Winter 2010 - Community Support Connections
Winter 2010 - Community Support Connections
Winter 2010 - Community Support Connections
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In This Issue<br />
Volunteer Appreciation 1<br />
Who’s Who at CSC 2<br />
Volunteer Spotlight 2<br />
FUNdraising 3<br />
Income Tax Clinics 3<br />
Thank Yous 4<br />
Stuff A Stocking 4<br />
Mark Your<br />
Calendar…<br />
Symphony of Love Gala<br />
February 12, 2011<br />
Drive to Deliver Golf<br />
Tournament<br />
May 10, 2011<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong><br />
Meals on Wheels and More<br />
NEWSLETTER - WINTER <strong>2010</strong><br />
Celebrating Hundreds of Years of Caring<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong><br />
- Meals on Wheels and More<br />
proudly hosted its annual<br />
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner<br />
on October 6, <strong>2010</strong> at the<br />
Cambridge Holiday Inn to pay<br />
tribute to the awe inspiring<br />
dedication of some of Waterloo<br />
Region‘s finest citizens.<br />
Over 200 volunteers attended—<br />
many receiving awards for years<br />
of service. THANK YOU to ALL<br />
our volunteers!<br />
Top: 15 year award recipients Shirley Wildfang, Teresa Heibein, Graham Weber, John Brown,<br />
Ida Francis, Ron Pope, Joan Henkel, Art Robertson, Jennifer Jackson Middle left: 20 year<br />
volunteer Donna Robertson with Linda Flemming Middle right: 10 year recipients Henry &<br />
Elfriede Bergman, Gloria & Bill Coats, Christian Sebastian, John Hall, Robert Kerr, Brendan<br />
Kelly, Terry-Lynn Walker 3rd row left: 5 year recipients Marie Robinson, Dennis Zettel,<br />
Gloria Schwartz, Gord King, Javier Perez, Barb Hanna, John Boehmer, Cathy Bradley, Ryan<br />
Bayne, Robert Garbig, Judy Renwick-Taylor, Sundra Viswanatha, Lazlo Szabo, Roland<br />
Levesque, Timothy Luckhurst 3rd row right: 20 year recipients Ted Scharf & Jeff Holland<br />
with Jennifer Ball Left: Ann Robitaille with 25 year recipient John Scheele.<br />
Enabling people to live at home with independence and dignity
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Our Staff<br />
Business Office<br />
Jo Anne Eckert<br />
Huma Lodhi<br />
Mozes Magyar<br />
Lori Smetaniuk<br />
Sue Tisdale<br />
Care Coordination<br />
Claire Bentley<br />
Heidi Bevan<br />
Linda Flemming<br />
Erika Lam<br />
Andrea Lebel<br />
Angela Romanick<br />
Executive Director<br />
Dale Howatt<br />
Meals on Wheels &<br />
<strong>Community</strong> Dining<br />
Agnes Arthur<br />
Beth Attwood<br />
Jennifer Ball<br />
Travis Bowyer<br />
Donna Bulpitt<br />
Christine Clowes<br />
Hanadi Fourani<br />
Natalie Hoshing<br />
Sue Murphy-Whiteman<br />
Deb Underwood<br />
Program Development<br />
Lisa Armstrong<br />
Monica Morrison<br />
Transportation<br />
Emilie Brown<br />
Glen Baird<br />
Ray Berge<br />
Marie Kaal<br />
Kevin Smith<br />
Volunteer Coordination &<br />
Event Planning<br />
Rosalind Horne<br />
Krista Lavender<br />
Ann Robitaille<br />
Joy Smith<br />
Worker Coordinator<br />
Heather Mason<br />
Our Board of Directors<br />
President Monica Himmelman<br />
Vice President Karl Kaufman<br />
Secretary Valerie Feick<br />
Treasurer Joanne King<br />
Ryan Bayne<br />
Stephanie Ellens-Clark<br />
John Hall<br />
Darryl K. Horst<br />
Vicki MacDonald<br />
Dawn Phillips-Brown<br />
Wendy Rose<br />
Sylvia Scott<br />
Carla Verwijs<br />
Mary Wright<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong> — Meals on Wheels and More <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Newsletter<br />
Titia Taylor: From ECE to Christmas Year Round<br />
Titia Taylor has been volunteering<br />
with <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong><br />
since before it even existed. For two<br />
years she worked as an event<br />
volunteer for Raise Home <strong>Support</strong>‘s<br />
annual fundraising gala, and has<br />
been on board with <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong>‘ Symphony of<br />
Love ever since the agency joined<br />
forces with the three other<br />
organisations that now make up<br />
CSC.<br />
After teaching in the Early Childhood<br />
Education program at Conestoga<br />
College for 36 years, Titia let her<br />
volunteering responsibilities expand<br />
upon her retirement.<br />
A Warm Welcome...<br />
... to Krista Lavender, Andrea Lebel, Lisa Armstrong and Deb Underwood who<br />
joined our staff in November! Krista will be one of our Volunteer Coordinators<br />
during Michelle Hughe‘s parental leave (congratulations Michelle!). Andrea is our<br />
new Crisis Worker, replacing Maria Sherwood who has joined the IGSW Team at<br />
our Waterloo Office. Lisa is providing research and evaluation support to the<br />
leadership team and Board of Directors and Deb is providing support to our Meals<br />
on Wheels team in Kitchener.<br />
We‘re also pleased to announce that Agnes Arthur, our Cambridge Program<br />
Assistant, has taken a new role with the organization as our Receptionist—so it will<br />
be her friendly voice you hear when you call. Agnes‘ presence will enable Marie<br />
and Emilie to respond in more depth to our transportation and Meals on Wheels<br />
clients when they call. Hanadi Fourani, our Meals Assistant in Cambridge wiill be<br />
