2016 Annual Report & General Meeting

Vision Every child

who needs

a mentor,

has a mentor.

Mission

Statement We commit to

understand and

respond to the

needs of young

people in our

communities

with relevant

volunteer based

mentoring

programs.

Saint John Office:

Third Level Brunswick Square

39 King Street Saint John, NB

E2L 4W3

506 635-1145

Meeting Agenda: Wednesday, June 14, 2017

1. Call to Order - AcknowledgementsNiki Comeau

2. Chairperson and Secretary NamedNiki Comeau

3. Meeting Duly Constituted(Reading Notice of Meeting)Executive Director Laurie Collins

4. Quorum (1/3 of Board Members: 4)5. Approval of Minutes 2016 - Secretary

Leah Straight 6. Executive Reports & Approvals:

a. President’s ReportNiki Comeau

b. Executive Director’s ReportLaurie Collins

c. Treasurer’s ReportDaniel Drew

7. Appointment of Accountants 2018Daniel Drew

8. Election of DirectorsNiki Comeau

9. Mentoring Success Stories10. Presentation of Awards:

Judge Tom Bell Award George Hitchcock Awards

11. Special Presentations12. New Business13. Adjournment - Refreshments to follow

Please join us in celebration!

Stacey Howe has been involved with BBBS as a

volunteer for 10 years. She has had a number

of matches and has been involved as a Go Girls!

Mentor and is currently an In-School Mentor

and Big Sister! Congratulations Stacey!

This award is named after the late Judge

Tom Bell who was a judge in the juvenile

court system where he worked with many

troubled youth. His work inspired him to be

instrumental in starting Big Brothers Big Sisters

in Saint John.

Youth Served in Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs 2016

Judge Tom Bell Award presented to Stacey Howe

Thank you to all of our 2016 Community Partners

Snider Mountain Ranch

Sobeys Something's

Brewing Cafe South End

Community Centre St. George

Magaguadavic Place St. Stephen Aces

Jr. A Hockey Club St. Stephen’s

University Stantec ConsultingStewart McKelvey Stuart House

Bed & Breakfast Subway Summertime

Industries TD Bank GroupTD Foundation TD Insurance TD WealthTeed Saunders

Doyle & Co. Teen Resource Centre The Big 50/50 The Boys and Girls

Club of Saint John The Chamber -

Saint John Region The Chocolate

Museum The ONE ChangeThe Saint John

Multi- Cultural and NewcomersResource Centre

Tim Horton Children’s Foundation

Tim Horton’s – Murphy Restaurants

Town of St. GeorgeTown of St. Stephen UNB Worlds UNBound UNBSJ and

Associated Alumni United Commercial

Travelers of America Jack Kidd Council755

United Way of Greater Saint John

Vegas Entertainment Vibrant Communities

Saint John, Sussexand Charlotte County

Vito's Midget Hockey Vonndel Fisheries WestJet Xerox Canada Ltd. YMCA of Greater

Saint John

NB & Maine Railways NB Child and

Youth Advocate NB Children’s

Foundation NB Department of

Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour

NB Department of Social Development

NB Museum NBCC Neighbourhood

Police CouncilNick Nicolle

Community Centre Norm & Donna

Michaelsen Offline Board

Game CaféOnce Upon a Child Outward Bound

Canada P.R.O. KidsPALS Program Pathways to Education Pharmasave –

Millidgeville Port Saint JohnPortland United

Church PriceWaterhouse

Coopers Project Roar R.E.M. Transport RBC Foundation RBC Royal Bank Reaction Events Rockwood Park Rotary Club of

Rothesay KingsRST Sunbury Saint John Energy Saint John Mill

Rats/RiptideSaint John Police Force Saint John Port Saint John Rotary Club Saint John Seadogs Saint John

Sewist AcademySaint John

Theatre Company Saint John

Volunteer Centre Saint John Waterfront Saint John Y’s Men Salesforce Scholastic Book Fairs Scotiabank Seadogs Foundation Second Cup Simply for LifeSisters of Charity Sitel

Serving Saint John, Kings & Charlotte Counties

OneOneOne---OnOnOn---One Core Programs:One Core Programs:One Core Programs: Big/Little Brothers - 24 Big/Little Sisters - 34

Big Couples/Littles - 2 In-School Mentees - 65

In-School Teen Mentees - 98

Group and Waiting List Programs:Group and Waiting List Programs:Group and Waiting List Programs: Game On! (Boys) - 10

Go Girls! - 192 Big Bunch - 3

Fun-While-You-Wait Summer Camp - 17 Kids ‘N’ Kops Summer Camp - 14

Science & Engineering Summer Camp - 15

Youth Served in Mentoring Programs - 407 Volunteer Mentors - 264

Eastern College Energy Atlantica Ernst & Young LLP Exit Realty Fairview Bowling

Lanes Fisher Foundation Flakeboard Fluor/Truist Forest Glen

Community Centre Fundy Honda Ganong Bros. Giant Tiger Go Deep International Grace Valley Church Granite Town Farms Grant Thornton LLP Greater Saint John

Community Foundation

H & R Block Heroes Beacon High Fives for Kids

Foundation Hooper Law Huntsman Marine

AquariumIA Clarington

Investments ICS Creative Agency Imperial Theatre Innovatia Investors Group –

Larry Clark Irving EquipmentIrving Forest ServicesIrving OilIrving Pulp and PaperIrving ShipbuildingJ.B. Elliot Insurance J.D. Irving, LimitedJDI Sawmills and

Woodlands J-Mar Interiors Judith & Brian Dunstan Jungle Jim’s Kent Building SuppliesKent Line Agency Kingsbrae GardensKozy Korner

Restaurant KV Oasis Youth CentreLily’s Café Lily Lake Pavilion Living SJ Loch Lomond VillaMariner Partners Maritimes &

Northeast Pipeline – Spectra Energy

Martinon Yacht ClubMcCor Management McDonald’s Midland Transport

Canaport LNGCarleton Community

CentreCBC – Hance Colburne Chambers of

Commerce GroupInsurance – Paul McIlveen

Chateau de ChamplainCherry Brook Zoo Children’s Wish

Foundation CIBC City of Saint JohnCollins ToursConnors Bros.Cooke Aquaculture Cora’s

Brunswick SquareCostco Saint JohnCrema CakesCrescent Valley

Resource Centre CTV Dairy Queen Dalhousie

Medicine NB David’s Tea Day Tripping NB Deloitte LLP Delta Hotels Digital WorldDistrict News DreamMakers

Innovation Dundee Wealth Dynamic Funds

360 STAND Acadia BroadcastingAdvocate PrintingAir Canada Foundation Anglophone South

School District Around the Block Atlantic Superstore Atlantic Towing Automotive Industries

Association of Canada AutotecBay Ferries Bayview Credit Union BCAPIBell Aliant Best Western

Chocolate Lake Betty Hitchcock BMO Boston Pizza Boston Pizza

Foundation Break Out Brunswick News Brunswick Pipeline

Emera Brunswick Square Brunswick Square

Dental Bulk BarnCanada Games

Aquatic Centre Canada NB Job Grants Canadian Progress

Club - IgniteCanadian Tire Jumpstart Canadian Women’s

Foundation – Girls’ Fund

‘Jr. Constables’ in the Kids ’n Kops program get carried away with parachute games!

This year’s George Hitchcock Award winners

will be announced as soon as they are notified.

The late George Hitchcock was a tireless

volunteer and fundraiser for BBBS Saint John.

He knew first-hand the importance of a

positive male mentor, after he lost his father at

a young age. In 2008 in his honour, the George

Hitchcock Endowment Fund was established

for the funding of summer camps. The interest

from the original $10,000 donation and any

additional donations is provided for local youth

to attend summer camps of their choice.

