Residential Express
Issue -128
2014
Joke of the Month
Volunteer Board of Directors
President - Mel Kennah
Vice President – Jerome Dennis
Treasurer – Monik Ganon
Secretary –Margie McFee
Debbie Smith
Jacques Bernard
Joanne Landry
Linda Woodhouse
Ray Pichette
Gillian Johnson
Patricia Maidment
Team Building/Facilitators
Chris Briggs
Luanne Rafferty
Marlene Harrity
Natalie Lutes
Amanda Gould
Melinda Mucci
Sara Furlong
Teri Tobin
Lyne LeBlanc
Oh Grandma!
A dying grandma tells her grandchild, "I want to
leave you my farm. That includes the barn, livestock,
the harvest, the tractor, and other equipment, the
farmhouse and $24,548,750.45 in cash." The
grandchild, absolutely floored and about to become
rich says, "Oh grandma, you are SO generous! I
didn't even know you had a farm. Where is it?" With
her last breath, Grandma whispered, "Facebook..."
Health-Safety
Nina LeBlanc
Alison Caissie
Natalie Lutes
George MacDonald
monctoncommunityresidences.com
Mission Statement
Moncton Community Residences Incorporated is a non-profit
organization that provides residential options and support for
individuals with developmental challenges in the various aspects
of their progressing lives.
Thank you to the outgoing Board of Directors for their great work during the last year!!
President - Lorraine Leger, Vice President – Mel Kennah, Treasurer – Monik Leger, Secretary –Margie McFee, Debbie Smith,
Jacques Bernard, Jerome Dennis, Joanne Landry, Linda Woodhouse, J. P. Goguen, Ray Pichette, Gillian Johnson
Message from the CEO
With the continued support of our Board of Directors and a huge effort by both our dedicated
front line staff and our administration, MCRI has managed to have another extremely busy and
successful year.
Our Children’s Services at Dominion and Railway provided support to 10 different youth over
the last 12 months, with several moving on to adult placements outside of MCRI. These
valuable community residence resources were not only able to provide ongoing support to our
permanent members but also some emergency and relief placements when needed for our
partners at Social Development. These programs were successful this year in spite of facing
many challenges, so congratulations to all our staff working in these residences for their
ongoing dedication. We certainly expect to have many challenges again next year, including
ensuring continued support and cooperation for these placements from other community
resource partners.
The Alternate Family Living Arrangement (AFLA) also had a successful year and continues to
provide a family based residential support service model that is a key component of MCRI’s
overall service mission. Although the overall number of members served by this program
remained the same there were many compliment changes over the last year.
The Supported Independent Living Program (SILP) continues to grow and diversify its services in
order to support a wider range of people needing support from MCRI. This program will
continue to evolve using our Apartment Counselors, neighbors, peers, and other resources to
provide live-in supports, emotional and behavioral counselling, relief care and whatever else
deemed necessary to build a unique individualized residential support model for each of its
members. With the opening of our newest subsidized housing apartment building on Wesley
Street in July 2013, MCRI was able to accomplish the goal of providing safe affordable housing
for eight more SILP members.
Our adult community residence on West Lane continues providing necessary transitional
services to people moving to AFLA or requiring relief or emergency placement situations. With
several members leaving this service unexpectedly and their vacancies unfilled things may have
been a bit quieter than normal for our professional staff working daily in the program. The
future of this important resource may be in jeopardy with the unfilled beds and the ongoing
systemic underfunding issue facing the program.
For me it has always been and continues to be an honor to be a part of this organization and
any success that I may feel is entirely due to the continued support of our volunteer Board of
Directors, and the success of our excellent administrative and supervisory team and of course
the efforts of our dedicated front line caregivers. Thank you.
