Submitted by Success by 6
Our Success By 6 held an event for the babies of 2012 Event on March 12. The event’s purpose was to celebrate all of the babies born in our community, and communicate to parents that they and their children are valued.
This year’s event was full of happiness and joy. We took lots of photos, including a group photo of all of the families.
Clearwater’s chief administrative officer Leslie Groulx was in attendance to provide an official welcome on behalf of the District to all of its newest citizens.
We were honoured to have local Metis elder Dale Haggerty provide an opening prayer and blessing of the food.
Each family was provided with a gift bag, including information about local resources, child development, and a few small gifts, including a locally made dream catcher for each child from the Aboriginal community. The big brothers and sisters attending received a small gift bag to honour their role in these new babies’ lives. There were some wonderful door prizes and lunch was provided. We topped it all off with a “birthday” cake for all of the babies!
Each family completed a survey developed to help us refine our process in identifying priority areas for our funding and planning. It was a wonderful time to get to know parents and have them get to know local service providers in a relaxed, social setting. It was incredible to see the instant connections the parents made with one another, many of whom were meeting for the first time.
We look forward to continuing to make this event a tradition in our community.