SARC Update Winter 2014-2015

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SARC Update Leadership Winter 2014-2015

Summary of SARC’s Fall Conference that took place on October 22-23

Best practices in recruitment and retention from Caring Careers

Caring Careers helps SARC Members with recruitment efforts at job fairs, etc.

LEAPing into leadership: The first LEAP class is mid-way through the year

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SARC U P D AT E Winter 2014-2015

From Meadow Lake to Florida A once in a life time chance to go to Disneyworld

Fun-filled Festivities

Porcupine Opportunities Program celebrates its 40th p. 4 anniversary

Rink Ready

Saskatchewan Abilities Council in Regina makes Ringette sticks p. 9

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Educating Everyone

The FASD Network offers training services to classes p. 10 and beyond

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Contents

3 News from SARC Members Read about Creative Options Regina’s 4 to 40 initiative, FASD Network training opportunities, and much more!

12 DEAM 2014 SARC and its Members celebrate the recognition of Disability Employment Awareness Month in the province of Saskatchewan.

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Caring Careers Update Read about the latest updates from SARC’s recruitment and retention efforts under the Caring Careers brand.

14 Training In-house

Options for training offerings in-house have increased over the years - let SARC come to you to meet your training needs.

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SARCAN and Telemiracle This decade-old partnership is a unique Saskatchewan success story.

Technology

and People with Disabilities The theme of this year’s United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities was technology. As the world changes, connectivity has become an imperative part of belonging in one’s community. It is becoming increasingly important that people with disabilities are offered the opportunity to connect with family, friends, their community, and the world.

When a person with a disability has the opportunity to use the internet, own an iPad or have a smartphone, they open up new possibilities, from being able to keep in closer and more frequent contact with friends and family, to endless learning opportunities on all kinds of subjects. From apps on keeping organized and paying bills, to those that teach sign language, or provide alternative options for communication, the opportunities are endless.

What’s more important is the fact that a whole new job market presents itself to those who are technologically inclined. In addition to smartphones, tablets and computers, there is also special equipment available to make using these devices easier for those with limited mobility.

I encourage you to watch Kristin Hancock’s story on our website. Krisitn won this year’s Al McGuire Award for Move to Independent Living (pictured, left, with award nominator Jill Schick of Battlefords Residential Services, Inc.). Her iPad is an integral part of her independence. Stories like Kristin’s are happening all over Saskatchewan. Make sure to send us yours!

Sydney Smith, Editor ssmith@sarcan.sk.ca (306) 933-0616 ext. 236

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The 4 to 40 Initiative: Connecting people with disabilities to forward-thinking employers

4to40

4 to 40 is an initiative to connect people experiencing disability with forwardthinking employers who embrace a flexible 4 to 40 hour work week. 4 to 40 was created as a partnership between Creative Options Regina (COR) and Campus For All (CFA), University of Regina. COR is a non-profit organization that develops personalized support services for people experiencing disability, while CFA is an inclusive post secondary education initiative at the U of R. We believe that people experiencing disability have much to offer the work

place and the community; however, it is imperative to take people with intellectual disabilities out of the mainstream competition for paid employment. It is not an equal playing field! The ideal method for a person with an intellectual disability is to attain meaningful, paid employment, and this happens through job customization.

operations and nature of each individual workplace, or even work area, to uncover the opportunities that lie within.

4 to 40 strives to attain meaningful paid employment for individuals served by COR and CFA. By utilizing a team approach using COR support personnel and CFA staff, 4 to 40 provides ongoing support to both the employee and employer.

Using a person-centred approach, 4 to 40 explores each individual job seeker’s goal, values dreams and employment ambitions. Job customization has the ability to occur within any sector given the needs of the employer and skill-set of the prospective employee. To be effective, one must deeply understand the

Giving Thanks at Cosmo SaskTel Pioneers and Cosmopolitan Clubs International assist Cosmo Learning Centre

The Cosmopolitan Learning Centre would like to extend appreciation to the SaskTel Pioneers for their support in the creation of an outdoor patio for participants to enjoy! The patio space allows individuals to enjoy the outdoors. On behalf of the

Board of Directors, program participants and employees of Cosmopolitan Learning Centre, thank you to all of the Members of the SaskTel Pioneers for this beautiful patio - it has been a great partnership!

We also wish to express appreciation to the Cosmopolitan Clubs International for their ongoing support.

