Our history

YOUR STORY...

1984-1985, with the will of the community (municipalities, organizations and individuals) and support of the CLSC community organizer, a provisional committee  committed to the development of the Centre d’action bénévole St-Siméon / Port Daniel is established.

• August 30, 1985

  Charter

  August 30, 1985, the Centre d’action bénévole St-Siméon / Port-Daniel receives it’s charter.
• September 23, 1986

  Founding general assembly

  September 23, 1986, the founding general assembly takes place at the Paspebiac municipal hall, with thirty-four people in attendance. 
• 1987-1988

  First logo

  1987-1988, the Centre d’action bénévole is visually defined by it’s first logo!

  First newsletter

  September 1987, the first newsletter is published. 
• 1988-1989

  P’tit Bonheur

  In 1988-1989, with the collaboration of the CLSC, Maria Hospital and the two Volunteer Centers, a service to new parents, the ‘P’TIT BONHEUR’, is offered.
• 1989 - 1990

  Meals-on-Wheels

  October 1989, the first ‘Meals-on-Wheels’ is established in New Carlisle. Over the years, it will extend to almost all the municipalities in the territory served.

  Weekly TV program

  In March 1990, the Volunteer Centre began producing a weekly program on community television "TVC3" to promote volunteering in the community.
  In 1992, the Centre added a column on CHAU-TV, in collaboration with the Centre d’action bénévole Saint-Alphonse/Nouvelle.
• 1990 - 1991

  Christmas Basket

  December 1990, the Center, in collaboration with communities, begins the CHRISTMAS BASKET service. The Center will coordinate it until 2019.
• 1992 - 1993

  House in the municipality of Paspébiac West

  May 1992, the purchase of a house in the municipality of Paspébiac West marks a great moment for the Volunteer Center.
• 2001

  International Year of Volunteers

  2001, is declared the ‘International Year of Volunteers’ by the United Nations.
• 2002

  Gaspesian Alzheimer society

  February 2002, the Gaspe/ the Islands Alzheimer Society’s local service center is welcomed to the St-Siméon / Port-Daniel Volunteer Center building. 
• 2008-2009

  Renovation and expansion

  2008-2009, thanks to nine financial partners, the renovation and expansion project to make the Center premises more accessible and functional, becomes a dream realized!
• 2010 - 2011

  25th Anniversary supper

  April 17, 2010, our 25th Anniversary supper!

  Website

  April 20, 2010, a promotional tool, our website, www.cab-st-simeon-port-daniel.org, is launched.
• 2011 - 2012

  Automated safety call services

  On June 6, 2011, the automated safety call program: Pair was launched in the Baie-des-Chaleurs.
  This service will eventually be replaced by the automated call service of our federation: SecuriCAB.
• 2014 - 2015

  The Little Frozen Meals

  Fall 2014, a pilot project for the implantation of the Little Frozen Meals service begins, funded by the ATI MRC Bonaventure.
• 2019 - 2020

  Pandemic!

  This moment is a happening in our history. But around the globe, the COVID-19 virus is leading us towards changes in all of our activities and services. 56% of our volunteers are confined. We will never forget...

• 2020 - 2021

  35th anniversary

  The pandemic is part of our daily actions and activities. the 35th anniversary of the Centre d’action bénévole is highlighted by activities with long-term effects: new logo, new website, new exterior sign.

  A kitchen at the CAB!

  Right in the middle of the pandemic, the center is setting up a standardized kitchen inside the premises of the Centre d’action bénévole to facilitate the work of the Little Frozen Meals team.

• 2021 - 2022

  A new service for the seniors

  Setting of a new service for the most vulnerable seniors: À proximité des aînés vulnérables, an action of the MRC Bonaventure community plan.
  In 2025, the Community Work Initiative for Vulnerable Seniors (ITMAV) will take over.

  
  
  

• 2022 - 2023

  Senior’s caregivers support

  Arrival of a support project to help caregivers of local seniors through psycho-social support and respite.

• 2025 - 2026

  40 years at the heart of the community

  The Centre is taking advantage of International Volunteer Day to highlight its 40th anniversary and the important contribution of its volunteers since the very beginning of its history.