June is always an exciting time at Christie Lake Kids. We celebrate the success of our STAR
participants in banquets, and we prepare for the summer camp program. We host the best
fundraiser in Ottawa; Enbridge Canoe for Kids on Mooney's Bay Beach the first Saturday of every
June, and start planning to host and be recipients of a number of other golf tournaments and
fundraisers.
It gives me great pleasure this June to announce several staff and Board of Directors
appointments.
Carla Pellizzari – Treasurer
Carla is new to the Christie Lake Kids community and will take on the role of treasurer. In her
professional life Carla is the Corporate Controller & Senior Financial Officer at Holder Tractors Inc.
We are really fortunate to have an individual of Carla’s intelligence and compassion for the kids in
our community on our board.
Mike Johnson
Mike is the Network Operations Manager Enbridge Gas Distribution for the eastern region and
continues a long tradition of Enbridge employees serving as members of the Christie Lake Kids
Board of Directors. Mike is a strong advocate for the work Christie Lake Kids does in the Ottawa
community and exemplifies the Enbridge commitment to CLK and our kids.
Anne Rowan-Legg
Anne has served as a member of the Christie Lake Kids program committee prior to joining the
board in May 2014. Anne is a pediatrician at CHEO and will offer excellent insight for our board
and program staff on the impacts of growing up in poverty on children's health.
Staff Updates
We would like to announce the appointment of Natalie Benson as our new Director of Fundraising
and Communications. Natalie comes to Christie Lake Kids with over a decade of fundraising
experience in support of children and youth attending recreation and camp programs across
Canada.
In her most recent position as Director of Development for Scouts Canada; Natalie developed and
expanded the individual, corporate and government relations portfolios to reach an annual
fundraising goal of $3million.
We look forward to Natalie Joining our team and supporting our kids on July 14.
It is also with mixed feelings that we announce the departure of our long serving accountant
Sandra Smail. Sandra joined CLK in spring of 2011 and will be moving on to take on a larger
accounting role in the private sector this summer. Sandra has been a dedicated staff member and
we all wish her the very best in this new chapter of her life.
Updates from Christie Lake
Kids Camp!
Since mid-April, preparations for the summer camp sessions have gone into high-gear. There was
a high volume of camper applications this year, and the registration list was full weeks earlier than
past years. Pioneer, Voyageur, Out-tripping and Leader-In-Training (LIT) programs will run for the
full summer with a total of about 375 children and youth registered for camp.
Home visit staff have been working hard to complete phone and in-person interviews for each
camper, and are close to finishing the last set of camper interviews. The summer camp staff list
has also been finalized, with a highly skilled and experienced team of over 80 staff members. The
summer camp staff will begin training next week, and will complete training on topics such as
Fundamental Movement Skills, Mental Health, Child Protection and Therapeutic Crisis Intervention
(among many others).
CLK has also hosted a number of camp rentals, including school groups from Ashbury and Vincent
Massey. These school group rentals represent the growth of CLK’s involvement in running
education and leadership-based camp programs for Ottawa area schools. Finally, the Christie Lake
Camp grounds have benefitted greatly from corporate work groups from Enbridge, Telus, Hydro
Ottawa and Royal Bank of Canada. These work groups have each made large physical and
financial contributions towards setting the camp site up for an enjoyable and successful summer.
Inner City Updates
On May 5th, we took 50 kids to camp for our first annual May Day Camp Adventure, a one-day
outdoor recreation and arts experience. Thank you to the Inner City and Camp staff who
volunteered their time to help with programming. It was a rainy day but that didn't stop us! What a
fun day!
The Russell Warriors boys basketball team hosted the Lowertown basketball team on May 16th
and the Caldwell/Bellevue team on May 30th. Through we took two losses in these matchups, the
boys had a great time reconnecting with friends from across the city and sharing
camaraderie
through the spirit of the game. We look forward to a rematch in the new STAR year.
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On May 31 the LIT 1s made their way up to Wakefield for a day of tree climbing with Jamie and
Wild Adventures Canada. They had a great day relaxing in the sun, challenges their relationships
with the natural world and ending the day with a treat from La Toque Patisserie.
On June 2nd over 60 people came to Art Night in Caldwell, celebrating the art, music and slam
poetry programs! Way to go artists and performers!
On June 1st the LIT 2s ventured to Christie Lake Camp to start planting a garden on Belle Island at
the Hydro Ottawa Youth Leadership Centre.
Special thanks to Leslie Dickson for instructing the youth on all the edibles they planted - over 20
different plants to eat this summer!
Thank you to all of those who contributed:
The Table in Perth
Erwin Agricultural Supply in Perth
Sylvia Van Oort from Christie Lake
All the plants and volunteers from Juniper Farm in Wakefield, Quebec!
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On June 7 and 8 the LIT 3s enjoyed many activities to celebrate their year and time in LIT. They
started off with a wonderful day racing in the Enbridge Canoe For Kids, then off to SkyZone for an
afternoon of high flying craziness. In the evening the LITs enjoyed taking in the beautiful sights of
downtown Perth and a great meal at Fiddleheads. The evening ended with a night up at camp,
hanging, playing board games and remembering the great times in LIT. Sunday we made and ate
wonderful meals together and enjoyed a swim to Hydro Ottawa Sustainable Leadership Centre. A
wonderful way to end a wonderful year!
On Thursday June 12th CLK Staff facilitated a full day positive culture workshop with Ashbury
College’s House Council Members. The day included an exploration of the three Ashbury Values of
Honesty, Courage and Kindness. We’re really looking forward to seeing how the House Council
integrates these values into their year next year!
