From October 3rd to the 9th, 2011, Southwestern (SWO) Ontario in motion is celebrating National “in motion” week! National in motion Week is also celebrated in communities across Ontario, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and New Brunswick and it is the 4th year of promoting in motion in Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton. SWOntario in motion is the health promotion strategy that tries to get people moving in Windsor and Essex County. Join in motion partners at community events to celebrate and promote physical activity!
In motion Awards Ceremony
On Monday, October 3rd, the 2011 SWOntario in motion Awards Ceremony will be part of the Active Communities Summit hosted at the Canadian Transportation Museum. The award recipients will be announced during this special event at 10 am.
12 o’clock Walk around Windsor-Essex
On Wednesday, October 5, 2011 in motion partners are hosting a 12’oclock walk around Windsor-Essex at noon. Registered facilities can be found at http://www.swontarioinmotion.ca/InMotionWeekWalk. Participating partners such as: the City of Windsor, Town of Essex, Town of Lakeshore, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, Municipality of Leamington, City Centre Health Care, and All Saints’ Church will host walks at many of their locations around Windsor-Essex County. Participate in this walk to show your support for more active communities in Windsor-Essex. Walkers will receive an in motion participant prize, and enter into a grand prize draw in Windsor-Essex County for a Wii system. This event will engage community partners and residents to show their support for a healthier, more active Windsor-Essex County.
About Southwestern Ontario in motion:
Launched in 2008, Southwestern Ontario in motion combines local and regional resources and builds on partnerships to promote physical activity to everyone across Windsor-Essex, Chatham-Kent and Sarnia-Lambton. Partners, including municipalities, the health units, community organizations and the University of Windsor are involved and host events and programs to encourage physical activity and healthy living. The next events will be the Souper Skate in January 2012 and Family in motion Day on February 20, 2012. Visit www.swontarioinmotion.ca to find out more about where to be active your community.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
Monday, September 26, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Kidney Foundation Gets $20,000 In 10th Anniversary Walk
Foundation strides to a $20,000 tune through its 10th Anniversary Walk
Potential for up to 24 lives saved through online consent to organ donation at beadonor.ca
The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Windsor & District Chapter celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Gift the Gift of Life Walk this past Sunday at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.
Approximately 150 participants celebrated the “gift of life” for those who have successfully received a transplant while encouraging others to say “yes” to organ donation online at beadonor.ca while collectively raising $20,000 for the Foundation. Funds secured will benefit patient services and programs within our community as well as others while stimulating innovative research.
“We are very fortunate to have a wonderful group of supporters who are walking for loved ones and friends through this event,” said Mike Brennan, fund development and chapter manager for the Windsor & District Chapter. “This event encompasses all aspects of the Foundation’s vision and mission while advocating for organ donation.”
The potential for up to 24 lives could be saved through online consent where 3 individuals said “yes” to organ donation and registered at beadonor.ca One person has the ability to save up to 8 lives and with approximately 1,105 individuals on the waiting list in Ontario, the need for awareness and registration continues to grow.
According to Brennan, “We implemented a unified education program and threaded that carefully throughout our Faces of Kidney Disease series, which profiled members within our community who received a transplant and are living life to the fullest to generate awareness while demonstrating that organ donation works. People like Cam Gardiner, our honourary chair, who received his kidney transplant and is now giving back to the community and the Foundation by advocating for early intervention and organ donation.”
“This event creates awareness for organ donation within our community and provides the opportunity for transplant recipients to say thanks and give back in their own special way,” said Mary Diemer, chair of the event committee belonging to the Give the Gift of Life Walk. For Mary, this event was a special one as it also commemorated the 10th anniversary of her transplant.
Walks continue to take place throughout communities across the province. Register or donate online at kidney.ca/ontariowalk.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
Potential for up to 24 lives saved through online consent to organ donation at beadonor.ca
The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Windsor & District Chapter celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Gift the Gift of Life Walk this past Sunday at Colasanti’s Tropical Gardens.
Approximately 150 participants celebrated the “gift of life” for those who have successfully received a transplant while encouraging others to say “yes” to organ donation online at beadonor.ca while collectively raising $20,000 for the Foundation. Funds secured will benefit patient services and programs within our community as well as others while stimulating innovative research.
“We are very fortunate to have a wonderful group of supporters who are walking for loved ones and friends through this event,” said Mike Brennan, fund development and chapter manager for the Windsor & District Chapter. “This event encompasses all aspects of the Foundation’s vision and mission while advocating for organ donation.”
