Sweetheart Diapers & Bump maternity & baby Great Cloth Diaper Change--April 21, 2012

Sweetheart Diapers & More and bump maternity + baby join forces to Host Windsor, Ontario Site of the Second Annual World-Record Setting
“Great Cloth Diaper Change” International Event

Sweetheart Diapers & More http://www.sweetheartdiapers.com and bump maternity + baby http://www.bumpmaternityonline.com are working together to host the Windsor site of an international cloth diaper changing event taking place on Saturday, April 21, 2012, the day before Earth Day and during International Cloth Diaper Awareness Week. In its second year with over 230 sites in 13 countries, The Great Cloth Diaper Change event will attempt to break last year’s Guinness World Record™ of 5,026 cloth diapers changed simultaneously.[1]

"Each year billions of disposable diapers enter landfills where it takes hundreds of years for them to decompose, if ever,” says Heather McNamara, Executive Director of the Real Diaper Association. “Building off the success of last year’s event with 127 locations in five countries, we hope to show the entire world that cloth diapers are a real option for today’s modern families, particularly catching the eye of expecting and new parents who may be seeking more planet-friendly and affordable alternatives to disposable diapers.”

 To date, there are more than 25 mom and baby pairs already registered to participate in the Windsor event, which is still several weeks away. We anticipate approximately 100 people in attendance. The event will take place at 12:00pm at Sweetheart Diapers & More, 4782 Wyandotte St. E. In addition to the Great Cloth Diaper Change world-recording setting activity, there will also be snacks and refreshments, family-friendly activities, goodie bags, and free prizes.

For more information or to participate in The Great Cloth Diaper Change in Windsor please contact Margaret from Sweetheart Diapers & More at 519-800-3963 or Lindsay from bump maternity + baby at 519-256-7282. There is also a Facebook page for this event at https://www.facebook.com/GCDCWindsor.

About The Great Cloth Diaper Change: In its second year, The Great Cloth Diaper Change is an international initiative organized with the help of the nonprofit Real Diaper Association designed to show the world that cloth diapers are a real option for today’s families. The brainchild of Judy Aagard of Tiny Tots in California, Aagard says she came up with the idea in an effort to host a family event celebrating Earth Day. The Great Cloth Diaper Change has morphed into an exciting Guinness World Record™ breaking event, and in 2011, more than 5,000 babies were changed simultaneously. For more information visit www.GreatClothDiaperChange.com.

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[1] Note: The total number of participants in the 2011 event was 6,363 from 203 sites in 10 countries, but not all qualified for the record due to Guinness’s policy requiring a minimum of 25 babies changed per site in order to qualify.

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WFCU Centre Prepares To Welcome 1 Millionth Patron!

Celebration planned for Tuesday April 17!

The Accounting Department at the WFCU Centre has done the math and reviewed the ticket stubs, and on Tuesday April 17 during the opening performance of Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Super Heroes”, the millionth patron will enter the doors to the WFCU Centre.

“Since the doors of the WFCU Centre have opened, we have been able to show what an asset the facility has become, bringing in shows to entertain both the City of Windsor and Essex County” says Doug Sweet, General Manager of Arenas and WFCU Centre, City of Windsor. “From shows for children and families, all the way up to classic rock legends, future hockey stars, and world-class gymnasts, you can really grasp the truly multi-function purpose that the WFCU Centre was designed for.”

Since opening doors on December 2, 2008, the WFCU Centre, managed by Global Spectrum, has hosted events including Cirque du Soleil, Elton John, Hedley, Blue Rodeo, high school graduations, Border Wars MMA event, The Wiggles, Disney Live!, monster truck events, the Harlem Globetrotters, and much more. The WFCU Centre is also home to the Windsor Spitfires, and saw the Spits take home two Memorial Cup championships during their first two years in the facility.

“Having the millionth patron enter the doors of the WFCU Centre just three and a half years after opening really shows that the community is proud of the facility, and eager to come to the events within, as well as supporting the Windsor Spitfires” says Jason Toner, General Manager of Events, Global Spectrum. “We’ll continue to try and surprise Windsor residents with new, exciting, and different events right in their own back yard.”

The millionth patron will be honoured with a one-millionth themed prize package including an authentic Windsor Spitfires  jersey, two tickets to every event at the WFCU Centre through the end of this year, a million seconds of Windsor Spitfires hockey during the 2012-2013 season, a WFCU (Windsor Family Credit Union) prize pack including a $500 scholarship to assist with your educational expenses, a million words to read from the Windsor Star, a million sips of Pepsi-Cola, and a $100.00 gift certificate from Ovations Food Services to use at WFCU Centre concessions.

