The PEI Military Family Service Centre

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The PEI Military Family Service Centre

• Serving Those Who Serve

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What is the Moncton MFRC?

• A not-for-profit charitable organization
  registered with the Province of NB working in
  equal partnership with the
• Personnel Support Program Agency (PSP)
• Director Military Family Services (DMFS)
• Moncton Detachment of 3 ASG Gagetown
• Umbrella organization mentoring
• our own PEI MFSC

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Your MFSC Team
Mike Dawson Executive Director
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Board of Directors

• Comprised of a minimum of 51 civilian spouses of
  Military members, that work as trustees on behalf
  of the community
• Voted into office at the AGM which
• is usually held in May
• Interim Board members may be appointed to fill
  vacancies to complete the current term of office

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What does the Board do?

• Develop policies and administrative orders for
  the MFRC
• Develop Vision Statements
• Review the Annual Service Delivery Agreement
• Approve the Service Delivery Agreement
• Review the Financial posture of the Centre
  monthly
• Identify the community needs (Needs Assessment)
• Evaluation of implemented Programs and Services
• Evaluate work performance of the Executive
  Director
• Public Relations in collaboration with the
  Information Referral Coordinator
• Fundraising
• Board Member Recruitment
• Conduct an Annual General Meeting
• Attend monthly meetings, and special events

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How Can I Become a Board Member?

• Complete a Volunteer Application form
• and submit to the Volunteer Coordinator
• for processing in the same manner as all
• Staff and Volunteers
• The candidate must consent to having references
  checked, a Criminal Records Check and Child Abuse
  Register check and sign an Oath of
  Confidentiality
• Attend a Board Orientation training session
• Attend Moncton MFRC Board Training Course
• Attend two monthly Board Meetings as an observer
• Be interviewed by the Executive Committee

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Board Members 2006-2007

• Kara Lang, Chairperson
• Vacant, Vice-Chairperson
• WO Kim Bartlett, Treasurer
• Vacant, Secretary
• Military OPI Maj. LeBlanc,Military Representative
  
• Jane Arbing, PEI Member

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The Executive Director

• The Board has one staff member, the Executive
  Director
• The Executive Director hires staff to conduct the
  business of the Board
• The PEI MFS Coordinator is one of those staff
  persons hired by the
• Executive Director

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What is our Mandate?

• To assist Military Families
• in enhancing their quality
• of life
• To promote facilitate
• community based services
• that strengthen CF families
• within their communities

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How do we fulfill our Mandate?

• Act as liaison for CF members and their families
  with government and community based organizations
  

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Child Youth Development Parenting Support

• Emergency Childcare
• Family Care Plan (FCP)

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Prevention Intervention

• Assessment Referrals
• Emergency Funding (ie CFPAF Grants)
• Emergency Shelter
• Resource Library

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Personal Development Community Integration

• Program Promotion
• Outreach / Referrals
• Resume / Job Search
• Volunteer Involvement
• One on One Interaction
• Information Distribution

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Family Separation Reunion

• Deployment Support
• Letter parcel mailouts
• Email
• Use of
• a Computer
• Internet Access

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• Outreach Information Support Assistance to CF
  Family Members
• Keep in touch with individuals and families via
  phone, mail, email and home visits
• Provide information requested by families
• Refer to proper agencies/contacts re special
  needs
• Foster sense of community for those
• awaiting the return of deployed
• family members

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Who is Eligible to Participate in our Programs?

• Families of Regular Force Members
• Families of (deployed) Reservists
• Retired Military Personnel
• Community at large when space permits

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What Special Activities has the PEI MFSC
Sponsored over the last year?

• Coffee Breakaways
• held on the 2nd Wednesday of the month from 10am
  to 1130 am
• Open for all members to attend and mingle
• As a result of requests received from members
  attending, the Breakaways are being held at each
  Unit on a revolving basis

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• Breakfast with Santa
• Open to all members and their families
• Santa and Mrs. Claus gave out presents to all of
  the children
• Coloring books and treat bags for the kiddies
• Lots of good food to eat
• Letters from Santa
• Personalized letters were
• sent to members
• children prior to Christmas

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• 2nd Annual BINGO Fundraiser
• Held Feb. 24th at HMCS Queen Charlotte
• Our very own tiara adorned WO
  Longaphee showed us what a real bingo caller
  could do!
• 3500 worth of prizes were given away
• 63 Corporate Sponsors supported the
  event
• 52 Bingo lovers joined in on the fun

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• Support our Troops Magnet Campaign
• Raise public awareness and support for our
  members who are deployed overseas
• To date, the PEI MFSC has sold 2 shipments of 100
  magnets and are presently starting on our third
• All proceeds go toward programming
• Feel free to contact the PEI MFSC for magnets to
  sell - 5.00 each (we also have yellow ribbon
  pins that sell for 3.00 each)

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• The Lighthouse Newsletter
• Monthly edition of the PEI MFSC Newsletter
• Update on events pertinent to members
• Special events information
• Interesting tidbits
• Calendar of events

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Upcoming Events that are being planned and worked
on

• Bunny Bundles for Easter (April)
• Mothers Day Tea (May)
• Fathers Day Breakfast (June)
• Canada Day Festivities (July)
• UN Peacekeepers Day BBQ (August)
• Fundraising Gala / Variety Show (tba)
• Expansion of the PEI MFSC Office Space

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Services we are working on providing in the
future

• Workshops that will include
• Resume Writing
• Job Search Techniques
• Writing a Business Plan
• Introduction to Micro Computing
• French / 2nd Language Training
• If there is something you would like to see
  offered, contact Charlene at 892-8999

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How do you become involved?

• Participate and Volunteer!

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How to Contact Us

• Mail 88 Watts Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1C
  2C1 (W.Royalty Ind.Pk)
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• Email pmfrc_at_pei.sibn.com
• Website www.monctonmfrc.com/pei
• PEI MFS Coordinator - Charlene McInnis

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The World is at our fingertips its up to us to
utilize our resources!
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Questions?
Contact your PEI M.F.S.C