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Josh and Stephanie Enjoy a Brunch Date

Josh and Stephanie enjoyed a brunch date at Cora in Windsor last week! It looks like they had a delicious meal!

Looking Back At 60 Years

Meet Cassie

Cassie is a vibrant 35 year old woman who has been supported by Community Living Essex County for 12 years.

Cassie has a zest for life and loves being involved in her local community. She has been a dedicated volunteer with The Windsor/Essex Humane Society for over 5 years, assisting with socializing cats through the “Cat Enrichment” program. She also spends every other Wednesday delivering hot meals to people through Meals On Wheels. Cassie takes great pride in the helping others and making a difference in their lives.

In her spare time, Cassie enjoys cooking, baking, hanging out with friends, shopping and challenging her support staff to a good game of UNO or SORRY.

Cassie is very proud to be supported by Community Living Essex County, and faithfully takes part in many of our annual events. The Ruthven Apple Festival, Jingle Bell Run, Walk and Wheel, the Holiday Gift Wrapping Booth and is an active member of the Central Area Christmas Party Planning Committee to name a few.

Cassie has made huge strides in her life, achieved many goals, and made lasting friendships while supported by the Agency.

Most recently, Cassie has achieved her ultimate goal of becoming a pet owner. Through action steps, budgeting and planning, Cassie officially finalized the adoption of her cat Baby Girl on Aug 12, 2021. Baby Girl has turned out to be the perfect feline companion for Cassie.

Cassie continues to reach for the stars and her next big goal is to obtain meaningful employment!

Back to School Cool Clothes for Kids

The excitement of starting the new school year is shared by kids and their families. Everyone thinks about new clothes.

For kids with diabilities whether physical, emotional or intellectual, finding cool, age appropriate outfits comes with unique challenges.

Online shopping becomes a necessity and from research it appears most sources for kid’s cool clothes are American.

Why not check out the link below to excite your child about beginning a new school year?

Happy Exploring!

Click Here for Cool Clothes Link

Call or email Ensemble

ensemble@communitylivingessex.org or 519-776-6483, ext 225

Join Us For A Virtual Celebration!

Join us for our 60^th Anniversary Virtual Celebration, taking place LIVE on Zoom! Take a walk down memory lane, hear from guest speakers, and share in the excitement as we look back at 60 years of inspiring possibilities at Community Living Essex County!

Click Here to Register

Your Last Chance to Order Your Tickets!

Don't forget to order your tickets for our 60 for 60 Anniversary Raffle Draw, which will take place during our Virtual 60^th Anniversary celebrations on September 9^th!

There are only 4,000 tickets available, so be sure to order your raffle tickets before we sell out. Raffle tickets are $25 each or three tickets for $60. Ticket sales will continue until Labour Day, September 6^th.

The 60 for 60 Anniversary Raffle has an outstanding line-up of prizes including a Grand Prize of $10,000 cash, sixty $60 dollar gift cards from a variety of local restaurants, retailers and services from across Essex County and a Travel Gift Package valued at $1,400.

Click Here To Order Your Tickets Today!

2021 Federal Election

Election Day is Monday, September 20, 2021

The deadline to register for mail-in voting is Tuesday, September 14 at 6:00 pm. You can apply for mail-in voting online or by calling your election office.

Local Elections Canada offices are open Monday to Friday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Saturday 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, and Sunday 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm.

See below for the local Elections Canada locations and phone numbers. Follow the link for more information about the election.

Essex

Sun Parlour Jr Public School

125 Maidstone Avenue

Essex, Ontario N8M 2W2

1-866-238-7099

Windsor-Tecumseh

Green Valley Plaza

13300 Tecumseh Rd. E, Suite 238

Tecumseh, Ontario N8N 4R8

1-866-715-0608

Chatham-Kent-Leamington

Elections Canada

730 Richmond Street

Chatham, Ontario N7M 5J5

1-866-238-4291

Windsor West

Devonshire Mall

3100 Howard Avenue

Windsor, Ontario N8X 3Y8

1-866-715-1550

Click Here for More Information

Windsor-Essex County Health Unit Launches

“Destination Vaccination”, Using City Buses to Bring Vaccines Across the Region

Destination Vaccination was launched last week. The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, in partnership with Transit Windsor are working together to make it easy for people to get their vaccine close to home.

This is a pilot project to increase the uptake of vaccines helping to protect the citizens of Windsor/Essex and suppress the fourth wave of COVID-19 in our region.

A Transit Windsor bus has been outfitted to take nursing staff with vaccines to higher priority neighbourhoods. If the pilot is successful, additional routes and more consistent scheduling will follow.

On Thursday, September 2^nd, 2021 the bus will be in the Municipality of Leamington at the following locations:

Stop 1 - 33 Princess Street from 11:00 am to approximately 3:00 pm
Stop 2 - Seacliff Park from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm

On Friday, September 3^rd, 2021 the bus will be in the following locations in the City of Windsor throughout the day (11:00 am to 7:00 pm)

Stop 1 - Dieppe Gardens (78 Riverside Drive, West)
Stop 2 - John Atkinson Memorial Centre (4270 Alice Street)
Stop 3 - Forest Glade Arena (3205 Forest Glade Drive)

If you want to know where the Destination Vaccination bus will be next follow the health unit on Facebook and Twitter (@TheWECHU).

Even though the immunization clinics at the Libro Centre in Amhestburg and Nature Fresh Farms Recreation Centre in Leamington have now closed, anyone born in 2009 or earlier can walk-in and receive their first or second dose at Devonshire Mall in the former Sears building from 8:00 am to 3:30 pm. Appointments are no longer required.

If you want to be vaccinated at your local pharmacy or health care provider go to www.wevax.ca for a list of participating locations and to book an appointment.

Kingsville Fire Fest Celebration

The Town of Kingsville is excited to present its first Kingsville Fire Fest Celebration on Saturday, September 4^th!

Fire Fest starts at 8:00 am with a pancake breakfast at Cottam Ridgeview Park Pavilion, hosted by the Department’s North Station. Pancakes and sausages can be purchased by donation.

At 11:00 am, new and antique fire trucks will make their way from Victoria Street to County Road 34 down County Road 29 (Division Road North) to Main Street Kingsville, where vehicles will remain parked until 3:00 pm for people to take a closer look at the vintage fire apparatus and snap some classic pictures.

Click Here for More Information

Binge Worthy TV

Cursed

Armed with mysterious powers and a legendary sword, young rebel Nimue joins forces with charming mercenary Arthur on a mission to save her people. One season is streaming on Netflix.

Recipe of the Week

Parmesan Crusted Pork Chops

In the lazy, hazy days of summer, elaborate preparations involving lots of pots and pans is the furthest thing from most people’s minds. That’s no reason to order takeout as this easy recipe will have dinner on the table in under half an hour.