Friday, October 22, 2010
Upcoming Hockey Practice Infor
Oct. 24 - Elementary
Oct. 31 - Middle School
Nov. 7 - Elementary
Nov. 14 - Middle School
Nov. 21 - Elementary
Nov. 28 - Middle School
Please bookmark the hockey team website in your favorites: http://falconsfever.webs.com
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Invitation to meet Alexandra Cousteau
On Saturday, October 23rd, the N.B Museum in partnership with ACAP Saint John will host a public engagement featuring Alexandra Cousteau &her Expedition Blue Planet. This free, one time public event will take place from 4:30pm - 5:30pm. Come out and meet the internationally renowned environmental advocate and her team, while on their Saint John stop of the Expedition Blue Planet2010 tour. Saint John is one of only 6 communitiesin Canada selected by Alexandra for this tour, andwill be their last stop inCanada. The Expedition Blue Planet team will be available to field questions and discuss issues with the general public. This is a great interactive learning experience, and opportunity to get informed on water issues facing us today and in the future.
The expedition Blue Planet team has partnered with National Geographic to travel across North America on a five-month interactive exploration of critical water issues. This initiative was started in 2008 by Alexandra Cousteau to engage individuals around the world through telling the story of our water planet. The expeditions show the interconnectivity of water and what we must do to protect our most valuable resource. On Saturday, October 23rd, Alexandra Cousteau and her team will be in Saint John to highlight and support the Marsh Creek Restoration Initiative, and document its contribution to our global water system.
2nd Annual Arts & Craft Sale
Volunteers are needed to make food to sell in the canteen . Some ideas: homemade soup, sandwiches, subs , wraps, muffins or other individual baked items. If you are able to provide any of these items please let me know.
Also volunteers are also needed to help during the day of the event and also for set up and clean up. Please let me know how you can help and the times you are available to work.
Thanking you in advance.
Joanne Masson
President, Forest Hills Home & School Association
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Home & School
Joanne Masson
President, Forest Hills Home & School
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Change Your Life...and Someone Else’s
If you knew donating just 1.5 hours of the 168 you have available per week
could change 10 kids lives forever, would you do it?
Here’s your opportunity. When you volunteer as a kids.now coach-mentor, you become a positive
influence during a critical developmental period in a kid’s life. It’s a time when kids make choices that can change the course of their lives forever. A major US study found that young people with mentors are:
• 46% less likely to begin using illegal drugs and 27% less likely to begin using alcohol
• 52% less likely to skip school and more confident in their performance in school work
• able to get along better with their families
Now here’s the best part: As a coach-mentor you’ll improve your life too! Research confirms that people gain a multitude of skills from volunteering, including enhanced interpersonal skills and improved ability to understand people, motivate others, and deal with difficult situations. In fact, kids.now coaches often confirm they apply the skills they developed through the program to their daily lives.
Do you have what it takes? Are you:
• Fun and enthusiastic?
• Able to relate to kids?
• Open to other cultures and diversity?
• At least 21 years old?
• Committed to making a positive difference in kids’ lives?
• Interested in developing new skills that could improve your
own life?
If you answered “yes” to the above, then kids.now is the right choice for you.
What’s involved?
• One six-hour training session with other coach-mentors
• Weekly 1.5 hour sessions for 12 weeks (fall or spring programs)
• Half-hour prep time each week for 12 weeks
Convinced? Great! Here’s how you sign-up:
• Complete and submit the online application at
kidsnowcanada.org/be-a-coach
• Pass a personal reference check and a police check
• Attend a personal interview with a kids.now program manager
For more information: Visit Coaches’ Corner at kidsnowcanada.org
or contact: Len Riendeau, Program Manager – New Brunswick
Email: lriendeau@kidsnowcanada.org or Tel: 506.636.0178