The Cosmopolitan Learning Centre was a recipient of funds from the Regina Capital Cosmopolitan OPA Cosmo 2014 event as well as the Regina Cosmopolitan Club

Charity Fair and Auction 2014.

The Cosmopolitan Wascana Couples Club recently raised funds that will be used to enhance the music therapy program at the Centre. On behalf of the Board of Directors, Program Participants and Employees of the Cosmopolitan Learning Centre, thank you to all of the Cosmopolitan Club Members and the community members who supported these events.

Your support of the Cosmopolitan Learning Centre truly enriches the lives of the men and women being served by the organization!

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Cheers to 40 great years!

The Porcupine Opportunities Program has a rich history of serving the community of Porcupine Plain, Hudson Bay, Bjorkdale and Kelvington. In September 2014, P.O.P. celebrated 40 years of providing vocational and residential programs for people that deserve a chance to succeed.

The achievements and milestones reached at P.O.P. have been many over the past 40 years. These results could not have occured without the generous donations and funding have come from the local and provincial Kinsmen Club, Porcupine Plain & District Lions Club, the citizens of Porcupine Plain, as well as the provincial and federal governments.

The people of Porcupine Plain have embraced the residents and participants of the program over the last four decades by welcoming and significantly contributed to the success of people with disabilities living in the area through time and generosity.

In 1974, Porcupine Opportunities Program was formed andby a local parent group. The program operated out of an old school house and provided a sheltered industry setting for nine people with disabilities. Funding was provided at that time by federal government grants. In the early 1980s, P.O.P. incorporated into the present-day Porcupine Opportunities Program.

On June 14, 1984, the sod-turning ceremony took place for a new workshop. On hand for the ceremony included former Prime Minister Joe Clark. On April 26, 1989, the first residential group home opened.

Additional homes opened in 1994 and 2012.

Today, P.O.P. provides residences and vocational programs for 35 individuals facilitiated by 65 employees.

Residential supports include: three full-service group homes, two enhanced and partially-independent homes and three independent living residences.

Other P.O.P. services include: operating the SARCAN Recycling depots in Porcupine Plain and Hudson Bay, a retail plaza, laundromat, apartment building, and managing a successful core box program that has expanded throughout the years to serve the mining industry of Western Canada.

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Al McGuire Awards 2005 In 2005, Sherry Dobrowski was the recipient of the Al McGuire Award for Move to Independent Living.

Sherry is pictured (right) with Josie McGuire, the founder of the awards. The awards are named after her late husband, Al McGuire, who served on the SARC Board of Directors.

P.O.P. participants Victor Durocher, Rayon Prenevost, Joan Lepard, Lisa Kwiatkowski and Dennis Kuzek have also been recipients of Al McGuire Awards.

Al McGuire Awards 2013 P.O.P. participant Dennis Kuzek was the recipient of the 2013 Al McGuire Award for Move to Independent Living.

In 2008, the Al McGuire Awards started featuring video vignettes of the award recipients that highlight the incredible stories that lead up to the recipient being honoured.

To watch the video of Dennis, visit SARC’s YouTube channel.

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Multiworks Clients Experience Disney The following is an article reprint from author Phil Ambroziak with the Northern Pride in Meadow Lake

It’s known as the place where dreams come true and that’s exactly what happened for Multiworks clients from Meadow Lake recently when they visited Walt Disney World in Florida.

“It was a great trip and the guys really loved it,” explained Multiworks program coordinator Jesse Ramshaw, “They got to experience everything.”

Ramshaw and another staff member accompanied 10 clients on the week-long outing, which took place Aug. 26 to Sept. 2. In order for it to go forward, however, the clients were required to fundraise a minimum of $4,000 to cover outstanding costs they hadn’t already saved for.

Ramshaw said their efforts, combined with the generosity of the Meadow Lake community, is what really allowed the trip to happen.

“At first we weren’t sure if we could pull it off because everything

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We received a number of large donations and I can’t express how thankful everyone is for the community’s involvement

-Jesse Ramshaw was such short notice,” he noted.

“But, in the end, we managed to raise close to $6,500. We received a number of large donations and I can’t express how thankful everyone is for the community’s involvement.”

“I really enjoyed the trip,” Oseemeemow said. “It was fun going to the parks and on the rides. The roller coasters were my favourite part.

One of these years, I hope to do it again.”

As for the trip itself, Ramshaw said the fun began as soon as the group boarded the plane.