George Hitchcock Award

January/February Fundy High School - Mill Rats game Go Girls! Mentor CelebrationMarch/April Bowl for Kids Sake Events Child Safety Breakfast BBBS of Canada Spelling Bee EventMay/June Bowl for Kids Sake Events St. George Youth Ball Hockey Tourn. Annual General Meeting In-School Mentoring & Go Girls!

Closing Parties BBBSC National ConventionJuly/August Summer Day Camps (Fun While You

Wait, Kids ‘N’ Kops, Science &Engineering, Go Girls!)

11th Annual BIG Book Sale Summer BBQ: Mentors/Mentees

& Families Youth to Tim Horton Children’s Camp

& Waterski CampSeptember/October BBBS Month Community BBQ In-School Mentoring and Go Girls! begin Game On! programs beginNovember/December Canadian Women’s Foundation

Meetings in Scarborough, Ont. Holiday Gift Wrap Campaign Agency Christmas Party West Jet Holiday Raffle Christmas Parades Saint John & Hampton MENTOR Links Kick Off event

2016 Agency Activities

Board of Directors Rhea Bowen, Consultant Jessica Parsons, Grant Thornton Debbie Cooper, Retired Jill Ferguson, Barnhill Memorial School Betty Hitchcock, Retired Josh Middleton, RBC Cindy Millett, Irving Oil Robyn Jeffrey, Sussex Elementary School Kathleen Osborne, Social Development

BBBS Saint John Board of Directors 2016

Board Executive President:

Niki Comeau ASD-S First Steps Housing

Vice Presidents: Dr. Marc Nicholson Horizon Health John Theriault Irving Oil

Treasurer: Daniel Drew Teed Saunders Doyle & Co.

Secretary: Leah Straight Investor’s Group

Past President (resigned 2016): Brian Murray, RNS

Executive Director Laurie Collins Mentoring Coordinators Dolores Borthwick

Charlene Butler Tracey Challoner Kimberly Fawkes Lori Hall Britney Shaw Amy Tanner

Go Girls! Coordinator Meagin Huisman Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Rhoda Welshman Summer Grant Students Laura Quigg

Abbey Jordan Emily Archer

Mentor Links Program Coordinator, Funded by Boston Pizza Foundation Hilary Kleinke

Agency Staff in 2016

Honorary Life Members: Darrell Scribner, Retired Police Detective Robert Vincent, Stewart McKelvey

Fun times at Fundy High with the Saint John Mill Rats!

Volunteer Milestones 2016

5 years as of 2015 Karen Joyner Yi Kay 5 years as of 2016 Carly Baxter Ellen Brown Nicole Dufour-Allen Bernadette Fowler Rhona Harmon Kelly Hughes Danny Jardine Jessica Parsons Janis Rodger Brendan Roy Brandi-Lee Wetmore

10 years as of 2016 Clara Tarjan Jeff Williams

15 years as of 2016 Debbie Fisher

30 years as of 2016 Betty Hitchcock

Staff Milestones 5 years – Lori Hall

Congratulations and Thank You!

Aloha! - the BBBS staff went all-out with Hawaiian costumes and decorations for Bowl for Kids Sake in 2016.

Sherry Desjardins and Diane Borgerson of the Canadian Progress Club Ignite, Saint John wrapped gifts in Brunswick Square in December. Proceeds from the Annual Holiday Gift Wrapping Campaign added $2,335 to our Saint John Big Brothers Big Sisters agency! Thank you to everyone who shared their festive spirit!

Flashback to Some Fun Events in 2016!

Dustin Welshman, Soap Box Derby racer.

Several volunteer groups came in to organize and sort

thousands ofbooks for the BIG Book Sale - Team

BMO rolls up their sleeves as part of

‘Day of Caring’.

At the United Way Kick-off Luncheon in September, BigSister Brandi-Lee

and Little Sister Jordan, of Sussex,

address the crowd about their

long-time ‘match’.

‘All I want for Christ-mas is a Big Sister’ at the 64th AnnualSaint John Santa Claus Parade, with Bigs, Littles, volunteers and staff.

Our first ‘Keeping Kids Safe’ Panel Breakfast event

brought a powerful message to social

workers, law enforce-ment, teachers and

childcare workers.

It has been a great year at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John with many children being successfully matched with volunteer mentors. We continue to grow as an agency and diversify our programs to meet the specific needs of our children and also our volunteers. Big Brothers Big Sisters offers an array of programs that allow the agency to reach children from Sussex to St. Stephen and surrounding areas.

We have had lots to celebrate this year and it is important to thank those who have contributed to the success of the agency. Without the volunteer hours, sponsorship and community support, it would be impossible to deliver a service that improves the lives of so many individuals. Game On!, Go Girls!, Teen Mentoring, In-School Mentoring, and our various forms of matching between Bigs and Littles has reached its current level of success due to the community partners, volunteers, and donors that are committed to making a difference. The agency has had the opportunity through this kindness and support to provide a large number of children with matches, programming and activities through-out our communities. For this, we are extremely grateful.

Also contributing to the agency’s success

is strong leadership. Laurie Collins has grown

the agency over the last 7 years that she has

held the positon of Executive Director. Laurie

has devoted herself to developing programs

and services that are second to none and her

President’s Report

Niki Comeau, President Board of Directors

“Our employees are extremely caring individ-uals who believe in making a difference, and every day at work, that is exactly what they do.”

passion for Big Brothers Big Sisters is obvious to anyone she meets. Laurie works tirelessly, ensuring we, as an agency, are stretching resources as far as possible. Laurie has recently attended the Leadership Management Institute and has earned a certificate in Effective Personal Leadership for Women. We are very proud of this accomplishment. Of course, behind every great leader is a team of hardworking employees who deserve to be recognized as well. Our employees are extremely caring individuals who believe in making a difference, and every day at work, that is exactly what they do.

Thank you to our board members who,

I’m sure, have busy schedules, but always find

time to help when needed. It is through your

expertise and direction we pride ourselves on

the level of diversity we are able to offer.

We have experienced changes in terms of

members due to relocation or scheduling,

but we have welcomed or are in the process

of welcoming new members to the board who

have been recruited for their enthusiasm to

help others and their knowledge in specific

areas. It is very important to have individuals

on the board who can steer the agency in the

appropriate direction in terms of strategic

planning. We are looking forward to

2017-2018.

Respectfully submitted by Niki Comeau

President of the Board

Malikai (Grade 2) and Jack make amazingLego creations in the ISM program at Rothesay Elementary School.

In School Mentoring (ASD-S)

Anglophone School District South

Back Bay Elementary Barnhill Memorial Beaconsfield Middle Blacks Harbour

Elementary Centennial Fairvale Elementary Forest Hills Fundy High Hammond River ValleyHampton Elementary Hampton Middle Hampton High Harbourview High Harry Miller Middle Havelock School Hazen White -

St. Francis Lakefield Elementary Dr. A.T. Leather-

barrow Primary Milltown Elementary Prince Charles

Princess ElizabethQuispamsis

Elementary Rothesay Elementary Rothesay High Rothesay

Netherwood Simonds High St. George

Elementary St. John the

Baptist-King Edward St. Malachy’s

Memorial High St. Patrick’s St. RoseSt. Stephen

Elementary St. Stephen Middle St. Stephen

High School Sussex Elementary Woodlawn

Learning Centre

Teen Mentors and Mentees from Rothesay were welcomed by seniors at Shannex.

September is BBBS Month - Saint John Celebrates!

Saint John Mayor Donald Darling makes the official proclamation of ‘September as Big Brothers Big Sisters Month’ in Saint John.

Employees of Stantec Saint John join with Mayor Donald Darling to celebrate Big Brothers Big Sisters Month with a barbeque for all to enjoy.

