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Invites
applications for: The
Program Development Intern is responsible for developing outreach
strategies and resources to increase awareness of, and access to, all
PARO programs and services. To
be eligible for this position, individuals must: *
be between 15 AND 30 YEARS OF AGE (INCLUSIVELY)
at the time of hiring *
be registered as full-time students in the previous academic
year, and intend to return to school on a full-time basis in the next
academic year *
be students in a secondary, post-secondary, vocational or
technical program, but not attending full-time classes while employed *
be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or persons on whom
refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and
Refugee Protection Act *
be legally entitled to work according to relevant federal and
provincial/territorial legislation and regulations *
not hold another full-time (30 or more hours) summer job during
the placement Hours
of Work:
MINIMUM
OF 35 hours
(Some evening
and weekend work required when attending PARO Events, AGM, and Strategic
Planning, or when impending deadlines necessitate.)
DEADLINE
for application: 12
P.M. Monday, June 5th, 2006 PARO
Centre for Women’s Enterprise,
110-105
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Connecting You to a Fit and healthy Lifestyle... |
Wouldn’t
it be nice if ALL Mondays were spent – on the lake, golfing,
gardening, hiking or biking!!
Nutri-Bit
The
first long weekend of the “summer” is over! Whether you are trying
to shed some of your winter “coat” or just trying to maintain your
sleek physique – booze is a buster!
In
addition to supplying “empty” calories, another problem that alcohol
(spirits, wine, coolers or beer) causes is that since it is absorbed
quickly into the blood, blood sugar rises rapidly. To compensate, the
body secretes insulin. Insulin is a fat-hoarding compound. It actually
makes less fat available for the body to burn as fuel.
So if
you feel a little guilt-ridden after gulping down your sixth brew while
watching the hockey playoffs -you should!! In the game of losing or
keeping fat at bay – you’ve just helped out the competition –
you’ve assisted on the goal scored by The Mighty Fats!
Whether
your “game” plan is to lose or maintain – remember – moderation
and moving are the keys – even on long weekends!!!
Make
it an excellent week! Get up and get going!
Deb
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"
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Business Development Programs |
Are you a Woman with a Disability?
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Looking to Stay in Touch... |
PARO
Member Cheryl McCallum, of Cheryl's Office On Wheels and
Fort Frances Living, would like to send out her new contact
information. Cheryl has said that she appreciates the
supports and friendships that she has made through PARO and
would like to stay in touch.
Words of encouragement can find Cheryl at:
Cheryl McCallum
c/o B. Trimble
Box 8
Devlin, ON P0W 1C0
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PARO Presents |
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 Tuesday through Saturday
Other Services
Spring is here...drop off your dry cleaning today at PARO Presents
Supreme
Cleaners
Dry Cleaning and Alterations Depot
PARO
Presents 111 N. May St. 623-2200
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Fueling Connections |
Northern Opportunities for Women: “NOW”
A Regional
Outreach and Awareness Development Initiative
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Biz and Bagel |
Join us for the next Biz and Bagel on Wednesday May 31st, 2006
Featuring Loretta McGregor of Clear Mediation
presenting
Assertiveness in the Workplace
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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
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Looking For A Home... |
Needed: A good home for an amazing dog
Lincoln is a 2 year old rottweiler who needs a good home since his mother and father have parted ways. He is loving dog who needs a lot of attention and exercise.
We are pretty sure he is a purebred, but do not have papers, since he was found abandoned.
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Barenaked Babies Update |
The Obstetrics Unit at Santa Clara Hospital in Cuba will have its official opening at the beginning of June, with MEMO being present. It is a small unit of only five cribs for newborns.
We, the "Barenaked Babies" contributed $200 for paint, so all the small cribs, walls etc. are freshly decorated. We had sufficient monies donated, so we were able to put together a total of forty-eight packages for the newborns. These consist of 2 diapers, 1 receiving blanket and a night shirt.
I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to this worthwhile cause. Anyone who would further like to contribute can drop off monies at PARO Presents Gift Shop or at the PARO Office.
Thank you,
Maggie Milne & Loretta Shymko
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Community Events |
Finn Fling ’06 information
sheet
Lectures,
presentations, workshops & films are included with
registration.
See
program booklet to confirm room numbers and times.
Registration: $15 for 3 days, or $8 /day. Under 18 free.
Wheelchair Repair Clinic
Thursday June 22nd
10am - 4pm
MediChair 977 Alloy Dr.
For applications, please contact Ontario march of Dimes 345-6595 ext 105
Application Deadline June 2nd
Kindly Supported by: MediChair & Shoppers Home Health Care
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Geriatric
Mental Health Institute
This institute is designed to provide an exciting
interdisciplinary learning opportunity on issues of relevance to
health care and social service providers working with older
adults.
Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Geriatric Mental Health and the Law
Thursday, June 1, 2006
Partners in Care
Location: Travelodge-Airlane Hotel
Download
the Institute Brochure (including registration form) in PDF
format.
for
more information, or contact: Centre for Education & Research
on Aging & Health
tel: (807) 343-2143 email: cerah@lakeheadu.ca
web: http://cerah.lakeheadu.ca
Continuing Education &
Distributed Learning
tel: (807) 346-7730 email: cedl@lakeheadu.ca
web: http://cedl.lakeheadu.ca
Growing
A Cure for Arthritis
Come
on out for your chance to purchase plants, speak with Master
Gardeners and support an important cause.
IF
you already have the perfect garden and would like to donate,
please feel free to drop off plants between
All
donations greatly appreciated.
We
are also accepting donations for: Seeds,
annuals, vegetables, perennials, vines, shrubs & trees, used
gardening magazines, books
For
more information to attend or donate
Charlene
Snow
Manager
of Regional Development, The Arthritis Society
Ph:
345-9535 ext#1 or Fax: 343-0336
Email:csnow@on.arthritis.ca
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THE
JOHN HOWARD SOCIETY OF THUNDER BAY AND DISTRICT
INVITES YOU TO OUR OPEN HOUSE
MONDAY,
MAY 29, 2006
2pm to 5pm
132
North Archibald Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Snacks and refreshments will be served, and door prizes will be awarded.
For
more information, please call 623-5355.
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Willow Springs is hosting a FINN PANCAKE BREAKFAST & GIGANTIC FLEA MARKET
Saturday June 17th 9am - 2pm
Gorham and Ware Community School
Tables and tailgate still available Call Karen Wilson 767-8663
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Health Minute |
Tote that Shrub, Lift that Kale...
If you'd
like to build strong bones without joining a gym, consider planting a
garden.
In an analysis of several different physical activities, only yard
work and weight lifting turned out to be good bone builders. In fact,
raking mulch, planting bushes, and pulling weeds -- or doing whatever
your green space takes -- were even better for bones than jogging.
Researchers suspect that the digging, squatting, lifting, and pushing
that yard work entails easily equals a weight workout.
RealAge Benefit: Exercising regularly can make your RealAge as much as 9 years younger.
Source: www.realage.com
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PARO Events Calendar |
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.
May
31st - Biz and Bagel ~ Loretta McGregor ~ Assertiveness in the Workplace
June
7th - Biz and Bagel ~ TBA
14th - Biz and Bagel ~ TBA
28th - PARO Leads & Links ~ BBQ Sizzle & Potluck ~ 1660 Highway 61 (Roz's Place) 5PM-7PM ~ Family Event ~ Everyone Welcome ~ Bring a Friend and your Family ~ $3 Members/$5 Non-members
July
3rd - PARO Centre Closed for Canada Day
26th - PARO Leads & Links ~ TBA
August
7th - Civic Holiday ~ PARO Centre Closed
23rd - PARO Leads & Links ~ TBA
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Weekly Inspiration |
"Success
is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you
love what you are doing, you will be successful."
*Herman Cain
POSITIVE QUOTE : "The title "scholar" suggests that a person has gone to school, and that he studied, but it does not mean that he has acquired any truly important knowledge."
I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body ... the wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback by that old person that lives in my mirror, but I do not agonize over those things for long.
I
would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my
loving family for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I
have aged, I have become more kind to myself, and less critical
of myself. I have become my own friend. I do not chide myself
for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my bed, or for
buying that silly cement gecko that I did not need, but looks so
avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to overeat, to be messy,
to be extravagant. I have seen too many dear friends leave this
world too soon; before they understood the great freedom that
comes with aging.
Whose
business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until
4 a.m., and sleep until noon? I will dance with myself to
those wonderful tunes of the 60's, and if I, at the same time,
wish to weep over a lost love... I will. I will walk the
beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body, and
will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite
the pitying glances from the bikini set.
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life
is just as well forgotten ... and I eventually remember the
important things. Sure, over the years my heart has been
broken. How can your heart not break when you lose a loved
one, or when a child suffers, or even when a beloved pet gets
hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give us strength and
understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is pristine
and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turn
gray, and to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep
grooves on my face. So many have never laughed, and so many have
died before their hair could turn silver. I can say
"no", and mean it. I can say "yes", and mean
it.
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care
less about what other people think. I do not question
myself anymore. I
have even earned the right to be wrong.
So,
to answer your question, I like being old. It has set me
free. I like the person I have become. I am not
going to live forever, but while I am still here, I will not
waste time lamenting what could have been, or worrying about
what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day.
Author unknown
Have an awesome weekend!!!
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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North, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3N9
Tel: 807.625.0328 Fax:
807.625.0317 Website: http://www.paro.ca Email: info@paro.ca
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