combining her responsibilities with those of Program Assistant—so we‘ll be seeing<br />
more of her cheery smile at the Cambridge site! Beth Attwood will be increasing<br />
her time at <strong>Community</strong> Dining as our new <strong>Community</strong> Dining Assistant.<br />
“Enabling people to live at home with independence and dignity”<br />
―I like this because it gets me doing<br />
something different from early childhood<br />
education. I love the people, I really<br />
enjoy the gala - it just took off from<br />
there.‖<br />
One of Titia‘s main roles is chairing the<br />
silent auction committee for the<br />
Symphony of Love. The Symphony of<br />
Love features dinner by candlelight,<br />
dancing to the catchy tunes of the<br />
Toronto All-Star Big Band, and the silent<br />
auction which features over 100 items.<br />
Titia leads the team in organising the<br />
collection and wrapping of each and every<br />
one.<br />
―It feels a little like Christmas all of the<br />
time when you‘re getting these donations<br />
and packaging them all up,‖ said<br />
Titia. ―It‘s just fun to do. It‘s exciting to<br />
see how the community participates and<br />
gets involved.‖<br />
For more information about<br />
volunteering with<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong><br />
<strong>Connections</strong>—Meals on<br />
Wheels and More or our<br />
Symphony of Love Gala<br />
call 519-772-8787
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong> — Meals on Wheels and More <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2010</strong> Newsletter<br />
Dance the Night Away & support<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong><br />
Dance the night away with your sweetheart on Saturday, February 12, 2011.<br />
Enjoy an elegant evening of gourmet fare, fine wine and music second to<br />
none. The world renowned Toronto All Star Big Band is once again returning<br />
to delight dancers with the spirit, style and sound of the 1930s and 40s—that<br />
golden age of big bands.<br />
Tickets are $125 per person—and include a $50 charitable tax receipt. They<br />
can be purchased online at www.communitysupportconnections.org or by<br />
calling the office at 519-772-8787.<br />
All proceeds support <strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong><br />
<strong>Connections</strong>—Meals on Wheels and More.<br />
The 2011<br />
is now available at all CSC<br />
offices. The annual coupon<br />
book for local restaurants,<br />
attractions and golf courses is<br />
valid immediately and until<br />
December 31, 2011!<br />
Book<br />
A great Christmas gift for the<br />
person who has everything!<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong> - Meals on Wheels and<br />
More is pleased to announce that the Phoenix Cultural Centre<br />
of Waterloo-Wellington, who brings the internationally<br />
acclaimed Shen Yun Performing Arts experience to Waterloo<br />
Region every year, will be donating 10% of every ticket<br />
purchased to CSC when customers use the promo code<br />
―CSCMOW”.<br />
Shen Yun Performing Arts will be featured at The Centre in<br />
the Square from January 1-4, 2011. Tickets can be<br />
purchased at the box office and online at<br />
www.phoenixculturalcentre.org or www.centresquare.com/january.html.<br />
Only orders quoting the code<br />
―CSCMOW‖ will have proceeds donated to <strong>Community</strong><br />
<strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong>- Meals on Wheels and More.<br />
Souper Success<br />
Over 400 people attended our inaugural Souper Sampler and helped to raise almost $8,000 to support Meals on<br />
Wheels! Celebrity judges Gayle O‘Brien from Dave FM, Andrew Coppolino, host of The Food Show on 570 News,<br />
and Cambridge Mayor Doug Craig commended all participants – noting it was difficult to choose ‗just one‘, but<br />
when pressed to do so, they named The Bruce Restaurant and Lounge‘s Butternut Squash Soup the ‗Best Soup‘.<br />
Honourable mentions were also awarded to Daniel‘s Cheese and Deli for their delicious red lentil soup, and Select<br />
Service Caterers for their smoked corn chowder. ‖People‘s Choice‖ went to the turtle cheesecake served by<br />
KitchenWorks, who provides meals for Meals on Wheels clients in Cambridge.<br />
Thank you to Gerdau Ameristeel, Gore Mutual Insurance Company, and Cowan Insurance for your sponsorship, our<br />
tremendous volunteer team - including the <strong>Winter</strong>Hawks, our celebrity judges, and everyone who helped make our<br />
first Souper Sampler such a phenomenal success.<br />
“Enabling people to live at home with independence and dignity”<br />
Income Tax<br />
Clinics<br />
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<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong>—<br />
Meals on Wheels and More is<br />
pleased to announce that once<br />
again, our dedicated volunteers are<br />
offering free income tax assistance<br />
to seniors whose income is under<br />
$25,000 for singles and $30,000<br />
for couples.<br />
Clinics will be offered on<br />
Wednesdays from March 2, 2011<br />
through April 27th. If interested,<br />
please call Emilie at 519-772-8787<br />
x 202 to make an appointment.
