NSCC THERAPEUTIC RECREATION STUDENTS FUNDRAISER! STORY P. 6 - VOLUME3ISSUE1 JUNE2015
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Volume 3 Issue 1 June 2015 NSCC Therapeutic Recreation Students Fundraiser! Story p. 6
JUNE 2015 Volume 3, Issue 1
Featured Member— Mike Miller
Inside this issue: talking to his peers about their
Featured Member 2 struggles & how their lives im-
Freak Show/ Upcom- 3
proved.
ing Events
The group of SHIMI tenants who
2015 Dances 4 participated in this study met to
Featured Colleague 5 discuss the findings before publi-
cation. They not only agree with
Member Updates/ 6
Birthdays/ NSCC the findings, but said they felt the
Students study gave them a larger voice.
Calendar 7 Our very own Michael Miller has Mike has been involved with
been published in a scholarly Crossroads since 2007.
TE Updates 8
journal. Mike along with re-
searchers from CBU & ST. FX au- His very active membership in-
thored a research paper cludes participation in the PSR
“Supported Housing in a Small committee diversity committee,
Hours of Operation
Community, effects on consumers crossroads tours, Development of
Monday-Friday the crossroads tour guide, Club-
suggestions for change.
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM house Canada conference calls,
Wednesdays It was published in the Canadian hiring committee, membership
8:30 AM to 8:00 PM journal of Community Mental committee, safety crew, and much
Health Mike was a research as- more.
sistant with the project.
Location: He was MC for our free you
He interviewed SHIMI tenants & mind event. Selected to repre-
40 Bentinck St.
discussed how living in Shimi sent our club at 1715.
Sydney, Nova Scotia Housing differs from their previ-
B1P 1G2 ous housing experiences. He is a very strong proponent of
the clubhouse program. Fre-
(902)- 67-7961 He took notes & helped discuss quently asked to provide a first
findings. It was a lengthy , but voice perspective, Mike always
very personally rewarding expe- maintains that there is always
rience. He particularly enjoyed hope in life.
The Password
Freak Show...
The Bandshell Players at Highland Here is an excerpt from Eddie’s
Arts Theatre presented a benefit speech:
show for Mental Health Awareness “Good evening, my name is Eddie
on Feb. 28, 2015. W and I have been a member of
It was a variety show featuring a Crossroads Cape Breton since
mixture of comedy, drama, satire 1995. I was one of the first mem-
and music. The aim of the perfor- bers of this community.
mance was to decrease stigma by I remember the day I found out that
celebrating our own inherent freaki- Crossroads was opening. I was in
ness. The funds raised were donat- occupational therapy and Colleen
ed to Crossroads and Pathways to and two or three members of the
Employment. Sylvia C. and Lloyd clubhouse came to the hospital and
W. worked the information table for were speaking about opening up a Relationships are equal in the
Crossroads and Eddie W. spoke clubhouse in Sydney. clubhouse and all develop natural-
about himself at intermission. This gave me something to think ly and are genuine. We laugh to-
about: somewhere I could belong gether, learn together and work
and to become a member of Cross- together. We depend on each oth-
roads and I did. er and we treat each other as real
I had last worked in the late 1970s people.
when I was living in Truro. We all share in everything and the
Since I have been with Crossroads, work we do helps us all to move
through the Transitional Employ- forward in our lives. We love to
ment program, I have had many have fun!
work opportunities. The clubhouse Thank you so much for inviting
also gives me an opportunity to get Crossroads to this event. We are
out on social outings. grateful to the Bandshell Players
Crossroads is like a family to me, for hosting this evening. Have a
the club has given me a lot of op- wonderful time!”
portunities – without crossroads I
Eddie giving his speech! would not be here. We all did Eddie!!
Up Coming Events….
Camp 2015
Camp is coming up quickly! Payment for camp is due by June 10th so if you want to go make sure you get your money in
soon! Camp will be taking place June 24, 25, 26, 27th with a Circus theme of “Under the Big Top”. We will be having a
few new events this year such as a Murder Mystery Night, Morning beach meditation, soccer baseball & more!
We hope you can make it out! If you can make it out! If you have any questions regarding camp please give us a call at
Crossroads.
Accreditation June 16th, 17th, 18th & 19th!
With only 15 work days as of May 26th our accreditation visit we are all busy beavers, except for Patrick B who is a
busy boss.
With a lot of hard work from all units we were able to finish our self-study & the Clubhouse Development Pro file/ Survey
(CPQ) on time! All units have identified areas they need to work on from the self-study & are busy starting these tasks
before the accreditation team arrives.
Please come down to help out your unit prepare for accreditation. The club needs to be spruced up & many hands make
light work.
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Mardi Gras, Super Heroes and Hawaiian Dances...
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Featured Colleague - George Bruce Meloney
Bruce was born in North Sydney. He is the second oldest of five
siblings: Pat, Ross, Karen and Sid. Bruce was named after his
grandfather George. His grandmother Jean was a nurse and a
teacher from Margaree. She took over the family business Fami-
ly Footwear, in North Sydney after her husband died when
Bruce’s father was just four years old.
Bruce attended Thompson High School in North Sydney and then
went on to study Retail at Algonquin College in Ottawa. While in
college he worked at a shoe store and to this day remains friends
with the boss.
