Ten Oaks Project,
August 2007 eNews
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Camp Ten Oaks
Camp
Open House and Tour
Come check out
our campsite and see Camp Ten Oaks in action! If you are
a future camper, interested in supporting or getting involved
with our program, please join us on Thursday, August 23 from
10:00 am to 11:00 am.
If you would like
to attend, please RSVP no later than August 17, 2007.
Contact us at 613.742.5944 or info@tenoaksproject.org to confirm your
attendance and get your directions to
camp.
Inside
Edition - Preview of 2007 Camp
Highlights
Special Guest
Elvira Kurt
To keep camp fresh each year, we
bring in special guests to shake up our regularly scheduled
programming. This year, we're pleased that comedian
Elvira Kurt will be joining us at camp to bring our campers a
raging afternoon of improvisation. A Toronto native and
alumna of Second City, Elvira Kurt is an accomplished comedian
who has starred in an acclaimed Comedy Central half-hour
special, has earned multiple nominations as College Comedian
Of The Year, and has countless other TV credits as a comic,
actress, host, writer - often on gay-lesbian
shows.
A Brief Glimpse at Our Social Justice
ProgrammingIn response to
popular demand, our 2007 social justice theme will focus on
bullying where campers will work with their cabin groups on a
special activity led by their counselors.
We've also
focussed one of the week-long choice activities on social
justice issues in addition to our LAC program. To
round our the social justice program, we will engage campers
in the all-time camp
favourite, Across the Grass, and have added
various cracker
barrel meals which will allow campers to chose topics and
delve into those at select meal times to the
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In the Community
Ottawa
Pride
 Like years past, the Ten Oaks
Project will be marching in the
Capital
Pride
parade and will be setting up a booth in the community
information area on Sunday, August 26, 2007.
We
are inviting campers, parents, guardians and families
connected to the Ten Oaks Project to put on their walking
shoes and join us in the parade. We also encourage other fun
outfit add-ons and ideas that are in the sprit of pride.
Meet us on August 26 at 12:30 pm at the Garden of the
Provinces (nearest intersection - Bronson and Wellington).
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Ten Oaks
Project
Seeking New Board
Members
The Ten Oaks
Project is currently seeking nominations for its 2007-2009
Board of Directors. We're looking for committed and passionate
individuals to join our leadership team with experience and
skills in marketing and communications, fundraising, grant
writing, donor relations, project management, human resource
management, and community development (in both Toronto and
Ottawa). Incoming Board members will be elected for a
period of two years. Nominations
packages are now available on our website. Please
download a copy, or contact us to
get yours, complete it and return it to us by mail no later
than September 1, 2007. The incoming Board of
Directors will be elected at our Annual General Meeting, which
will take place November 22, 2007.
Our New Website is
Launched
It's new. It's improved.
And, it's live.
We have re-launched our website
at www.tenoaksproject.org.
If you haven't yet taken a moment
to check it out, you can visit it now by
clicking here. Our site will always be
a work in progress and we welcome any feedback you
have.
Search for
Office Space
After three years without
permanent space, the Ten Oaks Project is now looking for
shared office space in Ottawa to call its own. We're
seeking 1 - 2 closed rooms, access to a board room/meeting
space and a shared photocopier and fax.
If you have
space or know of space that is available, please email
info@tenoaksproject.org or give us a call at
613.742.5944.
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Other FYIs of
Interest
Bill 7 Award -
Ontario Student Scholarship
Opportunity
The Bill 7 Award is a registered charitable trust
that gives out bursaries to gay, lesbian, bisexual,
transgender, transsexual, queer and 2-spirit students in
financial need in any post-secondary institution in
Ontario.
Since its inception in 1988, 25
bursaries totalling $21,350 have been presented to youth from
our community. All the money has been raised through
donations.
Head to www.bill7award.ca for more details and to
download an application form. And don't delay: The
application deadline is Friday August 17, 2007.
GLBTTQ Parent Trainings -
Ottawa
The Around the Rainbow
Project will be hosting one more FREE parent
training this summer on August 29 from 4:00 - 7:00 pm.
The training explores the rights of children, GLBTTQ parents
and educators, positive approaches to advocacy and effective
tools for education and training of other parents/educators to
support the inclusion of diverse families in our childcare and
early childhood education systems, as well as within schools
and the community. For more information,
or to register, please contact Rebekka at 613.725.3601, ext.
126 or rwallace@around-therainbow.com.
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The
Ten Oaks Project is a not-for-profit, charitable organization.
Our mission is to develop, promote, provide and support
programming for the children of LGBTQ and/or non-traditional
families, LGBTQ youth, and their allies. We currently offer
one program: Camp Ten Oaks.
Ten Oaks Project |
104 Ontario Street |
Ottawa, ON | K1K 1K9
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