Submitted by T Kirby on Wed, 2011-10-05 17:16.
The Open House was an excellent opportunity for everyone to see the upgrades to our Joan Scott Developmental Center and to see the beautiful Sensory Garden.
Mayor John Williams and Rick Norlock, MP presented CLQW with commemorative certificates. We would like to thank the federal government for their Enabling Accessibility Grant and the Ministry of Community and Social Services for their Capital Grant that made the renovations to the building possible.
A special "Thank You" goes out to all the landscapers and gardeners and community members who volunteered their time and energies and donated equipment, and product that resulted in our beautiful Sensory Garden.
Please stay tuned for pictures.
Submitted by T Kirby on Tue, 2011-09-06 17:17.
Community Living Quinte West recently hosted their 52nd Annual General Meeting at the beautiful Timber Ridge Golf Course.
The evening started with our 2nd Annual Golf Ball Drop. Thank you to Ray Power from Trenton Tree Service for volunteering his time and cherry picker to hoist John Klein from NoZac Carpentry, high into the air to drop approximately 200 golf balls onto the putting green.
Congratulations to our first place winner Jim Sullivan who took home $500 for his ball being dropped closest to the hole and Keith Sarasin who won two free registrations for next year’s Community Living Quinte West’s Tee Off for Inclusion golf tournament. A special thank you is also extended to John Klein for being such a good sport.
The evening progressed through the business of the day with the presentation and acceptance of the auditor’s report, the appointment of WELCH LLP as auditors for 2011-2012. Mark Wright, a self advocate, spoke to us about his journey to reaching independence and living on his own. Dr. Ted Jackson spoke to us about the changing world for non profits and how we will have to invest in “social gold”, better known as networking and collaborative partnerships, to be able to continue our work. The Board of Directors was then elected. Michelle Earle, Laurie Schmitt, Betty Clost, Peter O’Connell, Ann Gunner, John Klein, and Pam Tooley were sworn in by Joe Duff.
Several staff were recognized for their years of service. Others were recognized for their special contributions to lives of the people we support. Three special awards were given out. The Business Recognition Award went to Mkr Cabinets of Trenton for being totally inclusive in their workplace, accepting an individual with an intellectual disability as a member of their team without wanting special considerations or extra support staff. The Community Partnership Award went to the Quinte West YMCA for their contribution to the HELMS Project, helping to make community sports programs accessible to people with intellectual disabilities. The Benefactor of the Year Award went to John Klein of NoZac Carpentry. Mr. Klein has supported our fundraising efforts, has donated time, materials, and energy to the renovations at Canal Street and has demonstrated what inclusion is all about. He treats everyone with dignity and respect, regardless of who they are.
Congratulations and thank you to all of the award recipients for everything that you have contributed this agency.
Submitted by T Kirby on Mon, 2011-07-25 09:51.
Blue Skies for 4th Annual Tee-Off for Incusion Golf Tournament
The 4th Annual Community Living Quinte West Golf Classic, Tee-Off for Inclusion, took place on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the beautiful Timber Ridge Golf Course. Despite long range warnings of bad weather, the tournament opened to beautiful, clear, sunny skies for the first time in four years.
This wonderful weather brought golfers out in full force. This year, a record number of seventeen teams participated in the best ball scramble, hosted by Kris Newbury of the New York Rangers. As part of the celebration, Kris Newbury was awarded the Benefactor of the Year Award for allowing CLQW to use his celebrity status to advertise our Golf Classic, and for consistently attending our tournament, bringing his friends to participate, and for contributing prizes.
A heartfelt “Thank You” goes out to everyone who sponsored or donated to this year’s tournament. This year’s special prizes included a HOLE-IN-ONE prize of a 2011 Hyundai Elantra and a Golf Vacation for 2 sponsored by Belleville Hyundai. RBC Royal Bank and HKMB HUB each sponsored a $10,000 HOLE-IN-ONE prize. (We are still waiting for our first Hole-in-One winner). NoZac Carpentry sponsored the breakfast for all 82 attendees (golfers and volunteers).
 RBC Royal Bank also donated $1000 to the programs of CLQW. Many local businesses donated to the prize table making the choice a hard one. The Silent Auction table also had a variety of articles and baskets to entice people. A small bidding war was waged over the jersey donated by Kris Newbury and John Klein of NoZac Carpentry was the lucky final bidder. This community spirit is so very much appreciated.
