Build Day Video

Our video of build day has been posted!  A great way to remember all the hard work and dedication from our community and volunteers.

Thank you everyone for the great experience and memories.

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J.L. Jordan's Extreme Playground Makeover An Amazing Sight to See on Saturday - VIDEO

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Written by Dale Elliott Tuesday, 08 May 2012 15:11

Over 200 Volunteers Spent Day Building Play Structures, Gazebo, Landscaping and Much More!

Brockville - J.L. Jordan Catholic School in Brockville was a busy place on Saturday during there Extreme Playground Makeover which saw over 200 volunteers transform the school's playground and yard in a day.
The volunteers built, 2 new play structures, a sandbox, a new gazebo, a new walking path, created a new memorial peace garden, along with planting new trees and beautifying the yard. Volunteers included, the school and community volunteers, as well as volunteers from the RCMP, military police, Brockville Rifles, Brockivlle firefighters and Home Hardware staff.

In addition, organizers say there were 60 children that participated in the childcare provided for the day.

Committee Co-Chair, Sherri Helliker-Doyle said the committee, aside from a bit of exhaustion, feel great about the results of the day. She went on to say, they achieved so much and most of all, were able to demonstrate what can be achieved when a community comes together!

Late in the afternoon a commemoration ceremony was held which saw a large crowd of volunteers, parents, students, dignitaries, RCMP Corporal Laurie White (one of the heroes being honoured) and the families of the four local heroes that the project was dedicated to. The four heros were, RCMP Corporal Laurie White, Corporal Randy Payne, Andrew (Andy) Moffitt, and Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Moulton.

J.L. Jordan Catholic School's honourees and family members pose for a photo in front of the Memorial Peace Garden homouring for local heros, Corporal Randy Payne, Andrew (Andy) Moffitt, Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Moulton and RCMP Corporal Laurie White, (far left in photo) - BNTV News Photo

The new local heroes sign was unveiled in the new memorial peace garden and a ribbon cutting ceremony was held where students ran to play on the new play structures to officially open the new playground.
Organizers also say they have been supported and guided through the project by “Let Them Be Kids”, an international, non-profit organization that acts as a catalyst in building strong communities through building playgrounds in areas of need. LTBK saw uniqueness of the JL Jordan project, the need and strong willingness to succeed as reasons to support their selection as one of only 30 projects in Canada scheduled for 2012.

"Achieving the beautification of the yard was one thing... Bringing the community together and having the experience of this community build is one that will live on for a long time!" said Helliker-Doyle in a written statement.

BUILD DAY SUCCESS

Today was a great success!  Thank you to all our volunteers, today would never have happened without you all.  We all got to see hard work and dedication turn into a beautiful yard. 

CONGRATULATIONS JL JORDAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL

Tomorrow is OUR BIG DAY

The Final Update for All Volunteers

Our May 5^th Build Day is just one day away. This is a big undertaking for the J. L. Jordan Catholic School community and would not have been possible without the generous support of many businesses, volunteers and donors. Your support for this project has been amazing! The committee members appreciate all that you have done to make the Legacy Project a reality. Our students and community will benefit from your generous donation of Time, Talent and Treasure for years to come. We appreciate the support that the “Let Them Be Kids Foundation” has provided to us. Their continued guidance and mentoring has been instrumental in helping us achieve our goals.

Preparation for Build day began months ago, but on Friday April 27^th we saw the first piece of equipment arrive. Millers Excavating donated a dumper and excavator to prepare the site for the base material and play structure. Thanks to the volunteers who braved the April cold weather to get the project off to a good start.

Here are a few last minute details for your information:

Very Important Registration Information

Please print and fill out the attached wavier and bring it filled out, but unsigned, to the registration table on Saturday, this is the only way you will be able to work. By having it filled out in advance it will make the process of registration smooth and easy…so we can get to the work of building a playground and better community.

JL Jordan Broadcast Live Around The World!

Our project will be broadcast live around the world! Our project is being broadcast live on the world wide web. As a Let Them Be Kids community our project is being featured on their internet broadcast network. Tell your family and friends to watch the action and celebrate with us, just have them go to www.ltbk.ca to see our exciting work, LIVE!