The potential for up to 24 lives could be saved through online consent where 3 individuals said “yes” to organ donation and registered at beadonor.ca One person has the ability to save up to 8 lives and with approximately 1,105 individuals on the waiting list in Ontario, the need for awareness and registration continues to grow.
According to Brennan, “We implemented a unified education program and threaded that carefully throughout our Faces of Kidney Disease series, which profiled members within our community who received a transplant and are living life to the fullest to generate awareness while demonstrating that organ donation works. People like Cam Gardiner, our honourary chair, who received his kidney transplant and is now giving back to the community and the Foundation by advocating for early intervention and organ donation.”
“This event creates awareness for organ donation within our community and provides the opportunity for transplant recipients to say thanks and give back in their own special way,” said Mary Diemer, chair of the event committee belonging to the Give the Gift of Life Walk. For Mary, this event was a special one as it also commemorated the 10th anniversary of her transplant.
Walks continue to take place throughout communities across the province. Register or donate online at kidney.ca/ontariowalk.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
Friday, September 16, 2011
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
September 13th Biz MiXer Menu & More
by Deborah Jones Publisher
Biz X Magazine
Here’s a quick glance at TONGHT'S Biz MiXer at the WFCU Centre, we have the entire Crown Royal Lounge all to ourselves.
We have also extended the Biz MiXer by one hour for this event due to the dressing room and suite tours so it's from 6-9pm.
Our venue host is presenting a great menu which includes…
So, if you've been thinking about checking out our Biz Mixer this is your chance. We hope to see some new faces as well as seasoned pros. Mix and mingle with other business owners and managers, keep up to date on business news and broker that next big deal!
The Biz MiXer is open to all business owners and managers and you're welcome to bring a fellow biz pro too.
There's plenty of parking and you should enter through Gate 1.
Please RSVP to mixer@bizxmagazine.com
Hope to see all our regular Biz Pros and newbies too!
Biz X Magazine
Here’s a quick glance at TONGHT'S Biz MiXer at the WFCU Centre, we have the entire Crown Royal Lounge all to ourselves. We have also extended the Biz MiXer by one hour for this event due to the dressing room and suite tours so it's from 6-9pm.
Our venue host is presenting a great menu which includes…
A PASTA STATION: The Chef will be preparing a combination of pasta dishes right before your eyes. Agnolotti or Farfalle pasta served with your choice of Spicy Tomato Basil or Alfredo Sauce with Crusty Italian Rolls with Butter
A SLIDER STATION: A combination of beef and frankfurter sliders with gourmet sides.
A CARVING STATION: The Chef will be preparing Roasted beef and slicing it fresh and draping it over a beautiful artisan bun with a touch of demi glace.
We have also arranged for our Biz MiXers to tour the Windsor Spitfires dressing room and a luxury suite so bring your cameras.
As always we have lots of great mixer games and prizes to give away including our GRAND PRIZE which is a luxury suite for you and your company to entertain at an upcoming Windsor Spitfires game in style.
As always we have lots of great mixer games and prizes to give away including our GRAND PRIZE which is a luxury suite for you and your company to entertain at an upcoming Windsor Spitfires game in style.
So, if you've been thinking about checking out our Biz Mixer this is your chance. We hope to see some new faces as well as seasoned pros. Mix and mingle with other business owners and managers, keep up to date on business news and broker that next big deal!
The Biz MiXer is open to all business owners and managers and you're welcome to bring a fellow biz pro too.
There's plenty of parking and you should enter through Gate 1.
Please RSVP to mixer@bizxmagazine.com
Hope to see all our regular Biz Pros and newbies too!
Thursday, September 1, 2011
SPIKE ONE FOR HAITI ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
CALLING ALL CARING HEARTS!
The fundraising team at Hearts Together for Haiti are having a busy summer having just completed their annual Golf Classic at Sutton Creek which was very successful and soon the ‘Spike One For Haiti’ Volleyball Tournament happens at the Dominion House Tavern.
These fun events ensure that solid housing gets built for the orphan girls that the charity has taken under their wing. Keith and Marcie Spratt, Steve McDougall and other board members are traveling to Haiti as I write this piece to make sure all is going as planned.
