Tag Archives: community

Bazaar in support of Madagascar Community Development Society, Saturday June 22nd.

Posted on 2013/06/18 by Judy Smith

Come out on Saturday June 22nd 10:00 am to 3:00 pm and find out more about Madagascar from Rachelle Czerwinski. Continue reading →

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BC Ideas Provides $15,000 Investment in Spectrum Project

Posted on 2012/12/07 by Ernie Baatz

We are pleased to announce that Spectrum was chosen as recipient of $15,000 from the Community Living Innovation Venture for our proposal on community mapping. Continue reading →

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Your Neighbourhood

Posted on 2012/06/15 by Ernie Baatz

Summer is a great time to get out and meet your neighbours. Continue reading →

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Karen’s Role at Collingwood

Posted on 2012/05/01 by Judy Smith

Last year, Karen and her mother brought up the idea that Karen could find a volunteer in her neighbourhood. It was a great opportunity to assist her to find a role that would help her contribute to her community. Looking back over the last year, the volunteer job has been a great experience for her. Here’s what Karen had to say when we sat down to discuss it. Continue reading →

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Announcement. Welcome to Spectrum, Shelley Nessman!

Posted on 2011/08/05 by Aaron

August 4, 2011 Dear friends; We are very excited to announce that Shelley Nessman will be joining our teams as of Sept 12th in a new position as Consultant on Strategic Initiatives for a one year term.   Shelley comes to … Continue reading →

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What makes for great mentorship?

Posted on 2011/04/18 by julesandrebrown

There was a great discussion on mentoring in London this morning. It was done through the Guardian’s Social Enterprise Network. Continue reading →

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Upcoming artistic events and performances

Posted on 2011/02/21 by julesandrebrown

The Stag is a locally operated Art Gallery started by Aja Bond, a friend to the Spectrum Society. This month Aja will be hosting some artists from our community and a dialogue about art & disability. Continue reading →

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Spectrum’s New Year’s Tea Photos

Posted on 2011/01/17 by Ernie Baatz

This gallery contains 23 photos.

Spectrum hosted a New Year’s Tea on January 9th at Van Dusen Gardens. The Hawaiian theme gave people lots of ways to dream about sunshine… Continue reading →

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Forum on Aging – CLBC – Feb 17, 2011

Posted on 2011/01/17 by Ernie Baatz

The Vancouver Community Council invites you to participate in a discussion about supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families as they age. Continue reading →

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Welcome To Spectrum’s Newsletter – a new look!

Posted on 2009/03/28 by Aaron

Welcome to the latest version of Spectrum’s newsletter, now online at https://sscl.wordpress.com/ Feel free to forward this to friends, family, professionals and folks we support (and anyone else you can think of). If you’d like to subscribe, click on the subscribe button (or, if you’ve received this by mistake, please feel free to unsubscribe). Read stories about folks, books, and sites we like, successes we’d like to celebrate and recent and upcoming developments…

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our second CARF survey is just around the corner!

Posted on 2009/03/28 by Aaron

From May 27 – 29 CARF surveyors will be visiting folks in their homes and programs and talking to families, staff and volunteers. Learn more about this process… Continue reading →

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Interview with one of our team members: Allyson Rose

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

Allyson Rose is just one of our great team members that we feel so lucky to have with us! Continue reading →

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Jayne Barrett “Walk with Me” – and the work of “Imagine,” which is hosted by Spectrum

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

“Imagine” is a small group of very committed volunteers, led by Cheryl Hughes, who organize and facilitate workshops. “Imagine” colloborates with various agencies which provide infrastructure support for their efforts. “Imagine” raises it’s own money, organizes it’s own events, has its own strategic plan but as one of the concerns of the group is making an effort to network with agencies they have made an effort to be hosted by various organizations, the latest of which is Spectrum. part of this colloboration is providing a representative to the “Imagine” board and at this time that is Allyson Rose, of the ABI program. Continue reading →

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Jen Morris’ book review: “Look Me in the Eye” by John Elder Robison

Posted on 2009/03/25 by Aaron

“The book “Look Me in the Eye” by John Elder Robison was recently recommended to me by a friend who has never known, let alone worked with someone with any form of Autism….” Continue reading →

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