Commemoration Ceremony

Plan to attend our commemorative ceremony at approximately 3PM on build day. As you know from our previous email, newspaper articles and radio announcements, our project is dedicated to four most deserving local heroes – RCMP Corporal Laurie White, Andy Moffitt, Corporal Randy Payne, Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Moulton. We have a number of guests that will be in attendance to honour our heroes.

Bring your Tools

Shovels, rakes, gardening tools, wheelbarrows, torx bits and a couple of impact drivers. Please label your tools – a tool registration area will be available with masking tape and markers for volunteers to label their own tools.

Parking

Parking will be at a premium on Saturday, therefore please car pool if possible; walk or bike is even better for the environment! Please respect any no parking signs in the neighbourhood. All Staff and Legacy Committee members are asked to park at Toniata School on Scace Avenue. Other volunteers may park there as well. If you choose to park on First Avenue, please park on the west side of the street.

If you are parking on Manor Drive, please respect the No Parking signs behind the playground area. Please park on the west side of that street which continues on the inside of the Manor Drive loop. This will allow for a safer flow of traffic and make life easier for our neighbours.

Child Care

Child care will be provided for school-aged children (ages 4-12). If you are bringing children, please sign in at the registration table first before escorting your child to the daycare registration area. Daycare registration will open at 8am. Please pick up your child from day care by 2:45 and accompany them to the area where the dedication ceremony will take place.

Plants

We need donations of garden plants for our yard. When you divide some of your garden plants, place them in a bag or container and bring them to the school on Build Day. We will have an area set aside for your garden donations. This will cut down on the cost of the plantings needed in our yard and your home garden will benefit as well.

If you wish to purchase some plants instead of sharing your own, we would welcome your donations.

First Aid

St. John Ambulance is generously donating their time and will be on site on May 5th.

Get rested and ready for our big makeover on May 5^th.

See you there!

Our Fallen Heroes

J.L. Jordan Catholic School Yard Commemoration

May 5th, 2012

At J.L. Jordan we are guided by a compass that seeks to guide the children to do the right thing everyday - even when nobody is looking. This past week we announced that our project is being dedicated to four heroes from our community.

Our heroes are members of our community, from the past & present. Each of these individuals has done the right thing – “even when nobody was looking”. Their stories are each unique. The circumstances that they faced and their actions have impacted the lives of many, near and far, for years to come.

These individuals have demonstrated courage and compassion for others. They exemplify characteristics that we seek for our children.

We honour:

RCMP Corporal Laurie White – a former student of J.L. Jordan, Laurie has demonstrated undying determination and courage. As an RCMP officer, Laurie was injured in the line of duty. She is the only active duty officer in Canada to return to work with a prosthetic leg.

Corporal Randy Payne – On April 22, 2006 Corporal Randy Payne lost his life while deployed to Afghanistan when an IED struck his vehicle. Corporal Payne gave his life while trying to make a better life for others.

Andrew (Andy) Moffitt - Andrew Moffitt was a courageous young man who gave his life trying to help a friend attacked at an Ottawa bar in the late 1990s. Andy stepped in where he didn’t have to. He was trying to help someone in trouble and gave his life in return. We were honoured to hear that this is the first commemoration of Andy here in his hometown.

Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Moulton – On May 5, 1943, WWII, the plane that Moulton was piloting was shot down by a German Bomber, according to a Dutch eyewitness account at the time, it is believed that WOI Moulton, in a heroic last-ditch effort, managed to avoid crashing the stricken Wellington Bomber into the village of Wilnis thereby saving many lives.

Each of the honourees above will remain permanently commemorated in our gardens. They will represent the points of our compass and provide direction for our students to find ways to do the right thing… even nobody is looking

Article from Brock News

Over 160 Volunteers Registered to Help Out!

Brockville - On Saturday May 5th we will make over the yard at J.L. Jordan Catholic School in Brockville. We will be building 2 new play structures, a sandbox and a walking path, planting trees, creating a peace garden, and beautifying our yard.

All of this work will be completed by a group of over 160 registered volunteers from our community!

We have had many donations of materials and services from our local community. The support has been tremendous and we are confident that we will reach our goal of $75,000 in cash, materials and services to invest in our yard!

