Ten Oaks Project,
July 2007 eNews
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Camp Ten Oaks
Camp Planning
Committee
Our Camp
Planning Committee (CPC) has just finished up another six
months of successful preparation for this summer's camp
session. Our committed volunteer group of parents,
staff, campers and community members met once a month to bring
a variety of perspectives and experiences to the development
of our camp program.
Some of the exciting things
the CPC worked on this year included reviewing camper and
staff policies, assisting with program development, updating
our emergency and crisis communications plan, reviewing our
evaluation tools and working on site logistics.
We'll
be recruiting individuals to participate on our 2008 planning
committee in the fall.
Counting Down the
Days
As camp quickly nears,
we have a few spots remaining
that we'd like to fill for campers ages 12-15 in our IAC and
SAC groups. Registration
packages and a complete listing
of registration availability is available on our
website.
Please note that our LAC
Program is now full.
For more information on Camp
Ten Oaks, please visit our camp website at www.camptenoaks.org. |
In the Community
Coming Soon - 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).
Youth Line Community Youth Awards -
Toronto
 On June 6, 2007,
the Ten Oaks Project was invited to attend the 9th Annual Youth Line
Community Youth Awards to
celebrate the
contributions of LGBT youth that continue to add value to our
communities. A highlight of the evening
happened when our camper, Sarah, was invited to the stage by
MC Deb Pearce. Sarah took to the stage and delighted the
audience with stories of her experiences at Camp Ten
Oaks.
Photo credit: Dominic
Chan
Queer Parenting
CollectionEarlier this year, the Ten Oaks
Project submitted a n abstract to be
considered as part of a forthcoming Queer Parenting
Collection. This book will be edited by Rachel Epstein
and published by Demeter Press in the Winter of 2008. Our
proposal was accepted and interviews are underway.
The purpose of the piece is bring
forth the voices of campers and families to talk about their
experiences at Camp Ten Oaks and what it is like to grow up in
an LGBTQ household/grow up LGBTQ in Canada
today.
Hamilton
Pride
 Thanks to camper Stephanie and her family, the Ten Oaks
Project was able to appear at Pride celebrations in Hamilton
on June 16.
The day was spent connecting with community
and sharing information on our summer camp program, Camp Ten Oaks.
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Ten Oaks
Project
Strategic Planning and Upcoming
Board Retreat
Thank you to everyone who took the
time to complete our community-wide survey. We
appreciate your input and will be compiling your feedback over
the forthcoming weeks. Our Board team will be meeting
the weekend of July 21 to review the feedback provided through
our community-wide consultation and begin to develop a new
strategic direction for the organization.
Our
goal is to release a draft of the strategic plan for your
review in early Fall 2007.
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| Other FYIs of
Interest
GLBTTQ Parent Trainings -
Ottawa
The Around the Rainbow
Project will be hosting two more FREE parent
trainings this summer on July 25 and 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.
COLAGE is Strategic
Planning
It
must be strategic planning time, as our friends at
COLAGE are also looking for your help. COLAGE
(Children of Lesbians & Gays Everywhere) is a national
organization in the United States that specifically
supports children, youth and adults with LGBT parent(s).
They have two chapters in Canada, one in Toronto and one in
Winnipeg.
COLAGE
invites you to participate by taking a 20 minute
survey by July 13 to
help them better understand how they may improve their
programs and resources for you.
Family Pride Launches its Rainbow
Report Card
Late
last week Family Pride, a national non-profit organization in the United States
that is committed to securing family equality for lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender and queer parents, guardians and
allies, released its latest tool. The Rainbow Report Card is
an online tool for parents and other folks interested in how
schools are doing in regards to creating a welcoming
environment for children who have one or more LGBT parents.
It generates custom recommendations for your family's
school situation.
It's still in beta format, but we
encourage you to check it
out.
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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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