His sentiments were echoed by fellow client Cynthia Cantell.

“We had a heck of a time at the airport,” he said “One of the things we were concerned about prior to the trip was how the flight would go. For many of them, this was their first time on an airplane. But, as it turned out, we had a really good flight and that in itself was another great experience for them.”

Among those who took part in the trip was Gavin Oseemeemow.

“Disney World was great,” she said.

“The airplane ride was so much fun too.”

During their trip at Disney World, the group stayed at the Pop Century Resort and had an opportunity to visit all four theme parks – Epcot, the Magic Kingdom, Disney’s Animal Kingdom, and Disney’s Hollywood Studios.

“Each park catered to the diverse

pleasures of each client – roller coasters and other fast rides, as well as the slower, more quiet ones,” Ramshaw said. “Overall, it was a wonderful experience for them.”

Because Multiworks had never organized a trip such as this before, Ramshaw said this one served as sort of a trial to see how things would turn out. Seeing as it was a success, he said this means future trips can now be planned.

“We still have a number of clients who didn’t get to go on the Disney World trip, so we want to be able to do something for them too,” he said.

“We’re going to try to plan something for next summer – possibly a Disney cruise, but there are still a lot of details to confirm.”

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SARC Update Winter 2014-2015

Breaking Ground in Melville

Rail City Industries Inc. in Melville held an official ceremony called “Building Our Vision...For Their Future”, on October 9, 2014, marking the beginning of renovations to the new facility.

In partnership with the Ministry of Social Services, SARC and Sask. Housing, we are renovating an existing building located at 150- 2nd Ave. West in Melville.

Through a series of fundraising events and donations, we have raised $170,000.00 to date. We have also hosted the ‘Festival of Trees’ community celebration on December 12 and 13, 2014 and on April 11, 2015, we will be hosting a ‘New York, New York’ event with a grand prize of a trip for two to New York.

We are all so excited and look forward to moving into our new facility!

In the photo (L-R): Nina Schindel; Walter Streelasky, Mayor of Melville; the Honourable Bob Bjornerud, MLA for Melville-Saltcoats; Joe Kirwan, Rail City Industries Board Chair, Darcy Bender, Rail City Industires; Sue Sparrow, Rail City Industires CEO.

Walk with me in my world A poem by Brenda Zelko, Rail City Industries Walk with me in my world Walk with me, by my side; Sometimes I need a helping hand And you could be my guide.

Work with me in my world, There’s things I want to learn And when I have a question I will have somewhere to turn.

See the things in my world, The things that interest me, We could open new doors, You might be the key.

Run with me in my world; There’s so much I want to do, And if we stick together We can both learn something new.

Talk to me in my world, There’s so much that we can share, It only takes a minute To show me that you care.

Walk with me in my world, Walk with me to the end We’ll both have something special “A precious, life-long friend.”

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Rink-Ready Ringette Equipment Along with the famous ring, the stick is an iconic symbol of the sport of Ringette. Through a successful partnership between the Saskatchewan Abilities Council and Stinger Sports, quality Ringette sticks are manufactured right here in Saskatchewan at the Regina Wood Products Training Centre.

Stinger Sports built their business on superior quality and good service. The best-kept secret of all is the fact that their reputation for excellence, precision and quality control comes from the clients who manufacture the sticks from start to finish.

The Saskatchewan Abilities Council provides recreational, rehabilitation, and vocational programs to more than 35,000 people living with disabilities throughout the province of

Saskatchewan.

Since the early 1950’s, the Council has continued to broaden its services to be more inclusive of all forms of disability and to help empower and equip their clients through job coaching opportunities.

With four branches located in Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, and Yorkton, each branch specializes in manufacturing specific products and services suitable for commercial use, including Stinger Ringette equipment.

The manufacturing of Ringette sticks provides training opportunities for people living with disabilities.

Producing the sticks helps people with disabilities acquire new skill sets and prepares them for employment.

These opportunities reduce barriers for

people with disabilities and help them participate more fully in society.

Stinger Sports offers a variety of quality Ringette equipment including sticks, pants, girdles and the official ringette rings.

Their newest product, the Stinger X-Calibur, is now available.

This leading-edge stick is manufactured to appeal to offensive and defensive players alike. Featuring a curved groove on the face of the tip, the X-Calibur is designed to seamlessly catch the rounded curved shape of the ring.

Weighing a trim 380 grams and 28mm in diameter, the X-Calibur is also approved by Ringette Canada.