The MENTOR Links program for waitlist children and families was adapted from our friends at Big Brothers Big Sisters of London in 2016 with the goal of fostering increased engagement with the agency, maintaining contact with families and providing the over 150 children and young people who were “waiting” with the chance to benefit from mentoring and interact with other children in the same situation.

The original design of the MENTOR Links Program involved matching small groups of young people with 2 or more volunteer mentors for 8 to 10 weeks of weekly sessions. After some trial and error, the program was redesigned to also include a variety of small group outings. The sessions focused on content designed to teach children how to identify good people and natural mentors in their lives, how to build healthy relationships, learn about their individual strengths, understand how to be empathetic and compassionate, and build teamwork, communication and decision making skills. The program provided opportunities for agency staff to get to know the children much better which ultimatelyhelps make the best match between the child and their future Big.

The MENTOR Links program also provided adults from the community, who might not normally consider volunteering, with a short-term volunteer opportunity and a chance to experience what being a Big is like through participation in small group programs.

This program is generouslysupported by The Boston Pizza Foundation for 2016-17!

New MENTOR Links Program

It’s ‘Fun-While-You-Wait’ while on a guided tour

of the Atlantic Superstore in Saint John. Learning to love leafy greens

was wonderful!

Executive Director’s Report

Quality Mentoring, Collaboration and Community Impact

As an agency, our focus throughout all levels of operations in 2016 continued to align with and expand upon our strategic plan. The areas of focus identified through the stra-tegic plan include:

Financial Resources/Sustainability

Management and Governance/Leadership

Marketing & Communications/Voice

Impact of Our Work/Program

We witnessed many successes in many areas of focus and continued work to overcome some of the challenges we face in other areas.

Our strategic focus on financial resources and sustainability included maximizing use of available resources through thoughtful allocation that included staff restructuring in an attempt to streamline services with more efficient use of talent and time. A forced decision about office space meant staying in Brunswick Square to ensure accessibility to our clients and families and minimizing administrative costs to ensure maximum resource allocation directly to programs.

The successful fund development activities that not only generate revenue, but also build relationships and expand awareness of our programs, included Bowl for Kids Sake, the BIG Book Sale, successful grant and foundation applications, and other forms of community support enabled Big Brothers Big Sisters to finish the year with a small surplus. We celebrate our funders, supporters, donors and those who have gone out of their way to invest in our mission of providing mentors for young people. Thank you!

It should be noted that the reality of fund development in the non profit, charitable sector continues to increase in competition and requires more and more intense work with same amount of staff. To add to this, our 45 years of service in the community and our solid reputation both lead to a sense of perceived sustainability. In order to truly achieve this, dedicated efforts by staff, board and supporters will need to be continued and expanded upon for the next number of years. The agency’s focus on leadership through management and governance involved emphasis on the professional and personal development of our staff and volunteers. The agency’s commitment to supporting training opportunities for staff has provided much benefit to the agency through increased

Laurie Collins, Executive Director

“Through increased marketing and communication efforts we were able to increase the profile of the agency.”

knowledge and skills of the staff team. The board itself has been working to improve many areas of board governance through strategic board development and updates to the by-laws, employee handbook and strategic plan.

Our leadership focus in 2016 continued to support the building of positive relationships and fostering an organizational culture where staff and volunteers are respected, feel supported, confident, and competent in the work that they do so BBBS can continue to change the lives of children and youth involved with our agency. A plan to ensure sufficient recruitment and training of program specific, dedicated volunteer mentors was graciously supported by The United Way and The Greater Saint John Foundation. Support for the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator position and for an intentional volunteer training program throughout 2016 enabled the agency to meet our goals of more effectively serving an increased number of children and making a significant impact on the wait list.

Throughout 2016, Big Brothers Big Sisters continued to invest in ways that increased our voice in the communities we serve. We continued to strive for excellence in service delivery and child safety and continued our drive to be increasingly more recognized as leaders in mentoring and volunteer screening. Through increased marketing and communication efforts we were able to increase the profile of the agency. The hosting of our first public Child Safety Breakfast Event in March helped to increase awareness of the high standards BBBS places on volunteer training and supervision in support of keeping children safe. We also partnered in new ways throughout the year in order to serve more children and to share our expertise with other mentoring organizations. We will continue our work to increase interest from other mentoring stakeholders in best practices to advance the causes of mentoring and child safety and will continue strategic collaboration through Living SJ, community groups and through staff efforts to provide a continuum of safe services for children and youth in our communities.

Our focus on the impact of our work was supported in 2016 with continued efforts to train staff and volunteer mentors in evidence-based programs and best practices in the field. The investment of time and energy into the development of an effective system of measuring impact will allow us to ensure continued quality program delivery to support our fundamental mission of mentoring.

The agency provided both nationally

There are several group programs that

are offered by the agency during the summer

months to primarily engage the children who

are on the waiting list for a mentor of their own.

These camps in 2016 included Fun While You

Wait, Kids 'n Kops (offered in partnership with

the City of Saint John Police Department and

the Neighbourhood Police Council) and Science

and Engineering Camp (offered in conjunction

with UNB’s Worlds UNBound Program).

Our Popular ‘Waiting List’ Summer Programs

Game On! Eat Smart, Play Smart, Live Smart

Fun-While-You-Wait camp included makingmoon craters using marblesas an astronomy activity. How cool is that!

Game On! is a group mentoring program providing boys and young men with information and support to make informed choices about a range of healthy lifestyle practices. Through non-traditional physical activities,complemented with healthy eating support,

participants are engaged in life skills, communication, and emotional health discussions designed to engage participants in the pursuit of life-long healthy lifestyles.

As a result of generous funding from the Greater Saint John Community Foundation, we worked diligently at getting this small group mentoring program off the ground in the Saint John area in late 2016. Funding was also provided by Vibrant Communities CharlotteCounty and the Economic & Social Inclusion Corporation to assist withfurther development of the program in the St. George and Blacks Harbour communities and to establish the program in the St. Stephenarea for 2016-17.

The program strives to do the following:

through the lens of healthy living, openly discuss current andpressing issues facing boys and young men

build appreciation for the benefits of healthy eating habits

promote physical exercise through non-traditional activities

instill respect for socio-economic, ethno-cultural and racial diversity

encourage leadership skills and independent thinking

‘Littles’ saddled upfor horseback riding at Snider Mountain, near Sussex.

After completing a 10-week Game On! program, graduates proudly show off theircertificates at St. George Elementary School.

Graduate ‘Jr. Constables’ of the Kids ‘n Kops Program gather in front of the Peel Plaza Police Station with mentors - two Saint John police officers and three police academy cadets.

The week-long Kids ‘n Kops program has many fascinating police activities likefingerprint identification and mock crime scene investigations in the community.

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endorsed programs and some innovative pro-grams designed to meet local needs. With the support of the Boston Pizza Foundation, we were able to increase efforts in providing addi-tional services for wait list children through our MENTOR Links project. With continued sup-port from the Canadian Women’s Foundation, we continued to lead in the provision of our Go Girls! girls only program and were able to im-plement and expand (in some areas) our boys only, Game On! program with the support of the Greater Saint John Foundation and Vibrant Communities Charlotte County.

Of course, none of this would be possible without our amazing fleet of volunteers which is of course, our greatest strength but also an ongoing challenge. We will continue to invest

in the intense recruitment of new volunteers in order to meet the growing need for positive role models and relationships in the lives of our children and youth. We are committed to an ongoing program of enhanced training for mentors, in collaborative community partner-ships, in high quality mentoring programs and positively changing lives.

Thank you to the staff team and board of directors for your energy, commitment, caring, passion for our mission and your mentoring relationships with each other – you all embody the true spirit of what we do! Thank you for being part of something BIG!

