Our People
ROC Staff:
Delisca Cook – General Manger – Prospect Road Community Centre
Email: delisca@prospectcommunities.com
Jason Bungay – Web Site and Public Access Coordinator
Email: jason@prospectcommunities.com
ROC Board of Directors, 2011-201:
- Barb Allen – Chair
- Rhonda Dea– Vice-Chair
- Kelly Carlton – Secretary
- Amy Langille – Treasurer
- Olga Kits
- Ariella Pahlke
- Rita Schwartz
- Michelle Landreville
- Cara Lynn Garvock
- Judith Kemp
- Macheala Peters
- Tom Lavers
- Peter Jollimore – HRM Advisor
- Doug Branscombe – HRM Advisor
During the past year the ROC has met a variety of milestones. Here are a few things the ROC accomplished in 2010 – 2011:
Held Grand Opening of facility – 1000 plus people in attendance
- Grand Opening Dance
- Promotion of activities and programs on-line and roadside signage
- Successfully secured summer grants to hire 4 students to work at the community centre and 2 students who worked out of the Terence Bay location
- Secured 2 Youth staff Fall and Winter at Terence Bay C@P
- Ran summer camps
- Hosted sporting tournaments
- Opened Fitness centre
- Hosted wedding receptions
- Hosted ROC AGM recruited 15 Board members
- Arranged for bussing to and from Prospect Road elementary for before and after school programs through Stock transportation
- Partnered with groups to host dances – Valentines – St Patricks’
- Hosted hugely successful Prospect Craft crawl
- Ran full and diverse line-up of fall-winter programs and workshops for all ages
- Designed pathway to Prospect Road elementary – site line cleared, path development and completion Spring 2011
- Held Halloween dance
- Held Christmas Tree lighting
- Hosted pancake breakfast
- Space rented for a variety of community fundraisers and benefits
- Facilitated children’s Christmas and February break camps
- Hosted Youth Day
- Created successful Youth drop in program
- Change in ROC Board Chair – Lost Chair to ill health – transitioned new Chair
- Supported development of sub-committees and organizational structure
- Recruited new Treasurer
- Tightened financial controls and processes
- Mentored a Graduate Student at The Mount who completed a volunteer research practicum for the Resource Opportunities Centre, which resulted in an educational resource entitled “Youth Engagement: Participation in Community Youth Programs”
- Held facilitate Board development retreat
- Reviewed organizational Vision, mission, goals and values – approved by Board
- Worked with HRM and artists through call for proposals, to installation and official unveiling of Public Art
- Continued to work with John Little Blacksmith-artist building sculpture for donor recognition – process filmed
- Running a full and diverse line-up of spring-summer programs and workshops for all ages
- Creation and approval of Terms of Reference for sub-committees
- Funding proposals submitted (SOW – Rural Innovation – Voluntary Sector )
- Adaptation of manual for Employees
- Hosted facility tours for Councillors from across Canada
- Communication and information exchange is vitally important to the success of our organization.
Please visit the web sites below for much more detailed information of programming, events and activities
- http://centre.prospectcommunities.com/
- http://roc.prospectcommunities.com/
- http://prospectcommunities.com/
Newsletters
- http://prospectcommunities.com/images/stories/newsletters/ROC_2010_Sept_newsletter.pdf
- http://prospectcommunities.com/images/stories/newsletters/ROC_2011_march_newsletter.pdf