On Saturday May 5th our day will begin at 8am with volunteer registration. We invite you to join us on build day and to be a part of creating this community gathering place.

As a volunteer you will be given the opportunity to work on one of the projects mentioned above. You do not have to commit to the entire day, if you have just a few hours you are welcome to stop by!

You may register now at www.brockville.ltbk.ca.

Our day will wrap up with a commemoration ceremony that will take place at the completion of the build which is expected to be around 3:00pm. Timing is tentative based on the completion of the projects. Dignitaries on hand may be asked to participate in the ribbon cutting and commemoration ceremony.

If you are not available on Saturday May 5th, other opportunities to show support for this project exist. Please feel free to contact us and we will gladly share how you may become involved.

The project is being dedicated to four heroes from our community. For more information please see the attachment to this note or check our website at www.brockville.ltbk.ca.

We have been supported and guided through this project by “Let Them Be Kids”. “Let Them Be Kids” is an international, non-profit organization that acts as a catalyst in building strong communities through building playgrounds in areas of need. LTBK saw uniqueness of our project, the need and strong willingness to succeed as reasons to support our selection as one of only 30 projects in Canada scheduled for 2012.

Yard Update

Great progress today!!  Many hands make light work.

Thanks to the Brockville Firefighters that helped to unload the truck with our new structures in just 45 minutes!! 
The work didn't stop there though.  We had volunteers on hand and working hard as we also made progress on the pathway and tree planting.

Children's Activities

A reminder to all our volunteers who will be bringing children; our supervised children's activities are for ages 4-12.  We will not be providing care for under 4 years of age.  We hope to see everyone out this weekend!

Thank You

A special thank you to Guido Modrow for lending your talent/time to help with the excavating.

Volunteers Needed

We are in need of volunteers.  If you or someone you know would be available to help, we require help for the days below.

May 2nd - Unloading play structure equipment (heavy lifting)
May 3rd - Helping drill holes and some heavy lifting

We need helpers from 12:00pm - 4:00pm

If you have any questions or concerns

Call - 613-342-7711 and leave a message
Email - ltbkbrockville@gmail.com

Build Week - The First Steps

Work has commenced. Miller excavating were hard at work yesturday getting our build week under way.  Only 7 more days left and this vision will become a reality.

Thank you to everyone who has helped leave a legacy.

Golf Tournament Sponsors

Children's Participation Sponsors:

Steve Clark, MPP Leeds & Grenville
Mark Musca, Superintendent of Education, CDSBEO
Stephanie Pankow-Gray, Custodian, CDSBEO
Marg Shea Lawrence, Superintendent of Education, CDSBEO
Annonymous Sponsor

Media:

Brockville Recorder and Times
CFJR 104.9 FM (Bruce Wylie)
Lake 88.1 GM (Perth, Angie Pacey)

Hole Sponsors:

Lisa Mastin, Royal Lepage Pro Alliance Realty
CSE Consulting, Brockville
Dr. Doug Harvey, DDS
ASM Airbos Systems Management

Friendship Sponsors:

Monica O'Grady, Realty Source

SILENT AUCTION - DONORS

• Pierre Nadeau                                   Steve Clark, MPP                            Mary Carroll
• Severson Cleaners                            Leigh Bursey                                   CDSBEO
• Tincap Golf Club                              Abell Pest Control                           Brockville Braves
• Victoria Rose Hair Fashions            OFIX - Dave Mallory                       Mapleview Golf Club
• City A-1 Radiator                             Kawartha Credit Union                    Promotional Concepts
• Prescott Golf Club                            Brockville Recorder and Times       Fred Abrams
• St. John Ambulance                         East Side Mario's                              Hair Fashions
• Proctor & Gamble                            Leeds County Books
• Bob & Sylvia Shackles                    Cutz &Stylz
• Lake 88.1 FM-Perth                         Ottawa Senators Foundation

Prize Table:

Lisa Mastin                                    Jim Jordan

Joe Jordan                                      Kelsey's

Gord Brown M.P.                          Luna Pizzeria

Starbucks                                       CDSBEO

OFIX-Dave Mallory                      Lake 88.1 FM (Perth)

Golf Trophies Donor

Kathy and Robin Reil

Golf Tournament and Silent Auction

Golf Tournament

Despite a cold and rainy April day, sixty-four golfers registered for the first annual JL Jordan Catholic School Golf Tournament! Nancy Ker from Sunnidell Golf Club was most helpful in getting our brave and hardy golfers off to a great start at noon! Many thanks to Steve Clark, Mark Musca, Stephanie Pankow-Gray, Marg Shea Lawrence for sponsoring a child to participate in this tournament.

