-
Your Waitlist with CLBC
We had a call this week from a long term DDA member, whose daughter only receives long term follow up support for volunteering and is not connected to CLBC or any other programs. Several times in the 1990’s, she had planning meetings with social workers and believed her daughter was on a residential waitlist all these years. However, this may not be the case. Do not assume that if your loved one was known to a social worker prior to 2005 that your file was brought forward and your needs are still known.
We strongly encourage all families who do not already have a connection with CLBC to contact them and ensure you have an open file and to confirm that your loved one is indeed on their waitlist (CLBC calls this a service request list). This will be crucial should you have an emergency in the future or if you need to access Health Services for Community Living as examples.
CLBC can be contacted in Vancouver at 604-660-3323 or Richmond 604-660-2100 and if you do not already have an assigned facilitator, you should ask to speak to the intake worker. You can also contact our Family Support Program at 604-273-9778, who can assist with this process.
-
Woodlands Demolition
Woodlands Institute demolished, hopefully putting nightmares and the haunted past behind us.
-
1st Annual Creekside Child Development Centre Thanksgiving Day Lunch
By Katharine Naughton
We have many things to be thankful for at Creekside and to celebrate we shared a special Thanksgiving Day Lunch. The Turkeys were prepped and in the oven by 7am on Thursday morning, the children each brought in a vegetable to share with their friends. We had spaghetti squash, mashed potatoes, beans, corn, yams, acorn squash, carrots and cranberries.
The children sat all together as though they were at a big family dinner. The tables were decorated with orange plates and cups and small pumpkins lined the table. By the time we were finished are tummy’s were full and we were thankful for that!
Before we had our special lunch we talked to the children about what it meant to be thankful. We then asked our 3 and 4 year olds what they were thankful for, here some of their responses:
- My mommy, daddy, sister and triceratops
- Sleepovers at Grandmas
- Eating and riding my scooter to school and living with my mommy and daddy
- Lightning McQueen
- My mommy, daddy and stuffies
- Carrots
- My watch
- My Bracelet
- For everything
We hope that everything had a wonderful Thanksgiving day with Family and Friends
-
South Asian Parent Group
-
Social Conscience and Haiku Media Give Back
After a weeklong of wet days, we were convinced that the rain would continue through the weekend. It was on the Friday morning where the sun started peaking through the thick pillowy clouds, and out came the sunshine, just in time for our meeting with Social Conscience and Haiku Media Group.
As some of you may be aware, Haiku Media Group has been a great supporter of DDA since we met. As a not-for-profit organization, Haiku Media Group has provided DDA with free advertising on their television screens in cafes, ice cream shops, and eatery joints across Vancouver and now they introduced us to another socially responsible organization, Social Conscience. Social Conscience is an organization that supports fair trade products, particularly sports balls. These fair trade sports balls are from Pakistan (where 70% of world’s soccer balls are stitched). The fair trade model supporting no child labour, guaranteed fair minimum wages for employees, and premiums for social programs.
On September 23rd, Social Conscience and Haiku Media Group visited Creekside Child Development Centre to personally donate 8 soccer balls to our kids. Our kids immediately gravitated towards the balls and played with their peers. It is always heartwarming to see how organizations dedicate their efforts to give back to the community.
On behalf of everyone at DDA (especially our kids at Creekside), thank you to Social Conscience and Haiku Media Group for your support. Your dedication to the community is admirable.
To purchase fair trade sports balls, please visit their website here.
Links & Resources
Recent Posts
- Communications & Design Coordinator
- Spring Fashion Extravaganza Event Recap
- Curling with Creekside Teachers
- HOW TO ensure your donations are going to the right place?
- SPECULATE BEFORE YOU DONATE