Stuart House Bed Thank you to all of our generous 2020 Community Partners & Breakfast Subway 2020 Annual Report & NB Museum Sussex Wellness NBCC Network Saint John Nick Nicolle TD Wealth Mitsubishi Community Centre Teed Saunders Annual General Meeting Staff Norm & Donna Doyle & Co. Teen Resource Centre participating Michaelsen Olofsfors Inc. Thandi Restaurant George Hitchcock Award in Dress P.R.O. Kids The Big 50/50 Meeting Agenda: Down for a PALS Program The Boys and Girls Vision recipients: Pathways to Education Club of Saint John Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Big Cause, Peter Coughlan – The Chocolate Museum All young Seth Parsons Iesha Severin The NB Box February Exit Realty people 1. Call to Order & Acknowledgements PFLAG The Promise Partnership 2020. Board President, Niki Comeau Pierce Atwood LLP The Saint John realize their Pristine Multicultural Minute of Silence for children of residential Project Roar and Newcomers full potential schools Past President, Debbie Cooper Resource Centre Quispamsis Middle School 2. Chairperson and Secretary Named Acadia Broadcasting Cindy Millett Hughes Surveys and RBC Foundation Tim Hortons – Advocate Printing City of Saint John Consultants Inc. RBC Future Launch Murphy Restaurants Niki Comeau Air Canada Foundation Commercial Properties Huntsman Marine Richard Alderman Ltd. 3. Meeting Duly Constituted Timbertop Adventures Al Gagnon Photography Compass Education Aquarium Rockwood Park (Reading Notice of Meeting) ALPA Equipment Support Program ICS Creative Agency Touchstone Academy Rogers TV Executive Director, Laurie Collins Company Connors Bros. IG Wealth – Team Rogue Coffee Town of Hampton Anglophone South Cooke Aquaculture Larry Clark Rossmount Inn Town of St. George 4. Quorum (1/3 of Board Members: 5) School District Cox & Palmer Imperial Theatre Rotary Club of Town of St. Stephen 5. Approval of Minutes 2020 UNB Worlds UNBound Archer Family Foundation Credit Counselling Innovatia Rothesay Kings Mission ‘Awarded annually for youth to attend United Commercial Secretary, Emily Teed Around the Block Services of Atlantic Inside Out Nature Rothesay Travelers of America summer camp or pursue an educational 6. Executive Reports & Approvals: Atlantic Lottery Corp. Canada Centre Elementary School Statement Jack Kidd Council 755 interest’ Atlantic Towing Crescent Valley Irving Equipment Rothesay Park School a. President’s Report United Way Saint John, Autotec 1995 Inc. Resource Centre Irving Forest Services RST Sunbury To enable Niki Comeau Kings & Charlotte Aviva Mrs. Winona Crilley Irving Oil Saint John Chamber b. Executive Director’s Report Barnhill Memorial School Dalhousie Medicine NB Irving Pulp and Paper Uptown Saint John life-changing Judge Tom Bell Award recipients: of Commerce Laurie Collins BCAPI Danceability Irving Shipbuilding Vegas Family Saint John Energy Entertainment Centre mentoring Bella’s Traditional Ice DealerMine CRM J.D. Irving, Limited c. Treasurer’s Report Saint John Free Vibrant Communities ‘Awarded annually for exceptional Cream Deloitte LLP Jack Carr Matthew Wegener Public Library Saint John, Sussex relationships Bereskin & Parr LLP Delta Marriott Janie’s Kid Zone Inc. dedication to volunteering’ Saint John Learning & Charlotte County 7. Appointment of Accountants 2021 Betty Hitchcock Saint John JDI Sawmills and to ignite the Exchange Vincent Massey Matthew Wegener Black Lives Matter NB Desjardins Assurances Woodlands Saint John Mitsubishi Elementary power and Blacks Harbour School Dr. Arnold Brown Judith & Brian Dunstan 8. Approval of By Laws and Constitution Up- Saint John Police Force Vito’s Restaurant BMO Bank of Montreal & Associates K Park School Saint John Rotary Club WestJet Cares for Kids potential of dates Board Member, Blake Johnston Breakout Saint John Dynamic Funds Kelly Cove Salmon Saint John Seadogs Mrs. Carol Wilson 9. Election of Directors Brenan’s Funeral Home East Coast Boxing young people Kent Building Supplies Saint John Theatre WorkSafe NB & Crematorium and Performance Chair of Board Development, Kingsbrae Garden Company Wyndham Worldwide Brilliant Labs Debbie Cooper Energy Atlantica KV Oasis Youth Centre Salesforce YMCA Newcomer Brookeville Manufacturing Ernst & Young L’Arche Saint John Scotiabank Connections 9. Mentoring Success Story Co. Exit Realty Specialists Lakefield Elementary Seadogs Foundation YMCA of Greater 10. Presentation of Awards: Brunswick News Fabiola Martinez Lakewood Heights Seaside Park School Saint John Saint John • Judge Tom Bell Award Brunswick Square Fairvale Elementary School Second Harvest Shopping Centre School Living SJ SEED Program Office: • George Hitchcock Award Canada Games Third Level Fairview Bowling Manulife Sistema NB 11. Special Presentations Aquatic Centre Lanes Martinon Yacht Club Sobeys Brunswick