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<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong><br />
Thank you to our generous donors<br />
The following individuals and organizations generously donated to<br />
<strong>Community</strong> <strong>Support</strong> <strong>Connections</strong> - Meals on Wheels and More from<br />
September 1, <strong>2010</strong> - November 15th, <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
This support is invaluable, and the mark of a truly caring community.<br />
Our sincere thanks for helping us to help people live at home with<br />
independence and dignity!<br />
Eileen Antoniak<br />
John Baer<br />
Barrday<br />
Ingeborg (Inge) Barron<br />
Walter Baxter<br />
Robert Bell<br />
Patrick Berg<br />
Rosemarie Bevan<br />
Lawrence & Jane Bingeman<br />
John Brown<br />
Edna Bryce<br />
Carol Buchanan<br />
Carol Burnside<br />
Mary Jane Chiasson<br />
Al Clark<br />
Margaret Conner<br />
Robert Cooper<br />
Shirley Cornell<br />
Wilfred Coutts<br />
Estate of Rita Crispin<br />
Joyce Crumplin<br />
Joe Darkes<br />
Janet Douma<br />
Janet Fraser<br />
Robert Garbig<br />
Rolando Gonzalez<br />
Peter Hallman<br />
Dorothy Hammond<br />
Helen Hardy<br />
*Charitable receipts are<br />
issued for the year in<br />
which the donation is<br />
received.<br />
Norman Harrison<br />
Mary Joan Hartleib<br />
Dave Hewitt<br />
Grace Jutzi<br />
Doug Kaminska<br />
James Kempel<br />
Olive Kingson<br />
Estate of Irma Koch<br />
Rose Kotecki<br />
Christine Kraemer<br />
Hartman Krug<br />
Janet Krul<br />
Homer Langford<br />
R. William Lavigne<br />
Harold Luft<br />
Joyce MacCallum<br />
Bernard Mahler<br />
Margaret McCuish<br />
Slava McIntyre<br />
Bob McKee<br />
Olive McLachlin<br />
Margaret McLellan<br />
David Nicholl<br />
Alfred Nickel<br />
Norris Bakery<br />
Mary Oakes<br />
Margaret Oberlander<br />
Marlene Pink<br />
Maryanne Poland<br />
Marilyn Post<br />
Elmer Potz<br />
Marg Puttock<br />
Barbara Reinhart<br />
Oren Robinson<br />
William Robinson<br />
Betty Roelofson<br />
Shoukry Saleh<br />
Fred Schell<br />
Marie Schnarr<br />
Shoppers Drug Mart (Bridgeport & Weber)<br />
Robert Snelgrove<br />
Jocelyne Sobeski<br />
Guenther Sprenger<br />
Isabelle Stauffer<br />
Courtney Steggles<br />
Rod Swartz<br />
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc<br />
Regina Tvrdon<br />
Ryan Van Horne<br />
Graham Weber<br />
Jim Wild<br />
Sandra Williams<br />
Rev. Paul Zacharias<br />
Larry Ziegler<br />
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“Enabling people to live at home with independence and dignity”<br />
A special thanks to<br />
Did you know?<br />
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Shopper’s Drug Mart<br />
at Bridgeport & Weber in<br />
Waterloo for hosting their annual<br />
Stuff a Stocking<br />
for a Senior<br />
Over 300 isolated seniors will<br />
receive special gifts and warm<br />
wishes from the community<br />
through this program.<br />
In October <strong>2010</strong>,we<br />
supported 1,306 people<br />
over the age of 80<br />
(7 over 100)<br />
living independently in their<br />
own homes?
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