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May 31st, 2021

31/5/2021

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The staff and participants of Catena Jobs Plus want to wish Todd a Happy Birthday. We hope that you have an amazing day.
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Good morning, Today is the last day of May and the first day of the week. Having a good start of the week will set the tone for the rest of the week. Remember be the best you, you can be.. Happy Monday!
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May 28th, 2021

28/5/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on May.28th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Hamburger Day
National Sunscreen Day
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Today in History:
1900-Total solar eclipse occurs
1928 Dodge Brothers Inc and Chrysler Corporation merge
1952 The women of Greece are given the right to vote.
1961 Record 27 HRs hit in 7 AL games
1971 USSR Mars 3 launched, 1st spacecraft to soft land on Mars
1985 Discovery moves to Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center (Florida) for mating of STS 51-G
1987 Monitor, Civil War warship, is discovered by a deep sea robot
1987 Paul Pearman jumps 21 barrels on a skateboard in Augusta
1997 Wallace Berg, 42, is 4th American to scale Mt Everest for 3rd time
1999 In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece "The Last Supper" is put back on display
2017 Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan, 1st Dutchman to win
2018 Coco-Cola launches its first alcoholic drink - Lemon-Do on island of Kyushu, Japan
2018 One million French smokers quit in one year after anti-smoking measures introduced according to Public Health France
 
Celebrities Birthdays:
Jim Thorpe, American all-round athlete
T-Bone Walker, American blues guitarist
Jerry West, American Basketball Hall of Fame guard, executive
Lynn Johnston, Canadian cartoonist
Kylie Minogue, Australian pop star and singer
David Perron, Canadian ice hockey player
 
Movies Released on this day:
1976: "Taxi Driver" Martin Scorsese
 
Songs Released on this day:
1991-Forever My Lady-Jodeci
 
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 

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May 27th, 2021

27/5/2021

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The theme for this week’s activity packages that are being sent home is frogs.  Through these activities participants will learn the life cycle of frogs and about their habitat and survival.
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 Also, the individuals in the senior activity program wish to share with you a picture of the wooden butterflies they made, and they hope you have a wonderful Thursday.
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May 26th, 2021

26/5/2021

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The staff and participants of Catena Jobs Plus want to wish Donnie a Happy 50th Birthday. We hope that you have an amazing day.
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May 25th, 2021

25/5/2021

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Can You Find the 6 Words Hidden in the Picture.
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May 21st, 2021

21/5/2021

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The staff and participants of Catena Jobs Plus want to wish Norma an early Happy Birthday. We hope that you have an amazing day.
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May 21st, 2021

21/5/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on May.21st  through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Pizza Party Day  
National Strawberries and Cream Day
National Talk Like Yoda Day
Today in History:
1908-Bill Burns pitching for Washington Senators has no-hitter broken up with 2 outs in 9th.
1932-After flying for 17 hours from Newfoundland, Amelia Earhart lands near Londonderry, Northern Ireland, becoming the 1st transatlantic solo flight by a woman.
1955-1st transcontinental round-trip solo flight-sunrise to sunset
1986-Atlanta Brave Rafael Ramirez hits 4 doubles in a game
2013-Microsoft announces the release of Xbox One
2019-Oldest and most distant gravitational waves detected from collision of two black holes with first intermediate-mass black hole ever discovered, 7 billion light years away
 
Celebrities Birthdays:
Richard Appel, American writer and TV showrunner
Reid Simpson, Canadian NHL left wing
Richard Hatch, American actor
Mr. T [Lawrence Tureaud], American actor
Dorsey Levens, NFL running back
Tony Sheridan, British singer-songwriter and guitarist
Goyte [Wouter De Backer], Belgian-Australian rock singer-songwriter
 
Movies Released on this day:
1908-Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde
 
Songs Released on this day:
1996- "You're Makin' Me High" Toni Braxton
 
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. 

