BUILT Network Moncton Inc.

Spring & Summer/Printemps & Été

2009

What’s New/Nouveautés
Please join us
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 Welcome to our new
5:00 p.m. Minimum wage
We have moved! currently $8.00/hr
Board Members
1222 Main Street, Suite 4003 for
Nous avons déménagé! our Effective September 1, 2009
2nd Annual General Meeting
Bienvenue à nos
$8.25/hr
nouveaux membres du
1222, rue Main Street Venez nous joindre Salaire minimum actuelle conseil administratif
Suite 4003 le mardi 22 septembre, 2009 8,00$/h
Moncton, NB 17 h Joseph Avery
E1C 1H6 1222, rue Main, Suite 4003 En effet le 1er septembre, 2009
8,25$/h Judith Dignard
pour notre 2ème Assemblée
générale annuelle Linda Gould-Landry

President’s message/Message de la présidente

Welcome to the Spring/Summer 2009 edition of the
BUILT Network Moncton Newsletter. We are taking this Staff Members
opportunity to recognize and thank all our community Membres d’équipe
partners, supporters, volunteers, and staff who collectively
have contributed to the success of the BUILT Network Cynthia Black
Moncton program and its participants over the past year. Executive Director
Directrice générale
A heartfelt thank you to Connie McKnight, National
Executive Director, Dave Gallson, National Program Jennifer Melanson
Director, and Board Members of the National Network for Instructor/Instructrice
Mental Health for giving us the privilege to set the wheels
in motion and giving individuals in Westmorland, Kent and Connie Hébert
Administrative Assistant
Albert counties, the opportunity to be a part of BUILT
Assistante administrative
Network. And, most importantly, providing individuals
with mental Board Members
Sharon Geldart, President
BUILT Network Moncton Inc. Membres du conseil
d’administration
health issues the opportunity to once again believe in themselves and their abilities allowing them
to return to the work place. Lastly, I would be remiss not to mention, thank, and convey Sharon Geldart
recognition to HRSDC Labour Market Program for People with Disabilities Opportunities Fund President/Présidente
who provided the financial assistance for the first four and one-half years to make this all possible.
Dianne LeBlanc
On October 1, 2008 we charted new territory at BUILT Network Moncton. As per its mandate, Treasurer/Trésorière
BUILT Network Moncton Inc. was divested to and is now funded in partnership with the
Province of New Brunswick: Departments of Health, Social Development, and Post-Secondary Joseph Avery
Education, Training & Labour. We are looking forward to a long-term working relationship with
Suzanne Azevedo
our new partners.
It is with regret that I advise of the resignation of Jacqueline Charlebois Tessier, Vice-President, Judith Betts
from the BUILT Network Moncton Board of Directors. Jackie has been a board member since
Judith Dignard
inception and has contributed greatly to the growth of BUILT Network Moncton Inc. In
addition to her full-time employment at BMO Bank of Montreal, Jackie is currently a part-time
Michael Kennedy
student working on her Masters Degree in Adult Education at Saint Francis Xavier University.
We wish Jackie all the best in her future endeavors and thank her for being a part of the BUILT Linda Landry-Gould
Network family.
Kristen Robinson
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Celebrating five years in the community Page 2

BUILT Network totals exceed 600 employed!

Les totaux dépassent 600 employés!

National Totals Results

Totaux nationaux Résultats
Skills Development Employed
Program Employés 602
Start Dates
Enhanced Employability
September 28, 2009 Employabilité augmenté 931
November 23, 2009
Clients Served Dave Gallson
in French
Clients servis 1,310 NNMH National Program Director
February 1, 2010 Directeur du programme national de RNSM
Return to School
Office Closure: Retourné aux études 67
December 21, 2009 -January 1, 2010
“Consider for a moment the amazing impact that this has had on so many families and
communities.” What exactly does this mean? The above statistics tell us that:

Les sessions du programme de 71% of participants who attend the BUILT Network CSR program complete the program.
développement de compétences
72% of graduates are either employed or have returned to school.
le 28 septembre, 2009
28.9% do not complete the program, some of whom are employed as a direct result of skills
le 23 novembre, 2009
en français
acquired while at the BUILT Network program.

le 1er février, 2010
Le bureau sera fermé
du 21 décembre, 2009 au 1er janvier,
2010
«Considérez pour un instant l'impact étonnant que ceci a eu sur tant de familles et de
communautés.» Que fait exactement ce moyen ? Les statistiques ci-dessus nous indiquent:
71% des participants qui ont assisté au programme de BUILT Network ont complété le programme.
72% des diplômés sont employés ou sont retournés aux études.

28.9% ne terminent pas le programme, mais quelques fois les personnes trouvent un emploi.

