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Lunch at the Calgary Zoo!!
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SUCCESS PARO`and the NOW
Program helps you set the stage for balance in your business and in your
personal life. This
week, PARO on Wheels held 2 successful workshops in Kenora and in
Atikokan. We would like to
thank each of you who came
out, and ask you to pass the word along in your communities and attend
our next session with a friend. PARO
on Wheels not only brings you Business Experts in many areas of
starting, running and growing a business, but provides you with
Networking opportunities to see your potential in the job sector through
resources from PARO, our partners, and through what you can accomplish
with a business of your own.
PARO on Wheels brings to you support services, and we can help link you
up with supportive organizations, groups and individuals to help you in
your personal life. Starting a business in a small community may seem like a pipe dream, but we can tell you from our years of experience that it can be a rewarding reality, as was presented in our last series of workshops “Exploring your Entrepreneurial Potential”. Use our events as Networking opportunities to share and exchange experiences with each other, while learning from others’ successes and mistakes. Soon we’ll be announcing our next series of “Business Works” workshops happening in your area. Each time we go out, we incorporate ideas and suggestions that participants have given us, so we are meeting your needs with the content of the workshop, and ensure the information presented is relevant to you. One on one coaching is always available, whether you are thinking of going into business for yourself, need help with personal or business finances or need information on a contact number to help you with a life challenge and changes you may be facing. It’s a holistic approach and it’s for Women. Here is a website link from Service Canada on Worker’s Rights. Given what we are facing with large employers challenges, this information could answer some questions you may have. PARO
on Wheels will be in your community again very soon, so watch for
posters, listen to the radio and visit www.paro.ca
often for more information. Our team includes: Laura Diamond ldiamond@paro.ca,
specializing in guiding you through the many services and resources PARO
and our partners have; Peer
Lending Circles are also an important aspect of PARO. It’s a unique
way for women to attain small business loans, in stages, to help get
them started. For more information on the upcoming workshops or if you
have input to help us meet your needs, please contact Sandra Wiggins, Northern
Opportunities for Women Project Coordinator at sandraw@paro.ca.
presents... A Networking Garden Party
Join Us....
Wednesday July 26th 5pm-7pm OASIS WATERGARDEN 822 Hilldale Rd.
Admission $3 PARO Members/$5 Non Members Refreshments - Light Snacks Please dress for the outdoor conditions You may want to bring your own lawn chair
For more information contact Debbie Squire-Bernst ~ debbiesb@paro.ca 625-0328 or Deborah at graphx@tbaytel.net 935-2685
Are you a Woman with a Disability?
Want to Become
Self-Employed?
Are you a woman contemplating
going into business but do not know where to start?
For more
info, please call Lori 625.0328 or 1.800.584.0252
Start Your
Business Today!!! Let us help you!
Join the Making A
Difference: A Business Development Program
Funded by:
The support of
Government of Ontario through the Ontario Women's Directorate, the
Ministry of
Citizenship and
Immigration is acknowledged
PARO
Self-Employment Benefit Program
PARO's
GATEWAY: A Path to Self-Employment
On EI now
or in the last 3 years, or had Maternity benefits in
the last 5 years?
Register
Today!!
Click
here for more
information
This
program is funded by the Government of Canada
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Do you have
a computer? Can you surf the internet easily? Why
not try our new Pilot project...PARO On-line.
I
didn’t fall off the planet - I just love long weekends!! So
good first Tuesday of July Morning! This
little blurb comes from You the Owner’s Manual – and it
reiterates why it is so important to read labels and why we as a
nation are getting chubbier and chubbier!! Hold
the syrup! Your
digestive system has two main hormones that control hunger and
appetite. Ghrelin is secreted by the stomach and increases
your appetite. When your stomach’s empty, it sends ghrelin in
out requesting food Leptin tells your brain that you’re full.
When you eat, your fat cells secrete it so that you stop eating.
One of the biggest evil influences on our diet is the presence
of high-fructose corn syrup
(HFCS), a sugar substitute that itself is a sugar found in soft
drinks and many other processed foods. The problem is that HFCS
inhibits leptin secretion, so you never get the message that
you’re full. And it never shuts of ghrelin so, even though you
have food in your stomach, you constantly get the message that
you’re hungry. The double whammy on our hormones has
contributed enormously to our collective enormity. When you
consider that many North American women will often obtain as
much as 50 percent of their daily calories from salad dressing
(which contains HFCS), you can see the problem. While food
manufacturers may eliminate fat, they make up for its taste with
sugar and HFCS – which are simply empty calories that serve no
nutritional purpose. Through
sleep, your brain also plays a role in gut functions. If you
want to eat less, get more sleep. When you don’t sleep enough,
more ghrelin is secreted and less leptin is released. So lack of
sleep can have the same effect as HFCS by causing you to eat
more. Two
of my Mom’s sisters died of breast cancer – Darlene was 36
and Beth was 53 – so I am very excited to participate in this
clinic. If
you or someone you know is a survivor and would like to
participate – they should register at the Running Room
directly as there is no on-line registration for this clinic. Deb
Coulis - Lifestyle Coach Coulis
Connection Cell:
807 628 2408 Ph:
807 935 2484 Fax:
807 935 2484 www.coulisconnection.com "Connecting
You to a Fit and Healthy Lifestyle"
PARO Presents is NOW OPEN MONDAYS - If you are available to work in the store, and would like to receive training on a Monday or an alternate day during regular store hours, please contact Maria Talarico at 625-0328 or email mariat@paro.ca for more info. Check Out Our Yard Sale! New Items Arriving Weekly Browse at PARO Presents anytime between 10am and 5pm Monday through Saturday Other Services Drop off your dry cleaning today at PARO Presents Supreme
Cleaners
Dry Cleaning and Alterations Depot PARO
Presents 111 N. May St. 623-2200
Biz and Bagel will return on Monday September 11th. See you then!! If you have a Biz and Bagel topic you would like to be presented, like to be a guest speaker or know of someone who may be interested, please contact Lori @ loriw@paro.ca or 625-0328 This program is funded by the Government of Canada
Can
You Spare Some Time?