On Monday June 16th, 24 Ashbury College grade 12 leaders were up at CLK Camp to prepare of
their grade 9 camp in September. The leaders learned about leadership and camp counselor skills
as well as had some fun on the climbing wall, had a camp fire and did a number of team building
exercises. We can’t wait to see the grade 9 camp happen next fall up at Camp!
Caldwell Year End Celebration!
Caldwell’s end of the year
celebration was a great success! All
of our participants were recognized
for their hard work this year
including our program volunteers.
Many parents, CLK staff and
community partners attended the
celebration.
Russell Heights Year End
Celebration!
On May 30th at the Annual STAR
banquet, Joanne MacGregor had
the opportunity to give a formal
goodbye and thank you to the
Russell Heights Community by
commemorating her three-plus
years delivering STAR Programs at
the Dempsey Community Centre.
Awards were given out to VIPs in
each STAR youth program, and all
the youth were sent home with a
new towel their summer adventure.
We are always so thankful for our many volunteers that help us run
our programs. In April we would like to recognize Tiana Chiappetta
for being our "Volunteer of the Month". Tiana has volunteered with
the soccer program in Dempsey and is the primary instructor for our
Jr. Cooking in Caldwell. She is a fantastic role model for our
participants. We are incredibly thankful for everything she has done
for us, and for them.
Around Ottawa
We have been extremely busy over the past couple of months, but we don't mind! Thank you to all
of the different community groups who have been fundraising on behalf of Christie Lake Kids.
On Tuesday May 6th, we were grateful to once again be among the recipients of the 18th Annual
Bon Appetite. It was a fantastic evening filled with great food, great wine, and great company.
On May 10th, Christie Lake Kids partnered with Sterling Ford for "Drive 4 ur Community". For every
test drive that you took, Sterling Ford donated $20 to CLK. It was a beautiful day and we are happy
to announce that we raised over $500 for our programming. Thank you to Sterling Ford and all of
our supporters that made this event possible.
On Thursday June 5th, Searidge Technologies through a BBQ with proceeds going to CLK. Hot
89.9 was on hand to give away prizes and keep the music going, and there was even a silent
auction! Thank you to Searidge for raising $2,000 for our programming.
On Friday June 6th, Synopsys Inc. held a pizza lunch for their staff where the money raised was
donated to Christie Lake Kids. They raised over $500! Thank you to Synopsys for this donation.
On June 11th, the 33 Signals Regiment and Fat Boys Southern Smokehouse held an amazing
fundraiser to help send military children to Christie Lake Camp for a session. We were fortunate
enough to be amongst great community leaders, including General Hillier, who gave a very
inspiring speech. Food was fantastic! Thank you to Fat Boys for hosting, and Superintendent Dan
Delaney and the 33 Signals Foundation for organizing such a great event.
This past Wednesday we held our second annual community recognition event. This year we
recognized our top Individual, Corporate and Youth volunteer and in-kind contributors. It
is always fantastic to see how many community leaders come together to support our
organization as well as many others. We would not be where we are today without their
support.
19th Annual Enbridge Canoe
for Kids
On Saturday June 7th, Christie Lake Kids held the 19th Annual Enbridge Canoe
for Kids at Mooney's Bay Ottawa. It was a beautiful sunny day with over 150
participants, 75 volunteers, and hundreds of spectators! Thank you to all of
our sponsors, especially our title sponsor Enbridge who has been with us for
the last several years, and has just announced that they will be continuing
their title sponsorship through 2020! Thank you Enbridge!
It was a close race, but for the 8th year in a row, Team Lawyers for Kids
clinched the gold medal. Close second was Team Awesome and Team
Mustache Dash came in third.
We would like to thank all of the teams and participants who fundraised for this
event helping secure over $105,000 for our Inner City and Camp programming.
That is the equivalent of sending 87 kids to our camp for two weeks, or 175 kids to
our Inner City program for one year.
BIG shout out to our top fundraiser Cathy Loosley who once again was the top
fundraiser for 2014 raising $5,720.00! Cathy has been a big supporter of this event
and we are very grateful for all that she has contributed.
Last but certainly not least, we would like to thank all of the amazing sponsors who
helped make this day possible.
Enbridge Gas Distribution
CGI
Live 88.5 Kids Fund
Lakeside Gas
NAV Canada
Guildcrest Homes
Bridgehead Coffee
Fendock
Little Ray's Reptile Zoo
Ottawa Fit Body Boot Camp
Christina Govan from GoodLife Fitness
For more pictures from the day of please visit our website at
www.christielakekids.com.
Fundraising News
Our fundraising activities are well underway for 2014. Our Leadership Giving Program (donors
who give $500 or more each year) launched in April. To date we have raised over $90,000 and are
well on our way to meet our target of $230,000. Our spring solicitation letter in support of camp
was sent out in May and the response has been very positive!
Shout out recognition of recent donations:
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The Max Keeping Foundation
General Mills
Clean Water Works
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Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West
Sage Kiwanis Club of Ottawa Foundation
Cadillac Fairview Corporation
RBC
Ways to get involved!
One of our very talented Junior Staff has made some incredible bracelets where proceeds are
going back to CLK. If you are interested, bracelets are $5 and can be ordered by emailing Capella
at [email protected].
To learn more about our volunteering opportunities please contact our volunteer coordinator at
[email protected]
Thinking of hosting an event for Christie Lake Kids?
We rely on the public's ongoing commitment and generosity in helping to raise fundraising dollars
for our continued work in our communities and with our children and youth. Individuals and
organizations are raising thousands to help us invest in and fund programs that give children and
youth access to sports and recreation, healthcare and education.
We're really excited to help you bring your event to life! For more information about having a thirdparty event please check out our registration form on our website:
http://www.christielakekids.com/events.php?eventID=19
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