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New Years Resolutions
Posted January 3, 2012 @ 9:00PM
by Tim Fairhurst
Biz X Magazine
Well it’s the beginning of a brand new year and it seems that many people still subscribe to the idea of New Years resolutions. Somehow the magic of our numerical system that measures time is a catalyst for some people to make change.
They might resolve to make an improvement to their personal life, career or financial status. Living heathier is another popular pledge that fills gyms and health clubs every January. Yours truly has decided that physical activity is not only necessary but enjoyable and is on a program to effect positive change.
Quitting smoking is up there on the list as well. Your doctor may be able to help you out with this if you are a fan of the smokey treats and want to kick the habit. So whatever you decide to do (if anything at all) make it stick and make 2012 your best year.
Support Local Wineries Throughout December 2011
Posted December 3, 2011 @ 3:33PM
30 Days of Local Wine
It’s that time of the season! Throughout the month of December, WindsorEats is partnering with local wineries to highlight the region’s award winning wineries with 30 Days of Local Wine.
Each day from December 1st to December 31st (excluding December 25), one local wine will be highlighted on WindsorEats and include information from tasting notes to food pairings, recipes from local restaurants and more.
“This is a great way to highlight our region’s wineries in an interactive format,” explains Adriano Ciotoli, co-owner WindsorEats. “It puts the focus on our wine region and encourages holiday shoppers to purchase from our local wineries.”
WindsorEats encourages everyone to discuss each day’s wine by interacting on the Food Blog, following 30 Days of Local Wine on the WindsorEats FaceBook Fan Page and Twitter using the #30dlw hashtag.
"Everyone can join in on the conversation, ask questions and participate," says Adriano. "We want people to think about purchasing their holiday wine from our local wineries this season. It's a unique way to find out about what products are being offered and learn a bit about the wineries themselves."
WindsorEats.com is a culinary guide to Windsor and Essex County and was selected as Innovator of the Year by the Tourism Industry Association of Canada for their Wine Trail Rides. Their unique events have raised the profile of culinary tourism in Essex County.
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
Celebrate Biz X Friend Arms Bumanlag's 30th On Dec 2 With Us!
Posted November 27, 2011 @ 11:16PM
Up in Arms Birthday Bash/Charity Concert
Koko Pellie's will be the place to be Friday December 2nd as local Radio and Television personality Arms Bumanlag will once again be celebrating his birthday with a charity concert event.
Sparky’s Toy Drive will be the recipient of the proceeds and guests are being asked to bring a new unwrapped toy or five dollar cover charge as admission. Sparky’s Toy Drive is organized by a group of Windsor Firefighters and provides toys at Christmas to underprivileged children in the area.
With the campaign coming to a close and Christmas fast approaching the need for toys is still there. Bumanlag will be marking his milestone 30th year on the planet with a concert by the band Short Notice and there will be entertainment, wine tasting and door prizes throughout the evening.
So come on down and party like a weatherman as Arms embraces the big 3-Oh in style and helps out a great local cause. Doors open at 8 PM for this 19+ event and the forecast calls for fun and friends. Koko Pellie's is located at 110 Chatham Street West in downtown Windsor.
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
Random Act of Kindess Day A Huge Success!
Posted November 10, 2011 @ 11:59AM
“Imagine all of the good deeds that go unseen and unsung!”
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation reports that, by all indications, this year’s Random Act of Kindness Day on November 4, was successful! Building on the popularity of last year’s event, more Individuals and groups across both City and County took part in a wide variety of activities that celebrated kindness as a core value of Windsor and Essex County. Activities ranging from buying a cup of coffee for a stranger to raking the leaves on a neighbour’s front yard to handing out free newspapers at the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel were all received gratefully and graciously.
In a recent speech in Vancouver, His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, commented,
“Helping a friend move; mowing a neighbour’s lawn; checking in on an elderly relative; or even paying for a stranger’s coffee at the drive through – all these deeds show us to be a caring nation. Imagine all of the good deeds that go unseen and unsung.”
Thanks to over 34,000 caring individuals in Windsor and Essex County, a good many of those generous acts of kindness are now being talked about.
To read about the many stories that were part of Random Act of Kindness Day, go to www.wecf.ca/kindness.html or go on Facebook @WindsorEssexRAK. They are adding more anecdotes daily as they receive them.
The Community Foundation thanks Tim Hortons for being our main card distribution sponsor and Windsor Family Credit Union for being our Platinum Corporate Sponsor. In addition, we offer our appreciation to RBC and the Windsor-Essex Economic Development Corporation for their sponsorship at the Gold level.
We also thank our media partners, including Biz X Magazine, for the extensive coverage they provided, making Random Acts of Kindness Day such a success.
