KIDSPORT ABORIGINAL YOUTH WOLF CAMP MARCH BREAK

KidSport has created a project for Aboriginal youth 7-15 years, which will incorporate the FunZone program into community sport camps in various cities across the province.

Each week long camp will introduce the participants to organized sport and the clubs and leagues available to them in their community. The camps will also focus on injury prevention, healthy and nutritious living and the consequences of tobacco use. (Participants at these camps will be automatically eligible for a KidSport grant for the upcoming season in the sport of their choice.)

WOLF

WAY OF LIFE FOREVER.  This is a culturally based camp that will teach all participants the importance of physical activity, healthy eating, healthy relationships and treating the body as a sacred lodge.

BOTH PROGRAMS WILL COMPLEMENT ONE ANOTHER TO ENSURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAS A REWARDING AND MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE.

CAMP WILL TAKE PLACE MARCH 11^th-MARCH 15^th. Children are to attend THE CAN-AM INDIAN FRIENDSHIP CENTRE at 8:30AM(SHARP) for Transportation to OAKWOOD RECREATION CENTRE.  BREAKFAST, SNACKS and LUNCH are all provided.  Attendance is mandatory to obtain funding for Sporting Activity.

CONTACT STEVE at 519 253-3243 Ex 33
 Registration Deadline for CAMP is March 4th,2013      * Limited Spots* 40 available


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Circle of Seven Event : feb 27 @ Walkerville Brewery

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Bowl For Kids Sake: Feb. 23 & March 1 & 2!

Come out and help support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Windsor Essex….you don’t have to be a good bowler to participate!

This event is about getting together with family, friends and co-workers for a few hours of fun, entertainment, fellowship and fundraising.  All funds raised stay in Windsor and Essex County and support youth mentoring programs. Great individual and team incentive prizes!

 

Call 519-945-6232 ext. 13 to register today!

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KIDSPORT Family Day --Feb. 18, 2013 @WFCU Centre

 

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Help Bury Cancer Campaign Starts Feb. 4, 2013

Halton resident to take 1,000,000 steps through Ontario’s winter wind and snow for the Canadian Cancer Society

Beginning Monday, February 4, 2013, Halton resident Mike (LAST NAME WITHHELD), will be pulling a 110 pound heavy sled with the letters “CANCER” on it all while walking across Ontario’s winter wind, snow and freezing rain in an effort to raise money for the Canadian Cancer Society.
Mike’s grueling trek will see him start in Windsor and make his way to Ottawa taking 1,000,000 steps along the way; more than ten steps each for the 75,700 Canadians who are estimated to die from cancer in 2013. When Mike arrives in Ottawa, he will literally bury “CANCER”.  He has aptly named the walk Help Me Bury Cancer.

The Help Me Bury Cancer walk has been dedicated to Mike’s Mom, who has been battling cancer the past two and a half years, and to all cancer patients and their families.

When asked why he is doing this, Mike says, “I’m doing this because of what I have watched my Mom endure. I am doing this to direct the immense frustration at what has happened to her into something positive. I am doing this for all of the families out there that have had to watch a loved one go through all the many things that those diagnosed with cancer go through.”

Mike’s route begins at the University of Windsor at 7:00 a.m. on February 4^th and will take him through
London, Kitchener-Waterloo, Burlington, Oakville, Mississauga, Toronto, Oshawa, Kingston and will end in Ottawa.

Follow Mike’s journey on his website (www.helpmeburycancer.org) and Facebook page (www.facebook.com/helpmeburycancer) to know when he will be arriving in each community.

Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society in support of Mike’s efforts can also be made through his website: www.helpmeburycancer.org  To date, he has raised over $8,500.

Marko Simunovic, a surgical oncologist who focuses on helping patients with complex colorectal malignancies, states, “As a prior recipient of CCS research funding, I know how important it is to support these individual fund-raising efforts.”