Respectfully submitted by Laurie Collins

Executive Director

Treasurer’s Report

Daniel Drew, CPA, CA Treasurer

I am pleased to present the 2016 financial statements for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John Inc., as prepared under a ‘Review Engagement’ by Deloitte LLP for the year ended December 31, 2016. Financially we had a break-even year. We had increases in revenue that we put directly into operations.

The agency had a surplus of $4,165 this year; compared to a deficit of $2,307 for 2015. The agency once again had the support of the Provincial Government, the United Way of Greater Saint John and our community and corporate sponsors both in Saint John and Charlotte counties. Our annual Bowl for Kids Sake and other fundraisers accounted for 46% of our annual revenues and we are thankful for our many supporters. Total revenue for 2016 increased over 2015 by $22,272 for an annual total of $416,565. The increase was due to a great year for Bowl for Kids Sake and book sale.

On the expense side, total expenditures increased $15,800 to a total of $412,400 for

2016. The largest components of the increase were salaries and employee benefits, and fundraising events. The salaries and benefits increase was due to salaries for full year of our volunteer recruiter, and we received a new grant in 2016 to hire for another position. Fundraising expenses were increased due to putting on a new event in 2016.

Going forward, the agency will investigate new sources of revenue and continue to keep expenses that do not directly affect mentoring programs low, remaining committed to our goal of ensuring that every child who needs a mentor has a mentor. We will also be looking to maintain our relationship with the United Way and other donors.

A dedicated Board and staff will continue to provide relevant volunteer based mentoring programs for youth in our communities.

Respectfully submitted by Daniel Drew, CPA, CA Treasurer, Board of Directors

Laurie Collins - continued

Child Safety Program

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ core value is to maintain the highest standards of practice inorder to deliver safe, quality mentoring programs to children and youth. Our policies and protocols have always helped keep mentees safe while they participate in our programming. The Strong from the Start Child Safety Program is a key foundational com-ponent to fostering safe, enjoyable, meaning-ful, and healthy mentoring relationships.

Strong from the Start focuses on healthy relationships, with a key component being child safety. The program content is basedupon recent mentoring and youth-focused research and is provided to every mentor, every mentee, and all parents/guardians of children and youth who are participating in community-based mentoring programs.

The core topics and key messages of Strong from the Start include preparing to be matched, clarification of roles (of mentee,mentor, parent and staff), healthy relation-ships, following your instincts, trusting your feelings and setting goals that fit the mentee’s interests. A key message of the program is that strong boundaries mean strong relationships. Boundaries, in the context of Big Brothers Big Sisters, can be defined as guidelines that facilitate the development of safe and respect-ful mentoring relationships. Boundaries come in many forms, including physical, emotional, and social; and are central to ensuring a healthy, respectful and child-focused match.

The program also educates about young people’s circle of support, “keep secrets” and “speak secrets”, risky behaviors, appropriate ways to meet personal needs, the duty to report abuse if it is disclosed or if there is reason to suspect abuse and finally, how staff members are there to address any concerns.

Long-lasting friendships that develop through Go Girls! continue with ‘Friendship Clubs’, providing positive interactions with a core group of peers and Mentors.

2016 Revenue

Michael Murphy of the Greater Saint John Community Foundation donates $25,000 for ‘Game On!’ and volunteer training.

Doug Reevey of the Automobile Industries Association presents a cheque for $2,000 for Christmas families.

The four-year funding that was generouslyprovided by The Canadian Women’s Foundation, Girls' Fund Grant (2010-2016) wrapped up as of June 2016. BBBS of Saint John witnessed significant growth of this school and site-based group mentoring program since the fall of 2012 and saw

192 young girls participate in the program in 2016.

The funding for this program from The Canadian Women’sFoundation, Girls’ Fund has been generously renewed for 4 more years and will continue to support this program up until 2020.

This support has enabled the Saint John agency to serve atremendous number of girls in the Go Girls! core program and add additional components of "enhanced mentoring" and the community based “friendship clubs” where some of the matches have continuedfor 2 to 3 years.

With this funding and some additional funding from Vibrant Communities Charlotte County and the Economic & Social Inclusion Corporation for the Charlotte County area, we were able to expand the program in 2016 to include more areas in Charlotte County.

The program strives to do the following:

create appreciation for the benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle

build understanding of what constitutes healthy eating habits and therisks associated with eating disorders

promote the importance of positive mental activity and regular physi-cal exercise

encourage awareness of core values, personal interests, strengthsand attributes

support the development of leadership and life skills

offer guidance in establishing and maintaining friendships

Go Girls! - The Canadian Women’s Foundation

Go Girls! participants take part in many weekly activities, such as a hand-made group puzzle - all fitting together perfectly.

Group programs continue to engage many children while on the waiting list for a long-term mentor. The peak in Traditional and In-school matches occurred after the 1 Year 100 Men volunteer recruitment campaign of 2011-2012. The focus since 2016 has been to once again recruit morevolunteers through targeted volunteer measures, so that every child who needs a mentor,has a mentor.

Throughout 2016, the agency facilitated successful mentoring friendships for over 400 children and youth in Saint John, Charlotte and Kings Counties.

Our professional staff team is there to work with mentors, the children and youth and their families throughout the course of eachmentoring relationship to provide necessary training and support. Our overall goal is to create mentoring matches that are not only safe and well suited to each child’s needs, but also harmonious and built to last.Mentoring Coordinators provide ongoing support and supervision for the Mentor, the Mentee, and the Mentee’s family and offer training and advice to help ensure that each match is working for everyone involved.

Each time we pair a child with a volunteer we start something incredible - a life-changing relationship built on trust, friendship and empowerment. Our mentors teach by example the importance of giving and giving back, of staying in school, and of having respect for family, peers and the community. Our mentoring programs strive to achieve positive outcomes for children and youth who are matched with a one-to-one mentor or in a small group mentoring experience.

Some positive outcomes for children and youth who participate in our evidence based mentoring programs include:

Strengthened motivation to lifelong learning through improvedsense of belonging and participation in school, increased sense ofempowerment and optimism about the future, strengthenedaspirations and willingness to try new things

Improved interpersonal relationships as a result of increasedself-confidence, improved self-awareness, better interpersonal skills,more knowledge of healthy choices, more effective communicationand social skills and improved critical thinking

Increased sense of civic engagement through increasedparticipation in community and improved awareness of socialresponsibility

All of these contribute to the long-term goal of positive youth development and well being!

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Bowl for Kid’s Sake 2016 - Hawaiian Beach Partiers raise $152,000!

Canaport LNG had a whole tropical island full of bowlers for Bowl for Kids Sake. Thanks for your enthusiastic fundraising!

BBBS Saint John Programs

Big Brothers Big Sisters offers a wide range of mentoring opportunities to meet the varied needs of volunteers, children & youth and their families. Approved volunteer mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters make acommitment to develop trusting, supportivefriendships with individual or small groups of children or youth. This commitment alsocomes with important responsibilities withregard to their safety and welfare.

Our mentoring programs provide aunique opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of young people inthe communities we serve. Through regular match meetings, mentors engage in activities that are meaningful to the mentee.

With the support of our experiencedmentoring coordinators, mentors are encouraged to help build resilience inmentees, enhance their self-esteem and support their ability to cope with, and bounce back from, life’s challenges and demands. Mentees are provided with safe opportunities to make mistakes, take risks, and assumeresponsibilities for themselves and others.

“The support these youngpeople receive from theirmentors through these

experiences helps them learn and grow and contributes towards their progress of

reaching their full potential.”

What BIG Things Our Programs Achieve

Staff and supporters from Prince Charles School, an original PALS-sponsored school, showed their Hawaiian spirit!