About Global Spectrum

Global Spectrum (global-spectrum.com) manages event booking at the WFCU Centre, as well as more than 100 other public assembly facilities around the world. Nearly 20-million people attended more than 11,000 events in Global Spectrum venues last year. Based in Philadelphia, PA, Global Spectrum is part of Comcast-Spectacor, one of the world’s largest sports and entertainment companies. Comcast-Spectacor also owns the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League, the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association, Ovations Food Services, a food and beverage services provider, New Era Tickets, a full-service ticketing and marketing product for public assembly facilities, Paciolan, the leading provider of venue establishment ticketing, fundraising and marketing technology solutions, Front Row Marketing Services, a commercial rights sales company, and Flyers Skate Zone, a series of community ice skating rinks. In a partnership with Disson Skating, Comcast-Spectacor annually produces eight nationally televised figure skating spectaculars on NBC-TV.

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Elmo, Super Grover & Friends Arrive In Windsor!

Take a time out from business and bring the kids or grandkids out to this fantastic event..

Calling all super heroes! Super Grover needs your help – and it’s Elmo and the Fabulous Five to the rescue when this fantastic musical production zooms into Windsor. Join Elmo, Zoe, Abby Cadabby, Telly Monster and Zoe’s pet rock Rocco for Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Super Heroes” at WFCU Centre from Tuesday, April 17 through Wednesday, April 18. Tickets for all three performances are now on sale!

When Super Grover loses his "superness," Sesame Street needs a hero! Never fear, Elmo and his team of super heroes are here. Teaching lessons of healthy habits through song and dance, Elmo, Abby Cadabby and your favorite Sesame Street friends will explore exercise, nutrition, sleep/energy and hygiene – all in a quest to put the “super” back in Super Grover. It’s Elmo’s Super Heroes to the rescue!

Sesame Street Live “Elmo’s Super Heroes” features an array of popular (and healthy!) songs, many of them renditions of tunes that parents will remember and kids will love: “Old MacDonald,” “Splish Splash,” “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” and “Sunny Days.”  Like television’s Sesame Street, each Sesame Street Live production features timeless lessons for all ages.  Through the dazzle of this full-blown Broadway-quality show, the production will teach children lessons in healthy habits that they can use long after the show ends.  Adults will appreciate the universal appeal of Sesame Street Live, the high-tech stagecraft and cleverly written scripts.

What:                    Sesame Street Live "Elmo’s Super Heroes"

 

When:                   Tuesday     April 17  7 p.m.

            Wednesday                   April 18  10:30 a.m. & 7 p.m.

 

Where:                       WFCU Centre

            8787 McHugh Street

            Windsor, ON N8S OA1

Tickets:     $15 and $25. A limited number of $38 Gold Circle seats and $68 Sunny Seats* are also available.  A facility fee of $1.75  will be added to all ticket prices. Additional fees and special offers may apply.

            *Special $68 Sunny Seat packages are available at all shows. Sunny Seats feature front row seats and a pre-show Meet & Greet with two Sesame Street Live friends.

For more information, call 519-255-6400. To charge tickets by phone, please call Teksavvy.com Box Office at 1-866-969-WFCU. Tickets may also be purchased online at http://www.wfcu-centre.com. For information online, please visit www.sesamestreetlive.com. Become a fan of Sesame Street Live on Facebook

Photo courtesy of TM/© 2012 Sesame Workshop. All Rights Reserved. Photographs courtesy of VEE Corporation.

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Earth Hour Eve -- March 31, 2012

Earth Hour Eve at the John Park Homestead

Saturday, March 31st, everyone around the world will be asked to turn off non-essential lights and electric appliances from 8:30 to 9:30 pm, local time.  You can spend Earth Hour sitting around in the dark OR you can come to the John R. Park Homestead's Earth Hour Eve program the day before and get inspired for interesting ways to experience life without electricity. 

Visitors will learn the history of lighting at the electricity-free 1850’s farm.  Costumed guides will share some old fashioned tips for energy conservation, as guests participate in electricity-free activities that were popular in pioneer times.

“There won’t be a dull moment in this after dark adventure,” promises Homestead Curator, Janet Cobban. “We'll have the electric lights on in the gift shop and washrooms when you first arrive, then the switch is flipped and all activities will be conducted by candle lantern.  Play old fashioned games, make taffy on snow, do some star gazing, and get inspired for your own Earth Hour celebrations.”

Earth Hour Eve is held Friday March 30, at 7:30pm, and the cost is $15 per person. Pre-registration is required for this after-dark event; register in advance in person, or online at: www.onlineregistrations.ca/jrph.

