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COVID-19 UPDATES

Our Catena Forever Friends Adult Day Center and Catena Jobs Plus Employment Program  will remain open during the orange phase to Participants who travel by our bus. All social programs will be done virtually. Sorry for any inconvenience. Please give us a call if you have any questions. Stay safe.
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Thank you,
Debbi Green
506-696-5672

March 02nd, 2021

2/3/2021

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Happy Birthday to Craig, the participants and staff hope that you have a great day!
 
Old Stuff Day
When asking someone "What's new?" or "What's happening?", how often do you hear "Nothing really, same old stuff".
Well, today, is Old Stuff Day, in recognition of this all too common response. It is suggestive of a boring time period, or a boring life style. ....how sad.
Old Stuff Day is not a day to do the same old stuff. Rather, it's a time to recognize the boring nature of your daily routine, and make some exciting changes. Find new and different activities, projects, and hobbies. Attend an event. Do something, anything, different. You will be glad that you did!

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March 01st, 2021

1/3/2021

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Happy Birthday to Leslie, the participants and staff hope that you have a great day!
Today starts Social Work week. The purpose of social work week is to raise awareness about social workers and the work they do that and to draw attention to the valuable role played by social workers. Social workers dedicate themselves to helping others. They are critical for the assistance to a great number of individuals who have challenges in today's society.

Social work week started in 1990 and it is observed yearly on the first week of March.
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February 26th, 2021

26/2/2021

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Happy Birthday to Darlene, the staff and participants hope you have a wonderful birthday.
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February 26th, 2021

26/2/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on Feb.26th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Pistachio Day
National Skip the Straw Day
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Today in History:
1914- New York Museum of Science & Industry incorporated
1914- HMHS Britannic, sister to the Titanic, is launched at Harland & Wolff, Belfast
1917- 1st Annual fair at Utrecht Harbor (Netherlands)
1919- Acadia National Park forms (as Lafayette N P), Maine
1919- Congress forms Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona
1930- 1st red & green traffic lights installed (Manhattan NYC)
1933- Golden Gate Bridge groundbreaking ceremony held at Crissy Field
1938- 1st passenger ship equipped with radar
1938- US female Figure Skating championship won by Joan Tozzer
1938- US male Figure Skating championship won by Robin Lee
1973- Triple Crown horse Secretariat bought for a record $5.7m
 
Celebrities Birthdays:
Victor Hugo, French author
William "Buffalo Bill" Cody, Wild West hunter and showman
John Harvey Kellogg
Helen Clark, New Zealand Prime Minister
Antione "Fats" Domino, American rhythm & blues star of the early rock ’n’ roll era
Johnny Cash, American country singer
Jonathan Cain, American rock guitarist & keyboardist
  
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 
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February 25th, 2021

25/2/2021

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Today is National Chilli Day - Chilli is said to have originated from Texas. The people in Texas in the early 1800’s used to cook up a meal like what we today call stew with the main ingredients being beef and peppers. As the years went on different variations of this meal were created and Chilli became a meal known by all North America. It is a great comfort meal for those cold winter days to help warm you up.
How do you like your chilli mild or hot with lots of spices? What is your favorite chilli recipe?
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This week the activity packages contain birthday themed activity sheets such as reading comprehension, word search, crosswords, math, colouring and much more.

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February 24th, 2021

24/2/2021

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We wear pink today to show awareness and show support against bullying. #pinkshirtday
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February 24th, 2021

24/2/2021

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Happy Birthday to Joanie and Vanessa, the staff and participants hope you have a wonderful birthday.
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February 23rd, 2021

23/2/2021

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It's a messy morning out there, be careful if you are out walking. The streets are still a little slushy but temperatures are supposed to rise this afternoon.

Don't forget to wear pink tomorrow to show your support for anti-bullying.

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February 22nd, 2021

22/2/2021

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Here is the St. Patrick's Tree in the kitchen
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February 22nd, 2021

22/2/2021

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Something to think about.
Today is the 22nd day of the month. Ever wonder how many times the 22nd falls on a Monday. Well this year it will happen 3 times, (in February, in March and in November), but last year it only happened once. The 22nd was on a Monday back in June and next year there will only be one and that will be in August.
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February 18th, 2021

18/2/2021

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Here is an interesting fact about today - It is Pluto Day - Pluto was discovered in 1930, it would take 9.5 years to travel to Pluto. It takes our planet Earth 1 year to travel around the Sun. It takes Pluto 248 years to travel around the Sun. It would be very cold on Pluto as it is the farthest planet from the Sun. Pluto is so small that it is now considered to be a dwarf planet.

The theme to this week’s activity package that will be going out tomorrow is mail. Some of the activities in this package are to help you learn how to address and envelope and how mail gets from one place to another. 
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February 17th, 2021

17/2/2021

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Happy belated Birthday to Debbie, the staff and participants hope you had a wonderful birthday.