Tournament Coordinator, Robin Reil, had a wonderful time with his team of three young students. He found this to be a learning experience for his young charges. They learned about the golf ball washer, the lost balls in the bushes and learned not to use the golf club as a hockey stick or baseball bat.

Congratulations to the Carroll team of Ryan, Earl, Jason and Noelle for winning the top scoring team award in the scramble division. Matt and Carter Reil braved the cold to win the top scoring parent and child team award. Lucky Matt Reil also won the 50:50 draw! Grade 6 teacher, Jennifer Morris' team was awarded the Most Honest Golfers award.

Prizes for the golfers were donated by: Lisa Mastin, Joe Jordan, Gord Brown MP, Starbucks, OFIX – Dave Mallory, Jim Jordan, Kelsey’s, Luna Pizzeria, CDSBEO, Lake 88.1 FM (Perth), Brockville YMCA. Trophies were graciously donated by Kathy and Robin Reil.

We hope that by suffering today, we will have wonderful weather on May 5th build day! We sincerely thank our sponsors, participants, and volunteers who made our 2012 tournament and silent auction a success.

Silent Auction

Thanks to Paula Muir and her team for coordinating the Silent Auction. We thank our community for being so generous with the silent auction donations. Pierre Nadeau donated three beautiful bird houses, built and decorated in NHL teams –the Ottawa Senators, The Montreal Canadiens and the Toronto Maple Leafs. A complete list of donors can be found on the website. We appreciate all of your support.

Thank You

We would like to thank Gravel Doctor for their contribution of sand and soil for our yard.  This donation helps our project and will make a difference on our yard.  We have a great community who is stepping up and helping us through in kind donations.

Our Fallen Heroes

J.L. Jordan Catholic School Yard Commemoration

May 5th, 2012

At J.L. Jordan we are guided by a compass that seeks to guide the children to do the right thing everyday - even when nobody is looking. This past week we announced that our project is being dedicated to four heroes from our community.

Our heroes are members of our community, from the past & present. Each of these individuals has done the right thing – “even when nobody was looking”. Their stories are each unique. The circumstances that they faced and their actions have impacted the lives of many, near and far, for years to come.

These individuals have demonstrated courage and compassion for others. They exemplify characteristics that we seek for our children.

We honour:

RCMP Corporal Laurie White – a former student of J.L. Jordan, Laurie has demonstrated undying determination and courage. As an RCMP officer, Laurie was injured in the line of duty. She is the only active duty officer in Canada to return to work with a prosthetic leg.

Corporal Randy Payne – On April 22, 2006 Corporal Randy Payne lost his life while deployed to Afghanistan when an IED struck his vehicle. Corporal Payne gave his life while trying to make a better life for others.

Andrew (Andy) Moffitt - Andrew Moffitt was a courageous young man who gave his life trying to help a friend attacked at an Ottawa bar in the late 1990s. Andy stepped in where he didn’t have to. He was trying to help someone in trouble and gave his life in return. We were honoured to hear that this is the first commemoration of Andy here in his hometown.

Warrant Officer Class 1 Robert Moulton – On May 5, 1943, WWII, the plane that Moulton was piloting was shot down by a German Bomber, according to a Dutch eyewitness account at the time, it is believed that WOI Moulton, in a heroic last-ditch effort, managed to avoid crashing the stricken Wellington Bomber into the village of Wilnis thereby saving many lives.

Each of the honourees above will remain permanently commemorated in our gardens. They will represent the points of our compass and provide direction for our students to find ways to do the right thing… even nobody is looking

Ketchum Donated Wrist Bands for Build Day

Ketchum Manufacturing Inc. have donated 300 wristbands for build day!  This will assist us with our volunteers and help with organization on build day.