The overall winners, pictured here, were Norm Belyea, Del Cordeiro, Steve Picco and Joe Fenech with a respectable score of 64, seven under par. Winners of the Closest to the Pin competition were Cal Roberts and Dianne Jamieson. Winners of the Longest Drive competition were Steve Picco and CLQW’s own Darlene Dale. Winners of the Putting Contest were Ross Efstathiadis and Darlene Dale. (It looks like next year, all of the lady golfers will be gunning for Darlene Dale!!! Look out Darlene! )
The 2nd Annual Bill Slimmon Memorial Award for Perseverance was awarded to the team of Barry Newbury, John Hennick, Peter Shell and Tom Riggs, pictured above. Bill Slimmon was a big supporter of CLQW.
Golfers were served another excellent meal of steak, chicken, or Portobello mushrooms and all the BBQ fixings, plus a selection of delicious pies for dessert. Thanks to Paul Aitken, and his team at Timber Ridge for their assistance the day of the tournament.
Watch for exciting news of our 5th annual tournament, to be held Saturday, June 9, 2012. Register early!
Submitted by T Kirby on Thu, 2011-05-12 17:23.
HELMS (Health, Energy, Learning, Motivation thru Sports) has had another exciting summer. People enjoyed sailing on the Bay of Quinte with Quinte SailAbility, horseback riding at various stables in the area, camping, golfing, and new this year - baseball, and wilderness camping (and learning to canoe). People will be enjoying a wind up banquet for baseball and everyone will have their achievements recognized. It's possible we will be a part of regular ball tournaments next year. That will be exciting!!
We are gearing up for winter sports. The ever popular skiing will be back as will the snow shoeing and cross country skiing. We are trying to get some curling started.
The activities at the YMCAs continue to be popular, especially the swimming.
A new component of HELMS this year is a research project with Queen's University. the purpose of the research study to show and document what we already know .... that participation in community sports is beneficial to people with intellectual disabilities emotionally and developmentally, as well as physically. We look forward to working with the Queen's students.
Submitted by communitylivingadmin on Thu, 2011-05-12 17:22.
We are seeking volunteers for the following:
Association
- CLQW is seeking people who want to make a difference in people's lives. If you are looking for ways to give back to your community call us to find out more about the rewards of Board membership. We are looking for people who are curious, energetic, collaborative, and dedidcated.
If the words above describe you, then read on. If you have leaderhip skills, fund raising expertise, the ability to advocate and a belief in social justice, please contact us for more information on Board membership.
CLQW helps people people with intellectual disabilities to live as valuable members of the community. If Board membership interests you, you will have the opprtunity to provide strategic direction to the agency while having the opportunity to learn more about the changing attitudes and ways to support people with intellectual disabilities. Your membership on this Board will make a difference. Please submit your resume to Recruitment Committee, Community Living Quinte West, 52 Lafferty Rd., Trenton, Ontario K8V 5P7 or e-mail it to communitylivingquintewest@clqw.ca.
- CLQW hosts bi-weekly bingos at the Lions' Bingo Hall in Belleville - one week it is on the Tuesday and two weeks later it is on the Thursday. We are responsible for having volunteers available to call back the numbers when bingo is called and to do up the reports. We are looking for people to call back the numbers at one or both bingos. All assistance would be appreciated. This is an important fundraiser for us. The money is used to help the individuals we support with unusual expenses. If you have time to share and would like tohelp at the bingos please fill out the volunteer application below and submit it to the Volunteer Co-ordinator as directed below.
Residential
- Do you like to do scapbooking? Two ladies are seeking someone to enjoy this with them. Scrapbooking is the first Thursday of the month in Trenton. If this is something you are interested in please fill out the Volunteer Application below and submit it to the Volunteer Co-ordinator as directed below.
- Are you into antique cars and car rallies? Are you willing to share this with someone? Please fill out the Volunteer Application below and submit it to the Volunteer Co-ordinator as directed below.
- Do you like to sit on the deck with the breeze flowing throughh your hair sipping tea? Do you like to go for walks letting the breeze refresh you, smelling the scents of spring and Summer? Would you like to share this with someone? Please fill out the Volunteer Application below and submitt it to the Volunteer Co-ordinator as directed below.
Day Program
- Compass Program – volunteer drivers to get people to activities
- Compass is an educational program where individuals learn about the world around them. Do you have a special interest that you would like to share? The program covers a wide variety of topics and is always looking for new ones. For more information send an e-mail to communitylivingquitewest@clqw.ca with Compass as the subject.
Please click on the attachment to download the Volunteer Application Form. Once you have completed the form please send it to the Volunteer Co-ordinator either by e-mail at commuitylivingquintewest@clqw.ca , at the above address or by fax to the above fax number.
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