Group programs continue to engage many children while on the waiting list for a long-term mentor. The peak in Traditional and In-school matches occurred after the 1 Year 100 Men volunteer recruitment campaign of 2011-2012. The focus since 2016 has been to once again recruit more volunteers through targeted volunteer measures, so that every child who needs a mentor, has a mentor.

Throughout 2016, the agency facilitated successful mentoring friendships for over 400 children and youth in Saint John, Charlotte and Kings Counties.

Our professional staff team is there to work with mentors, the children and youth and their families throughout the course of each mentoring relationship to provide necessary training and support. Our overall goal is to create mentoring matches that are not only safe and well suited to each child’s needs, but also harmonious and built to last. Mentoring Coordinators provide ongoing support and supervision for the Mentor, the Mentee, and the Mentee’s family and offer training and advice to help ensure that each match is working for everyone involved.

Each time we pair a child with a volunteer we start something incredible - a life-changing relationship built on trust, friendship and empowerment. Our mentors teach by example the importance of giving and giving back, of staying in school, and of having respect for family, peers and the community. Our mentoring programs strive to achieve positive outcomes for children and youth who are matched with a one-to-one mentor or in a small group mentoring experience.

Some positive outcomes for children and youth who participate in our evidence based mentoring programs include:

Strengthened motivation to lifelong learning through improvedsense of belonging and participation in school, increased sense ofempowerment and optimism about the future, strengthenedaspirations and willingness to try new things

Improved interpersonal relationships as a result of increasedself-confidence, improved self-awareness, better interpersonal skills,more knowledge of healthy choices, more effective communicationand social skills and improved critical thinking

Increased sense of civic engagement through increasedparticipation in community and improved awareness of socialresponsibility

All of these contribute to the long-term goal of positive youth development and well being!

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Bowl for Kid’s Sake 2016 - Hawaiian Beach Partiers raise $152,000!

Canaport LNG had a whole tropical island full of bowlers for Bowl for Kids Sake. Thanks for your enthusiastic fundraising!

BBBS Saint John Programs

Big Brothers Big Sisters offers a wide range of mentoring opportunities to meet the varied needs of volunteers, children & youth and their families. Approved volunteer mentors with Big Brothers Big Sisters make a commitment to develop trusting, supportive friendships with individual or small groups of children or youth. This commitment also comes with important responsibilities with regard to their safety and welfare.

Our mentoring programs provide a unique opportunity to make a positive difference in the lives of young people in the communities we serve. Through regular match meetings, mentors engage in activities that are meaningful to the mentee.

With the support of our experienced mentoring coordinators, mentors are encouraged to help build resilience in mentees, enhance their self-esteem and support their ability to cope with, and bounce back from, life’s challenges and demands. Mentees are provided with safe opportunities to make mistakes, take risks, and assume responsibilities for themselves and others.

“The support these young people receive from their mentors through these

experiences helps them learn and grow and contributes towards their progress of

reaching their full potential.”

What BIG Things Our Programs Achieve

Staff and supporters from Prince Charles School, an original PALS-sponsored school, showed their Hawaiian spirit!

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endorsed programs and some innovative pro-grams designed to meet local needs. With the support of the Boston Pizza Foundation, we were able to increase efforts in providing addi-tional services for wait list children through our MENTOR Links project. With continued sup-port from the Canadian Women’s Foundation, we continued to lead in the provision of our GoGirls! girls only program and were able to im-plement and expand (in some areas) our boys only, Game On! program with the support of the Greater Saint John Foundation and Vibrant Communities Charlotte County.

Of course, none of this would be possible without our amazing fleet of volunteers which is of course, our greatest strength but also an ongoing challenge. We will continue to invest

in the intense recruitment of new volunteers in order to meet the growing need for positiverole models and relationships in the lives of our children and youth. We are committed to an ongoing program of enhanced training for mentors, in collaborative community partner-ships, in high quality mentoring programs and positively changing lives.

Thank you to the staff team and board of directors for your energy, commitment, caring, passion for our mission and your mentoring relationships with each other – you all embody the true spirit of what we do! Thank you for being part of something BIG!

Respectfully submitted by Laurie Collins

Executive Director

Treasurer’sReport

Daniel Drew, CPA, CA Treasurer

I am pleased to present the 2016 financial statements for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Saint John Inc., as prepared under a ‘Review Engagement’ by Deloitte LLP for the yearended December 31, 2016. Financially we had a break-even year. We had increases inrevenue that we put directly into operations.

The agency had a surplus of $4,165 this year; compared to a deficit of $2,307 for 2015. The agency once again had the support of the Provincial Government, the United Way of Greater Saint John and our community and corporate sponsors both in Saint John and Charlotte counties. Our annual Bowl for Kids Sake and other fundraisers accounted for 46% of our annual revenues and we are thankful for our many supporters. Total revenue for 2016 increased over 2015 by $22,272 for an annual total of $416,565. The increase was due to a great year for Bowl for Kids Sake and book sale.

On the expense side, total expendituresincreased $15,800 to a total of $412,400 for

2016. The largest components of the increasewere salaries and employee benefits, and fundraising events. The salaries and benefits increase was due to salaries for full year of our volunteer recruiter, and we received a newgrant in 2016 to hire for another position. Fundraising expenses were increased due to putting on a new event in 2016.

Going forward, the agency will investigate new sources of revenue and continue to keep expenses that do not directly affect mentoring programs low, remaining committed to our goal of ensuring that every child who needs amentor has a mentor. We will also be looking to maintain our relationship with the United Way and other donors.

A dedicated Board and staff will continue to provide relevant volunteer based mentoring programs for youth in our communities.

Respectfully submitted by Daniel Drew, CPA, CATreasurer, Board of Directors

Laurie Collins - continued

Child Safety Program

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ core value is to maintain the highest standards of practice in order to deliver safe, quality mentoring programs to children and youth. Our policies and protocols have always helped keep mentees safe while they participate in our programming. The Strong from the Start Child Safety Program is a key foundational com-ponent to fostering safe, enjoyable, meaning-ful, and healthy mentoring relationships.

Strong from the Start focuses on healthy relationships, with a key component being child safety. The program content is based upon recent mentoring and youth-focused research and is provided to every mentor, every mentee, and all parents/guardians of children and youth who are participating in community-based mentoring programs.

The core topics and key messages of Strong from the Start include preparing to be matched, clarification of roles (of mentee, mentor, parent and staff), healthy relation-ships, following your instincts, trusting your feelings and setting goals that fit the mentee’s interests. A key message of the program is that strong boundaries mean strong relationships. Boundaries, in the context of Big Brothers Big Sisters, can be defined as guidelines that facilitate the development of safe and respect-ful mentoring relationships. Boundaries come in many forms, including physical, emotional, and social; and are central to ensuring a healthy, respectful and child-focused match.

The program also educates about young people’s circle of support, “keep secrets” and “speak secrets”, risky behaviors, appropriate ways to meet personal needs, the duty to report abuse if it is disclosed or if there is reason to suspect abuse and finally, how staff members are there to address any concerns.

Long-lasting friendships that develop through Go Girls! continue with ‘Friendship Clubs’, providing positive interactions with a core group of peers and Mentors.

2016 Revenue

Michael Murphy of the Greater Saint JohnCommunity Foundation donates $25,000 for ‘Game On!’ and volunteer training.

Doug Reevey of the Automobile Industries Association presents a cheque for $2,000 for Christmas families.

The four-year funding that was generously provided by The Canadian Women’s Foundation, Girls' Fund Grant (2010-2016) wrapped up as of June 2016. BBBS of Saint John witnessed significant growth of this school and site-based group mentoring program since the fall of 2012 and saw

192 young girls participate in the program in 2016.