The Homestead is located at: 915 County Road 50 East, on the lake between Kingsville and Colchester. For more information, phone: 519-738-2029 or email: jrph@erca.org. All event details are also listed on ERCA’s website: www.erca.org.


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Craig Cardiff Comes To Phog March 22!

Craig Cardiff, a Canadian singer-songwriter whose most recent album has been nominated for a Juno Award, will be performing two back–to-back concerts in Windsor on March 22, 2012!

 The shows will be at Phog Lounge, with an all ages show at 7 pm and 19+ show at 10 pm. Tickets are only $15.

In addition, a portion of the proceeds from ticket sales will be going to support MedOutreach, a local medical student-run organization that provides medical and dental screenings to under serviced populations in Tanzania, Africa.

Find out more at www.medoutreach.ca or visit www.craigcardiff.com to purchase your tickets!

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Build & Grow Your Biz Seminar March 22, 2012

G.L.I.S.C. presents: “Build & Grow Your Business”   2012 Seminar Series

 G.L.I.S.C. – The Great Lakes Industrial Sales Consortium is pleased to present the first of a three part Educational Seminar Series: “Build & Grow Your Business”.   

The all day seminar will take place on Thursday March 22, 2012 at the Giovanni Caboto Club.  This workshop will bring awareness to all of the considerations needed in order to build and grow a business in today's market . 

"GLISC has assembled a team of high-profile local experts in their fields who will provide insights into a wide variety of successful business techniques and strategies" says Bill MacArthur, Programming Director of GLISC "The Build and Grow Your Business workshop is a must for entrepreneurs starting businesses or small business owners who want to take their businesses to the next level."

G.L.I.S.C. (The Great Lakes Industrial Sales Consortium) is a registered not-for-profit, business to business networking organization and Think Tank designed to attract and retain Industrial Business in the Great Lakes region through strategic partnerships and education. 

“By hosting relevant Distinguished Speaker Workshops such as this one” states Ed Roach, Board President of G.L.I.S.C. “We are able to bring local businesses and would-be businesses together to take part in an educational community event in order to address some of the issues that G.L.I.S.C. members have identified as stymieing factors of business expansion in our community.”

This event focuses on new and emerging businesses.  Professionals who have just started a business or are considering starting one, as well as companies that are looking to grow or expand their existing business would benefit from attending this seminar.  The cost for this full day seminar is $55 and includes continental breakfast, lunch and access to all seven educational sessions.

Program (including continental breakfast and lunch) runs from 8:00am – 4:45pm, Thursday March 22, 2012.  Seating is limited, so please register by Friday March 16, 2012 by visiting  www.glisc.ca.  Registration fees can be paid by credit card or Paypal by clicking on the Eventbrite icon on the GLISC website. 



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Your Start-up Biz Can Win $25,000! Enter By March 15, 2012

Your Start-up Business Could Win $25,000!!!
Are YOU eligible?
• Appicant must be willing and ready to work with the Centre for Enterprise and Law throughout the Business Plan Competition
• Company must be within one year of formation with less than $25,000 in investment to-date
• The applicant must demonstrate that this company will have economic impact in Ontario along with high impact on the development of a young entrepreneur
• Applicant must be a University of Windsor/St Clair College student or recent graduate

What do YOU need to do?
Round 1 – Open to all eligible candidates (see above)
1. Attend the Business Plan Workshop, hosted by the CEL (click for more information)
• Learn how to write a proper business plan, up to competition guidelines
• Discover more funding opportunities for start-up businesses within Windsor-Essex County
2. Submit first draft of your business plan to Dr. Francine Schlosser (fschloss@uwindsor.ca) and to Professor Myra Tawfik (mjt@uwindsor.ca)

Round 2 – One candidate is chosen from all applicants
3. If you are selected for this round, you will work with key players to revamp your business plan to its fullest potential
4. We will submit your business plan to the Business Plan Competition

Round 3 – The competition
5. The candidate will present his/her business plan at the Discovery 2012 Business Plan Competition
6. Up to 4 winners will be chosen for a grand prize of $25,000 each

Important Dates

Prior to March 15th, 2012: Prepare your business plan
• Including market research on product, back-up information, etc…
March 15th, 2012: Business Plan Workshop
March 20th, 2012: Business Plan submission date to Dr. Schlosser & Professor Tawfik
March 26th, 2012: Business Plan submission date to the Ontario Centres of Excellence
May 10th, 2012: Presentation submission date to the Ontario Centres of Excellence
May 14th-15th, 2012: Discover 2012 Business Plan Competition at the Toronto Convention Centre

REGISTRATION: http://busofinnov.eventbrite.ca 


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