January 2000

Training with Vickie Cammack, Project Consultant from PLAN

Setting our values and directions for the project: Every member of community valued. All have gifts - linked to abilities, attributes and interests. Developing circles develops community by drawing on and enhancing people's strengths

First Resource Committee Meeting with Vickie Cammack

Commencement of weekly circle meetings for Facilitators

Talking to organizations and individuals re project

Development and gathering of resource material, such as Support Circle leaflet (scan coming soon!)

Referrals from Health Region Staff

February 2000

Health Region staff (nursing, social work, chaplain) in service training at Cowichan Home Support Board Room re circles project (initiated by Health Region Staff)

Introduction and meeting with families

Majority of referral received. Waiting list developed

March 2000

Beginning to develop circles - introducing potential circle members to families

Ranjana guest speaker at inter-cultural caregiving forum

Continuing regular meetings at Tsewultun Health Centre for Facilitators

Tele-conference with project consultant

Commencement of inter-cultural work within circles began to be developed

First Eldercare Education Committee Meeting - suggestion made for theme of workshop to be circles of caring.

Second Community Resource committee meeting

Continuing to meet with individuals and organizations within local community

First circle meeting for one of project families

April 2000

Development of connection with other resources in the community - such as caregiving support group

Presentation to South Health Advisory Committee by invitation

Presentation about caregiving support to the Central Vancouver Island Regional Health Board

Continuation of circle development

Evolution of project management. Acquired project independence. First meeting of the new board

First finance committee meeting

Another first circle meeting

May 2000

First publicity committee meeting

Presentation to Mid Island Family Caregiver's Network about project, (by request)

Community Resource Committee meeting

1/4 project review by facilitators

Evaluation Sub-Committee meeting

Circle meeting for Facilitators re-connecting us with our hopes and dreams for the project

June 2000

Development of inter-cultural cargiving develops further

Evaluation Sub-Committee meeting

Finance committee meeting

Celebratory circle meeting for one family

Eldercare Education Committee meeting

July 2000

Maintenance and evolution of circles. Relationship building

Co-ordination of guest speakers and planning for circles of caregiving conference

Community Resource Committee meeting

August 2000

Meetings with families

Lots of speaking to community

On-going facilitation - linking circle members to families

Community building re project. Growing impact on community. Referrals/interest growing. Information requests

Circle Review. Collection and collation of statistics

Eldercare committee meeting

September 2000

'Circles of Caring' Forum at the Silver Bridge Inn, with guest speakers Robert George, Betty Nickerson, Vickie Cammack, Ranjana Basu, Lilian Provencal (scan leaflet)

9 month review for Facilitators. Showed need for change in structure. Hours to be divided amongst more Facilitators

Evaluation sub-committee meeting. Information and statistics submitted for processing

October 2000

Hiring of two new Facilitators

Postponed circle celebration from October to December, due to growth of project. Circle celebration requested by 'first circle'

Orientation for new Facilitators

Circle development

First Circle meeting for family

Newspaper article in "Citizen' (scan coming soon!)