Simunovic continues, “No matter how much support and love a patient receives, for too many people their journey through cancer is long, difficult, and frightening - and the final result may not be a cure. Mike’s planned journey across the province to me resonates sincerity, struggle, and solidarity - it is my good fortune to have the opportunity to support this project.”

For more information about the Help Me Bury Cancer walk, please visit:
www.helpmeburycancer.org



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Jan. 31, 2013 Public Workshop on a Plan for downtown Essex Centre

Share your vision of downtown Essex Centre

Residents and business owners in the Town of Essex are encouraged to participate in the development of a conceptual plan for downtown Essex Centre.

A public workshop will be held Thursday, January 31 to seek input for the preparation of a detailed streetscape plan for Talbot Street from Maidstone to Fairview, and for the first blocks of the intersecting streets at Centre, Wilson and Fox. A land use master plan and conceptual design plan will also be developed for the Silo District.

What is your vision for downtown Essex Centre? How could we improve our commercial streetscape? Do you have ideas for the development of the Silo District now that the railroad tracks are gone? These are some of the questions that will be asked.

The town has retained a consulting team from Stempski Kelly Associates Inc., landscape architects, to facilitate the workshop and to develop the conceptual plans. At the workshop, a discussion of streetscape design principles will be followed by public discussion and active participation in the development of a conceptual plan.

“Public input from all stakeholders is very important to this process,” says Town Policy Planner Jeff Watson. “In partnership with the Essex Centre BIA we have purchased new benches and planters, but we want to go further. We want to set goals and establish strategies that will help us to achieve a vibrant downtown and a prosperous future for the Town of Essex.”

The workshop will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Superior Room at the Essex Community Centre, 25 Gosfield Townline West, Essex (next to the public library). Everyone is welcome to attend.

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Fight The Blues Fundraiser, Jan. 25, 2013 At Komedy Korner

Come on out to Fight the Winter Blues at The Komedy Korner on Friday, January 25^th and support The Distress Centre of Windsor-Essex County in their efforts to help Windsor-Essex residents fight their blues every day!

Experts say the 3^rd Monday of January, dubbed “Blue Monday” is known as the saddest day of the year.  To help combat the blues of area residents that week, The Distress Centre’s Fundraising Committee is holding their first fundraiser for the year, Fight the Blues Comedy Show on Friday, January 25^th, 2013.  Doors open at 7 pm and show starts at 8 pm (must be at least 19 years to attend).  Tickets cost $15 and must be purchased in advance. Email DistressCentreWE@gmail.com or call 519-256-5000 to arrange for payment/ticket pick-up.  This 7^th annual event sells out each year, so avoid disappointment and purchase your tickets today! 

 

Date:                Friday, January 25^th, 2013

Time:                Doors open at 7 pm (Show begins at 8 pm)

Location:          The Komedy Korner (1269 Ottawa Street, Windsor – 2^nd Floor)

Tickets:            $15

Contact:           Email – DistressCentreWE@gmail.com / Call – 519-256-5000

 

Fight the Blues Comedy Show is the first annual fundraiser which supports The Distress Centre of Windsor-Essex County, a local organization which provides crisis intervention, suicide prevention, emotional support, and community referrals to anyone who calls the Distress Line.  The service is available from 12 noon to 12 midnight, 365 days a year, and is available for anyone who needs support and calls the Distress Line at 519-256-5000.  The Distress Line is answered by highly trained, dedicated, and caring Phone Volunteers who provide free, confidential and anonymous emotional support to approximately 4,000 callers each year.  The Distress Centre, a registered Canadian Charity, is funded primarily by the United Way of Windsor-Essex, and depends on fundraisers such as Fight the Blues to help support volunteer education and community outreach efforts.

 

To find out more about the Distress Centre, its service, its volunteer opportunities, or to make a secure donation, please visit www.dcwindsor.com.  Those in need of emotional support are encouraged to call 519-256-5000 between noon and midnight.



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