The funding for this program from The Canadian Women’s Foundation, Girls’ Fund has been generously renewed for 4 more years and will continue to support this program up until 2020.

This support has enabled the Saint John agency to serve a tremendous number of girls in the Go Girls! core program and add additional components of "enhanced mentoring" and the community based “friendship clubs” where some of the matches have continued for 2 to 3 years.

With this funding and some additional funding from Vibrant Communities Charlotte County and the Economic & Social Inclusion Corporation for the Charlotte County area, we were able to expand the program in 2016 to include more areas in Charlotte County.

The program strives to do the following:

create appreciation for the benefits of an active, healthy lifestyle

build understanding of what constitutes healthy eating habits and therisks associated with eating disorders

promote the importance of positive mental activity and regular physi-cal exercise

encourage awareness of core values, personal interests, strengthsand attributes

support the development of leadership and life skills

offer guidance in establishing and maintaining friendships

Go Girls! - The Canadian Women’s Foundation

Go Girls! participants take part in many weekly activities, such as a hand-made group puzzle - all fitting together perfectly.

Executive Director’sReport

Quality Mentoring, Collaboration and Community Impact

As an agency, our focus throughout all levels of operations in 2016 continued to alignwith and expand upon our strategic plan. The areas of focus identified through the stra-tegic plan include:

Financial Resources/Sustainability

Management and Governance/Leadership

Marketing & Communications/Voice

Impact of Our Work/Program

We witnessed many successes in many areas of focus and continued work to overcomesome of the challenges we face in other areas.

Our strategic focus on financial resources and sustainability included maximizing use of available resources through thoughtful allocation that included staff restructuring in an attempt to streamline services with more efficient use of talent and time. A forceddecision about office space meant staying in Brunswick Square to ensure accessibility to our clients and families and minimizing administrative costs to ensure maximum resource allocation directly to programs.

The successful fund development activities that not only generate revenue, but also build relationships and expand awareness of our programs, included Bowl for Kids Sake, the BIG Book Sale, successful grant and foundation applications, and other forms of community support enabled Big Brothers Big Sisters to finish the year with a small surplus. We celebrate our funders, supporters, donors and those who have gone out of their way to invest in our mission of providing mentors for young people. Thank you!

It should be noted that the reality of fund development in the non profit, charitable sector continues to increase in competition and requires more and more intense work withsame amount of staff. To add to this, our 45 years of service in the community and our solid reputation both lead to a sense of perceivedsustainability. In order to truly achieve this,dedicated efforts by staff, board and supporters will need to be continued and expanded upon for the next number of years. The agency’s focus on leadership through management and governance involvedemphasis on the professional and personal development of our staff and volunteers. The agency’s commitment to supporting training opportunities for staff has provided much benefit to the agency through increased

Laurie Collins,Executive Director

“Through increased marketing and communicationefforts we were able to increasethe profile ofthe agency.”

knowledge and skills of the staff team. The board itself has been working to improve many areas of board governance through strategic board development and updates to the by-laws, employee handbook and strategic plan.

Our leadership focus in 2016 continued to support the building of positive relationships and fostering an organizational culture wherestaff and volunteers are respected, feel supported, confident, and competent in the work that they do so BBBS can continue to change the lives of children and youth involved with our agency. A plan to ensure sufficient recruitment and training of program specific, dedicated volunteer mentors was graciouslysupported by The United Way and The Greater Saint John Foundation. Support for the Volunteer Engagement Coordinator position and for an intentional volunteer training program throughout 2016 enabled the agency to meet our goals of more effectively serving an increased number of children and making a significant impact on the wait list.

Throughout 2016, Big Brothers Big Sisters continued to invest in ways that increased our voice in the communities we serve. We continued to strive for excellence in service delivery and child safety and continued our drive to be increasingly more recognized as leaders in mentoring and volunteer screening. Through increased marketing and communication efforts we were able to increase the profile of the agency. The hosting of our first public Child Safety Breakfast Event in March helped to increase awareness of the high standards BBBS places on volunteer training and supervision in support of keeping children safe. We also partnered in new ways throughout the year in order to serve more children and to share our expertise with other mentoring organizations. We will continue our work to increase interest from other mentoring stakeholders in best practices to advance the causes of mentoring and child safety and will continue strategic collaboration through Living SJ, community groups and through staff efforts to provide a continuum of safe services for children and youth in our communities.

Our focus on the impact of our work was supported in 2016 with continued efforts to train staff and volunteer mentors in evidence-based programs and best practices in the field. The investment of time and energy into the development of an effective system of measuring impact will allow us to ensure continued quality program delivery to support our fundamental mission of mentoring.

The agency provided both nationally

There are several group programs that

are offered by the agency during the summer

months to primarily engage the children who

are on the waiting list for a mentor of their own.

These camps in 2016 included Fun While You

Wait, Kids 'n Kops (offered in partnership with

the City of Saint John Police Department and

the Neighbourhood Police Council) and Science

and Engineering Camp (offered in conjunction

with UNB’s Worlds UNBound Program).

Our Popular ‘Waiting List’ Summer Programs

Game On! Eat Smart, Play Smart, Live Smart

Fun-While-You-Wait camp included making moon craters using marbles as an astronomy activity. How cool is that!

Game On! is a group mentoring program providing boys and young men with information and support to make informed choices about a range of healthy lifestyle practices. Through non-traditional physical activities, complemented with healthy eating support,

participants are engaged in life skills, communication, and emotional health discussions designed to engage participants in the pursuit of life-long healthy lifestyles.

As a result of generous funding from the Greater Saint John Community Foundation, we worked diligently at getting this small group mentoring program off the ground in the Saint John area in late 2016. Funding was also provided by Vibrant Communities Charlotte County and the Economic & Social Inclusion Corporation to assist with further development of the program in the St. George and Blacks Harbour communities and to establish the program in the St. Stephen area for 2016-17.

The program strives to do the following:

through the lens of healthy living, openly discuss current andpressing issues facing boys and young men

build appreciation for the benefits of healthy eating habits

promote physical exercise through non-traditional activities

instill respect for socio-economic, ethno-cultural and racial diversity

encourage leadership skills and independent thinking

‘Littles’ saddled up for horseback riding at Snider Mountain, near Sussex.

After completing a 10-week Game On! program, graduates proudly show off their certificates at St. George Elementary School.

Graduate ‘Jr. Constables’ of the Kids ‘n Kops Program gather in front of the Peel Plaza Police Station with mentors - two Saint John police officers and three police academy cadets.

The week-long Kids ‘n Kops program has many fascinating police activities like fingerprint identification and mock crime scene investigations in the community.

It has been a great year at Big BrothersBig Sisters of Saint John with many childrenbeing successfully matched with volunteer mentors. We continue to grow as an agency and diversify our programs to meet the specific needs of our children and also our volunteers. Big Brothers Big Sisters offers an array of programs that allow the agency to reachchildren from Sussex to St. Stephen and surrounding areas.

We have had lots to celebrate this yearand it is important to thank those who have contributed to the success of the agency. Without the volunteer hours, sponsorship and community support, it would be impossible to deliver a service that improves the lives of so many individuals. Game On!, Go Girls!, Teen Mentoring, In-School Mentoring, and our various forms of matching between Bigs and Littles has reached its current level of successdue to the community partners, volunteers,and donors that are committed to making a difference. The agency has had the opportunity through this kindness and support to provide a large number of children with matches, programming and activities through-out our communities. For this, we are extremely grateful.