This fall, the Regina Ringette Association featured a contest where Facebook page visitors could post, like and share this photo to win the new stick.

Stinger Sports Ringette Equipment is available at Western Cycle Source for Sports located at: 1550 8th Ave- Regina, Saskatchewan.

For more information on Stinger Sports, visit www.stingersports.ca.

Like Stinger Sports on Facebook www. facebook.com/ StingerSportsRingette for the latest news and updates.

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FASD Network Offers Training Programs The FASD Network of Saskatchewan is a parent-led organization that works with families, youth and adults affected by FASD. When the Network began, very little was known about Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. Now, 20 years later, the Network has expanded its focus to provide in depth training to educators, students and front line workers who have daily interactions with individuals living on the spectrum.

It is the mission of the Network to provide community support through increased awareness and understanding of FASD. To date, the Network has been able to reach over 130 Saskatchewan communities with a variety of tailored workshops and training sessions. Our belief is that education can help families and individuals living with FASD to recognize themselves as supported and valued members of the community.

With the goal of reaching as many community groups as possible, the Network has developed four key training sessions tailored to the needs of individual groups. For frontline workers we offer a three- hour training session which will provide workers with an in depth knowledge of FASD. By gaining this knowledge workers will be able to make sense of the behaviours exhibited by individuals living with FASD and tailor supports to the individual’s needs.

For Post-Secondary students in programs as diverse as corrections, psychology, addictions, nursing and education we have created an interactive FASD workshop. Students learn strategies for support and gain an understanding of the lived experience of FASD. Foster Family Training is provincially mandated in Saskatchewan, as 80% of children with FASD do not live with their birth parents.

This three -hour training helps Foster Families to understand the disability and what strategies and supports they can put in place.

Our latest training that has been developed was created for educators and academic staff that teach individuals living with FASD. This training focuses on classroom strategies and advice to help facilitate learning.

Education Coordinator Jackie Rancourt presents to a post-secondary group.

Specialized training in FASD will help workers, staff and educators better support individuals living with FASD.

As we see more education and awareness among the general public the stigma and fear surrounding this disability will change to understanding and compassion.

To book training for your staff or classroom please contact us: Email: fasdoffice@sasktel.net, Phone: (306) 975 – 0896

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Embracing Diversity Breaking down barriers in North East Saskatchewan

On October 22, 2014, Newsask Community Futures, in partnership with the North East Supported Employment Program, the North East Newcomers Services, Entrepreneurs with Disabilities Program, Tisdale Chamber of Commerce, Nipawin & District Chamber of Commerce, and Melfort Chamber of Commerce, hosted a luncheon and workshop with keynote speakers, Cory Johnson and Milton Tootoosis.

Speakers Cory Johnson and Milton Tootoosis

The main theme of our day was: Embracing Diversity-We need to shift how we work and do business with each other.

Cory Johnson spoke passionately about overcoming obstacles and turning them into possibilities. He inspired the audience with his humor and stories of the challenges he has faced in his life. He challenged everyone to explore new possibilities in their daily life and in the workplace. He delivered a message of hope, mixed with encouragement, for the audience to overcome the barriers that they both impose on themselves, and others impose on them.

Milton Tootoosis spoke to the audience about the history of the Treaties and how we can make the connection between Treaty and economic livelihood today. While the audience and the business community envision full inclusion and diversity in the workplace, there are many challenges to overcome. His focus was on building communities of collaboration with attention to building positive relationships, skills development, creating capacity, effective governance and economic independence within indigenous communities.

A great lunch was served by L & S Catering (a Newcomer with a catering business) and many laughs and a few tears were shared. We are already looking at hosting a similar event next year!

A large crowd gathered at the event on October 22, 2014.

Setting the Bar Businesses who are looking to hire people of all abilities are increasing at a rapid rate. Hosting community events and becoming active in your town’s Chamber of Commerce can help people of all abilities secure employment!

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SARC Celebrates DEAM

SARC is grateful to the Province of Saskatchewan for proclaiming October 2014 as Disability Employment Awareness Month (DEAM). Events happened across the province to celebrate. Some SETI funded projects engaged in community coffee breaks (featuring employers and their staff) and educated the general public on supported employment in their local communities. Other activities across the province included informational events for employers, students, parents, job seekers and local Chambers of Commerce. Employer recognition events were held across the province with many deserving employers being recognized.

