2010 Fall - Candlelighters Association of Newfoundland and Labrador

The
Candlelighter
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Fall 2010
CANDLELIGHTERS ASSOCIATION
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
President—Rod Legge
709-782-1020
email: [email protected]
Vice-President—John Bullen
709-576-0280
Email: [email protected]
Communications Director—Rhonda Hooper
709-368-0165
Email: [email protected]
Secretary—Rose Meehan
709-335-2365
email: [email protected]
Treasurer—Kevin Fudge
709-726-5625
email: [email protected]
Directors
Christine Whalen
709-598-0034
email: [email protected]
Guy Courage
709-368-0320
email: [email protected]
(West Coast Chapter)
VACANT POSITION
Camp Delight 2010 theme was The Olympics!!
Everyone had a great time and Family Day was a success as usual!!
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Candlelighters is a volunteer charitable
organization, whose purpose is to improve
the quality of life for families experiencing
the effects of childhood cancer; through the
provision of resources, parent support and
unique understanding.
This Newsletter is published three times a
year and distributed free of charge as part
of our information service.
We are
supported entirely by generous donations
from caring individuals, community events
and small fund-raising activities.
Charitable No. BN 119220168 RR0001
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Rhonda L. Hooper
709-368-0165
email: [email protected]
The Candlelighters Association
of Newfoundland and Labrador
P.O. Box 5846
St. John’s NL A1C 5X3
Email us at: [email protected]
Website: www.candlelightersnl.com
To learn more about Camp Delight, please call 709-745-4448 or toll free at 1-866-7454448. Camp Delight’s email address is: [email protected]
Don’t forget to Check out our website www.candlelightersnl.com
Inside this issue...
President’s Report by Rod Legge, Page 2.
Johanna’s Ride the Boot, Page 3.
Camp Memories, Page 4.
Camper’s Birthdays, Page 5
Graduating Campers, Page 5
Camp Report by Jordan Peckham, Page 6.
Think Green—Recycling for the Candlelighters, Page 7
A Special Thank You and Dates to Remember, Page 8.
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President’s Report: by Rod Legge
Hello everyone. Seems like Camp is not long over and now fall and Christmas is upon us. On behalf of the
parents, I would again like to thank Jordan and complete volunteer staff at camp. Your Dedication to our kids
cannot be expressed in words!! Many thanks to all, who again raised money and in kind donations for camp!
Thanks For your support.
We receive support from many Supporters and I would like to Thank all who make our programs run from the
food cupboard at the Janeway, our family support with family visit kits, The Annual Christmas Party and of
course Camp Delight. Camp would not happen without some of our continued supporters.
Jen Barbour of Ches‟s Fish and Chips attended our Family Day at Camp Delight in August and I am so thrilled
that she did. The support Ches‟s Fish and Chips have continued to give to Camp Delight has been absolutely
awesome. Thank you again for caring about families and children living with childhood cancer!! This year close
to $12,000 being donated from their Sunday onion ring sales alone !!
This Year The Heritage Riders association came in above and beyond with “Johanna‟s Ride the Boot” fundraiser. Close to $25,000 was raised to support Camp Delight. Reuben Noseworthy and some riders also visited
camp on family day. We cannot thank Reuben and all the people who came out to support their fundraiser,
which in turn benefits all our children.
Again this year we had many donations that helped support camp and the Candlelighters. Harley owners
group, Children's Wish Foundation, NL Power, Aliant, Fortis, Atlantic Lotto. Thank You so much! Many other
donations/Fundraisers and In Kind donations are mentioned in the Newsletter.
We are in the final planning stages of our 4th annual “Night of Delight” hosted by Ches‟s. This Event is taking
place on Nov 6th at CLB Armoury . This event last year raised over $24,000 from Ticket sales, Live and silent
auction. This year plans to be bigger and better!! Bic and the Ball points will be our entertainment. We bill be
having a silent auction and live auction with Wayne Bartlett as Host. Donations and prizes are welcome.
Christmas is fast approaching and of course plans are already underway for The Candlelighters Christmas
Party!! The date for the Party this year is December 12th, 2010 @ The Legion in Pleasantville. I hope you all
can make it to what has turned into be a Great Event!! All are welcome. Kim Fudge is the contact person for
the event and would gladly accept the assistance of some parent volunteers!!
Just wanted to Remind Everyone that are Website is up and running. Please visit www.candlelightersnl.ca to
get Candlelighters communication on all events and happenings.
