December 2008
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Women’s Auxiliary News
The Fall Bazaar was an outstanding
success with over $3,600 raised for CMHA programs. The Ladies thank all of
those who gave their support to the bazaar through donations, purchases and
volunteer assistance. The incredible hard work of this wonderful group of
women has helped to raise enough money to improve the lives of our
participants in a wide range of ways, from an awesome drumming workshop for
Community Explorations clients, to practical items that help programs provide
the best possible service. Thanks to everyone, we could not have done it
without your support.
Quotes:
Superman's
not brave. You can't be brave if you're indestructible. It's every day
people, like you and me, that are brave knowing we could easily be defeated
but still continue forward. - unknown
Dreams are renewable. No matter what our
age or condition, there are still untapped possibilities within us and new
beauty waiting to be born. - Dr. Dale
Turner
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HAPPY
HOLIDAYS FROM ALL OF US AT CMHA!!
Changes in the Agency:
The year of 2008 has been one of
many changes here at CMHA. Marilyn
Elbourne and Maxine Dell,
both whom have served the agency for nearly 20 years have retired, leaving a
legacy of passion and hard work. CMHA administration welcomes Pam Edwards as Associate
Director and Kelley Heard as the
head of the Housing department. We also welcomed a newcomer, Jennifer Parkinson, to the Alzheimers program.
Jennifer has replaced Lori James-Derry who has also retired this year.
In
August 2008, Our Executive Director, Liam McEnery decided to explore
new horizons in Ontario.
Pam Edwards has been appointed as the Acting Executive Director until further
notice.
Program Services
This year
we have served over 500 people in our core programs, continue to provide
housing for over 230 people with a mental illness and take an average of 5
calls or emails a week from people seeking support or advice about mental
illness. We have found over 80 jobs for participants in the NetWorks program
this year, and received 280 referrals for the G.R.O.W program. We have also
seen a recent increase in the referral rate to the Alzheimers Day Program. Additionally this year we ran two very successful
youth programs called Skills by Design, funded by Service Canada, which assisted youth in returning to school
or gaining employment. We are hoping to
run another youth program in 2009, potentially in partnership with the BC
museum.
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