Greg
Years of services
15 Years – August – Gilles Arsenault
August – Peggy Arsenault
August – Gary Graham
July – Christa Babineau
“Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance
makes the garden a place of delight just the same.” – Helen Keller
Birthdays
Keith Compton, Jacques Arsenault, Michelle Brewer, Amanda Price, Jeannie Hatton, Marcel LeBlanc,
Robert McCoubrey, Darlene Bauer, Joanne Bazin, Normand Bourque, Shawn Lemaire, Amanda
Flanagan, Terry Maillet, Raymond Ayles, Miguel Power, Marie-Anne Cormier, Archer Cormier,
Terrence LeBlanc, Rashida Nyei, Linda Johnson, Robert Bisanti, Larry Rain, Rod McKinnon, Ray Ayles
Gregory Hatton, Ronald LeBlanc, Isabelle Cormier, Renée Boucher, Linda Bourgeois, Katherine McFee,
Darlene Bourque, Jacques Bernard, Amelie Belanger, Kristian Maillet, Charline Gallant, Kristyn
LeBlanc, Louine Lapointe, Katherine Savoie, Sarah Furlong, Maria Matchett, Maria Matchett, Alvin
Yorke, Teri Tobin, Christina Hicks, Kassandra Arsenault, Jordan Mitchell, Kari Cunningham, Shannon
Williams, Andrea Best, Lidia Wojcik, Kathy Bourgeois, Sebastian Dalcourt, Michelle Maillet, Kathy
Walsh, Al Duguay, Mike Lake, Peggy Arsenault
Veronique LeBlanc, Julien Caissie, Zachery Rouselle, Claude Doucet, Gene Douthwright, Tim
Estabrooks, Jonathan Doucett, Francine LeBlanc, Stefanie Cormier, Doreen Maillet, Joel StPierre, Tobie Bastarache, Maxime Maisonneuve, Lynn LeGresley, Nancy Murphy, Gregory
Smith, Katelyn Cormier, Cynthia Griffin, Pauline Goguen, Peter Smith, Susan Nowlan, Darren
Gauvin, Rene LeBreton, Brian Cunningham, Tonya Robichaud, Gerard MacEachern
Member Nominations
Bob Kirkpatrick
–for doing well with his hip replacement surgery and recovery.
– Since Terry M. has been in the hospital, Pauline has gone there
every day after work to help him with his supper and give him support. Pauline has given Terry a
wonderful home for 11 years and has made him part of her family.
Pauline LeBlanc
Aaron Henry
–for doing so well with his program for the last while.
Rachelle Cormier
–for treating every MCRI member with respect and dignity.
Other Nominations
Linda Lee x2
Joanne Maillet x4
Jeannine Savoie
Kathy Savoie
Melinda Mucci
Omar Ngerageze x3
Olu Hamzat x3
Rachelle Cormier
Lucy Wilson
Ronda Saulnier x2
Jody Nielsen
Jose Serungendo x3
Nina LeBlanc
Lori Allain x2
Arthur Hopper
Janice Carter
Sometimes people are beautiful. Not in looks. Not in what they say. Just in what they are.
Markus Zusak
Staff Meetings
West Lane – October 30, December 4, January 22, March 5, April 8.
AFLA – October 2, November 6, December 11, February 5, March 12.
Dominion – October 9, November 15, December 18, February 12, March 19.
SILP – October 16, November 20, January 8, February 19, March 26.
Railway – October 23, November 27, January 15, February 26, March 26
266 ½ Dominion – October 24, November 28, January 16, February 27, April 3.
Mandt Training
Classes are held at the Club beginning at 9:15. Call Alison to register 850-5676
September – 9, 16, 23. Stephanie
November – 5, 12, 19. Kelly
January – 6, 13, 20. Andrea
March – 3, 10, 17. Noella
May – 5, 12, 19. Alison
Congratulations to Taiwoo Obaniyi
and Rashidatu Nyei for completing
the Personal Support Worker
program. Good Job!!!
afla
Hi everyone. Things are very stable in the AFLA world. We are all looking forward to
summer vacation and enjoying the good weather. We would like to welcome Véronique
LeBlanc, Michelle Maillet, Louis LeBlanc and Katie Reick to our membership. We are very
happy to have you aboard. We are hoping to see a lot of you at our summer BBQ coming
up in July. Wishing everyone a very good summer. Until our next newsletter in the fall,
enjoy and be safe!
Interesting fact: The Statue of Liberty was not always green. It is made up of pure
copper panels which oxidized over time, turning it into the rich green color that we see
now. The statue was first assembled in Paris, France
A bank is a place that will lend you money, if you can prove that you don’t need it.