Social Media Takeover In recognition of DEAM, SARC’s Social Media Team had some fun posting DEAM-themed articles all month long. Our followers became engaged in all of the things that were happening in Saskatchewan, and beyond, to recognize this important initiative.

SARC Member Agencies that were participating in DEAM sent us photos from their various events. There are so many ways to get people with disabilities into the workforce, and DEAM did an amazing job of recognizing the diverse range of services and supports available.

SARC Members were very active on social media too!

For example, Humboldt and District Community Services created DEAM recognition certificates and spent the month of October surprising deserving businesses that hire people of all abilities.

MentorAbility Day SARC and Partners in Employment (through the Saskatchewan Abilities Council - Saskatoon branch) partnered to find a job seeker who wished to experience an office administration position. Audrey Bueckert spent time being mentored by SARC’s Member Services SETI Update This year’s SETI projects have been focusing on employer engagement. Many of the SETI-funded projects got involved in MentorAbility and activities related to DEAM. This year’s projects are: • Prairie Branches Supported Employment Services (Biggar/Wilkie) • Creative Options Regina and University of Regina’s Campus for All (Regina)

Administrative Assistant, Kari Boudreau, and Executive Assistant, Tracy Whitehead, to see what their duties entailed. After the event Audrey stated, “It was good to see the theory of my courses put into practice; this experience cemented my desire to work in an administrative position”. Melanie Weiss, SARC’s Director of Member Services, stated, “As an employer, the experience with MentorAbility Day was great overall because it reinforced for our employees the values we have as an inclusive workplace.” A video of SARC’s experience with Audrey and MentorAbility Day is available on the SARC website.

MentorAbility will be held annually on the first Wednesday of October.

Employer of Excellence Award SaskTel received the Saskatchewan Employer of Excellence Award at SARC’s Celebrate Success Awards Banquet in Regina on October 22, 2014. SaskTel was nominated by Creative Options Regina and the University of Regina’s Campus for All. Kevan MacBeth, SaskTel’s Manager of Corporate Responsibility, accepted the award and spoke about SaskTel’s plans for expansion in Supported Employment in the future. All of these activities helped promote the successes of inclusion in the work place.

• Saskatchewan Abilities Council - Regina Branch (Regina) • Autism Resource Centre (Regina) • MultiWorks Corporation (Meadow Lake) • Humboldt and District Community Services (Humboldt) • Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (Prince Albert ) • Canadian Mental Health Services (Swift Current) Check SARC’s Facebook page for photos and updates!

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Through Caring Careers, SARC Regular and Associate Members can gain access to a niche job board through the Caring Careers website, attend Career Fairs, and spread the word about recruitment in the disability services sector to members of their communities.

This spring we launched a brand new Caring Careers brochure! This is one more step forward with the recruitment branding and marketing for jobs in this sector, with the purpose to help attract candidates and support the recruitment efforts at SARC Member Agencies. The brochure is targeted at job seekers and provides information about careers in the disability services sector. The brochure, combined with utilizing the website, is a great way to educate job seekers and connect them to job openings at SARC Member Agencies in Saskatchewan.

Caring Careers aims to provide a unification of the sector in recruiting efforts for SARC Member Agencies.

Many job seekers will get a first impression of this sector through the website.

If you would like hard copies of the brochure to use in your recruiting efforts, please contact the SARC office.

Caring Careers is considered a niche job board, which is an effective recruiting strategy in many ways: • Broadcast your job to a targeted audience or sector • Reach passive candidates • Stand out among a smaller group of job postings.

There are many ways to use Caring

Careers to enhance your recruitment efforts. Here are a few suggestions: • Use Caring Careers as part of your recruiting strategy • Post job and volunteer openings on the Caring Careers website • Hand out Caring Careers brochures at community events, job fairs, etc.

• Place Caring Careers brochures on community bulletin boards, public spaces, doctor’s offices, etc.

• Share Caring Careers brochures and the website with local schools/ colleges for teachers and career counselors • Utilize the website as your ‘career’ page online. Major employers have career pages on their website, and Caring Careers can fill that gap • Reference the website on any job postings, advertisements, etc. on other job boards (i.e. SaskJobs, Monster, etc.)

• Keep any continuous openings up (i.e. casuals) – you choose the expiry date Fresh content from Member Agencies (job postings, testimonials, pictures) is pivotal for the website to continue to gain momentum across the province.

