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The participants from the Employment Program are all caught up to what was lost during the last shut down and now moving forward. We have a new addition, Andrea who's doing wonderfully, working towards her goal of future employment.    
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Wow, did we ever get a lot of rain over the weekend. All that rain and the mild temperatures help nature to grow. We should start to see new plants growing and leaves starting on the trees. When you are out for a walk just take a moment and look around you, take notice of all the fresh new things that come in the spring. Not just the plants but close your eyes and listen you might even hear the birds chirping.  Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on March.26th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories.
It's National: National Epilepsy Awareness / Purple Day Today in History: 1915 Stanley Cup Final, Denman Arena, Vancouver, BC: Barney Stanley scores 5 goals as Vancouver Millionaires beat Ottawa Senators, 12-3 for a 3-0 sweep of first non-challenge series; Vancouver first PCHA champions 1915 77th Grand National: legendary jockey Jack Anthony wins his second of 3 GN's aboard 100/8 bet Ally Sloper. 1917 Stanley Cup Final, Seattle Ice Arena, Seattle, WA: Seattle Metropolitans (PCHA) beat Montreal Canadiens (NHL), 9-1 for a 3-1 series victory; first US team to win SC. 1937-03-26 Joe DiMaggio takes Ty Cobb's advice and replaces his 40 oz bat with a 36 oz one. 1953 Dr. Jonas Salk announces that he has successfully tested a vaccine to prevent polio, clinical trials began the next year. 1973 TV Soap "The Young & the Restless" premieres on CBS 1973 Susan Shaw is first woman in 171 years in London's Stock exchange 1976 Queen Elizabeth II sent out the first royal email, from the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment 1982 Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder release the single "Ebony & Ivory" in the UK 2001 PGA Players Championship, TPC at Sawgrass: Tiger Woods wins the first of his 2 PC's, 1 stroke ahead of runner-up Vijay Singh of Fiji 2005 "Doctor Who" returns to BBC TV after 16 years with the debut of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose 2012 Canadian filmmaker James Cameron becomes the first person to visit Challenger Deep, the deepest point on Earth in over 50 years 2018 "The Black Panther" becomes the highest grossing superhero film in America earning $630.9m 2019 Stolen Pablo Picasso painting "Buste de Femme" (Dora Maar) (1938) recovered after 20 years by Dutch art detective Celebrities Birthdays: Leonard Nimoy, American actor Martin Short, Canadian comedian Keira Knightley, English actress Steven Tyler, American rock vocalist Fran Sheehan, American rock bassist Luke Richardson, Canadian NHL defenseman Tennessee Williams, American playwright Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. A sneak peek at the activity package that will be delivered on Friday to those who are still at home. The theme this week is April Fool's Day. There is some great reading material in this package. Remember to keep your April Fool's jokes playful.  Here is our Holiday tree that is decorated for Easter that our lovely Catena Forever Friends Seniors helped with.   Lets have a little fun today, can you find the 5 words hidden in the picture?  Happy first Monday of spring. Spring brings longer days, warmer weather, fresh new growth. It can also bring positive motivation in our lives as we feel more refreshed and less tired. Perhaps its time for spring cleaning? Or starting that project you have been putting off over the winter? Take a deep breath of fresh spring air and tackle your to do list. Oh, and don’t forget to Smile!!!  Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on March.19th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories.
It's National: National Let's Laugh Day Today in History: 1911 1st International Women's Day sees over 1 million men and women attend rallies in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. Issues discussed included women's right to vote and to hold public office, the right to work, to vocational training and an end to discrimination on the job. 1914 Stanley Cup, Arena Gardens, Toronto ON: Toronto HC (NHA) defeat Victoria Aristocrats (PCHA), 2-1 for a 3-0 series sweep; final series of the "challenge" era 1915 Pluto photographed for 1st time (although unknown at the time) 1990 1st world ice hockey tournament for women held (Ottawa) 1994 Largest omelette (1,383sq ft) made with 160,000 eggs in Yokohama, Japan 2012 Wendy's overtakes Burger King to become the second best-selling hamburger chain 2013 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity discovers further evidence of water-bearing minerals Celebrities Birthdays: Richie Ashburn, American hall of fame baseball player 1955 Bruce Willis, American actor Ricky Wilson, rock guitarist Gary Jules, American singer and songwriter Movies Released on this day: 1953 Tennessee Williams' "Camino Real" 2016 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. The theme for this week’s package is Spring. It is filled with lots of activities for you to do such as word searches, spot the difference, secret messages and lots more... Here is a sneak peak into the package.  Today is Awkward Moments Day - I can think of lots of things I have done that turned out to be funny, such as taking a drink from a pop bottle and it spilling down my chin, like I had a hole in my chin, or stumbling over nothing and doing a dance to regain balance. At first I was embarrassed about these incidents but now I laugh. What memories do you have of awkward moments you had that are now funny. Share them with a friend and you can laugh together. Many of other people’s awkward moments where put online to share the laughter with others. If you want to laugh maybe check out some of those funny moments on YouTube.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, here are a few of interesting facts about this Irish.
