Summer 2023 Newsletter

Awards of Bravery

This past month a fire had started in a bedroom in one of Daybreak's houses. Two residents, Pat and Doug, heard the fire alarm, and investigated for the cause. They checked under a door that had smoke coming out of it, and saw a fellow resident unconscious on the floor. Pat and Doug acted quickly, broke the door down, and got their fellow resident to safety, put the fire out, and ensured everyone was okay.

We are very thankful for Pat and Doug's act of bravery, selflessness, and life saving actions.

Volunteer Wanted

Daybreak is looking for volunteers willing to garden/lawn care and maintenance for our homes.

To the left is a before and after picture of our Flora House front garden that a volunteer assisted in beautifying.

1000 Island Cruise

Next month, staff have arranged for Daybreak residents to go on a 2 hour 1000 Island Cruise. Residents will take a bus to Rockport and get to experience the 1000 Islands. Many residents and staff alike are very excited for this very fun event!

Resident News

Welcome to Daybreak Matt, Joel, Dennis, Pascal, Cole, and Doug!

Daybreak welcomed 6 new residents this past quarter. The residents are thrilled that they were able to access safe, affordable, and comfortable housing in a supportive community.

Congratulations Allison!

This past month Allison moved into independent living. We wish Allison the best.

A BIG Thank You!

Daybreak would like to thank Khalsa Aid and the Ottawa Sikh Society for organizing the largest one-day, community lead food drive in Ottawa's history on May 13th, to celebrate Sikh Heritage Month and also to raise awareness of child poverty in Ottawa.

Daybreak would like to thank Amanda, Halie, Justin and IKEA Ottawa for providing us with brand new furniture and décor for 2 resident rooms and our common room. The rooms look absolutely beautiful!

Daybreak would like to thank the Jim and Dorothy Fulford Fund - Ottawa Foundation for their generous donation and continued support of our work at Daybreak.

Bingo Night

Thank you to Knox Church, our volunteer bakers, and St. Peter's Lutheran Church for helping us have a successful fun night out. We had several residents come out and enjoy an evening of socializing.

Comedy Night

Thank you to everyone that supported and attended Comedy Night May 24th. It was a great success and a fun night out.

Annual General Meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended our Annual General Meeting on June 6th. We would like to thank our Guest Speaker City Councillor, Ariel Troster for attending and speaking. We would also like to thank Centretown Pharmacy for sponsoring our AGM.

Welcome!

Daybreak would like to welcome our 3 new Board Members, Natalie Bolton, Candace Fedoruk, and Isabelle Ekwa-Ekoko. Kate Moore remains our President and Norm Turner is now our Vice President while Janet Kreda is on a leave of absence.

Donations

Daybreak would like to thank all donors for your generosity. If anyone would like to donate, please do so by clicking the CanadaHelps button below.

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