At this point last year we did not have a Camp Director appointed for 2010 but I would like to Thank Jordan
Peckham for taking on this role for 2 year period, Jordan stepped up and along with the Camp staff (many new
counselors) they provided the Camp Delight children with a fun filled Olympic week of activities. A big part of
Camp this year was Craig and the staff from M5, for a second year in a row they funded and planned the complete „Out Day‟ plans. I heard many campers say it was one of the Best Out Days we ever had. Thanks to M5
for offering your time and creating a great experience for our campers.
I take this opportunity to thank the executive members:Kevin, John, Rhonda, Christine, Rose and Guy. I appreciate that there are many demands on your time and adding the volunteer work of this association to your
list is sometimes demanding. You have done excellent work and we always have fun doing it. On behalf of the
parents, thank you. I would also like to thank any parents who has helped throughout the year. We are always seeking parents to come forward and help with any event. If you are interested please call us and leave
your name and phone number or e-mail!
Hope to see you many of you at the annual Christmas Party!!!
Rod
The Candlelighter
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2010 Johanna’s Ride the Boot...
Johanna's Ride the Boot 2010, Simply Amazing!!!!!!!!!
Friday evening was registration and meet and greet and we had the opportunity to meet some of the new riders registered this year. It was
also a great opportunity to chat with some of the wonderful people we
met last year. It was a great evening filled with lots of friendship and
laughter.
Johanna's presence was certainly felt on Saturday morning as some 120
plus bikers gathered outside the Marystown Hotel for line up and blessing of the bikes. You could not have asked for nicer weather, everyone
was in good spirits and the mood was very uplifting. Well as all 86
bikes pulled out of the parking lot it was certainly a sight to behold.
We had a rest stop in Grand Bank, where we were treated to tea, coffee, cookies and of course Barb's wonderful tea buns. A wonderful opportunity for picture taking and to have a nice chat. After a couple of small stops
we headed to Smugglers Cove, for a BBQ, and fun-filled night.
I would like to take the opportunity to Thank not only Reuben, Barb and The Heritage Riders but also to the
many people who worked so hard "behind the scenes" to make sure this weekend happened as successfully as
it did. So many people gave of their time, be it preparing salads, taking pictures, doing the BBQ, providing a
building, making sure there was a band for the dance, providing breakfast, etc., it was very humbling to see.
Filled with much emotion Sunday morning bought to an end a very, very successful weekend. C.J. did the
draw for a motorcycle, which was up on tickets, and the lucky winner was Denise Murphy from the Goulds.
But to top off all the wonderful memories we made that weekend was when Reuben presented C.J., representing Camp Delight, with a check for $22, 000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tears of happiness flowed quite freely that moment. It's still sorrel to think about that. To think that all these bikers, strangers to us, would come together,
work so hard and raise so much money for our oncology children, is simply amazing. No words could be said
to truly convey how truly wonderful this is.
I guess the only thing we can do is to say a huge THANK YOU, to Reuben and Barb Noseworthy, who are
inspiring parents and are doing a truly wonderful job of keeping the memory of their precious daughter
Johanna alive. To the Heritage Riders, thank you. To all the people who worked so very, very hard to make
this such a successful weekend please know that we appreciate each and everyone of you. Your dedication and
support of Camp Delight will always be remembered.
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Scrapbook Memories from Camp Delight 2010
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Camper’s Birthdays
Happy Birthday Campers:
Elizabeth S.
Amanda J.
Casey F.
Jenny M.
Matthew G.
Bonny S.
Alex C.
Chris R.
Georgia S.
Jasmine R.
Andrew G.
Emma C.
Adam P.
November 6th
November 10th
November 11th
November 21st
December 3rd
December 11th
January 13th
January 21st
January 21st
January 25th
February 6th
February 7th
February 9th
Congratulations to our Graduating Campers!!
From Left to Right: Kelsey Hamilton, Colleen Barrett, Jeff Ryan and Amanda Joy.
Best of luck in the future and you will be missed by everyone!!
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Camp News from Jordan Peckham
Camp Report
It’s one small step for camp, one giant leap into next years camp theme.
Pretty awesome. But looking forward to next year, one can think about the great camp year that just passed by. Lavrock
site experienced the shaking competition during this year’s Olympics. Special visits from Damian Follett, and Police
Dog Zack were great. Cynthia from Hot-Hoops donated some brand new, handmade Hula-Hoops for all the campers to
decorate and use. As part of the Olympics the campers travelled around the world and who could forget Chef Chicken
Ball and his wife. The biggest day at camp once again this year was M5’s OutDay which brought the campers all around
the city, from the Majestic Carnival, to the Marine Institutes ship deck simulator, to the Festival with the Dana Parsons
Project. What a great day. And who could possibly forget Kangaroo Court this year with Myles’ special slime. Gross.