This charity is definitely one that is worthy of our support because the money raised for the poor is directly brought to Haiti by volunteer members (who pay their own way). It’s about the only way to avoid corrupt interference. Ten orphan girls will soon have a solid, safe home to live in, a school to attend, a den mom and dad to watch over them and a garden to grow nourishing food to eat. Pure heaven on earth! And you can help make this happen simply by coming out to play volleyball with them on September 17th. It’ll be a fun day!
Hope to see you out on the courts! There will be CASH PRIZES for the top three teams.
Where? Dominion House Tavern
Cost? $120 per team (3 guys, 3 gals)
When? September 17th, 2011
Time? Noon registration; 12:45 Play Begins!
Contact? Mariette Jones : marilou_327@yahoo.ca for more info and entry forms
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
The fundraising team at Hearts Together for Haiti are having a busy summer having just completed their annual Golf Classic at Sutton Creek which was very successful and soon the ‘Spike One For Haiti’ Volleyball Tournament happens at the Dominion House Tavern.
These fun events ensure that solid housing gets built for the orphan girls that the charity has taken under their wing. Keith and Marcie Spratt, Steve McDougall and other board members are traveling to Haiti as I write this piece to make sure all is going as planned.
This charity is definitely one that is worthy of our support because the money raised for the poor is directly brought to Haiti by volunteer members (who pay their own way). It’s about the only way to avoid corrupt interference. Ten orphan girls will soon have a solid, safe home to live in, a school to attend, a den mom and dad to watch over them and a garden to grow nourishing food to eat. Pure heaven on earth! And you can help make this happen simply by coming out to play volleyball with them on September 17th. It’ll be a fun day!
Hope to see you out on the courts! There will be CASH PRIZES for the top three teams.
Where? Dominion House Tavern
Cost? $120 per team (3 guys, 3 gals)
When? September 17th, 2011
Time? Noon registration; 12:45 Play Begins!
Contact? Mariette Jones : marilou_327@yahoo.ca for more info and entry forms
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
Friday, August 26, 2011
PICK THE FAST SIGNS LOCAL BUSINESS WINNER BY SEPT.2
Nineteen Windsor/Essex Businesses Hope to Win a FASTSIGNS® MetamorphoSIGN Makeover
FASTSIGNS® of Windsor would like to remind local businesses and organizations, as well as the Windsor/Essex community, that voting for the FASTSIGNS MetamorphoSIGN Makeover Contest will begin on Monday, Aug. 22 and will end on Friday, Sept. 2.
Those who are interested in voting for whom they feel should receive a sign and graphics makeover from FASTSIGNS can do so by visiting http://www.metamorphosign.com/.
To vote for an entry, click “Morph It” and to continue onto the next entry click “Leave It”. Each voter may select only one entry to “Morph” each day and will be entered into weekly drawings to win one of six $50 American Express gift cards each day that they vote.
“We are so excited to see the response that we have received just during the entry period of this contest,” explained Jackie Raymond, who co-owns the Windsor FASTSIGNS with her friend, Donna Bilodeau. “We especially hope that the enthusiasm continues during the voting period because out of the more than 550 businesses that entered this contest, 23 of them are from right here in the Windsor/Essex area.”
The businesses from the Windsor/Essex area that have entered the MetamorphoSIGN Contest are as follows: Decks and Fences by Ryan; Jacobs Gowns, Footwear, & Accessories Ltd.; Happy Days Diner; Latelier Du Chocolat; University of Windsor St. Denis Centre; Ed Viselli - 581 Cataraqui Street; Windsor Croatian Centre; Complete Chiropractic; Double Play Café; Wheelers Printing & Copying; WFCU Centre; Advance Beauty Supplies; Divine Designs Flowers; Canadian Mental Health Association; Towne & Country Motel; LaSalle Premier Auto Spa; Riverside Minor Baseball Association; Windsor/Essex; Teutonia Club of Windsor and Blab! Media.
“We’re eager for the community to get involved by showing their support for local businesses and organizations in need of a transformation—they really can make a difference and help someone they know win a sign and graphics makeover,” said Bilodeau.
At the end of the MetamorphoSIGN contest, two $10,000 sign and graphics makeovers will be awarded; one winner will be voted on by the social media world online and the other winner will be determined by FASTSIGNS. The two makeover winners will be announced on September 23. To learn more about the contest or to vote, visit www.metamorphosign.com.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
FASTSIGNS® of Windsor would like to remind local businesses and organizations, as well as the Windsor/Essex community, that voting for the FASTSIGNS MetamorphoSIGN Makeover Contest will begin on Monday, Aug. 22 and will end on Friday, Sept. 2.