Also contributing to the agency’s success

is strong leadership. Laurie Collins has grown

the agency over the last 7 years that she has

held the positon of Executive Director. Laurie

has devoted herself to developing programs

and services that are second to none and her

President’s Report

Niki Comeau, President Board of Directors

“Our employees are extremely caring individ-uals who believe in making a difference, and every day atwork, that is exactly whatthey do.”

passion for Big Brothers Big Sisters is obvious to anyone she meets. Laurie works tirelessly, ensuring we, as an agency, are stretching resources as far as possible. Laurie has recently attended the Leadership Management Institute and has earned a certificate in Effective Personal Leadership for Women. We are very proud of this accomplishment. Of course, behind every great leader is a team of hardworking employees who deserve to be recognized as well. Our employees are extremely caring individuals who believe in making a difference, and every day at work, that is exactly what they do.

Thank you to our board members who,

I’m sure, have busy schedules, but always find

time to help when needed. It is through your

expertise and direction we pride ourselves on

the level of diversity we are able to offer.

We have experienced changes in terms of

members due to relocation or scheduling,

but we have welcomed or are in the process

of welcoming new members to the board who

have been recruited for their enthusiasm to

help others and their knowledge in specific

areas. It is very important to have individuals

on the board who can steer the agency in the

appropriate direction in terms of strategic

planning. We are looking forward to

2017-2018.

Respectfully submitted by Niki Comeau

President of the Board

Malikai (Grade 2) and Jack make amazing Lego creations in the ISM program at Rothesay Elementary School.

In School Mentoring (ASD-S)

Anglophone School District South

Back Bay Elementary Barnhill Memorial Beaconsfield Middle Blacks Harbour Elementary Centennial Fairvale Elementary Forest Hills Fundy High Hammond River Valley Hampton Elementary Hampton Middle Hampton High Harbourview High Harry Miller Middle Havelock School Hazen White - St. Francis Lakefield Elementary Dr. A.T. Leather- barrow Primary Milltown Elementary Prince Charles

Princess Elizabeth Quispamsis Elementary Rothesay Elementary Rothesay High Rothesay Netherwood Simonds High St. George Elementary St. John the Baptist-King Edward St. Malachy’s Memorial High St. Patrick’s St. Rose St. Stephen Elementary St. Stephen Middle St. Stephen High School Sussex Elementary Woodlawn Learning Centre

Teen Mentors and Mentees from Rothesay were welcomed by seniors at Shannex.

September is BBBS Month - Saint John Celebrates!

Saint John Mayor Donald Darling makes the official proclamation of ‘September as Big Brothers Big Sisters Month’ in Saint John.

Employees of Stantec Saint John join with Mayor Donald Darling to celebrate Big Brothers Big Sisters Month with a barbeque for all to enjoy.

The MENTOR Links program for wait list children and families was adapted from our friends at Big Brothers Big Sisters of London in 2016 with the goal of fostering increased engagement with the agency, maintaining contact with families and providing the over 150 children and young people who were “waiting” with the chance to benefit from mentoring and interact with other children in the same situation.

The original design of the MENTOR Links Program involved matching small groups of young people with 2 or more volunteer mentors for 8 to 10 weeks of weekly sessions. After some trial and error, the program was redesigned to also include a variety of small group outings. The sessions focused on content designed to teach children how to identify good people and natural mentors in their lives, how to build healthy relationships, learn about their individual strengths, understand how to be empathetic and compassionate, and build teamwork, communication and decision making skills. The program provided opportunities for agency staff to get to know the children much better which ultimately helps make the best match between the child and their future Big.

The MENTOR Links program also provided adults from the community, who might not normally consider volunteering, with a short-term volunteer opportunity and a chance to experience what being a Big is like through participation in small group programs.

This program is generously supported by The Boston Pizza Foundation for 2016-17!

New MENTOR Links Program

It’s ‘Fun-While-You-Wait’ while on a guided tour

of the Atlantic Superstore in Saint John. Learning to love leafy greens

was wonderful!

January/February Fundy High School - Mill Rats game Go Girls! Mentor CelebrationMarch/April Bowl for Kids Sake Events Child Safety Breakfast BBBS of Canada Spelling Bee EventMay/June Bowl for Kids Sake Events St. George Youth Ball Hockey Tourn. Annual General Meeting In-School Mentoring & Go Girls!

Closing Parties BBBSC National ConventionJuly/August Summer Day Camps (Fun While You

Wait, Kids ‘N’ Kops, Science &Engineering, Go Girls!)

11th Annual BIG Book Sale Summer BBQ: Mentors/Mentees

& Families Youth to Tim Horton Children’s Camp

& Waterski CampSeptember/October BBBS Month Community BBQ In-School Mentoring and Go Girls! begin Game On! programs beginNovember/December Canadian Women’s Foundation

Meetings in Scarborough, Ont. Holiday Gift Wrap Campaign Agency Christmas Party West Jet Holiday Raffle Christmas Parades Saint John & Hampton MENTOR Links Kick Off event

2016 Agency Activities

Board of Directors Rhea Bowen, Consultant Jessica Parsons, Grant Thornton Debbie Cooper, Retired Jill Ferguson, Barnhill Memorial School Betty Hitchcock, RetiredJosh Middleton, RBC Cindy Millett, Irving Oil Robyn Jeffrey, Sussex Elementary School Kathleen Osborne,

Social Development

BBBS Saint John Board of Directors 2016

Board ExecutivePresident:

Niki Comeau ASD-S First Steps Housing

Vice Presidents: Dr. Marc NicholsonHorizon Health John TheriaultIrving Oil

Treasurer: Daniel Drew Teed Saunders Doyle & Co.

Secretary: Leah Straight Investor’s Group

Past President (resigned 2016): Brian Murray, RNS

Executive Director Laurie Collins Mentoring Coordinators Dolores Borthwick

Charlene Butler Tracey Challoner Kimberly Fawkes Lori Hall Britney Shaw Amy Tanner

Go Girls! Coordinator Meagin Huisman Volunteer Engagement Coordinator Rhoda Welshman Summer Grant Students Laura Quigg

Abbey Jordan Emily Archer

Mentor Links Program Coordinator, Funded by Boston Pizza Foundation Hilary Kleinke

Agency Staff in 2016

Honorary Life Members: Darrell Scribner, Retired Police DetectiveRobert Vincent, Stewart McKelvey

Fun times at Fundy High with the Saint John Mill Rats!

Volunteer Milestones2016

5 years as of 2015 Karen Joyner Yi Kay5 years as of 2016 Carly BaxterEllen BrownNicole Dufour-Allen Bernadette Fowler Rhona Harmon Kelly HughesDanny Jardine Jessica Parsons Janis Rodger Brendan Roy Brandi-Lee Wetmore

10 years as of 2016 Clara Tarjan Jeff Williams

15 years as of 2016 Debbie Fisher

30 years as of 2016 Betty Hitchcock

Staff Milestones 5 years – Lori Hall

Congratulations and Thank You!

Aloha! - the BBBS staff went all-out with Hawaiian costumes and decorations for Bowl for Kids Sake in 2016.

Sherry Desjardins and Diane Borgerson of the Canadian Progress Club Ignite, Saint John wrapped gifts in Brunswick Square in December. Proceeds from the AnnualHoliday Gift Wrapping Campaign added $2,335 to our Saint John Big Brothers Big Sisters agency! Thank you to everyone who shared their festive spirit!

Flashback to Some Fun Events in 2016!

Dustin Welshman, Soap Box Derby racer.

Several volunteer groups came in to organize and sort

thousands of books for the BIG Book Sale - Team

BMO rolls up their sleeves as part of

‘Day of Caring’.

At the United Way Kick-off Luncheon in September, Big Sister Brandi-Lee

and Little Sister Jordan, of Sussex,

address the crowd about their

long-time ‘match’.

‘All I want for Christ-mas is a Big Sister’ at the 64th Annual Saint John Santa Claus Parade, with Bigs, Littles, volunteers and staff.

