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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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January 26th, 2021

26/1/2021

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We are very happy to be going to into the Orange Phase of recovery as of midnight tonight. Tomorrow we will welcome back our participants in our Employment Program and Catena Forever Friend Adult Day Center program.
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January 25th, 2021

25/1/2021

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Heads up! Congratulations, Hoo-Ray, We are moving from Red to Orange tomorrow night! Good Job. Keep up the good work!
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January 22nd, 2021

22/1/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on January.22nd through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Answer Your Cat's Questions Day
National Blonde Brownie Day
National Hot Sauce Day
Today in History:
1956 Canadian Football Council forms
1982 75% of North America is covered by snow
1997 Space shuttle Atlantis successfully returns to Earth
2014 Water vapour is detected on the dwarf planet Ceres
Celebrities Birthdays:
 John Hurt, English actor
Elmer Lach, Canadian ice hockey player
Mike Bossy, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing
Steve Perry, American rock vocalist
Steven Adler [Michael Coletti], American rock drummer and songwriter
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 

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January 21st, 2021

21/1/2021

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Here is something fun to do today, can you find all 6 words.
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January 19th, 2021

19/1/2021

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New-Brunswickers can get the mental health support they need during COVID-19. #BounceBackNB is available to support those with mild-to-moderate anxiety or depression, or who may be feeling low, stressed and worried.

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New Location Official Open

18/1/2021

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January 15th, 2021

15/1/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on January.15th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Bagel Day
National Hat Day

Today in History:
1907-3-element vacuum tube patented by Dr Lee De Forest
1908-Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority: first Greek-letter organization established by African American college for women
2005-ESA's SMART-1 lunar orbiter discovers elements such as calcium, aluminum, silicon, iron, and other surface elements on the moon.
2005-An intense solar flare blasts X-rays across the solar system
2009-Chesley Sullenberger lands US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River shortly after takeoff from LaGuardia Airport in NYC. All passengers and crew members survive in what becomes known as the "Miracle on the Hudson"
2011-Wikipedia the free internet encyclopedia turns 10 years old
2019-Plastic will outweigh fish in the world's oceans by 2050 according to report by the World Economic Forum

Celebrities Birthdays:
Martin Luther King Jr., American clergyman and leader of the Civil Rights Movement
Michael Seater, Canadian actor
Richard Nasheim, Canadian-Austrian ice hockey coach and forward
Mary Pierce, French tennis player
Pitbull [Armando Christian Perez], American rapper
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 Movies Released on this day:
1948 "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre"
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 

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Thursday Jan.14th 2021

14/1/2021

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Happy Thursday everyone, Thursdays are known as pizza day here at the center. We'd like to take this opportunity to thank Domino’s pizza McAllister Drive for always providing yummy pizza and awesome customer service.
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January 13th, 2021

13/1/2021

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Hopefully everyone is staying safe and enjoying the warmer than usual weather today.
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January 12th, 2021

12/1/2021

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We are very excited to announce our new location of Personal Touch Embroidery is coming along. We moved the embroidery machine in over the weekend. More details to follow on when we will officially be open. We are still accepting orders online, or by telephone. 25 Main Street West Saint John , next door to The Bank of Nova Scotia.
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January 08th, 2021

8/1/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on January.8th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Earth's Rotation Day
National Bubble Bath Day
Today in History:
1929- 1st telephone connection between Netherlands & West-Indies
1963- "Mona Lisa", on loan, unveiled in America's National Gallery of Art
1979- Today Show gets a new theme song
1984- Wash Caps Bengt Gustafsson scores 5 goals to beat Philadelphia 7-1
1985- Japan launches Sakigake space probe to Halley's Comet
2004- RMS Queen Mary 2, the largest passenger ship ever built, is christened by her namesake's granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II
2020- Duke and Duchess of Sussex announce they are stepping back as "senior" royals, will work towards becoming financially independent
Celebrities Birthdays:
Stephen Hawking, English physicist
Terry Brooks, American fantasy fiction author
Graham Chapman, English comedian
Elvis Aaron Presley
David Bowie
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.
 

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January 07th, 2021

7/1/2021

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January 04th, 2021

4/1/2021

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Welcome back, we are happy to start a new year here at the centre, we spent the day putting the holiday decorations away, the individuals and staff are settling into their regular routines and we hope everyone had a wonderful winter vacation.
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