BUILT Network Moncton Inc. community supporters

“It is better to take many small steps in the right direction than to
make a great leap forward, only to stumble backward.”

«Il vaut mieux de prendre beaucoup de petits pas dans la bonne direction que pour
rendre un grand saut vers l'avant, seulement pour trébucher vers l'arrière.»
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Page 3 Commémorez cinq ans dans la communauté
Merci — Thank you to all the Geeks on Ice and
Southampton Computers for your support!

Jason Clements from Service Canada, co-chair for 2008

Geeks on Ice and Micha Fardy, Director of Community
Congratulations to Moncton Gogii Games Saints on Development—United Way of Greater Moncton &
winning the 2008 Geeks Championship! Southeastern NB ham-it-up for a photo opt at the
Geeks on Ice Geekfest.

Profile of a Community Geek and member of the 2008 winning team

As an accomplished IT professional with a background in Marketing, Sales, and Internet business models,
Chris Frenette is a managing partner at Teamworks New Media, a Moncton-based marketing & web
development studio.
In recent years, he is also responsible for technology implementations for the Findmyway.ca Community
Network, a web-based resource to help individuals quickly and easily locate the assistance that is available to
them—by the topic or situation of their need. (www.findmyway.ca)
Among the goals of the Findmyway.ca Network are to support the successful community reintegration of
individuals who are faced with various personal and social ills, including homelessness, addictions, family
breakdown, trouble with the law, poor health, unemployment, and more.
When he’s not innovating, you’ll find him participating in various sports and community related activities,
including Moncton’s “Geeks on Ice”, a recreational hockey tournament focused on providing organizations
and individuals who share a passion for sports, community and technology the opportunity to network.
Chris Frenette
“It’s the best of all worlds when you can give back to your community, interact with your peers AND play Teamworks New Media
hockey at the same time”, says Frenette, whose team, the Gogii Games Saints were able to capture this year’s
championship.
“I was especially pleased to learn that the BUILT Network was chosen as one of this year’s donation
recipients, as the work they do is most valuable to Greater Moncton.”

BUILT Network Moncton Inc.

Funded in partnership with/Financé

and in part by a grant from NB Department of Health

en partie par une subvention du Département de Santé du NB
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Le 23 novembre, 2009 le BUILT Network fournira son premier

programme en français.

November 23, 2009 the BUILT Network will deliver its first French program.

DIARIES from the Asylum

An evening to remember—not soon to be forgotten

by Cynthia Black and John W. Lutz

Normand Robichaud Janice LeBlanc & Line Pelletier

DIARIES from the Asylum, is a play written by a local playwright Normand Robichaud, based in part on a diary
written in 1883-1884 by Mary Huestis Pengilly during her confinement at the Provincial Lunatic Asylum in Lancaster
now Saint John, New Brunswick. Her dairy was discovered by Eugène LeBlanc while researching material for a book
co-authored with Nérée St-Amand.

Mr. Robichaud brilliantly interlocks Mary’s story with the experience of Marie-Hélène Poirier, who was also brought to
the same facility 100 years later in 1983; it is now called Centracare. Mr. Robichaud says, “In her writing, Mary clearly
explained the emotions of living in an institution and the things she was concerned about are similar today – some
things have not changed in more than a hundred years.” This is so evident as we watch the interplay between the
passage of a century.

The play is one of the first productions of the Capitol School of Performing Arts. The two key roles in this
production were played by Janice LeBlanc (Mary) and Line Pelletier (Marie-Hélène). The play also featured an original
music score by Ronaldo Richard. The production crew consisted of director Tim Borlase, stenographer Yves Landry,
visual producer Marshall Button, costume designer Joanne LeBlanc and stage manager Annik Landry.

The play dramatically presents an unconventional picture of mental health, a story longing to be told ever since Mary
Huestis Pengilly penned her experiences. DIARIES from the Asylum is a must see in order to understand the history
of asylums and the centuries old issues surrounding mental health. We experience the pain and anguish from Mary
and Marie-Hélène; we feel their sense of hopelessness; we sense their isolation and despair; we are shocked by their
mistreatment of paternalistic, dominating and insensitive staff; we see them treated but not helped; we hear their pleas
for freedom denied; and we learned that little has really changed.

Well written, well directed, outstanding stage sets, poignant visual effects, well cast, and well acted, entertaining and
played to standing ovations – we laughed, we cried, we shared the sorrow and we understood the pain.

Accolades to all; it definitely merits going on the road nationally. An example of what can only be achieved in New
Brunswick!

BUILT Network Moncton Inc.

4003-1222, rue Main Street
Moncton, NB E1C 1H6
Telephone/Téléphone: 506-383-7520
Fax/Télécopieur: 506-384-9507
E-mail/Courrier électronique: moncton@builtnetwork.ca