Job Fair Huge Success

We would like to thank all the employers who participated in our Annual Job Fair yesterday.  A full list of businesses along with their companies profiles is available at www.AnnualJobFair.com.

Thanks also goes out to Dolor Torres from W.E.S.T. for providing us with volunteers for our registration table, as job seeker guides and company booth facilitators.  Their positions were very valuable in making the day run smoothly and they showed up on time, dressed very professionally and

Getting ready to open the doors

ready for the tasks involved.

Special thanks to our resume reviewers and interview coaches .  Thank you Susan Earle - Game Change Coach, Mary Catherine Kolody - Vocational Rehabilitation Professional, Lori Coulter - Manufacturing Professional, Sue Kelsh - Career Counselling Professional and to Nancy Vanner - NJV Consulting who contacted these fabulous women and arranged for their participation.

Our sponsors Biz X Magazine and AM 800 CKLW, were fantastic promoting our event in their respective media and helping spread the word.   We can't thank them enough for their support and encouragement.



Take a peek at our job fair album here

Crash Karma at Dominion House

Crash Karma

Live in Concert

at The Dominion House

September 25, 2013

9:00 PM

Featuring members of:

I MOTHER EARTH

OUR LADY PEACE

THE TEA PARTY

ZYGOTE

--- Tickets are $20 in Advance ---

3140 Sandwich Street

Windsor, Ont.

519.971.7400

Rosa's LaSalle Italian Restaurant: Wine Pairing Event

Rosa's LaSalle Italian Restaurant

Wine Pairing Event

Thursday September 26, 2013

Doors open at 6:30

410 Front Road, LaSalle Ontario

519.734.7439

Powerhouse Professional Nomination

I'm really super excited!
Della Jones called me earlier and gave me some good news. Fast forward a couple of hours for dinner and to do a little work - then I came home and checked my email and it's great news all over again.

Soooooo here it is!

"Congratulations! You have been nominated for a Biz X Award! You should be very proud of this accomplishment! The Biz X Awards honour excellence in the Windsor Essex community and are presented by Windsor and metro Detroit's favourite business and people magazine, Biz X. This is the 16th year for our awards program and should you be victorious, it is a very prestigious award to win. 

Readers of Biz X magazine have nominated you in the category of "POWERHOUSE PROFESSIONAL" ( a local business owner who has what it takes to keep his/her company profitable in today's tough times). (note voting closes Sept.20, 2013)"

Do I feel energized and ready to tackle the rest of September and beyond?
You better believe it!

Visit our event page for more information about the September Mashup

event the page page for more information

We have many employers and agencies participating in our Job Fair this year.  We're also offering on-site resume review and interview coaching.  For more information, visit our website or the event page.

Our job fair is sponsored by 

September: Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Make sure you know the silent signs. 

Ovarian Cancer: What All Women Should Know
September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month - a good time to review the facts. Even though this form of cancer is almost completely curable if caught in its earliest stages, it is still deadly when it goes undiagnosed. Unfortunately, it has few early symptoms and there is no reliable screening test, making timely diagnosis difficult. To help identify it at an early stage, women should talk with their physician if the following symptoms are persistent, even if they seem trivial:

General abdominal discomfort or pain (gas, indigestion, pressure, swelling, bloating, cramps)
Nausea, diarrhea, constipation or frequent urination
Loss of appetite
Feeling of fullness or abdominal swelling after a light meal
Weight gain or loss with no known reason
Abnormal bleeding from the vagina
Pelvic pressure (a feeling that one needs to urinate or defecate all the time)
Constant back or leg pain
A pelvic exam and an ultrasound can determine whether the ovaries require further evaluation. In addition to knowing the symptoms, two simple precautions can drastically increase the chance of early detection:

Give a thorough medical history to your gynecologist. Disclose any personal and family history of breast, endometrial, or colon cancer, as well as any use of fertility drugs (these may put you at higher risk).
Have an annual pelvic exam and routine sonograms.

OvarianCancerAwareness.Org

Get the facts. Recognize the signs

Hawaiian Luau Fundraiser

Sunday September 15

Royal Canadian Legion Riverside Branch 255

5645 Wyandotte St. E., Windsor

Tickets $20.00 each

5th Annual Ride for MS Poker Run

Saturday, September 21st, 2013

Knights of Columbus, South Windsor

2401 Columbus Ave.

Windsor, Ontario

Door Prizes, Chinese Auction, 50/50 draw

Registration:  9 AM - 10:45 AM

Kickstands Up:  11 AM

Rider: $30                    Passenger:  $20

Registration is free with $100 in pledges

Buffet Breakfast:  $5.00

Buffet Dinner at 4 PM

www.LoneWolfClubHouse.com

Trinidad & Tobago Multicultural Association of Windsor 2nd Annual Dinner Dance

Trinidad & Tobago Multicultural Association of Windsor 

2nd Annual Dinner Dance

September 21

Caribbean Center

2410 Central Ave.

Dinner Served at 7 PM

Tickets $30

Cash Bar

Mikey 226.346.8992

Primus 519.944.5387

John 519.979.4942

Hurley 519.962.6772

WBN Walk for Fun & Fitness to End Hunger

On Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks beginning September 17th, we will be holding a food drive during our fall walking series.  We will be meeting at Dieppe Garden (78 Riverside Drive West) and walking westward then returning to our starting position.

Donations of canned goods and other food is required per session.  The following is a list of foods the Downtown Mission needs:

• canned meat
• canned soup
• canned stew
• kraft dinner
• peanut butter
• small jars of jam

Please note:  Small jars of jam and jelly are more useful to the Downtown Mission than the bigger jars.

Walk dates are as follows:

September:  17, 19, 24, 26

October:  1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24

Register at:  Walk@WindsorBusinessNetworks.com

Each walker receives:

The daily handout (recipe, exercises, motivator, tips on helping the community)

Bikes & Beers Cycling Tours

Cycle through Windsor sampling beers at local restaurants on the Bikes & Beers Cycling Tour. Hosted by WindsorEats, participants will be visiting at least 3 establishments in Windsor, Ontario.

Participants are to provide their own bikes. Helmets are mandatory. Guests are encouraged to bring locks to secure bikes when we enter establishments. Single and tandem bike rentals are available.

Join us as we cycle our way through the city, stop at local restaurants and sample some suds.

Tickets are $60 each. Tickets are limited and will sell quickly.

Once you purchase tickets, an email with additional information will be sent to you. The ride will start promptly at 1:30pm and we are asking everyone to meet at the starting point at 1:15pm. Final arrival to the original start point is approximately 5:45pm. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

When the tour ends at the final restaurant, participants can either stay and enjoy some more brews and food or follow our lead back to the starting point.

Routes, establishments and beers are subject to change.

Ride dates are:

• May 25, 2013  Bikes & Beers Cycling Tour in support of Returns for Leukemia! Proceeds from the tour benefit Returns for Leukemia, a fundraiser held each May by United Food & Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 12R24 in partnership with The Beer Store to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada (LLSC).  Tickets are $45 each with proceeds going to Returns for Leukemia. Please note, tickets sales end two days prior to the event day. Tickets are limited and sell quickly. Visit http://www.windsoreats.com/place/bikes-beers-cycling-tour/ for more info. 
• Saturday, June 8, 2013
• Saturday, July 13, 2013
• Saturday, August 10, 2013
• Saturday, September 28, 2013
• Saturday, October 19, 2013