DisabilityDoorway.com is a new web portal that assists people with disabilities, or their families, by providing information on resources and services that could help improve their qualities of life in one place.  Durham Region wrote an article about it called “Durham man helps open doors to accessibility“.

What an awesome and well needed website Paul Feldman (Computing By Voice) – great idea!  Way to go DREN (Durham Region Employment Network) and DRLTB (Durham Region Local Training Board) for recognizing a good idea and working together to make it happen.

Be proud – you have made Durham Region and even better place to live, work and play. Way to go!

Tickets $20 each and only 2500 will be sold
license # M552756

Hearts of Durham is extending our reach and as ever looking for new opportunities to support our community. This year we have decided to put together a raffle with over $10,000 in prizes. All proceeds will go to support Feed the Need in Durham – an umbrella organization that collects, warehouses and distributes food to local food banks.

Our first ever Big Hearts Raffle gives ticket holders the chance to win one of eight fantastic prizes. The draw will take place on March 31, 2010 and winners of the grand prize, 2nd prize and 3rd prize will be each given a pair of tickets to the Hearts of Durham Bee’s Knees Benefit held on April 17th, 2010 at Deer Creek Golf and Banquet Facility.

Grand Prize – Your choice of a family trip or a romantic getaway – $5,180.00
The Family Fun Package includes return airfare from Toronto – Orlando and accommodations for 4 (2 adults and 2 children) in Walt Disney World including Disney park passes. Love in the Sun Package includes return airfare from Toronto, accommodations at the exclusive Sandals resort in the Caribbean, all meals, drinks, daily activities, and nightly entertainment. Travel arrangements provided by Latitudes Plus.

2nd Prize – Home Theatre System – $3,180.00
Watch your favourite DVDs while relaxing in the comfort of your own home on your 54″ Viera Panasonic Plasma Television and Panasonic DVD Home Theatre System.

3rd Prize – $1000 VISA card – Let your imagination take you away.

5 Hearts Prizes – $100 grocery gift cards

How is the money going to be used? Feed the Need in Durham requires a refrigerated truck for safe transport of food goods throughout Durham region, as well as a community kitchen/redistribution kitchen (for repacking large quantities of food into smaller packs). Please buy a ticket today and help Feed the Need serve those in need in our community.

Hearts of Durham is a volunteer group made up of our core team of nine women and numerous other volunteers who are helping to make the community of Durham a better place in which to live, work and play. We support one charitable organization each year by coordinating various high level fundraising events.

For tickets, please go to www.heartsofdurham.com

1. I don’t like being told what to do by people who are less capable than I am.
2. I like challenging myself.
3. I like to win.
4. I like being my own boss.
5. I always look for new and better ways to do things.
6. I like to question conventional wisdom.
7. I like to get people together in order to get things done.
8. People get excited by my ideas.
9. I am rarely satisfied or complacent.
10. I can’t sit still.
11. I can usually work my way out of a difficult situation.
12. I would rather fail at my own thing than succeed at someone else’s.
13. Whenever there is a problem, I am ready to jump right in.
14. I think old dogs can learn — even invent — new tricks.
15. Members of my family run their own businesses.
16. I have friends who run their own businesses.
17. I worked after school and during vacations when I was growing up.
18. I get an adrenaline rush from selling things.
19. I am exhilarated by achieving results.
20. I could have written a better test than Isenberg (and here is what I would change ….)

via Should You Be An Entrepreneur? Take This Test – The Conversation – Harvard Business Review.

1. Lots of energy
2. Willing to try things – take risks
3. Ready to talk, can talk a lot
4. Get along well with adults
5. Can do several things at one time
6. Smart
7. Need less sleep
8. Good sense of humour
9. Very good at taking care of younger kids
10. Spontaneous
11. See details that other people miss
12. Understand what its like to be teased or to be in trouble so are understanding of other kids
13. Can think of different and new ways to do things
14. Volunteer to help others
15. Happy and enthusiastic
16. Imaginative, creative
17. Articulate – can say things well
18. Sensitive – compassionate
19. Eager to make new friends
20. Great memory
21. Courageous
22. More fun to be with than most kids
23. Charming
24. Warm and loving
25. Care a lot about families

This above list was compiled by staff and parents at Learning Centre Summer Camp of Children with A.D.D. July 1992 as reprinted by C.h.a.d.d. Toronto Spring 1994.

If you answered yes to this question, you owe it to yourself to try Organo Gold, a new line of gourmet beverages, that is as good if not better than what you drink now, plus it pays you to share it with your friends!

I’d be happy to send you a sample and/or you can attend coffee mixers where you can sample the products and find out how easy it is to get it for free and create a residual income stream for yourself that you can will to your children.