Dear OPMT members
In this newletter you will find information about upcoming programs,events and fundraisers all aimed at helping to provide better services to you and your family. Enjoy and we look forward to seeing you soon!
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michelle@opnc.cafall Calendar
http://www.oakparkmomsandtots.ca/July-Octobe%20r%202010.pdf 13th Annual Oak Park Fall Fair September 11th from 3-10 pm at the Tribute sales centre at Glenashton & trafalgar- please see the front page of our site for details.
Oak Park Fall Fair - Important InformationYMCA Skateboard Park will be here at the Fall fair !! In order to take advantage of this great event please remember to bring your helmet and protective gear and go to the link below to fill out and sign your safety waiver. This is a must otherwise you will not be able to participate
YMCA of Oakville Skate Park Waiver 2010
Oak Park Fall Fair - Volunteers Depterately Needed
We are in DESPERATE need of volunteers for the fall fair for the hours of 7 pm and 10:30 pm (Clean-up). Without your help and support, these events cannot happen. Please contact Tamara Ferguson at
t.ferguson@utoronto.ca to let her know how you can help to make this the best fall fair ever.
Every little bit you can give goes a long way.
Oak Park Fall Fair - Plush Animals Needed
Gently Used Plush Animals Needed!
Donations of gently loved plush animals are needed for the Plush Animal adoption we will be having at our annual Oak Park Fall Fair on Saturday September 11. Your donations are very much appreciated. Contact Sandra Lim at
events@oakparkmomsandtots.ca to make arrangements for drop off. All funds raised will go towards Oak Park Moms and Tots program costs. Thank you for your support.
Oak Park Fall Fair - Silent Auction
Pre-bidding on silent auction items will be available on our website starting Tuesday September 7 till 9:00 PM Friday September 10. All funds raised from the silent auction go towards our program costs.
Programs for the Fall
Girl Talk
Elementary years have become a new breeding ground for fostering poor self-worth in girls. 'Girl Talk' is a program dedicated to young girls aged 7-10, and celebrates their strengths, helps them develop skills to successfully handle the issues they face and supports them to feel empowered. Through interactive activities, group discussion, worksheets and other creative tools, girls will be able to share knowledge and experiences, support each other and learn how to cope with the stresses and pressures in a girls world. Topics that will be explored are: self-esteem, body image, bullying, healthy relationships, self-control, and conflict resolution.
Cost= $80 for 6 sessions
Begins Saturday, September 18th- October 23rd, 2010.
Location: 2530 Sixth Line, Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre at the corner of River Glen/Glenashton & Sixth Line
For inquiries please e-mail Stephanie Scott at
stephanie@oakparkmomsandtots.ca Ballet
Registration is OPEN for Fall Ballet. Classes are Wednesday evenings at 5 & 5:45pm beginning September 15. These are unparented classes (parents are asked to wait in the front room) and dancers are required to be 3 at the start of the session. Each session is 7 weeks long (ending with a small recital) and cost is $65 per session. Registration forms can be found on the Oak Park Moms and Tots website or at the centre. Please contact
grainne@oakparkmomsandtots.ca for further information
Itsy Bitsy Yoga
Join me for some fun-loving and energetic Itsy Bitsy Yoga classes! Poses are developmentally enriching and designed specifically for your little yogi. To find out more, or to register, please contact me: Lisa Nevar-Landsmann (905) 465-3533 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (905) 465-3533 end_of_the_skype_highlighting/Lnevar@hotmail.com
BABIES Itsy Bitsy Yoga (Newborn to Almost Crawling)
MONDAYS 2:15pm to 3:15pm
Session #1: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2010.
TOTS (Crawlers to 24 Months)
MONDAYS 1:15pm to 2:00pm
Session #1: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2010.
TYKES (2 Years to 4 Years)
MONDAYS 3:30pm to 4:15pm
Session #1: September 13, 20, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 2010.
HomeWORKS
HomeWORKS workshop series on Thursday nights starting in September at our centre. Designed for people facing budget challenges, renting and thinking of buying their own home, Interested in learning how to care for and maintain their home. For more information Dan Poirier at Habitat for Humanity Halton 905-637-4446 ext. 305
dan_poirier@sympatico.ca www.habitathalton.ca Parenting Your 3-6 Year Old workshop
Rock will be running a 7 week workshop for us again this year. This is a very popular workshop and we filled up quickly last year with a long wait list so please don't wait to register.
7-8:30PM from Wednesday October 20th to Wednesday December 1. Childcare is available but spaces are limited.
Contact
michelle@opnc.ca to register
Preschool at Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre
Preschool
Oak Park Moms and Tots provides a Tuesday & a Friday morning School Readiness & Preschool Program from 9:30- noon.
Miss Ashley is our teacher for this program. She is a registered ECE and also an Ontario Certified teacher.
Registrations are being excepted for September 14th. Forms can be printed from the front page of our website.
Forms and payment must be received by September 7th to reserve your spot.
Cheques and forms can be dropped off at the centre while we are open or put in an envelope and put through the mail slot in the door at the centre.
