HSC 10HSC 10thth Anniversary Anniversary CelebrationCelebration

What are we celebrating? What are we celebrating?

• HSC’s achievements

• Achievements of housing

• Achievements of our clients

• 10 years of service

• Future of HSC and housing

ThemesThemes

• Bringing people together• Improving on foundations• Leadership• Making an impact• Spirit of service• Inspiring others• Innovation• Excellence• 10

The HSC Big 10 The HSC Big 10 Tune-upTune-up

• 10 days

• 10 locations

• Tangible gift to a community

• One day project

• 5 models for projects

• Party

Look and FeelLook and Feel• Low budget• Low tech• High personal investment• Community• Working together• Fun• The DOnation• Jamie’s Big Feastival• Extreme makeover

The ProjectsThe Projects

Weatherproofing a building for energy efficiency

Community centre facelift to make it a more viable resource to its residents

Existing community garden facelift, root cellar in the building for vegetables, build a greenhouse

Safety and energy landscaping and lighting

Full day cooking class with a local chef & home economist

Who’s involved? Who’s involved? The big dayThe big day

• Community housing staff (HPs, SMs)• Community volunteers• HSC staff• Board members of HSC and its subsidiaries• Residents• Politicians/ council• Professional volunteers (master gardener,

chef, contractor, landscape architect, electrician)

• Local business people (catering, professionals)• Other sponsors (to be present)

Day ScheduleDay Schedule

• 8:00 – volunteers arrive for breakfast buffet, meet and greet

• 8:30 – local professional lead will instruct the team on how the day will go, assign jobs to team members

• 9:00 start• Lunch 12:30 to 1:30• Finish project at 5:30 – clean up• Ribbon cutting at 6:00 to kick off celebration!

BBQ on site with live music from local musicians.

LocationsLocations

Potential DatesPotential Dates

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY1

2 3Labour Day

4 5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12 13 14SMs Housing Network

15

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

30          

September 2012September 2012

BudgetingBudgeting

• Approx. $3000 direct project expenses• Does not include catering and travel costs• Costs managed by HSC• Contingent on donated time from

professionals (i.e. electrician or landscape designer)

• Projections exclude sponsors and donations

ChallengesChallenges

• Ease of maintenance for the recipient

• Financial involvement

• Scheduling

• Timeline

SummarySummary

• Visibility of our work

• Collaboration of a community

• Gift to our clients

• Symbol of our leadership in the community

• Call to action for the sector

• Good feeling

Next StepsNext Steps

• Locations and Board Champions• Outreach to Service Managers• Selection of Housing Providers• Setting dates of events• Projects allocated to locations• May 31st

Thank youThank you

© 2012 Housing Services Corporation

For further information contact Gina Lewis Watts at

ginalewiswatts@gmail.com