ISSUE 9 / October 29th, 2013 The Acadia S.M.I.L.E.
Program
INSIDER
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Snoezelen Room
Check out the updates
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Instructors of the Month
T’n’T & Friday pg. 3
Saturday pg.4
Smiling through fall
>> Pictured: Hannah Corkum and Caleb Saunders
smile at the possibilities
INSIDER Oct. 29
Snoezelen Update
By Roxanne Seaman
the overall room with a monthly
The Jack Scholz Snoe- donation. You can make the do-
zelen Room will incorporate a nation via the S.M.I.L.E. website!
specialized selection of multi- We have had a “geographical
sensory equipment and materi- region” donation by our pres-
als that will assist S.M.I.L.E. pro- ent Friday Night Youth Program
gram participants in many ways! Student Co-Director, Michael
It will provide an opportunity for Del Bel, who raised funds for the
the participants to engage in New Brunswick (his home prov-
various age and developmen- ince) portion of the Snoezelen
tally appropriate activities that Room through his exceptional
services and time on the renova-
can provide motor development organization of the S.M.I.L.E.
tions of the space for the Snoe-
through a passive and interac- golf tournament last year and
zelen room!
tive multi-sensory environment again this year! Thank you, Mi-
We are still in the process
that is themed “O Canada.” The chael! If you have any questions
of fundraising for the specialized
Jack Scholz Snoezelen Room regarding the Jack Scholz Snoe-
equipment that will be installed in
is presently under construction. zelen Room, please contact the
the room! If you are interested
Thanks to the incredible leader- S.M.I.L.E. Director, Roxanne
in supporting this initiative, there
ship of Andreas Dutkewych, the Seaman, at roxanne.seaman@
are many ways that you can
room is ready for installation of acadiau.ca.
help! You can donate funds for
the specialized equipment! An- We are looking forward
a particular piece of equipment,
dreas has spent endless hours to completing this project in the
purchase a “geographical region”
donating his time and finding lo- near future! Thank you for your
within the room, or contribute to
cal contractors to donate their continued support!
Smiles
>>Pictured left to right: Kelsey Ritter, Amanda Crouse, Nicole Morley; O’Neil Blackman and Andrew MacMaster; Alex Reeves and Kelty Reeves
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Instructors of the Month
Tuesday & Thursday
Melanie Killen
Melanie Killen is a second year student at Acadia University and
a second year instructor for the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. program. She
is paired up with Jackson from Aldershot Elementary School
and has been a great buddy and friend to him. Melanie has
devoted extra time away from S.M.I.L.E. to design and create
a Visual Communication board to insure the best experience
possible for Jackson. Congratulations, Melanie!
Amanda Hansen
Amanda Hansen, a first year psychology student has shown an
incredible amount of energy from instructor training to the first
day she met her buddy. She was thrown a bit of a curve ball on
her first day when her buddy was a little upset to not be paired
with a male instructor. However, Amanda showed a lot of de-
termination by not giving up on her buddy. She never lost her
composure and did her best to make him feel as comfortable
as possible. At the end of the day, without a leader giving her
any advice they ended up having a fantastic day together with
many more to come!
Friday
Katie Jackson
My name is Katie Jackson and I am a fourth year History
major. I have volunteered with the Acadia S.M.I.L.E. Program
for four years now and have loved every part of it. I look
forward to S.M.I.L.E. every week because I get to see my
buddy Ashley! She is always excited to be there and has an
adorable smile of her face that makes my heart melt. She is
the highlight to my week! I can’t wait to see what the rest of
this year has in store for us!
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Saturday
Angela Corrigan
Donation
Information
Angela has done an amazing
job this semester working Wondering how to donate to the
with her buddy Bella. Her Acadia S.M.I.L.E. Program? Visit
enthusiasm for the pro- http://smile.acadiau.ca/Donations.
html to make a donation, or scan
gram really showed when
the QR code to save you
she jumped up and down the hassle!
with excitement when she
was told she was no longer
a spare and matched with
a child. Angela is always in
great spirits and has shown
great commitment to working with Bella.
She always makes the experience fun with lots of activities and
well thought out goals to tackle. She further is always the first one
to help out other instructors when they need it. For all of her hard
work and the amazing attitude she brings to the program Angela
deserves to be the SMILE instructor of the month for September!
Nick Bray
Saturday S.M.I.L.E. is pleased to announce Nick Bray as our September Instructor of the Month! After
being moved around in our initial planning phases, Nick was finally placed with one
of our S.M.I.L.E. celebrities, Keaton. Nick got right into the groove of
things, asking questions about his new participant and looking at
Keaton’s file without missing a beat. His upbeat attitude, enthu-
siasm and passion for helping others allowed him and Keaton
to have an amazing first day, laughing and singing, playing
games and cracking some jokes! Unfortunately, Keaton was
away their second week but Nick once again showed why
he’s a game changer by showing up ready to work with an-
other participant, Colin, who came late. While waiting for Colin
to arrive Nick hung around the gym helping out where needed
and even pairing up for a bit with another instructor! Thank you so
much Nick, we look forward to seeing more
amazing things from you and Keaton!
THE ACADIA Contact
S.M.I.L.E. Program Coordinator <smile@acadiau.ca>
PROGRAM Marketing Directors
Rebecca Glenen <103073g@acadiau.ca> or
http://s mi l e . a c a d ia u . c a / Becky Grant <105061g@acadiau.ca>
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