Our first ‘Keeping Kids Safe’ Panel Breakfast event

brought a powerful message to social

workers, law enforce-ment, teachers and

childcare workers.

2016 Annual Report& General Meeting

VisionEvery child

who needs

a mentor,

has a mentor.

Mission

StatementWe commit to

understand and

respond to the

needs of young

people in our

communities

with relevant

volunteer based

mentoring

programs.

Saint JohnOffice:

Third LevelBrunswick Square

39 King StreetSaint John, NB

E2L 4W3

506 635-1145

Meeting Agenda: Wednesday, June 14, 2017

1. Call to Order - AcknowledgementsNiki Comeau

2. Chairperson and Secretary NamedNiki Comeau

3. Meeting Duly Constituted(Reading Notice of Meeting)Executive Director Laurie Collins

4. Quorum (1/3 of Board Members: 4)5. Approval of Minutes 2016 - Secretary

Leah Straight 6. Executive Reports & Approvals:

a. President’s ReportNiki Comeau

b. Executive Director’s ReportLaurie Collins

c. Treasurer’s ReportDaniel Drew

7. Appointment of Accountants 2018Daniel Drew

8. Election of DirectorsNiki Comeau

9. Mentoring Success Stories10. Presentation of Awards:

Judge Tom Bell AwardGeorge Hitchcock Awards

11. Special Presentations12. New Business13. Adjournment - Refreshments to follow

Please join us in celebration!

Stacey Howe has been involved with BBBS as a

volunteer for 10 years. She has had a number

of matches and has been involved as a Go Girls!

Mentor and is currently an In-School Mentor

and Big Sister! Congratulations Stacey!

This award is named after the late Judge

Tom Bell who was a judge in the juvenile

court system where he worked with many

troubled youth. His work inspired him to be

instrumental in starting Big Brothers Big Sisters

in Saint John.

Youth Served in Big Brothers Big Sisters Programs 2016

Judge Tom Bell Award presented to Stacey Howe

Thank you to all of our 2016 Community Partners

Snider Mountain Ranch Sobeys Something's Brewing Cafe South End Community Centre St. George Magaguadavic Place St. Stephen Aces Jr. A Hockey Club St. Stephen’s University Stantec Consulting Stewart McKelvey Stuart House Bed & Breakfast Subway Summertime Industries TD Bank Group TD Foundation TD Insurance TD Wealth Teed Saunders Doyle & Co. Teen Resource Centre The Big 50/50 The Boys and Girls Club of Saint John The Chamber - Saint John Region The Chocolate Museum The ONE Change The Saint John Multi- Cultural and Newcomers Resource Centre Tim Horton Children’s Foundation Tim Horton’s – Murphy Restaurants Town of St. George Town of St. Stephen UNB Worlds UNBound UNBSJ and Associated Alumni United Commercial Travelers of America Jack Kidd Council 755 United Way of Greater Saint John Vegas Entertainment Vibrant Communities Saint John, Sussex and Charlotte County Vito's Midget Hockey Vonndel Fisheries WestJet Xerox Canada Ltd. YMCA of Greater Saint John

NB & Maine Railways NB Child and Youth Advocate NB Children’s Foundation NB Department of Post-Secondary Education, Training and Labour NB Department of Social Development NB Museum NBCC Neighbourhood Police Council Nick Nicolle Community Centre Norm & Donna Michaelsen Offline Board Game Café Once Upon a Child Outward Bound Canada P.R.O. Kids PALS Program Pathways to Education Pharmasave – Millidgeville Port Saint John Portland United Church PriceWaterhouse Coopers Project Roar R.E.M. Transport RBC Foundation RBC Royal Bank Reaction Events Rockwood Park Rotary Club of Rothesay Kings RST Sunbury Saint John Energy Saint John Mill Rats/Riptide Saint John Police Force Saint John Port Saint John Rotary Club Saint John Seadogs Saint John Sewist Academy Saint John Theatre Company Saint John Volunteer Centre Saint John Waterfront Saint John Y’s Men Salesforce Scholastic Book Fairs Scotiabank Seadogs Foundation Second Cup Simply for Life Sisters of Charity Sitel

Serving Saint John, Kings & Charlotte Counties

OneOneOne---OnOnOn---One Core Programs:One Core Programs:One Core Programs: Big/Little Brothers - 24 Big/Little Sisters - 34

Big Couples/Littles - 2 In-School Mentees - 65

In-School Teen Mentees - 98

Group and Waiting List Programs:Group and Waiting List Programs:Group and Waiting List Programs: Game On! (Boys) - 10

Go Girls! - 192 Big Bunch - 3

Fun-While-You-Wait Summer Camp - 17 Kids ‘N’ Kops Summer Camp - 14

Science & Engineering Summer Camp - 15

Youth Served in Mentoring Programs - 407 Volunteer Mentors - 264

Eastern College Energy Atlantica Ernst & Young LLP Exit Realty Fairview Bowling Lanes Fisher Foundation Flakeboard Fluor/Truist Forest Glen Community Centre Fundy Honda Ganong Bros. Giant Tiger Go Deep International Grace Valley Church Granite Town Farms Grant Thornton LLP Greater Saint John Community Foundation H & R Block Heroes Beacon High Fives for Kids Foundation Hooper Law Huntsman Marine Aquarium IA Clarington Investments ICS Creative Agency Imperial Theatre Innovatia Investors Group – Larry Clark Irving Equipment Irving Forest Services Irving Oil Irving Pulp and Paper Irving Shipbuilding J.B. Elliot Insurance J.D. Irving, Limited JDI Sawmills and Woodlands J-Mar Interiors Judith & Brian Dunstan Jungle Jim’s Kent Building Supplies Kent Line Agency Kingsbrae Gardens Kozy Korner Restaurant KV Oasis Youth Centre Lily’s Café Lily Lake Pavilion Living SJ Loch Lomond Villa Mariner Partners Maritimes & Northeast Pipeline – Spectra Energy Martinon Yacht Club McCor Management McDonald’s Midland Transport

Canaport LNG Carleton Community Centre CBC – Hance Colburne Chambers of Commerce Group Insurance – Paul McIlveen Chateau de Champlain Cherry Brook Zoo Children’s Wish Foundation CIBC City of Saint John Collins Tours Connors Bros. Cooke Aquaculture Cora’s Brunswick Square Costco Saint John Crema Cakes Crescent Valley Resource Centre CTV Dairy Queen Dalhousie Medicine NB David’s Tea Day Tripping NB Deloitte LLP Delta Hotels Digital World District News DreamMakers Innovation Dundee Wealth Dynamic Funds

360 STAND Acadia Broadcasting Advocate Printing Air Canada Foundation Anglophone South School District Around the Block Atlantic Superstore Atlantic Towing Automotive Industries Association of Canada Autotec Bay Ferries Bayview Credit Union BCAPI Bell Aliant Best Western Chocolate Lake Betty Hitchcock BMO Boston Pizza Boston Pizza Foundation Break Out Brunswick News Brunswick Pipeline Emera Brunswick Square Brunswick Square Dental Bulk Barn Canada Games Aquatic Centre Canada NB Job Grants Canadian Progress Club - Ignite Canadian Tire Jumpstart Canadian Women’s Foundation – Girls’ Fund

‘Jr. Constables’ in the Kids ’n Kops program get carried away with parachute games!

This year’s George Hitchcock Award winners

will be announced as soon as they are notified.

The late George Hitchcock was a tireless

volunteer and fundraiser for BBBS Saint John.

He knew first-hand the importance of a

positive male mentor, after he lost his father at

a young age. In 2008 in his honour, the George

Hitchcock Endowment Fund was established

for the funding of summer camps. The interest

from the original $10,000 donation and any

additional donations is provided for local youth

to attend summer camps of their choice.

George Hitchcock Award