DRC Annual Report 2018

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3 Last but not least, we can celebrate a number of local sponsors whose contribution in finances or resources help us in reach, quality and capacity. Our corporate donors include Morris Home Team Real Estate, Hobin Architects, Farm Boy, Westboro Station Dental, Carling Motors, Ottawa Sport and Physiotherapy Clinic, Whispers Pub and Eatery, Neolore Networks, Boston Pizza, Allegra Print and Imaging, Westboro Village Business Improvement Area, and many more. In almost all of these, our connections are personal, we have served them and their families, and they want to help us in return. Their contributions help us host community events, improve our facilities, add equipment and resources that we can then share with our community. They rock. KRA 3 – OUR PEOPLE Dovercourt is a highly desirable place to work and volunteer. Dovercourt attracts, develops and retains talented, engaged and compassionate citizens and leaders. I am particularly proud of the great people on our team. We have an outstanding Board of Directors, whose resumes and skills are very impressive, but their most important quality is their commitment to our vision of an engaged community and their determination to do things the right way for the right results. While there is no shortage of smarts, there is also a richness of caring, they lead with their hearts too. Our full time staff are top notch, recognized across Canada in our field as expert, skilled, and as innovators. They are called upon to speak at national and provincial conferences, step up to assist the City in crisis or program development, and on a daily basis, do their best to meet the needs of our clients of all ages and abilities in a caring and compassionate way. As well, they provide the leadership and mentoring of over 250 part time staff engaged in every aspect of our operations. An important part of our vision is to be a great employer, to support and teach our people how to be great employees, and to share our enthusiasm for the very meaningful work that we get to do. Of course, that includes all ages and abilities, and our supported workers are very much a part of our team and have become over the years, part of our extended family as well. We take great joy in seeing where our alumni have gone, and in hearing from them that their time with us was fun, rewarding and something they treasure years afterwards. Having them come back with their children as clients is very cool too. KRA 4 – OUR FACILITIES Dovercourt’s recreation facilities are fully accessible, welcoming and inclusive. Our facilities and programs adapt and expand to meet the changing needs of our community and clients. Of course, <strong>2018</strong> was a most tumultuous year as we built a $1.7 million, 3000 square foot addition to our mother ship. With the expert help from Hobin Architects who had built the original centre in 1987, our amazing construction Management team from TALCO, very skilled trades people, and our partners the City of Ottawa, we are enjoying a bright new gym and accessible washrooms. As well, our landlord the City of Ottawa has been making a concerted effort to tune up the rest of the building, and we saw a significant investment from them in repair and improvements at Dovercourt and our McKellar community building. We entered our 2 nd year of partnership with Carlingwood Community Association, taking over the wading pool supervision at their site, assisting with their winter rink operations,
4 and hopefully, setting the stage for a bigger and better community building at their site in the next year or so. We continue to look after the wading pool and rinks at Westboro Kiwanis, Woodroffe, and McKellar Park, as well as the community buildings at Van Lang and McKellar, and the Bluesfest School of Music and Art (BSOMA) at Festival House. Our partnership at the Van Lang Fieldhouse is also thriving. We are seeing a very well used building and great community connections with the help of our partners Carlington Community Health, Westboro Beach Community Association, and Ottawa Community Housing. KRA 5 – THE CITY Dovercourt is a highly regarded partner for the City of Ottawa. Every year, we celebrate the trust that the City of Ottawa has placed in us as their service provider for recreation in our part of the city. We do our best to be both an efficient and effective supplier, while keeping up the community activism that are our roots. The secret to a great partnership is a shared vision. We pay close attention to their objectives, and do our best to contribute to our mutual goals of a safe and caring community, while doing it our way. We celebrate as well a new partnership with another community builder, the NCC. The SJAM Winter Trail has been a big hit, providing a great opportunity to ski, fat bike, snowshoe, or walk along the beautiful riverfront. It has been a great way for us to show we will partner with anybody who will shares our vision of a healthy, active and engaged community. John Rapp Executive Director John Rapp Director Team: Kathleen Finn, Robin Cloutier, Trish Stolte, Geoff Cass, Steve Nason
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