Every April, EPIC hosts a Volunteer Appreciation Day banquet for all the Youth Peer tutors and the EPIC Board of Directors. In 2007, the dinner was held at the Quality Inn in Sydney which offered access to the swimming pool after dinner.

Volunteer Appreciation Day

Gift bags and T-shirts-
Volunteer Appreciation Day

Assistants Allyson Dunlop and Emily King sort complementary t-shirts

Volunteer Appreciation Day

Volunteer Appreciation Day

gift bags and treats were given to tutors at Youth Peer

Volunteer Appreciation Day

Before Dinner Social-
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, pub

Board Members Father Vincent Waterman, Nancy Waldman (hidden) and Barry Waldman (right), along with Isabel Waterman, enjoy the festive atmosphere

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, pub

The crowd socialized in the pub first (with non-alcoholic punch, of course)

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, pub

That’s Janet Robinson, Board member, in yellow and white socializing with the teens

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, pub
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, pub
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, pub

The Dinner-
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007

that’s Wendy MacDonald, Volunteer Coordinator, with the camera

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007
Emile Conn, guitar teacher, is on the right

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007
on the left is Susanne Donovan, art teacher

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007
on the right is Blair Hill, facilitator of the Parents PEACE Program

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, Barb

Director, Barb Donovan [above] and Supervisor, Barry Waldman [below]
express their appreciation and thanks for a job well done

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, Barry

After Dinner Fun-
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party

the name tag reads, Lindsey - that’s my name, tutoring’s my game!

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party
Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party

the end of a long, good day

Volunteer Appreciation Day Dinner 2007, after party

Time to say a big THANK YOU! to all the paid staff: Director Barb Donovan, Assistants, Allyson Dunlop and Emily King and most especially, Volunteer Coordinator, Wendy MacDonald, who planned and pulled off the whole day and who is in only one of these photos because she was taking most of them!