October 2019 E-Bulletin

October 2019

Full Force Fall

Fall was here in full force this October, with Thanksgiving celebrations, Halloween hi-jinx and plenty of adventure both indoors and out. Standouts for the month included the 'Haunt your Halls' competition here at Community Living Trent Highlands, Halloween day and night, and the fabulous fall foliage that we enjoy in all of our regions, especially Haliburton. We also dressed in colour to acknowledge two special days - Child Abuse Prevention Day on the 24th and Breast Cancer Awareness Day on the 25th.

Here are some of our favourite October photos. To see more please visit us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and check out these stories on our website:

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In the News

Do You Need Respite Now?

In October we held launches for Respite Now in Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, Peterborough and Northumberland counties. We also held a session for community agencies and partners.

Respite Now is a mobile app designed to connect families to respite care providers (and vice versa) in the four areas. Download the Respite Now app now at the AppStore or Google Play, or visit the Respite Now website for more information.

Respite Now is a collaborative partnership of Community Living Trent Highlands, Tri-County Community Services and the HKPR Respite Committee. It is funded by the Employment & Modernization Fund of the Ministry of Community & Social Services.

Julie's Portrait

Last year Julie participated in an art group and painted this piece, titled Self-Portrait. Artworks from the group members were displayed at the Lindsay Gallery and now Julie’s self-portrait has been chosen for the cover of an OADD (Ontario Association on Developmental Disabilities) journal.

Julie is very proud that her artwork has been chosen. Congratulations, Julie!

Thank You, Treasures on 35

Thank you to Treasures on 35 (Cameron, ON) and Lindsay East & District Lions Club of Ontario for hosting a BBQ in our support in October. Ten per cent of sales that day at Treasures, as well as raffle ticket proceeds, were donated to Community Living Trent Highlands. Jackie Waldner, the store owner, wanted to give back to the community and celebrate her new business by hosting this event for CLTH. The day raised hundreds of dollars.

Jackie invited our own artisans to showcase their talents by selling to the public during this event. Ms. Waldner wants her donation directed towards keeping this type of entrepreneurial group going. Thank you so much Jackie for helping to support the people we serve. You are a true treasure!

Treasures on 35 will be hosting another barbeque for us on Sat., May 23rd. In the mean time, be sure to check them out on Facebook.

Democratic Duty

After learning about the right to vote and the parties running in the Federal election, the group at our Northern Learning Centre participated in a mock vote to practice how to complete their ballots. The results of their mock election: The NDP won with 6 votes and Conservatives are the official opposition with 5. The Liberals and Greens received 1 vote each and there was one spoiled ballot.

Getting Our Art On!

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Dream Fund - Help Make a Dream come True

With Giving Tuesday (Dec 3rd) and Christmas right around the corner now is a great time to donate to our Dream Fund.

For some of the people we serve, one barrier to achieving individual goals and dreams is a lack of financial resources. With the Dream Fund these people have the opportunity to realize their personal goals when other financial resources are not available.

For more information about the Dream Fund, please contact Erin Wight at ewight@clth.ca (705) 743-2411, ext. 558 or visit www.clth.ca/donate .

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Our Website & Accessibility

Did you know that our website includes a built-in accessibility options called the 'accessibility helper?'

To find the helper, go to the very top right hand corner of any page and click on the accessibility symbol. A variety of accessibility options will appear in a black column, from which you can choose to change font size, adjust contrast, convert images to greyscale, underline links (which by default appear in blue text), change website colours and more.

Most people know about Black Friday and Cyber Monday ... now we have GivingTuesday . GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it’s a time during which charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. In the same way that retailers take part in Black Friday, the giving community has come together for GivingTuesday. Whether it’s making a donation, volunteering time, helping out a neighbour or spreading the word about a favourite cause, GivingTuesday is a movement for everyone who wants to give something back.

We have two days that are good for the economy. Now we have a day that is good for the community too. (Story source)