Silent Auction Update

We have had a donation of an adult season pass to the Brockville Braves games for next year!!! Brockville Braves fans come to our silent auction taking place April 21st 12:00pm - 3:00pm and these tickets could be yours!

Donation Update

We need 15 cubic yards of clean play sand for our new sandbox and long jump pit! If you would like to donate or know someone who would be able to, please contact the school.

613-342-7711

One Jump Closer to Build Day

TWO NEW PLAY STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN ORDERED!! Plus we have ordered the "Hump Back Camel", the "School Bus Climber" and the "Triple Shoot"! The yard at J.L. Jordan will be transformed on May 5th and the kids are going to have loads of new play equipment to enjoy for years to come! Many Thanks to Let Them Be Kids for their ongoing support for this project. Take a look at our fundraising thermometer to see how quickly the dollars add up when we consider the support from LTBK!

HELP FOUND

With thanks to Ken Miller Excavating we will have the necessary equipment to excavate our site. Excavations will occur on Friday April 27th.

 

 

HELP WANTED

April 28th we require a backhoe and dump truck with licensed and INSURED operators for excavating the site of the new play structure! If you know of anyone that would be willing to provide or sponsor this service please contact Paul Mantha at JL Jordan School.  613-342-7711

Trees for Sponsorship

Order dates are here!! If you are thinking of giving of your time, talent or treasure to this community project now is the time to let us know! We need to order trees now in order to have them here for build day – about a $5000 cost. If you intend to give, please give now or the trees will NOT be here for build day! Please talk to anyone you know who plans to contribute – now is the time, please don’t wait.

SPONSORED ITEMS

Sponsor:  James MacKenzie & Linda Bebee and Family

 Sponsor: Sharon Jordan, Broker, Royal LePage ProAlliance Realty

 Sponsor: Dr. Andrew and Sharon Jordan

 Sponsor: JL Jordan School Staff

Sponsor: The Doyle Family

Sponsor: Sue Dorey/MacDonald Family

Tree Sponsorship

J.L Jordan Catholic School Legacy Yard Improvement Project
Trees available for Sponsor
All prices include taxes. 

Deciduous      Crimson King Norway Maple      70mm      $473
Deciduous      Crimson King Norway Maple      60mm      $392
Deciduous      Royal Red Norway Maple            80mm      $545
Deciduous      Norway Maple                             150mm     $848
Deciduous      Red Maple                                    60mm       $392
Deciduous      Red Maple                                    150cm      $170
Deciduous      Red Maple                                    200cm      $210
Deciduous      Sugar Maple                                 60mm       $392
Deciduous      Downy Serviceberry                    15 gal        $193
Deciduous      Paper Birch                                  7 gal          $100
Deciduous      Paper Birch (Clump)                   15 gal         $157
Deciduous      Eastern Flowering Dogwood       200cm       $221
Deciduous      Pagoda Dogwood                         7 gal          $72
Deciduous      Kousa Dogwood                          150cm       $228
Deciduous      Ginko Biloba                               60mm        $456
Deciduous      Sunburst Honey Locust               80mm        $545
Deciduous      Sunburst Honey Locust               70mm        $473
Deciduous      Red Oak                                       100mm      $784
Deciduous      Red Oak                                       60mm        $392
Deciduous      Trembling Aspen                         50mm        $264
Coniferous     White Spruce                               200cm        $296
Coniferous     Colorado Spruce                          200cm        $345
Coniferous     Pinus Niagra                                400cm        $552
Coniferous     Pinus Strobus                               200cm        $313
Coniferous     Tsuga Canadensis                        150cm        $296
Deciduous      Sunburst Honey Locust               90mm         $697

Leading The Way to Completion

A special thank you to Dale Lanctot, George Harrison, Bryan Doyle & Chris McLinton (McLinton Landscaping) our experienced leaders on build day.  The valuable experience on this team is what will help this project to be completed with success. 