Upon completion of College, Bruce started his first job at another shoe store in Fredericton. There he met his
wife Lizz from, Woodstock and they married March 10, 1971. They have three children Lynn, Kate and Nick.
Bruce also managed a Stedman Store in Grand Falls before moving his family home to North Sydney in
1982. He managed the Family business while Lizz worked at the Shoe Tree in Sydney. In 1993 Bruce
closed the Family Footwear and transferred to the the Shoe Tree with Lizz. They opened a clothing shop on
the second floor “With You in Mind”.
Bruce initially became a member of the Rotary Club in New Brunswick. He rejoined again in North Sydney
and has served over 25 years with Rotary International. In those early years Bruce held the position of secre-
tary with the president Alex Gilchrist which was a novel and somewhat awkward relationship for Bruce as
Alex was his High School Principal. Over the years they have been and continue to be great friends.
In 2000 Bruce became aware of Crossroads and agreed to become involved with our Transitional Employ-
ment Program. He relates having several members working on TE’s at his clothing shop and is genuinely
happy to say he would have no problem hiring any one of the members who worked for him. He remembers
being impressed with their work.
Bruce enjoys fly fishing for salmon, woodworking, cooking travel, and spending time at the cottage in Marga-
ree. He is delighted to be grandfather to Katie’s son Mason age 2 with another grandchild due in June. He is
excited to let me know that he has been married 38 years to his best friend Lizz and they have been together
40 years.
Bruce is a member of the Sydney and area Chamber of Commerce and recently assumed the position of
President. He is Vice Chair of the Sydney Ports Corporation. He is the newest member of the Crossroads
Advisory board. We are very proud to welcome him to our Crossroads Community and look forward to his
time with us!
Interviewed by Doreen F. March 30,2015
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Member Updates….
We’d like to welcome Josh & Margaret as new members of
Crossroads! We are very excited to have them & we can’t
wait to get to know them better!
Condolences to the Families of Both Ann Lunn & Greg
Ardelli who passed away this month.
JUNE - Member’s Birthdays
1st Allan MacN 13th Elizabeth D
3rd Ronnie G 14th Dean B
5th Meagan H 15th Annette T
8th Patsy B, Amanda N 19th Barbara MacG
10th Carol H 23rd Shirley Y
11th Wendy B 26th Dan G
12th Marjorie C, 28th Michelle
Ernie McE, 30th Derek M
Raymond S, Isabell D
Margaret Mac G
NSCC Therapeutic Recreation Students
The NSCC Therapeutic Recreation students had several fund-
raisers throughout the year for Crossroads. The most exciting
fundraiser they developed was the creation of an on online
auction on Facebook to sell the art members made! The NSCC
nursing students presented Crossroads with an amazing cheque
for $757.90!!!
We’d all like to thank the students for all their hard work & the
time they spent with us!
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June - Menu
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Kitchen’s Chicken Caesar Vegetarian CLUB Tuna Melts & TBA
Choice Salad Chili CLOSED Salad
7 8 9 10 11 Greek 12 13
Kitchen’s Homemade Biscuit & Baked Salad & Garlic Pizza Burgers
Choice Chicken Beans Bread
Burgers
14 15 16 17 18 19 Stuffed 20
Kitchen’s Homemade Stir—Fry Jazzed-Up Peppers with
Choice Soup Poutine Quinoa
21 22 23 Fried 24 25 26 27
Kitchen’s Bologna & Camp Camp Camp Camp
Choice Potatoes
28 29 30
Kitchen’s Grilled Cheese
Choice & Soup
Wellness & Leisure
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Bingo & CLUB CLOSED Club Open
Karaoke Staff Dev. 10-4pm
7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Exploration Celebrations
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Accreditation Accreditation Accreditation Accreditation
EE Dinner
21 22 23 24 CAMP 25 CAMP 26 CAMP 27 CAMP
28 29 30
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Employment Updates…..
New TE at NSGH Laundry! New TE at Doktor Luke’s!
Crossroads has gotten a new TE position at Northside We are so happy to announce that Syl-
General Hospital in their laundry department! The via C. has started the new TE Crossroads
position will involve working in the front end of this
has obtained at Doktor Luke’s. Doktor
department, this department is responsible for fold-
Luke’s has recently just moved across the
ing majority of the laundry . This includes folding
towels, face clothes, Johnny shirts, blankets, etc. This street from Crossroads so this make the
position also involves delivering clean laundry to the TE very accessible! The TE will be win-
unit in the hospital. The hours for this position will be dow washing once every 2 weeks for
9am -2pm every Monday , Wednesday & Friday. approximately 1.5 to 2 hrs. Sylvia C.
We are hoping to have a member start this position has had one shift and she's she loves it!!
very soon! Way to go Sylvia!!
No Frills TE
We just like to give
an update on the
40 Bentinck St. No Frills TE where
Sydney, Nova Scotia Richard has been
doing an amazing
B1P 1G2 job! Both he and
Phone: 902-567-7961 the employers are
very happy! Way
Fax: 902-539-2827 to go Richard!!!
Email:
crossroads@cbdha.nshealth.ca
We are on the web!
www.crossroadscapebreton.ca
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