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CAHEP has just
received the news that we have been chosen as one of
only five NEW RBC AfterSchool Programs in the
Province of Ontario!!!!
CAHEP's program
was "unique" and as a new organization "we
should be extremely proud of the work we are doing in our
community". These were only two of the many excellent
comments from this Province -Wide juried application process.
CAHEP
will hold an information session for any artists and heritage
programmers interested in the possibility of
delivering this programming.
CAHEP will ALSO
be giving the orientation and yearly update for artist and
heritage programmers interested in delivering Artists
in the 5th programming.
The
information session will take place on:
Tuesday
July 11th from 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Thunder Bay Art Gallery
(Thunder Bay Art
Gallery is located at 1080 Keewatin Street on the campus of
Confederation College - Turn right (or left) off of Balmoral
Street onto Keewatin, keep going until the fork in the road,
veer to the right and the Art Gallery is located on the Right
hand side)
For
Requirements: Call Lila - 622-3751
Artists
in the 5th Program
Theme driven
multi-disciplinary arts and heritage programming in all 3
school boards in Thunder Bay. Grade 5 level. Knowledge of the Ontario
Core Arts Curriculum is necessary as well as
knowledge of the Ontario Core Curriculum.
If you are
interested in learning more about how both these programs will
run, when they will begin, who will be involved etc etc please
attend the information session. Please RSVP
by July 10th, 2006 to Lila through a phone call -
622-3751 or an email to confirm your
attendance at the information session.
Thanks, Lila
PS - we are also
looking for volunteers/mentorship opportunities for community
people or emerging artists/heritage programmers/arts
educators. Please call or leave an email: cahep@tbaytel.net
for Lila with the subject heading - RBC Volunteer OR RBC
mentorship opportunity. Thanks so much.
PLEASE PASS ONTO
OTHERS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED!
Lila Cano, Coordinator -
Community Arts & Heritage Education Project -Thunder Bay Art
Gallery
Location: 1080 Keewatin Street Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10193 Thunder Bay Art Gallery Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 6T7 PH: (807) 622-3751 FAX: (807) 577-3781 Email: cahep@tbaytel.net ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ YARD SALE/Moving Sale Saturday July8th and Sunday July 9th 7am until 3pm Wide Variety of things Garage and Backyard 497 Van Norman St.
THREADS
IN TIME is
having a CHRISTMAS
IN JULY
YARN
SALE discounts
from 10% to 50% regular
price: $14.95
discounted to $11.96 regular
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All About YOU... Three
eye-opening factoids from the RealAge doctors . . . RealAge Benefit: Actively patrolling your health can make your RealAge as much as 12 years younger. Source: www.realage.com
The PARO events calendar will list all dates, times and places of events that will be held during the next few months. Unless otherwise specified, events will be held @ PARO Place. Please contact the office at 625-0328 for any information. All Biz and Bagels will take place from 12:15pm until 1:15pm. July 26th - PARO Leads & Links ~ TBA August 7th - Civic Holiday ~ PARO Centre Closed 23rd - PARO Leads & Links ~ TBA September 11th - Biz and Bagel ~
"Anything
can be achieved in small, deliberate steps. But there are times you need
the courage to take a great leap; you can't cross a chasm in two small
jumps." ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ POSITIVE QUOTE : "Your thought is easily influenced by the presence of another soul; a person can be completely free only when that person is alone." DAILY MOTIVATION : Subject: Stress Management A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight does not matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it. If I hold it for a minute, that is not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my right arm. If I hold it for a day, you will have to call an ambulance. In each case, it is the same weight, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes." He continued, "And that is the way it is with stress management. If we carry our burdens all the time, sooner or later, as the burden becomes increasingly heavy, we will not be able to carry on. " As with the glass of water, you have to put it down for a while and rest before holding it again. When we are refreshed, we can carry on with the burden." "So, before you return home tonight, put the burden of work down. Do not carry it home. You can pick it up tomorrow. Whatever burdens you are carrying now, let them down for a moment if you can." So, my friend, why not take a while to just simply RELAX. Put down anything that may be a burden to you right now. Do not pick it up again until after you have rested a while. Life is short. Enjoy it! Here are some great ways of dealing with the burdens of life: * Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them. * Always read stuff that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. * Drive carefully. It is not only cars that can be recalled by their maker. * If you cannot be kind, at least have the decency to be vague. * If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it. * It may be that your sole purpose in life is simply to serve as a warning to others. * Never buy a car you cannot push. * Never put both feet in your mouth at the same time, because then you will not have a leg to stand on. * Nobody cares if you cannot dance well. Just get up and dance. * Since it is the early worm that gets eaten by the bird, sleep late. * The second mouse gets the cheese. * When everything is coming your way, you are in the wrong lane. * Birthdays are good for you. The more you have, the longer you live. * You may be only one person in the world, but you may also be the world to one person. * Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once. * We could learn a lot from crayons. Some are sharp, some are pretty and some are dull. Some have weird names, and all are different colors, but they all have to live in the same box. *A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery on a detour. Have an awesome day and know that someone has thought about you today......I did. -- Have a safe and Happy Canada Day, LORI PS....if you have pictures of you at your business or with you family, your pet or a special picture and want to feature it on the PARO Link....send it to info@paro.ca |
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