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May 20th, 2021

20/5/2021

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Today is World Bee Day – May the 20th was chosen as Bee Day because it was the birthday of a Slovenian beekeeper, named Anton Janša, who was one of the greatest authorities on the subject of bees in the 1700’s. 
To find out more about World Bee Day and for information on what you can do to help the bees check out https://www.worldbeeday.org/en/.

his week staff at Catena have prepared a music themed activity package to be sent to individuals still at home. Here is a sneak peak at what the package contains.

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May 19th, 2021

19/5/2021

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We are proud of Jenny for leading our Focus Forward Program, in answers yesterday. Participants in the Essential Skills Program put a lot of effort in and it really shows. Keep up the great work!
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May 18th, 2021

18/5/2021

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Find the 6 Words in the Picture.
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May 17th, 2021

17/5/2021

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May 14th, 2021

14/5/2021

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Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on May.14th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories. 

It's National:
National Buttermilk Biscuit Day
Today in History:
1908 1st passenger flight in an airplane
1910 Canada authorizes issuing of silver dollar coins
1913 Frans Hals museum opens in Haarlem, Netherlands
1914 Chic Jim Scott no-hits Cleve, gives up 2 hits in 10th & loses 1-0
1950 Pitts Johnny Hopp goes 6 for 6 including 2 HRs
1973 Gold hits record $102.50 an ounce in London
1973 Skylab launched, 1st Space Station
1986 Netherlands Institute for War Documentation publishes Anne Frank's complete diary
 
Celebrities Birthdays:
Gene Cornish, Canadian rock bassist/vocalis
Danny Wood, American singer, guitarist, and choreographer
George Lucas, American film director, screenwriter, and producer
Leon White [Big Van Vader], American professional wrestler
Cate Blanchett, Australian actress
Hans Albert Einstein, American professor
Mark Zuckerberg, American internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Facebook
[Jose] Dennis Martínez, Nicaraguan baseball pitcher
Jayna Hefford, ice hockey forward
 
Movies Released on this day:
1938 "The Adventures of Robin Hood"
1979 "Stalker"
 
Songs Released on this day:
1983 "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby
 
Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend.

 
 
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May 13th, 2021

13/5/2021

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Now that spring is well underway and we see flowers in bloom, the butterflies will be out soon. That is why this weeks theme is butterflies. The activity package that will be sent out tomorrow to the individuals who are still at home is filled with activities about butterflies. The package contains word searches, spot the differences, information about butterflies and much more. If you are interested in learning more about butterflies check out this amazing video on butterflies by clicking this link. 

Butterflies! In this butterfly video for kids, learn all about these amazing insects and the journey they take to become adult butterflies! You will also learn ...
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May 12th, 2021

12/5/2021

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Good Morning we hope everyone is having a wonderful day and wearing a smile on your face.
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May 11th, 2021

11/5/2021

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Can you Find the 6 hidden Words.
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May 10th, 2021

10/5/2021

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Happy Monday - its national clean up your room day. What a better way to start Spring cleaning then by cleaning our bedrooms. Maybe find a thing or two that has been lost since Autumn. Open those windows and let the fresh air blow through. I suspect that we would all sleep better in a fresh clean room. 
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May 06th, 2021

6/5/2021

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With spring here and wildflowers beginning to bloom, it is fitting for this weeks theme to be flowers. Here is a sneak peak at the activity package that will be going out tomorrow to the participants who are still at home. Enjoy your Thursday – the weekend is nearly here.
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May 05th, 2021

5/5/2021

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Spring is the time for change and cleaning starts, in light of that the Employment Room has been rearranged for a pleasant change of scenery.
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May 04th, 2021

4/5/2021

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We would like to shout a Happy Belated Birthday to Josh. The staff and participants hope your day was absolutely fantastic. 
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May 03rd, 2021

3/5/2021

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Happy Monday! Bob the Pineapple plant is now 1 month old. His roots have grown. He is still bright and healthy looking and the participants in the Catena Forever Friends are excited to inform you that Bob is now planted into a flowerpot with soil. We plan to give a monthly update on Bob and how he is growing with updated pictures each month. We hope you enjoy watching Bob’s journey with us.
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