All done, we are all winners because overall this year’s camp was just great.
Now back to the future. We need your help with ideas for next year’s camp. If you have any ideas or anything you would
like to see at camp this year, please email me at [email protected].
Can’t wait to see you at camp next year.
Want to return as a counsellor? If so then apply for the CIT Program.
For more information please contact Jordan Peckham, Camp Director at
745-4448 or 866-745-4448 or [email protected]
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Recycling Program for The Candlelighters
Here is a great way everyone can help the environment
and The Candlelighters!!!!
If you would like to help the Candlelighters but are unsure how, then why
not donate your recycling??
Items for Recycling can be dropped off at any of the following locations:
Region
Company
Contact
St. John’s
Evergreen
Kiersten Hiscock - 758-5353
Mount Pearl/Gander/ Grandfalls-Winsor/ Scotia Recycling
Corner Brook/ and
Stephenville
Krystal - 579-7466
Wabush
B&D Enterprises - Hodge Marg Pinksten - 282-2232
Brothers
Goose Bay
Roger’s Recycling & Conven- Brenda or Jackie - 896-5041
ience
Bay Roberts/Old Perlican/Blaketown and Green Depot
Colliers
Jeff Atkinson - 786-2120
Bay Bulls
Southern Shore Green Depot
Eileen Puddister - 334-3577
Baie Verte/La Scie
Peninsula Wholesalers
Judy Loveman - 532-4446
Deer Lake/Pasadena
Sedler Green Depot
635-3110
Port Aux Choix/Three Mile Rock/Bird MVP Recycling
Cove/ Roddickton/ St. Anthony/ St.
Barbe
Judy Payne - 861-3348
As mentioned on the front page, we now have a website
(www.candlelightersnl.com) You can access the Newsletter from the
homepage under the Newsletter link on the top….. another great way to
go green this year!!! If you would like to discontinue receiving the paper
copy of the newsletter then please email your complete mailing address to
[email protected]
to have your address removed from the newsletter mailings list.
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The Candlelighters Say a Special Thank You
Thank you to Ches’s Fish and Chips
Thank you again for your very kind donation of $11, 900.00!!!
Thank you so much for your continued support. Ches’s continues to have their Onion Ring
sales every Sunday and all proceeds from the sales of onion rings go towards Camp Delight!!!
So... make it a family thing on Sundays and go out to help support Camp Delight!!!
A very special Thank you to Teresa Bullen and Glenda Frampton who donated $900.00 selling Christmas Ornaments and
Also Teresa Donated $600.00 from ticket sales on a Santa Claus!! Thanks girls for your kind donation!!
Thank you to the H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre and NL Power for your very kind donation of $5000.00!!!
Thank you to Kelsey Hamilton and the Staff at Lawton’s for your very kind donation of $1000.00!!
Thank you to the Goldwing Riders for your very kind donation of $1260.00!!
Thank you to Fortis Properties for your very kind donation of $1000.00!!
Thank you to Nalcor for your very kind donation of $500.00!!
Thank you to Glenda McDonald for your very kind donation of $600.00!!
Thank you to Blue Fin RV Trailer Park Inc. and Eddie Coffee Group for your very kind donation of $820.00!!
We would like to say a special thank you to everyone who remembers the Candlelighters with your kind donations. We
are very grateful to you for making Candlelighters and Camp Delight possible!!!
Reminder: If you want to be on our email list or your email has recently changed please send your
email address along to John Bullen at [email protected] or call John at 576-0280.
Dates to Remember
The Candlelighters Christmas Party is set to take place on Sunday, December 12, 2010 from 1-5pm, at
the Pleasantville Legion. We hope that you and your family can attend to enjoy the fun, friendship and a
great visit from Santa. To avoid disappointment, please register early. In order to make plans and order
supplies we need to know how many people to expect.
You can register by contacting Kim Fudge at 726-5625.
Candlelighters Monthly Meetings: Our regular monthly parent support meeting is on the last Tuesday of the month at
7:00pm and is held in the conference room on the fourth floor of the Janeway (just left of the elevators). Dates
to remember are: November 30th; January 25th; February 22nd; and March 29th. Reminder: There is no
meeting in December.