Members can post jobs on Caring Careers by logging into the SARC Members Only website. Posting on the Caring Careers website is a free benefit of Regular and Associate SARC Members. If you have any suggestions or feedback, please contact us.

Approximately 2,000 people have been exposed to Caring Careers at career fairs.

Member involvement has been valuable.

In April, SARC attended the Contact Conference, an annual career development conference, to promote both Caring Careers and Supported Employment. We networked with career practitioners, educators, and school counselors from across Saskatchewan. It was a great exposure event for careers in the disability services sector, as well as for promoting awareness and resources for supported employment.

Over the summer, SARC organized the second annual Career Fair at Camp Easter Seal. This year, ten Member Agencies came out to speak with the staff about continuing career opportunities in the disability services sector after the summer. There are 50-60 trained and experienced people on staff, proving to be a successful audience for career fairs.

Caring Careers is built for you. A Caring Careers feedback survey will be sent out in upcoming months to gather your suggestions and feedback!

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Learning Central Training that’s easier than ever PART® Professional Assault Response Training (PART®) is designed to assist staff with a means of identification and appropriate response to potentially aggressive situations. PART® principles support the emphasis of self-control, assessment skills and verbal crisis intervention. PART® interventions are to be used when the primary and backup treatment plan does not work, and there is an immediate threat of injury.

Two train-the-trainer sessions were held in 2014 and 12 new staff were certified as PART® trainers; another 10 people were re-certified as trainers.

Medication Assistance Training SARC is pleased to announce that its online medication assistance training program is coming in 2015!

Fall Conference Summary Another successful Fall Conference was held on October 22 and 23, 2014 at the Regina Travelodge Hotel. Over 100 delegates in leadership positions came together to learn and network on topics related to the ever-evolving disability services sector.

Managers and senior staff focused on

having a person-centred culture at their respective organizations, as well as how they can better market and brand their organizations. Board Members attended sessions on Executive Succession Planning and Governance.

SARC was pleased to introduce a leadership expert on person-centred planning, Michael Kendrick, and also pleased to bring back a familiar face and name, Paula MacLean. Other presenters were Jennifer Rathwell, Ron Morris and Irene Seiferling.

LEAP Update The Leadership Excellence Advancement Program (LEAP) is off to a fantastic start in both Regina and Saskatoon, with leaders from across the province taking the course.

Over the next few months, learners will participate in eight LEAP sessions, covering a wide variety of topics.

Learners will take away valuable leadership resources, best practices and tools that can be used throughout their careers. In addition to the facilitatorled sessions, LEAP learners are also benefiting from learning from their peers and from the opportunity to network and connect on topics about leadership.

, g in in a r t e v a H will travel SARC offers Board Roles and Responsibilities and Strategic Planning Workshops for nonprofit organizations’ Boards of Directors.

The Board Roles and Responsibilities as well as the Strategic Planning workshops are available inhouse, which means that SARC will come to your location to meet with your Board or your staff.

For more information on any of these programs, please visit our website!

The LEAP class in Saskatoon learning about HR/LR practices.

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SARCAN and

Telemiracle

Celebrate 10 years of success Over the last ten years, SARCAN has raised close to half a million dollars for Telemiracle through milk container donations and selling helping hands in the depots.

These two “made in Saskatchewan” organizations have truly benefited from their decade-long partnership.

Depot Creativity at its Finest Each year, the 71 depots across the province put their own unique spin on Telemiracle fundraising efforts, so they can involve their own communities. Some depots decorate their doors and walls with “Helping Hands”, some have raffles and door prizes, others host contests. We are so proud of the continuing creativity. Keep up the good work!

National Philanthropy Day Award On November 14, 2014, SARCAN was invited by the Kinsmen Foundation to attend the National Philanthropy Day Award Celebration Luncheon in Saskatoon, to receive an award on our partnership with Telemiracle.

Here is what Telemiracle had to say about SARCAN: In 2004, SARCAN Recycling started a new fundraising effort encouraging milk container recycling, choosing Kinsmen Telemiracle as the recipient. Fundraising efforts grew to include selling “Helping Hands”, holding local raffles and having some fun. The relationship is special, as SARCAN employs people with disabilities, the very group that Telemiracle was founded to help. Over 10 years, SARCAN has raised $459,238. We thank them for working with the Kinsmen Foundation to continue, “Helping People Every Day”.

SARCAN staff were on hand at the National Philanthropy Day Celebration Lunch to receive the award.

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