The Employment participants are making masks, one glued, one hand sewn.
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February 12th, 2021

12/2/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on Feb.12th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
Chinese New Year

Today in History:
1949- Team Canada beats Denmark 47-0 in hockey
1970- Anthony Shaffer's "Sleuth" premieres in NYC
1994- "The Scream" by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch (1893 pastel version) is stolen in Oslo
2001- NEAR Shoemaker spacecraft touchdown in the "saddle" region of 433 Eros becoming the first spacecraft to land on an asteroid.
2006- A powerful winter storm blankets the Northeastern United States dumping 1 to 2 feet of snow from Washington, D.C. up to Boston, Massachusetts. The storm dumped a record 26.9 inches of snow in New York City.
2019- Nasa data shows the world has got greener - 5% more leafier since early 2000s, mostly due to tree planting in China, intensive farming in India
2019- Rare Black panthers spotted for the first time in nearly 100 years in Laikipia County, Kenya
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Celebrities Birthdays:
Lorne Greene [Lyon Chaim Green], Canadian actor
Michael Ironside, Canadian actor
Tara Strong, Canadian-American voice actress
Natasha St-Pier, Canadian pop singer
Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President
Charles Darwin, English naturalist
 
Movies Released on this day:
1914- The Squaw Man
 
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 

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Thursdays  February 11th, 2021

11/2/2021

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The theme of this weeks package that is going out to the individuals is Valentines Day and it is filled with lots of fun things to do such as word searches, coloring sheets, fun math pages, and even a special treat and craft.
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February 10th, 2021

10/2/2021

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Happy upcoming Valentine’s day, here is a different smile from a few people from the Employment Program.
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February 09th, 2021

9/2/2021

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Tuesday February 9th, 2021 is the 39th day of the year. That means that there are just 32 more days until our clocks jump ahead 1 hour and just 38 more days until the 1st day of spring. It is great to have some things to look forward to.

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Happy Belated Birthday to Tracy, the staff and participants hope you had a wonderful birthday.
  
Today at the Center, we are baking Molasses cookies for break time.

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FEBRUARY 5TH,2020

5/2/2021

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#suicidepreventionsj

Posted by Personal Touch Embroidery on Friday, February 5, 2021
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February 04th, 2021

4/2/2021

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The ladies in the senior room finished a 500 piece puzzle today.
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February 04th, 2021

4/2/2021

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Each Friday we send out a themed activity package to our participants in the Saint John city limits who wish to receive them.

The package theme for this week is Chinese New Year.
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February 03rd, 2021

3/2/2021

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Yesterday was Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Phil seen his shadow and indicates we may have 6 more weeks of winter. 
 
Today at the center, the valentine cookies decorative kits are being made.
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February 01st, 2021

1/2/2021

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Betty-Anne and Jen are working on sorting and laundering clothing donations in Preparation for our clothing Boutique we hope to open in the near future. keep up the great work ladies.​
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​It is Get Up Day.

It’s a day to give hope to others by sharing your stories about how you failed at something but did not give up. Tell others how you kept trying to do better.
We can apply this in our daily lives especially now during these strange times with Covid 19.
If we as a community keep doing better our lives will get closer and closer to the normal, we all used to know.

Let’s keep the hope together and keep getting up when we fall down.
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January 29th, 2021

29/1/2021

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Happy Early Birthday to Michelle, the staff and participants hope you have a wonderful birthday.
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January 29th, 2021

29/1/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on January.29th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Puzzle Day
National Fun at Work Day

Today in History:
1906-Rudolf Gundersen skates world record 500m at 44.8 sec
1942- -19°F (-27.4°C) is the coldest day in the Netherlands since 1850.
1948-1st tape recorder sold.
1963-Yevgeni Grishin skates world record 500m in 39.6 sec
1983-Seikan Tunnel, the world's longest tunnel with an underwater segment (53.90 km in total) opens connecting Honshu-Hokkaido. The Channel Tunnel remains the longest underwater tunnel.

Celebrities Birthdays:
Tom Selleck, actor
Oprah Winfrey, American TV talk show host and actress
David Byron [Garrick], British vocalist and songwriter
Doug Risebrough, Canadian ice hockey player, coach and executive

Movies Released on this day:
1959-Sleeping Beauty.
1964-Dr Strangelove
2018-Black Panther
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Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 
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January 28th, 2021

28/1/2021

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Each Friday we send out a themed activity package to our participants in the Saint John city limits who wish to receive them.
These packages are assembled with the following precautions:
  • Staff is wearing a mask
  • Staff uses hand sanitizer
  • Staff seals the packages 1 week before delivery
  • Each package is dated when sealed
  • The sealed packages sit in a box for 1 week waiting on delivery
  • During delivery, the delivering staff is wearing gloves and a mask
The safety of our participants is of great importance!

The package theme for this week is Groundhog Day.

Happy Birthday to Dorothy the staff and participants hope you have a wonderful birthday.
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Today is also Bell Let's Talk Day 2021 - Make your actions count by joining the world’s biggest conversation about mental health. https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/
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January 27th, 2021

27/1/2021

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Can you find all 17 items in the picture.​
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