Fall 2007 - Summer Street
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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 [email protected] 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 • • • • • • 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 ndy team: Ho wie Anderson, Whittemore, Joh David n George Forbe s, 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. 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