1. The colour used to be Blue (St. Patrick’s clothes were Blue) but they changed it to Green in 1798. 2. In Saint John, New Brunswick Saint Patrick's Day is celebrated as a week-long celebration. 3. 4.5 Million Canadians claim full or partial Irish ancestry. 4. Saint John has often been called "Canada's Irish City". Here are some creative crafts that the Catena Forever Friends made for St. Patrick’s Day.     First, we would like to shout a Happy Birthday to Jen. The staff and participants hope your day is absolutely fantastic. Today is National Napping Day - it’s the Monday after day light savings time begins, as this is the day that most people are very tired as they lost an hour of sleep during the time change. It was once a tradition in Spain where everyone took a nap. Now it is just in some communities that they still close everything in the late afternoon for rest/nap time which they call a siesta. Naps are not just for children; they also have many benefits to adults as well. You can look up the different types of napping on the website of the Sleep Foundation.  First, we would like to shout a Happy Birthday to Brian. The staff and participants hope your day is absolutely fantastic.
Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on March.12th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. It's National: National Girl Scout Day Today in History: 1948 -5°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in March 1951 Comic strip "Dennis the Menace," 1st appears in the British comic magazine The Beano' 1956 Dow Jones closes above 500 for 1st time (500.24) 2018 Research shows Chinese cites have decreased pollution by 32 percent on average in just four years Celebrities Birthdays: Marlon D Jackson, singer Frank Welker, American voice actor John Andretti, American auto racer Karen Snelgrove, softball pitcher Darryl Strawberry, American MLB right fielder Movies Released on this day: 2002-Ice Age 2012-The Hunger Game Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. First, we would like to shout a Happy Birthday to Gordon. The staff and participants hope your day is absolutely fantastic. The theme for this week’s activity packages that will be sent home tomorrow is St. Patrick’s Day. There are loads of activities to keep you busy over the next week.  Today is also World Kidney Day, it is an annual awareness day held on the Second Thursday of March. World Kidney day started in 2006, every year the campaign highlights a theme, this year’s theme is living well with kidney disease. World Kidney Day bring awareness for everyone to know the importance of our kidneys to our health and to reduce the number of people with kidney disease and other health problems that could possibly lead to kidney disease around the world. Follow this link to find out more about World Kidney day.  National Day of Observance for COVID-19 is on March.11 2021 for all the people who loss their lives and who lives were/are affected by Covid-19.
Today is National Landline telephone day, we thought it would be fun to take a little survey. How many of you have and still use a landline (Corded phone) at home? You can send your replies to our Facebook page.  The participants are happy to be back to the center after a long time off.            It is the day to acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of women throughout the world. This day is to promote women’s equality by showing appreciation for women and by encouraging support for all women. Many organizations such as the United Nations use this day to celebrate the extraordinary achievements of ordinary women. International woman’s day started back in 1909 when the union of ladies’ garment workers went on strike. It has been observed yearly on March 8th ever since.  Around the center today the staff and participants would like to wish Pat a very Happy Birthday.
And with the province going into the yellow phase, we welcome back several of the individuals who have returned. The staff at Catena Jobs Plus hope you are having yourself a wonderful day. Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on March.5th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories.
It's National: National Cheese Doodle Day National Day of Unplugging Today in History: 1900 American Hall of Fame founded 1904 Nikola Tesla describes the process of the ball lightning formation in Electrical World and Engineer 1958 Explorer 2 fails to reach Earth orbit 1968 US launches Solar Explorer 2 to study the Sun 1979 Voyager I's closest approach to Jupiter (172,000 miles) 1989 19th Easter Seal Telethon raises $37,002,000 1989 Elly Verhulst runs world record 3000 m indoor (8:33.82) 1994 Largest milkshake made; 1,955 gallons of chocolate in Nelspruit, South Africa 1994 PBA National Championship won by David Traber 2013 Willcom announces the world’s smallest mobile phone, weighing 32 grams Celebrities Birthdays: Charlie and Craig Reid, Scottish musicians Kevin Connolly, American actor Red Storey, Canadian football player and ice hockey referee Milt Schmidt, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center Paul Martin, American ice hockey player Daniel Carter, New Zealand Rugby player Matty Fryatt, English footballer Anna Chakvetadze, Russian tennis player Trevor Carson, Northern Irish footballer Bjarni Viðarsson, Icelandic footballer Movies Released on this day: 1970-Airport Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. This weeks activity package theme is Baby Animals its filled with some fun matching worksheets as well as word searches, crosswords, colouring, math and so much more.  Yesterday was World Wildlife day – Just because it is past does not mean we can not do our part to educate ourselves on how to help the wildlife or how the wildlife helps us. There is some great reading material and some activities found on Globetrottinkids website. Follow the link and see for yourself what the wildlife does for us Explore & Celebrate World Wildlife Day | Globe Trottin' Kids World Wildlife Day is a global celebration of the beautiful and diverse forms of wild animals and plants on our planet. Explore & Celebrate! www.globetrottinkids.com  Happy Birthday to Tyler, the participants and staff hope that you have a great day!
I Want You to be Happy Day "I Want You to be Happy Day" is an unselfish day. Its a thought that we wish upon others that we care for or love. Celebrate today by doing more than wishing someone is happy. Do something to make others happy. It can start with an Ecard that will put a smile on someone's face. Other ideas include a phone call, making positive compliments, or cooking a special meal. Be creative. There are endless ways to make others happy. 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! 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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