Learn about the new law in Ontario called Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).
The Accessibility Expo is the first of its kind in Durham where the Regional and local municipal Accessibility Advisory Committees have partnered with the Region of Durham Economic Development & Tourism Department to bring our community an important event on new legislation, accessibility and abilities.
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An Accessibility Marketplace will feature over 100 exhibitors showcasing products and services.
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An exciting lineup of extraordinary speakers and performers including:
Robert Pio Hajjar, a charismatic, motivational speaker, who travels widely as living proof of what is possible when you include and encourage people with intellectual disabilities.
Dr. Mark Nagler’s ambition and perseverance is told with humour that
will motivate.
Speaking from experience, Paul Rosen, Paralympic Gold Medalist & Sledge Hockey Goaltender, joins us to inspire through his story of courage.
Special performance and speaking engagement by Justin Hines… his words and music will move you.
On April 16, the BEDAC – together with staff from the Durham Region Economic Development department – hosted its first event, a Social Media Boot Camp. Brock High School offered up a classroom as the prefect venue for the workshop. Thirty local businesspeople came to find out what social media is, who’s using it and how to automate their communications to take advantage of social media spaces such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Flickr.
Sue Sutcliffe, owner of ‘The Web Coach,’ shared her nine steps to a successful social media campaign, offered tips on how to manage your social media profile efficiently and tricks to make it as easy as sending an e-mail. Her presentation was so engaging that our local business owners kept her going for an extra 45 minutes.
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“.
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.
The Durham Region Love Campaign is to focus on the positive, beauty and love found within the Durham Region. The Durham Region Love Campaign will be building a network that will spread the positive, beauty and love. Pictures of local areas, all seasons will be continuously created, along with picture layouts of special events. From time to time stories of positive and motivational things from local communities will be promoted through the network. Non profit and charities can use the network to promote themselves and fundraisers. An overall positive view of Durham Region and the communities within will be focused on, without negative influences. Only the beauty, positive and loving will be passed on!
To support and promote this, Community Digital Networks will be created to allow local businesses to assist in promoting the positive, beauty and love from Durham Region.
Through advertising on the digital network, businesses support the Durham Region Love Campaign. For the minimal cost of $25/month an advertising space will be created and placed throughout the Whitby Digital Network. An initial photo session and basic graphics work is included with the digital network & the digital network breaks down into 3 areas that the ads will be visible.
Digital Picture Frames:
The ad will be placed on the network of frames located at various locations throughout Whitby. The locations may vary from time to time but a minimum of 10 locations will be maintained at all times. The locations will be found on the website for the Durham Region Love Campaign that also contains links to each business advertising along with placement locations of frames. The frames will display a combination of images from the location placement, Whitby and Durham Region. The images will be updated 4 or more times throughout the year.
Social Networking:
Not only will the ads be placed within content created for the Durham Region Love Campaign. The campaign utilizes social networking sites that we will work with you to create an action plan to build, maintain and co-operatively work with the other businesses to promote your business. The main networking sites being utilized by the Durham Region Love Campaign are: Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, others will be added in the future.
Printed Media:
There will be posters, flyers and other media created to promote activities by Durham Region Love Campaign. Small ads will be placed for those businesses advertising on the Whitby Digital Network.
For more information please book an information session with John 905 697-6295
Last night creative minds in Durham Region met and mingled at Karma Night Club, a new and spectacular nightclub on Simcoe Street South in Oshawa. Geordie Lishman displayed his sculptures using a laptop, which drove his awesome ‘fire/dancing goo’ display – which moved with the tunes. I hope someone got this on video! Many thanks to Karma Night Club and Cointreau for sponsoring this event.
Art Of Transition invites innovative thinkers from every facet of the economy to connect and brainstorm new ideas, partnerships and opportunities for transitioning Durham Region into a new, creative economy. Visit the Art Of Transition website to find out more about this movement.
I wonder who is going to be next to carry The Art Of Transition ‘flame’?
Admission is free thanks to sponsorship by Cointreau and Karma Night Club, but if you are attending, please bring a non-perishable food item or unwrapped toy for needy families in Durham Region. The Simcoe Hall is requesting infant and toddler toys, toys for boys 7-11 , baby formula and of course non-perishable food items.
Learn about the new law in Ontario called Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA).