Treasure Sale Update

We raised over $2600 at our treasure sale, saturday.  Thanks to all people who donated their gently used items and who came out to support us saturday and made purchases and donations.  We are very proud of our community and the support we have received!  Reminder our Golf Tournament will be coming up April 21st, please sign up your group today and have a day of fun with family and friends. If you haven't already and would like to be a part of our build day, please click JOIN THE EFFORT and choose how you would like to help.

Hope to see you all on build day

GOLF TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

Build Day Preparation Begins!

Mr and Mrs. Jardine donating their time on Sunday March 25 to plot the elevations of our yard in preparation for build day.  Thank you for donating your time to help our project get one step closer to reality!

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TREASURE SALE

SATURDAY MARCH 24TH, 2012
8am-2pm
JL Jordan Catholic School (294 first avenue, Brockville) in our gym


Please come and bring your family and friends to our treasure sale where we will have great deals and raise funds for the renovation of our play ground.  This is a community project and we are looking for donations of gently used items to help us one step closer to building a community gathering place.

We are just under 50 days to go until our yard gets an extreme makeover. Lots of people and businesses have come on board to help us reach our goals. We are seeing progress on our build team; who are working hard to ensure the playstructure and numerous projects are completed with success. Keep in mind we are still looking for more volunteers to help support us and for people to give their time, talent and treasure to our project. We are busy planning our build day, although our main objective is to build our play structure and renovate our yard. We will also have entertainment, food and water, children's activities, and many more exciting things that will make this day a community event.

To be a part of build day please click JOIN THE EFFORT on our site and help leave a legacy

Upcoming Events

JL Jordan Treasure Sale -
Saturday March 24th, 2012
8am-2pm
We need new or gently used items to be donated and can be dropped off at JL Jordan school.

Sunnidell Golf Tournament/Silent Auction -
Saturday April 21st, 2012
DATE: April 21st, 2012
TIME: 12:00 PM start
WHERE: Sunnidell Golf Course
ALL WELCOME

REGISTRATION

Cheque can be made payable to JL Jordan Catholic School
You may register by

Contact Robin Reil
613-345-4354
or email : robin.reil@cdsbeo.on.ca

Early Bird Fee (Registered before April 13th, 2012) - ADULT - $30.00
STUDENT - $20.00

Fee (Registered after April 13th, 2012) - ADULT - $40.00
STUDENT - $30.00

HOLE REGISTRATIONS

25.00 - Gets your business or name put on a sign at entrance to our event
50.00 - Hole Sponsor, each hole will be designated to donor

Culligan Water Our Hydration Station on Build Day!

Thank You Culligan Water of Brockville for your donation of water for Build Day.  Water means a great deal to our project and our volunteers as nothing is more important than the safety of our volunteers. On a day where we will be completing a lot in a short period of time, means not being properly hydrated could be unsafe to our volunteers. This donation ensures we will keep everyone hydrated and can be prepared for the number of volunteers who come out to support our project. This brings us a big step closer for preparing for our BIG DAY! Hope we see you all there!

Pay Pal

If you don't live close by and would like to lend support to our project, now you can.  Pay Pal allows you to donate with the click of a button.  Press GIVE if you would like to support our project.  We have set a goal of raising $5000.00 through Pay Pal! You can also see the funds we have raised so far through our Pay Pal account.

Treasure Sale

On Saturday March 24th, 2012 we will be hosting a Treasure Sale from 8am to 2pm at JL Jordan Catholic School in our gymnasium.  We are kindly asking for gently used items to be donated for our event.  All proceeds go to fund our new playstructure!  Please come out and find some good deals.

SUNNIDELL GOLF TOURNAMENT

On April 21st, 2012 we will be hosting a golf tournament.  The Tournament will have an early bird sign up which will be at a reduced rate.  We encourage participation of parent/child(ren) at our event, it's a great way to spend the day together and have some fun.  We are a project that wants to ensure family participation, but welcome all groups.


DATE: April 21st, 2012
TIME: 12:00 PM start
WHERE: Sunnidell Golf Course
REGISTRATION
Cheque can be made payable to JL Jordan Catholic School

Early Bird Fee (Registered before April 13th, 2012) - ADULT - $30.00
                                                                                       STUDENT - $20.00

Fee (Registered after April 13th, 2012)                      - ADULT - $40.00
                                                                                       STUDENT - $30.00