Hi everyone. Everything at West Lane remains the same. Everyone is doing well and are looking forward
to the summer months. I would like to thank the team for doing an excellent job in giving such good care
and quality of life to our residents. Keep up the good work and have a wonderful summer.
Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain...To feel
the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices— today I choose to
feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.
Dominion
Dominion Street has had some challenging times for the last little while, but even
though times were difficult we’ve supported each other as well as the youth. We
are fortunate and appreciate the team for their dedication to each other and the
youth who we support. The youth are looking forward to summer vacation, to
plan some day trips as well as fun activities with the team.
We would like to welcome Melinda Mucci and Jose Serugendo to our team. Also a
big thanks to Arthur Hopper’s flexibility in temporarily filling a night position.
There will be exciting changes with the house dynamics in the next few week.
We would like to extend our thanks and appreciation to staff who work above
and beyond extra hours when needed to help the house run smoothly.
Ronda & Lori
Only in Canada......do banks
leave both doors open and then
chain the pens to the counters.
Respect is how to treat everyone, not just those you want to impress.
Richard Brandon
I'm so good at sleeping that I can do it with my eyes closed.
Railway
Good day to everyone with MCRI. We have been very busy at Railway in
May we had two of our guys celebrating their birthdays with lots of
excitement.
All of our guys are job searching with good spirit and are glad school is
almost done for summer vacation.
The team here has been doing very good at keeping the boys active and
safe with lots of fun.
We are all happy to see nice weather finally coming our way so that we
can be out enjoying summer.
Hope all of you have an amazing start to the season and joy to you all
from all of us at Railway
Cheers!!
Acadie Rock Festival
August 15 - 23, 2014
Moncton's Riverfront / Aberdeen Cultural Centre / Various other
venues
Celebrate Acadian Day in the heart of downtown Moncton! The
Acadie Rock Festival will feature a traditional Tintamarre (noise
parade), the official August 15 free outdoor concert, the popular
poetry night, kids' activities and concerts and much more!
The Acadian motto is: L’union fait la force – strength through unity.
Only in Canada......do we leave cars worth thousands of dollars in the driveway and put our
useless junk in the garage.
Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
SILP
Well folks, after a long Winter and a very short Spring, Summer is near and soon to be here. We
are looking forward to a summer loaded with fun in the sun! (With sunscreen of course!)
We are hoping to have another fun day at Magic Mountain! We will have more details at a later
time. It will most likely be sometime in August. Our annual MCRI BBQ will be held on Thursday, July 3 rd.
(For MCRI members)
We would like to welcome Tracy Leblanc and Kassandra Arsenault to our ever growing SILP
family!
We would like to wish a HUGE Good luck to our SILP folks that will be participating in the
Special Olympics Nationals in Vancouver, BC. They will be leaving in July….Good luck to all!!
SUMMER SAFETY TIPS!!!!!!
1)Drink plenty of water and keep hydrated 2)Use sunscreen 3)Use helmets for activities such as biking,
roller blades, etc. 4)Never leave your pet unattended in a car 5)Use lifejacket for water activities 6)Use
mosquito and or insect repellant Have a safe and happy summer everyone!
SPECIAL OLYMPICS SOUTH EAST
Our winter programs finished up the end of May with a pizza party
at bowling a swim meet in Truro and a floor hockey tournament in
Fredericton. The floor hockey team came home with the gold medal
winning 3 game 5-0 and the gold medal game against Fundy 5-2.
Our summer programs started the end of May with ball and track,
both teams getting ready for National in Vancouver. Our big
provincial fundraiser the Gala is June 25 at the Casino with Jon
Montgomery as the guest speaker, with seats selling fast…. it looks
like it will sold out!
The National Summer Games are July 8-12. Team NB will gather on
July 5 at the Crown Plaza with a sendoff starting at 6:30pm, all are
welcome to come wish Team NB good luck. The team flies out July 6
and will be returning on the 13, for updates on how the teams are
doing follow the team on Facebook. The team has been training hard
and everyone is looking forward to the games.