Those who are interested in voting for whom they feel should receive a sign and graphics makeover from FASTSIGNS can do so by visiting http://www.metamorphosign.com/.
To vote for an entry, click “Morph It” and to continue onto the next entry click “Leave It”. Each voter may select only one entry to “Morph” each day and will be entered into weekly drawings to win one of six $50 American Express gift cards each day that they vote.
“We are so excited to see the response that we have received just during the entry period of this contest,” explained Jackie Raymond, who co-owns the Windsor FASTSIGNS with her friend, Donna Bilodeau. “We especially hope that the enthusiasm continues during the voting period because out of the more than 550 businesses that entered this contest, 23 of them are from right here in the Windsor/Essex area.”
The businesses from the Windsor/Essex area that have entered the MetamorphoSIGN Contest are as follows: Decks and Fences by Ryan; Jacobs Gowns, Footwear, & Accessories Ltd.; Happy Days Diner; Latelier Du Chocolat; University of Windsor St. Denis Centre; Ed Viselli - 581 Cataraqui Street; Windsor Croatian Centre; Complete Chiropractic; Double Play Café; Wheelers Printing & Copying; WFCU Centre; Advance Beauty Supplies; Divine Designs Flowers; Canadian Mental Health Association; Towne & Country Motel; LaSalle Premier Auto Spa; Riverside Minor Baseball Association; Windsor/Essex; Teutonia Club of Windsor and Blab! Media.
“We’re eager for the community to get involved by showing their support for local businesses and organizations in need of a transformation—they really can make a difference and help someone they know win a sign and graphics makeover,” said Bilodeau.
At the end of the MetamorphoSIGN contest, two $10,000 sign and graphics makeovers will be awarded; one winner will be voted on by the social media world online and the other winner will be determined by FASTSIGNS. The two makeover winners will be announced on September 23. To learn more about the contest or to vote, visit www.metamorphosign.com.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
Monday, August 22, 2011
Don't Worry If You Hear Explosion August 23 On The Detroit River!
THE CITY OF DETROIT AND U.S. COAST GUARD TO HOLD
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXERCISE ALONG DETROIT RIVER AUGUST 23-24
The City of Detroit and the U.S. Coast Guard will work with more than 60 U.S. and Canadian agencies to stage an exercise on August 23-24 involving an explosion on the Detroit Princess boat, evacuation of passengers and an oil spill on the Detroit River.
The full-scale exercise involves U.S. and Canadian agencies at the federal, state, and local levels and will test and measure the Area Maritime Security Plan, contingency plans of participating agencies, and public information outreach. Detroit River Readiness 2011 will take place along the Detroit River Corridor from Trenton to Detroit and Windsor.
The exercise begins around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 23, with an actual, controlled explosion and smoke coming from the Detroit Princess boat. Passengers will be evacuated from the boat and transported to an emergency medical facility located at Milliken State Park. The exercise will continue on August 24 as crews respond to an oil spill on the Detroit River.
We wanted to inform area residents and Biz X/IN PLAY readers about the exercise to minimize concerns about the explosion and subsequent smoke. Individuals with questions or concerns are encouraged to call (313) 567-3007.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
INTERNATIONAL SECURITY EXERCISE ALONG DETROIT RIVER AUGUST 23-24
The City of Detroit and the U.S. Coast Guard will work with more than 60 U.S. and Canadian agencies to stage an exercise on August 23-24 involving an explosion on the Detroit Princess boat, evacuation of passengers and an oil spill on the Detroit River.
The full-scale exercise involves U.S. and Canadian agencies at the federal, state, and local levels and will test and measure the Area Maritime Security Plan, contingency plans of participating agencies, and public information outreach. Detroit River Readiness 2011 will take place along the Detroit River Corridor from Trenton to Detroit and Windsor.
The exercise begins around 9 a.m. on Tuesday, August 23, with an actual, controlled explosion and smoke coming from the Detroit Princess boat. Passengers will be evacuated from the boat and transported to an emergency medical facility located at Milliken State Park. The exercise will continue on August 24 as crews respond to an oil spill on the Detroit River.
We wanted to inform area residents and Biz X/IN PLAY readers about the exercise to minimize concerns about the explosion and subsequent smoke. Individuals with questions or concerns are encouraged to call (313) 567-3007.
by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine
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