October 2019 - In This Issue
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- HCIA AGM - October 8th
- Farm to School - Back to School
- Volunteer Dufferin - Opportunities & Updates
- Zero Waste Caledon - A Healthy Planet Makes for Healthy People
- Career Education Council
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Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
–
Helen Keller
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Headwaters Communities in Action
The HCIA AGM is October 8th (4-5:30pm)
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Don't forget to register!
This year we welcome Mayor Sandy Brown, of Orangeville who will talk about what building community looks like from his perspective. Lisa Post, Councillor for Orangeville and Volunteer Dufferin Coordinator, will discuss system enhancements and volunteerism. Also, Dorothy Mazeau will give an overview of the Golden Girls initiative.
Attendees will have the opportunity to pack a Farm to School food bag with harvest food and a seasonal recipe. You can support Farm to School and take your bag home for 25$.
Building community through citizen engagement, inclusion, and the local food movement. Interesting - fun - engaging! We hope to see you there!
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Farm to School
We know you’ve BEAN wondering about Local Food Club! Let’s not BEET around the bush anymore, ROMAINE calm and CARROT on, and LETTUCE tell you all about it…
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Our popular meal-in-a-bag program IS BACK! And available to families at the following 13 local schools:
- Alton PS
- Belfountain PS
- Centennial Hylands ES
- Credit Meadows ES
- Glenbrook ES
- Hyland Heights ES
- Island Lake PS
- Macville PS
- Mono Amaranth PS
- Primrose ES
- Princess Elizabeth PS
- St. Andrew ES
- The Maples Academy
Don’t have a child attending a participating school?
Ask your friends and neighbours if you can place an order and have it delivered to their child’s school!
Orders are now open:
Local Food Club will run 3 times for the 2019-2020 season. All other details remain the same! The included recipe and food items will highlight the best of each season; with a pack sent home in the Fall, Winter and Spring.
Order deadline for the Fall pack is October 13th, with delivery Wednesday October 30th. Or you can order all three packs now for the school year (No late orders will be accepted).
Important Dates:
Fall
- Order Deadline: Sunday October 13th
- Delivery Date: Wednesday October 30th
Winter
- Order Deadline:Sunday January 12th
- Delivery Date: Wednesday January 29th
Spring
- Order Deadline: Sunday May 10th
- Delivery Date: Wednesday May 27th
LFC 101 Refresher:
Local Food Club is a non-profit meal-in-a-bag program available to families on a sliding scale pricing model. $25 per pack is suggested, but you may pay less if needed or can show a bit of support to the program by paying a bit more. The bright orange reusable backpack is delivered full of fresh, locally grown vegetables and foods to your child’s school.
Your child will proudly bring home dinner and delight in exploring the variety food items while helping to prepare the family’s meal. The recipe card shares an in season recipe, harvest stories from the farms, information about how to connect with the local farmers & food producers, nutritional information, and tips for what your child can do to help in the kitchen.
Remember: when you order online, 10% is given back to the school in fundraising dollars OR the school can choose to be given a “gift pack” of LFC to share the benefits of the program to the school community.
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Volunteer Dufferin
Opportunities & Updates
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Student Opportunities
Did you know that the Ministry of Education in Ontario requires every student to complete 40 hours of volunteering in their community in order to earn their Ontario Secondary School Diploma? Did you know that students can begin collecting these hours as of July 1
st
in the year that they finish grade 8?
A startling number of high school students struggle to find opportunities to contribute in their community and as a result are left scrambling shortly before the end of grade 12 to attempt to complete all 40 hours! Students can earn their volunteer hours through a variety of activities including supporting not-for-profit agencies and charities, as well as activities that are affiliated with a club, religious organization, political organization or event that has a goal of making a positive contribution to the community.
These community service hours are a great way for students to make connections, learn more about themselves and their passions while gaining self-confidence and skills! Students can add these opportunities and skills to their resumes and potentially gain references who will help them to secure employment in the future!
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Sneakers & Speakers Presentation - October 23rd
Lisa Post, Volunteer Dufferin Coordinator, will be speaking about volunteering to folks who are 55+ at Sneakers and Speakers. The event is at Tony Rose Arena on October 23rd starting at 11:15am. If you are interested,
contact the Orangeville Parks and Recreation Department
for availability.
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Zero Waste Caledon
A Healthy Planet Makes for Healthy People – Fall Leaves
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Fall is a wonderful season in Dufferin County. The air is crisp and cold, and the leaves on the trees are brilliant with colour. Most of us appreciate the leaves when they’re on the trees and then sigh while going to get the rake after they fall off. It seems like the majority of homeowners still rake every last leaf from under their trees, bag them, and then drag them to the curb where the municipal garbage system picks them up and hauls them away. While this may make your lawn look neat and tidy, there are a few problems with this system.
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Career Pathways Guelph Wellington
Interested in connecting with youth about career paths in your sector? Join us on Thursday October 17th at the Grand Guelph Banquet Hall for Career Pathways, an interactive career fair attended by over 130+ employers and 1000+ grade 8 students from Guelph and Wellington. At the event, local
businesses and organizations showcase a broad range of career opportunities such as homebuilding trades, manufacturing, health, environment, information technology and others. Furthermore, the event features a motivational speaker, interactive career games, and career exhibits for youth in attendance.
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Thrive in the Workplace App
Are you interested in engaging your staff, clients, or students in workplace wellness topics? The Career Education Council invites you to download our free app,
Thrive in the
Workplace
, on your Android or iOS device. App content includes 5 modules of training on workplace readiness and wellness topics including stress management, conflict resolution, responding to feedback, customer service, and more. Download today!
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Your Future Your Choice
Interested in connecting with high school
students about post-secondary and workplace opportunities? Come out to Your Future Your Choice, our annual career fair event that attracts over 700 high school students and parents, and 80+ exhibitors from business, education, and community organizations.
This year, Your Future Your Choice will be hosted at Centennial Collegiate Vocational Institute in Guelph, ON on Wednesday November 19th, 2019 from 6-8pm. Register your exhibitor ticket today at
https://yfyc-2019.eventbrite.ca
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Be an Engaged Citizen
Are you interested in making life better together? Calling all future Board members! If you are passionate about your community then we would like to meet with you. Please
connect
with us to arrange a meeting!
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We couldn’t do it without you!
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Thank you to our many partners, stakeholders and volunteers who make up HCIA and its project groups. Our primary funders are Dufferin County and United Way of Guelph Wellington Dufferin.
We`re all Making life better together!
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Listings about existing transportation options available in Headwaters, learn about eligibility requirements, hours of service and cost.
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Over 20 trail descriptions, details and maps in the Headwaters region. Take a hike, enjoy a meal and browse our local shops!
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Headwaters Communities in Action
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See what's happening on our social sites:
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