South East Special Olympics hope that everyone has a safe and happy summer.
Just for Fun
Are you smarter than a 5th grader?
1. Astronomy: What star is closest to earth?
A) The Moon
C) The North Star
B) The Sun
D) Proxima Centauri
2. Animal Science: Polar bears prey on penguins?
A) True
B) False
3. Math (Geometry): How many sides does a trapezoid have?
A) 8
C) 6
B) 5
D) 4
4. Spelling: What is the correct spelling of a prehistoric member of the elephant family?
A) Mastadon
B) Mastedon
C) Mastodon
D) Mastidon
5. Art: There are three secondary colors. Two are purple and green. What is the other?
6. Geography: Zero degrees Latitude is called _______.
A) Prime Meridian
C) Tropic of Cancer
B) Equator
D) Tropic of Capricorn
THE BEER EFFECT!!
La Recette
Summer is here!!! La Recette comes this time with a delicious, refreshing and easy
potato salad. Make this recipe and give your feedback/experience to the editor (Mavis
Rodriguez). Best feedback/experience will be published in our Residential Express
Newsletter next fall. Take your picture while cooking to be added to your story.
Ingredients
4 medium potatoes (about 1 1/3 pounds)
2/3 cup low-fat mayonnaise
1 stalk celery, thinly sliced (1/2 cup)
1/2 green sweet pepper, chopped (1/3 cup)
1/4 cup chopped onion
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 hard-cooked egg, coarsely chopped
Directions
1. Wash potatoes and cut into 1-inch cubes, leaving skin on. In a covered saucepan, boil
potatoes in enough water to cover for 20 to 25 minutes or until just tender. Drain well.
2. In a large bowl, combine mayonnaise, celery, green pepper, onion, mustard, vinegar, salt,
and black pepper.
3. Add potatoes and egg to mayonnaise mixture. Toss lightly to mix. Cover and chill in the fridge
at least 6 hours (or up to 24).
Cooking Tips
Boiling Point: Skin-on is the way to cook spuds to retain nutrients and prevent mushiness.
One-Two Crunch: Sneak in extra nutrients, fiber, and texture with diced vegetables. But stay away from
produce with a high water content, such as tomatoes and cucumbers, or you run the risk of a soggy
salad.
Dressing Do: Don't wait for the spuds to cool before adding them to the mayo mixture. Warm potatoes
will absorb more of the tangy flavor.
Did you know?
 Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries
 The onion is named after a Latin word meaning large pearl
 During a lifetime the average person eats about 35 tons of food
 Within 2 hours of standing in daylight, milk loses between half and two-thirds of its vitamin B
content
 There are about 100,000 bacteria in one liter of drinking water
 Bakers used to be fined if their loaves were under weight, so they used to add an extra loaf to
every dozen, just in case -- hence, the expression "baker's dozen
 In France, people eat approximately 500,000,000 snails per year
The events our community went through a few weeks ago
made us realize how important our RCMP members are
and how much risk they take to keep us safe.
All our respect and sincere appreciation to our RCMP for
everything they do for us and their daily sacrifice.
We will not forget.
What we do for ourselves, die with us
-what we do for others remains and is immortal.
–Albert Pike
Thank You!
Our very own Jerry Kirkpatrick surprise us once again! This
time Jerry wrote a book!! He has donated this book to create
The Safe Living Project. All profit from the book is going to be
used to help people with “disabilities” and economic problems.
Contact any MCRI representative to place your order!!!
Visit our web site: thesafelivingproject.com
Just for fun answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
B- The Sun
B- False
D- 4
C- Mastodon
Orange
B- Equator
Only in Canada......do we buy hot
dogs in packages of twelve and buns
in packages of eight.
The only thing wrong with being retired is that you never get a day off. –Bill Heider
Five tips to have a good sleep
1. Be active during the day.
2. Avoid alcohol and drugs.
3. Say goodnight to electronics.
4.
Keep a sleep routine.
5.
Expect a good night's sleep.
All my life I thought air was free…
until I bought a bag of chips.
I wish you the courage to be warm when the world prefer that you be cool. –Robert Ward