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Today is Earth Day It has been practiced on April 22nd each year since 1970. It is a time when we can show our appreciation for the earth and to help clean it up from things such as garbage and pollution. We can do things to help our earth by cleaning up our yards or helping in your community by joining with your neighbours and cleaning up your neighbourhood. Planting trees and plants also helps our earth, they give oxygen and make our world a healthier place to live. What will you being doing to help our earth today? The theme for the activity packages that will going out tomorrow to the participants who are still at home is Aliens. Is there anybody out there? The package is filled with colouring sheets, math, word scrambles, crosswords, secret message games and more. 
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Making Progress: We are pleased to announce that Andrea has joined us for a short time each day to upgrade her Employment Skills.  The staff and participants of Catena Jobs Plus hope want to wish Janet a very Happy Birthday. We hope that you have an amazing day.
A little neat fact about today that seems quite interesting is that the Simpson’s first aired on television 33 years ago today. Here is a clip of their first episode (it is only about 1 minute long). Their first episodes were short clips that were part of another show called The Tracey Ullman Show. April 19th, 1987 : The Simpsons Debut Happy Thursday the theme for the activity packages that will be delivered tomorrow is Earth Day. Earth Day is April 22nd. This weeks activity pack is filled with spot the differences, word searches, colouring pages, math games and much more. Our environment is important and perhaps this activity pack will help to inspire ways to help protect it. We the staff and participants would like to wish Jared a very Happy Birthday and we are sending out Birthday wishes to Danny who will celebrate his special day on Sunday.  April 14th is national gardening day, and at the center we enjoy our gardening. Thanks to Heather we have a pretty impressive collection of plants starting, from spider plants to tomatoes and indoor trees, our outdoor gardens have started to sprout as well. So take a few minutes today to appreciate the benefits and beauty of gardening and maybe start one yourselves. We would like to shout a Happy Belated Birthday to David. The staff and participants hope your day was absolutely fantastic.  Today is the International Day of Human Space Flight, it was declared in 2011 by the United Nations that April 12th be observed as the Day of Human Space Flight to recognize the first human space flight that took place on April 12th, 1961. The first cosmonaut to enter outer space was Yuri Gagarin, a monument of him is in Moscow.  Let us have a little bit of fun today and post about what happened on April.9th through history, who celebrates a birthday with you, and couple other categories.
It's National: National Chinese Almond Cookie Day Today in History: 1932 Stanley Cup Final, Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON: Toronto Maple Leafs beat New York Rangers, 6-4 for 3-0 series sweep; Toronto's first SC as the Maple Leafs 1935 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1 for 3-0 series sweep; Maroons last defunct team to win the Cup 1941 PGA establishes Golf Hall of Fame 1941 LPGA Titleholders Championship Women's Golf, Augusta CC: Dorothy Kirby wins comfortably by 16 strokes ahead of Helen Sigel 1945 NFL requires players to wear long stockings 1946 Stanley Cup Final, Montreal Forum, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 6-3 for a 4-1 series victory 1959 NASA names 1st 7 astronauts for Project Mercury 1962 JFK throws out 1st ball at Washington's new DC Stadium 1963 Winston Churchill becomes 1st honorary US citizen 1987 For 3rd time, Wayne Gretzky, scores 7 points (1 goal, 6 assists) in a Stanley Cup game and passes Jean Béliveau as all time playoff scoring champ 2019 Wolves have returned to the Netherlands after 140 years claim ecologists Celebrities Birthdays: Mark Pellegrino, American actor Cynthia Nixon, American actress Keith Nobbs, American actor Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer Spencer "Spenny" Rice, Canadian entertainer Movies Released on this day: 1976 "All the President's Men Songs Released on this day: 1971 Ringo Starr-It Don't Come Easy Catena Jobs Plus & Personal Touch Embroidery would like to wish everyone a safe and happy weekend. The theme for this week’s activity package is the 5 senses. It contains math, colouring, word searches, hidden object games and much more.  The Catena Forever Friends are working on a new project – They are going to try to grow a pineapple plant. They named it Bob the Pineapple Plant. They first enjoyed a treat of fresh pineapple then saved the top, they have it sitting in water hoping to root. Updates will be provided as Bob the Pineapple Plant progresses. Focus Forward Team Exercise “Marshmallow and Spaghetti freestanding Tower”. They all WON!!    The staff hope you had a wonderful long weekend and a great Easter. Find the 6 Words in the Picture. 
Happy April Fool’s Day - Don’t forget if you are going to play pranks or Jokes on people to make them playful not hurtful. Today, the Staff and participants want to wish Chris a very Happy Birthday and an early Happy Birthday to Heather who celebrates her Birthday on Easter Monday. With tomorrow being a holiday – We will be delivering the Easter packages to the individuals who are still at home. A bag of Easter goodies is going to all participants of Catena Jobs Plus including those who are not yet back to the programming at the centre. We the staff want to wish everyone a very happy Easter weekend.   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.     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.     |
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