August 2011
22 posts
“Yesterday I dropped off the last of my brochures at Mount Carmel Elementary and while I was there I spoke with the principal, Lowell Cormier, who was very friendly and extremely encouraging. Instead of just telling me to leave the fliers on the desk, Mr. Cormier proceeded to read the brochure and voice his support of the Cyber Camp and the C@P program in its entirety. It is nice to see that some people are aware of C@P and are supportive of it and all of its benefits. Mr. Cormier wished the camp and the C@P Society well and I left feeling that much happier than when I arrived.”
—Daniel Gouthro, Youth Intern
“During my first walk with the MAD Walker, my Walkabout Nova Scotia Walking Group, an elderly lady who has heart problems expressed her gratitude and happiness that I got the community involved. With my community population being mostly seniors I began to think how important a little walk once a week was to some of my community members. Living in such a rural area and having someone to walk and talk with for an hour a week is so little, but so big in their eyes!! I look forward to walking with this lady every week, having her exercise and me learning so much from all her stories makes my week!!”
—Alicia Mikkelson, Youth Intern
“This week I held my first individual computer session with a lady named Diane. She did not want to take the Basic Computer Class because she was able to get on the Internet already and she also knew how to send basic emails, so she just wanted some one-on-one time to go over some specific questions. Her main goal was to learn how to open and send pictures within an email. Once we began she started telling me how her daughter lives in Vancouver and has two little boys, and how much she loves to see them. Her daughter has been sending her pictures through email, but since she was unsure about how to open them, she hasn’t seen the pictures yet. She brought her own laptop, so once she learned how to open the photo attachments in emails, she began opening all her emails on her own laptop. When the pictures popped up she was so happy to see them, it made me feel awesome!”
—Jenna MacGregor, Youth Intern
“This year, Mary wanted to excitedly let me know that the training had paid off and she is now more than capable of finding whatever she needs on the Internet. It was very encouraging to see that someone like Mary, who was always very eager and excited to learn, has retained the information from her training and has, in fact, expanded her computer use. Mary’s training was the foundation upon which she was able to continue to build up her computer and technological abilities.”
—Daniel Gouthro, Youth Intern
“My summer with C@P was a great experience, and it has made me realize even more how great of an organization the C@P Society is.”
—Jillian Day, Youth Intern
“The patron that adds the most character is an elderly woman by the name of “Winnie”. Winnie comes by on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, after her “senior swim” in Sydney and before she gets groceries. I smile because I know she has not only learned what she came here to learn, but she’s gained much more. This 80 year old has gained independence, curiosity, a new friend and a new found openness to a whole new world- technology.”
—Chantelle Butts, Youth Intern
“Working for C@P this summer has reminded me of how important community really is. I think we’ve exceeded our goal in reaching out to the community and creating relationships with our patrons and our coworkers. We collaborated together to get the message out about C@P which seemed more like play time than work. The atmosphere this summer made me enjoy my job every day. The patrons, staff, and community have made this an excellent experience.”
—Melissa Garland, Youth Intern
“Last week, I was teaching a Senior Computer Class to a new group. As a librarian from upstairs was walking back from her lunch, she heard two people from my class talking on the corner in front of the library. She told me that they were saying how helpful the class was, and that they were learning a lot. They also said it was great I was so patient with them and that they couldn’t wait for next week! It was so good to hear that they were actually enjoying and benefiting from what I was teaching them - such a happy moment!”
—Jenna MacGregor, Youth Intern
