Block Parent® Conference 2011
This year the Ontario Block Parent® Program Conference was hosted by the Chatham-Kent Block Parent® Program and held at Oak’s Inn in Wallaceburg, Ontario. A total of 22 delegates representing 11 Community Block Parent® Programs enjoyed interesting workshops, productive sharing sessions, the wonderful humour of motivational speaker Meg Soper, delicious food and plenty of warm Block Parent camaraderie!
Those who were able to get away Friday arrived to a wonderful spread of wine and cheese. Saturday’s breakfast was followed by Meg Soper, a hilarious humourist motivational speaker. Meg left us with a number of practical strategies to use while dealing with the daily challenges we face.
Workshops included “How to Obtain United Way Funding,” and “The Big Buzz on Teamwork: Lessons from the Honey Factory.”
A delicious banquet was held Saturday evening, followed by the presentation of the annual Block Parent Awards. (Please see the newsletter for a complete list of winners.)
Our latest photo contest!
Show Us Your Bloomin' Block Parent® Home
And the winner is ...
Cathy Cannon of Ingersoll
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Honourable Mention
Danielle Robinson of Barrie
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Block Parent® Home ... For The Holidays Photo Contest
And the winner is ...
Alissa Bigelow of Barrie
Congratulations to Alissa, who will receive a Tim Horton's gift certificate, and the Barrie Block Parent® Program, which will receive a free Program registration for 2010.
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Board Of Directors
(not eligible for entry)
Claudette Richardson
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Scariest Hallowe'en Block Parent® Home Photo Contest
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The Ontario Block Parent® Program Board of Directors would like to send a huge Thank You! to all the Block Parents out there who had their signs visible and helped make Hallowe'en 2009 a fun and safe night for all the kids.
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And the winner is ...
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Alexandra Woodhouse of Niagara Falls
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The decorations here included 13 tomb-
stones, 6 of which lit up with ghosts and bats, and one lit up with flashing eyes. Some even had skulls, ribs and bones in them. The dreadful goul was motion sensored with lights and sound. A fog machine and scary witch sounds rounded out the atmosphere as the children headed to the door. Not seen in the photo is the crawling hand and talking candy dish with a hand in it.
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Congratulations to Alexandra, who will receive a Tim Horton's gift certificate, and the Niagara Falls Block Parent® Program, which will receive a free Program registration for 2010.
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Lynda Hendry, Chair of the Niagara Falls Block Parent® Program, presented Alexandra Woodhouse with her Tim Horton's gift card. She and her family were very pleased with the prize.
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Honourable Mentions
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Lori Timpson and Ron Metcalfe of Thamesville submitted this photo of their scary house. They also had speakers in the yard with "scary" Halloween sounds filling the air.
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Kellie Toner of Barrie.
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Board Of Directors (not eligible for entry)
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Claudette Richardson
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Johanna Hopper
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