Session 4 September 14th or 17th- 4weeks $95
Session 5 October 12th or 15th- weeks $95
Session 6 November 9th or 12th-4 weeks $95
Session 7 January 11th or 14th- 4 weeks $95
She's the World Contest
We need your help!! We are always working hard to secure fundraising so that we can continue to provide all our excellent programs at the centre. One of the fundraising programs we are currently working on is the "She's the World" contest being run by Pepsi Cola. Please take a brief minute out of your day to go to the link provided below and vote for our "She's the World" initiative. You can vote once a day.
Thank you for helping us be able to continue to make Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre a great place to be.
She's the World Contest
Fire Prevention Week 2010 Kick Off
Saturday September 25th from 11-4
Oakville Training Campus- off Wyecroft Rd
free parking & shuttle service from Bronte Go station
www.oakvillefire.ca for more details
Classroom Connections
Introducing a new Kindergarten program offered at Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre this fall. This program will be available to children that require additional support in the areas of language development, sensory integration and social skills. The programs are intended to provide opportunities for children to develop the necessary skills to be successful at school in a supportive and inclusive environment. The program elements will include: literacy, numeracy, science and the development of social skills. A direct teaching model that supports the development of skills that children require to learn effectively in classroom environments will be the primary method of instruction in the program. There will be a maximum of 8 children in the Classroom Connections 1 program.
Three program formats are available in the Classroom Connections series. The programs will run for 8 weeks and the sessions will be offered in the following formats. Families may register for more than one program.
Program Fee: 8 weeks
Program Start Date: Week of September 20th
Classroom Connections 1 $104
Classroom Connections 2 $104
CHOICES for Families $125
Tuesdays 1-3pm Classroom Connections 1 Kindergarten Program for children
Thursdays 1-3pm Classroom Connections 2 Parent Participating Program
Fridays 1-3 pm CHOICES for Families -A Social Skills class for parents and their children. Siblings are welcome to attend this program. This program incorporates drama, art and role play to help children understand the core components of the program. The core components include: communication, problem solving and friendship building.
Please contact Charlene Abrahams for registration information and program details.
w-905-257-6029
c-905-399-5078
charlene.abrahams@sympatico.caImportant Tid Bits About the Centre
Book Nook
Don't forget that there are plenty of children's and parenting books in the back for you to sign out and take home.
The Oakville Public Library sponsored setting up the library for us and Sue Dougherty from the library who runs a program for us at the centre every three weeks rotates some of the books.
Snack and Tidy Alert
We are having a lot more children eat snack at the centre. If at all possible please have your children eat breakfast before they come to the programs so they do not require a snack at the centre. If a snack is required children must sit in one place to eat the snack. This will reduce the amount of crumbs and juice spills on the floor and also the increase in ants at the centre. In addition if you see a mess or make a mess please feel free to get the mop, cloth or broom form the back room and do a quick tidy before you leave. We only have a cleaner on the weekend so it is important we all pitch in during the week.
Thanks- OPMT staff & Board
Memberships
Many families have memberships that become due for renewal in the Spring and Fall. This is just a reminder that in order to cover our costs we need our families to each contribute $45 a year. We are on a very tight budget with our major expenses being rent at $40,000 and total salaries at $40,000 so it is important that we have income form our members. If the $45 is difficult for your family then you can opt to pay it in installments. We will also waive it in extreme circumstances
Donations
Each year we must fundraise $100,000 to keep our doors open for the following year. At this point we only have two funders secured for next year- May Court and Trillium ($20,700)- and we have been turned down by two of our regular funders. The financial times are making it very difficult for many of our funders to meet the same obligations they have been able to in the past. We are hopeful that more commitments will come in over the next few months. We have not yet used the $26,000 we won last year from the Neighbourhoods - Royal LePage contest so we can use that whole amount to meet expenses this year, although it would be best to use a portion so we have some of it left for emergencies over the next few years. This leaves us with a deficit for the next school year of at least $34,000.
If you have family or friends who work for a company that have a donation fund could you please put in a good word for us. We would be happy to follow up with a complete package of information. We have a fantastic reputation with our funders for meeting the goals set and being fiscally responsible. We have a complete annual report that includes a full audit and we are a registered charity so are able to give tax receipts. Also, if you or your family have United Way funds taken off your salary you can easily have all or a portion of those funds directed to Oak Park Moms and Tots (U.W. still keeps 14%). Alternatively you can donate the money directly to us and we would be happy to issue a tax receipt
Clean Up
Please feel free to grab a mop, broom, or cloth from the back room if you see something that needs a quick tidy up. We can only afford a cleaner once a week and with several 100 people through the building each week we need everyone to pitch in where they can. Thanks!
Sponsorships
Boston Pizza
OPMT's is proudly sponsored by Boston Pizza. Place your receipt in the sponsorship box at Boston Pizza and a percentage of your bill will be donated to Oak Park Mom's and Tots. To date, we have raised $152.23 to help fund our programs. Keep up the good work!!!
Liliana Gonin (Broker)& Debbie Gonin-Braun (Sales Representative)Remax Aboutowne Realty and Krisztina Neglia(Sales Representative)Remax Realty Specialists Inc.
For every house sold in Oak Park by one of these real estate agents, they will donate $100 to Oak Park Moms & Tots.
If you are thinking about selling your home please consider these long time supporters of Oak Park Moms & Tots