Square Canada NB Job Grants Fit Rocks McDonald’s 12. New Business Something’s Brewing Café 39 King Street Ben O’Neill Paulette Nickerson Canada Summer Jobs Forest Hills School McDonough Brothers St. Croix Courier 13. Adjournment Canadian Progress Freedom 55 Landscaping St. George Country Saint John, NB Club Ignite Fundy Fencing McInnes Cooper Market E2L 4W3 Canadian Women’s Fundy Winterfest Midland Transport St. George Elementary Youth Served in Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs 2020 Foundation - Gates Canada Inc. NB & Maine Railways St. John the Baptist/ (506) 635-1145 Girls’ Fund Giant Tiger NB Child and Youth King Edward Youth Served in Mentoring Programs 171 Group and Waiting List Programs: Canaport LNG GlassSKY Advocate School Youth Served in Other Programs 75 Game On! (Boys) 7 Centennial School Glenn Carpenter NB Children’s Foundation St. Rose School Volunteer Mentors 129 Go Girls! 54 CFM Centre NB Department of St. Stephen Chamber MENTOR Links 30 Château de Champlain Grant Thornton LLP Post-Secondary of Commerce One-On-One Core Programs: Children’s Wish Greater Saint John Education, Training St. Stephen’s University Foundation Little Brothers 15 Post-Secondary & Career Readiness Community and Labour Staples Rothesay Saint John Energy Staff Childs Foods Foundation Station 33 Little Sisters 26 PROPEL Program: 37 NB Department of Dress Down Day 2020. CIBC & CIBC Grosso Hooper Law Social Stewart McKelvey In-School Mentees 43 Children’s Harry Miller Middle Development Stone Church In-School Teen Mentees 26 Foundation School BBBS Saint John Board of Directors 2020-2021 2020 Agency Activities MENTOR Links Program makes connections Inspire Mentoring Awards Board Executive Board of Directors January-February President: Swati Anand, J.D. Irving, Ltd. • International Mentoring Month Fleaburn and Taeyo • Fundy Winterfest at Mentor Links Niki Comeau, Paige Chapman, Mari-Tech Real Estate • 3rd Annual ‘Dress Down for a Big Cause’ Home Depot outing. Julia Deep, Cooke Aquaculture Simonds High School • Youth and Philanthropy Initiative st 1 Vice President: Darien Edison, J.D. Irving, Ltd. Program with RNS They’re Leah Straight, Susan Eisner, Credit Counselling Services of making March-April IG Wealth Atlantic Canada heart nd • Potterthon Film #1 string 2 Vice President: Jill Hamer, ICS Creative Agency art! Vacant Paige Hanley, Blacks Harbour School May-June Treasurer: Betty Hitchcock, Retired Nurse • Annual General Meeting Matthew Blake Johnston, Crown Prosecutor's Office The Inspire Mentoring Awards celebrates • Propel Year End Celebration A snapshot of MENTOR Links in 2020: outstanding mentoring achievements Wegener, Erin MacKenney, SJ Learning Exchange • Staff First Aid Training across the communities we serve. Our 4th UNB Saint John Norah Surcon, RBC Quispamsis • Mini Garden Box Campaign • Offered 23 MENTOR Links group activities (11 in-person annual event in 2020 was unfortunately Secretary: Harrison Teed, Pristine Life Inc. • Move For Mentoring Fundraiser & 12 virtual) including board games, arts & crafts, visits cancelled due to COVID-19 restrictions. Emily Teed, Jeff Williams, Comeau’s Sea Foods Ltd. with animals, costume party, show & tell, vision boards, Rest assured that along with many of our July-August Dept. of Social roller derby demo, socially-distanced BBQ, and a celebra- other events, The Inspire Mentoring Honorary Life Members • Keep Kids tion of BBBS Day! Awards will make a comeback in 2021! Development Darrell Scribner, Retired Police Detective Connected Please keep this in mind as we will be solic- Past President: Robert Vincent, Stewart McKelvey Watch Party • Involved 14 volunteers and served 37 youth, including 2 virtually from Sussex! iting nominations for the following award Debbie Cooper, • Mentor categories: Agency Staff in 2020 • One-on-one matches were made for 1 MENTOR Links Retired - BGC Links Family - Inspire Imagination BBQ volunteer and 9 MENTOR Links youth. Executive Director Laurie Collins - Inspire Leadership Volunteer • Book Sale/ - Inspire Community Spirit Mentoring Coordinators Kimberly Fawkes Store Thank you to all MENTOR Links participants - youth and vol- unteers, as well as our guests & community partners, fami- - Inspire Youth Milestones Staff Milestones Lori Hall • Staff First - The JAMES K. IRVING Lifetime Distinc- lies, and supporters for the meaningful experiences we've 5 Years Meagin Huisman Aid Training tion in Mentoring Award 2020 10 Years Charlene Perry • Destination: Science Camp enjoyed! Amy Tanner Special Projects & Marketing Coordinator September-October Our 2020 MENTOR Links partners Congratulations Rhoda Welshman • National Big Brothers Big Sisters Day/ included Fog City Rollers Youth and Thank You! Month Summer Grant Students Jessica Schwarze Roller Derby League,