen throughout the year as do celebrations as well as on-going challenges and Martin and Kate Mansell. Other notable events included our participa- their sale of special plush items, Alan and Jim were on opportunities. In preparing our commentaries like Elvin the Elf pictured here. We hand to make their Ralph and I have opted to address each of tion again in the Pink Salmon Festival; received $11,600 in cash, presentation. these two themes in our respective reports. Harbourside hosted an entertaining family sponsorship, and in-kind gifts last pumpkin carving event; Youth Leaders from year – we can never say thank you However, both reviews should be read as two enough to this wonderful sections of the same report. Central Saanich attended the National Youth community partner! Conference in Bragg Creek, Alberta; I have the pleasure of reporting on a number of Harbourside and Millstream Youth Leaders occasions and accomplishments to celebrate hosted a Family Christmas party fundraiser at Easyhome, another National this year. our Harbourside Club in Esquimalt (see page Partner, held another Backpack 6 for pictures); Ellie James hosted a scrump- Challenge which sees a portion The year began with the implementation of the tious Pancake breakfast as part of our internal of each rental go to support Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. Kick Start program – a Department of Justice United Way kickoff. In addition backpacks were funded project designed to facilitate compli- filled with school supplies that ance for youth on court orders. Other program- Painting was a great theme this year with were donated to Clubs across ming highlights include signing a Memoran- folks from Coast Capital again donating a Day the country, including ours! The local store held a BBQ on dum of Understanding with Big Brothers Big of Caring (as part of a United Way initiative) July 13th in which Ralph Sisters of Victoria to operate Club Connect at and undertook painting our entire gym. Hembruff and Jim Henry our Harbourside facility for one evening a week. Another volunteer crew, including members participated - they raised The Gordon Our Care Home Parenting Program got a from the Harbourside Rotary Club, gathered nearly $500 towards the Head Lions welcome Mother's Day treat at the Aveda for two days at the Harbourside Club in overall goal! Club Institute with participants receiving some well- Esquimalt and “freshened up” the interior with continues to deserved pampering (see inside front cover for some lively orange and blue colours selected treat us well! Here Kate picture and more information.) We were also from our National brand palette. Mansell is proud to once again provide one evening a receiving a week of support to the Out of Rain Night Once again, our staff and volunteers have cheque for Shelter. demonstrated incredible adaptability, ingenu- $2,000 for ity and stick-to-it-ness. The illustrations above summer We hosted the Boys & Girls Clubs bi–Provincial are examples of some of the more visible camp. conference (BC and Alberta) in late April with achievements. They symbolize the day to day the theme of “Transitions - the Middle Years”. work and energy everyone associated with us The conference featured many informative contributes in support of our participants workshops and, of course, lots of great network- efforts to achieve their own personal goals ing with our peers throughout the two prov- and aspirations. Congratulations to all! inces. As a pre-conference adjunct, we also co- sponsored a Caring Across Boundaries work- I would like to close with some slightly sadder shop which was an interactive collaboration news. During the year we lost two very between First Nations and Child and Family special people in the Boys and Girls Clubs family. On October 28th Philip Chan passed On May 14, Aveda Institute Victoria hosted the participants of Serving agencies in the voluntary sector. the Care Home Parenting Program (CHPP) for a special Mother's away. Phil had served on our Board since Day experience. Seven of our current and past program Well deserved congratulations are due to Carly 1974 and was active up until just before he participants were treated to complimentary manicures, haircuts Coccola and Clayton Webb who both received died. and styles, and make-up application by Aveda students and Future Shop Future Leaders Scholarships last instructors. Participants enjoyed a relaxing spa experience with year. That brings to eight the number of From Mayor Alan Lowe's eulogy “If we had to the entire top floor of the Institute to themselves. Many thanks use a few words to describe Phil Chan, they to Roxana Barlow, Director of Aveda Institute Victoria, and her Summer camp was filled with some scholarships our members have won since the wonderful staff and students for welcoming our program so magic once again - pirates included! inception of the Future Shop scholarship would be; independent; gentleman, patient, enthusiastically and treating our hard-working participants to a Of course swimming is its own special Mother's Day they well deserve. treasure! 3 EVENTS & HAPPENINGS PRESIDENT’S REPORT In Ralph’s absence, Ellie Sears continues to astound us with their James took over hosting 2007 was a shortened fiscal year as we changed program in 2001. And speaking of congratu- generous support! They hosted four BBQs in the Pancake Breakfast to the summer of 2007, supported the officially kick-off our our year end to accommodate logistics within lations, our children were very excited to Children’s Carnival with lots of great prizes, internal United Way our accounting department. Despite this follow Hamilton Boys & Girls Club alumni donated a Broil King BBQ as part of a live Campaign. Below Alan shortened reporting period, the ten months Brain Melo who won the Canadian Idol auction item for the Boat for Hope event and Perry and Jim Tighe enjoy covered in this report were filled with many contest! the list goes on! Round It Off days breakfast with Andrea happen throughout the year as do celebrations as well as on-going challenges and Martin and Kate Mansell. Other notable events included our participa- their sale of special plush items, Alan and Jim were on opportunities. In preparing our commentaries like Elvin the Elf pictured here. We hand to make their Ralph and I have opted to address each of tion again in the Pink Salmon Festival; received $11,600 in cash, presentation. these two themes in our respective reports. Harbourside hosted an entertaining family sponsorship, and in-kind gifts last pumpkin carving event; Youth Leaders from year – we can never say thank you However, both reviews should be read as two enough to this wonderful sections of the same report. Central Saanich attended the National Youth community partner! Conference in Bragg Creek, Alberta; I have the pleasure of reporting on a number of Harbourside and Millstream Youth Leaders occasions and accomplishments to celebrate hosted a Family Christmas party fundraiser at Easyhome, another National this year. our Harbourside Club in Esquimalt (see page Partner, held another Backpack 6 for pictures); Ellie James hosted a scrump- Challenge which sees a portion The year began with the implementation of the tious Pancake breakfast as part of our internal of each rental go to support Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. Kick Start program – a Department of Justice United Way kickoff. In addition backpacks were funded project designed to facilitate compli- filled with school supplies that ance for youth on court orders. Other program- Painting was a great theme this year with were donated to Clubs across ming highlights include signing a Memoran- folks from Coast Capital again donating a Day the country, including ours! The local store held a BBQ on dum of Understanding with Big Brothers Big of Caring (as part of a United Way initiative) July 13th in which Ralph Sisters of Victoria to operate Club Connect at and undertook painting our entire gym. Hembruff and Jim Henry our Harbourside facility for one evening a week. Another volunteer crew, including members participated - they raised The Gordon Our Care Home Parenting Program got a from the Harbourside Rotary Club, gathered nearly $500 towards the Head Lions welcome Mother's Day treat at the Aveda for two days at the Harbourside Club in overall goal! Club Institute with participants receiving some well- Esquimalt and “freshened up” the interior with continues to deserved pampering (see inside front cover for some lively orange and blue colours selected treat us well! Here Kate picture and more information.) We were also from our National brand palette. Mansell is proud to once again provide one evening a receiving a week of support to the Out of Rain Night Once again, our staff and volunteers have cheque for Shelter.