And to every person who took time out of their day on Friday to reach out to someone else with an act of kindness, WELL DONE!
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Random Act of Kindness Day is an inclusive, community building initiative that was developed in 2008 by the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. Since that time it has spread to 15 regions across Ontario and Alberta. It is sponsored locally by the WindsorEssex Community Foundation, Tim Hortons, Windsor Family Credit Union, local media, and other community minded organizations. Random Act of Kindness Day encourages the ‘pay it forward’ philosophy and gives people an opportunity to show kindness.
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation (WECF) is a perpetual community trust that manages donated funds, makes grants to support community programs, and facilitates working relationships between community organizations. As one of Canada’s 173 community foundations, your Community Foundation helps Canadians invest in building strong and resilient places to live, work, and play. Since 1983 the Community Foundation has granted $4.9 million dollars to organizations who are helping to make Windsor-Essex a better place to live, work, play and grow.
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2011:CELEBRATE KINDNESS!
Posted November 3, 2011 @ 6:53PM
Thousands of residents prepare to celebrate KINDNESS!
The WindsorEssex Community Foundation wants to remind everyone that Friday, November 4th is Random Act of Kindness Day in Windsor-Essex!
Windsor-Essex residents are preparing to celebrate kindness by picking-up a RAK card, performing a
simple act of kindness for someone and passing the card along – inspiring him/her to do the same.
More people have picked-up a Random Act of Kindness cards than ever before. In fact, 75,000 cards are
circulating through-out Windsor and Essex County and citizens are already reporting stories of kindness
on Facebook @WindsorEssexRAK, Twitter #WERAK or by email to kindness@wecf.ca. As of Thursday
morning, 33,000 people have contacted the Community Foundation to advise that they were
participating.
Many of these people are part of groups who are not only performing individual acts of kindness, but
are also organizing team projects in the community. One group of grateful first and second graders are
making thank-you cards which they will be presenting to area veterans on Friday morning. Several
others are going out to rake the leaves for their neighbours or visiting senior’s homes. A full list of the
projects the Foundation is aware of is attached.
“We are excited with the number or people who have embraced the initiative again this year,” states
Lisa Kolody, Chair of the Random Act of Kindness Committee. “Those who haven’t already picked up
their RAK Day cards can do so from any Tim Hortons or WFCU branch.”
There are so many ways to participate! A Random Act of Kindness can be as simple as:
Buying someone a coffee
Holding the door open
Paying for someone’s parking
Donating to Canadian Blood Services
Helping someone load their car
Praising someone’s efforts
More ideas and card locations are available online at www.wecf.ca
“In the past year I have been the recipient of a number of random acts of kindness, and have even
written about it on my blog. Having people demonstrate kindness to toward me is a powerful incentive
to me to pay those random acts forward on November 4 and beyond, ” says Glenn Stresman, Executive
Director of the WindsorEssex Community Foundation. “Pick up a card today, perform an act of kindness,
and pass the card along.”
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
WE TECH NEEDS YOUR VOTE TILL WED OCT 19, 2011
Posted October 17, 2011 @ 2:10PM
WEtech Alliance needs your support and 1300 votes by Wednesday! You can vote once a day. Our proposal "Revitalizing Windsor-Essex Through Innovative Technology" is a fabulous idea to educate and celebrate the importance of technology and innovation in Windsor-Essex County! We know technology is important to you!
Vote today! Vote Tomorrow!
Vote now at http://www.avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/acf12369
by Tim Fairhurst Biz X Magazine
Heart Defect Society Fundraiser
Posted August 22, 2011 @ 10:07PM
“Get your motor runnin, head out on the highway”. Motorcyclists will be revving up their engines to ride, eat and have fun in the name of helping out a worthy cause. Heart defects affect approximately 180,000 adults and children and 1 in every 70 newborns in Canada will be affected in some way by a one. The Heart Defects Society was formed to provide support for people and their families that are living with heart defects.
On Sunday September 18th the Society will be holding their 2nd Annual Christine Sorrell Memorial “Pooker” Run. The motorcycle ride leaves the CAW Hall on Turner road at 10AM and is poker run with 5 stops. Mr. Biggs in Belle River, Dockside Bar & Grill in Leamington, The Meadows in Harrow, Shooters in Amherstburg and Teutonia Club will all hold a chance to relax, mingle and collect a card towards a poker hand. A Chicken and Pasta dinner will be served at the Teutonia club and riders will compare hands for prizes and bragging rights.
To download a pledge sheet and be a part of this event go to the HDS Poker run website at www.hdspookerrun.ca
Last year 82 bikes participated and organizers are hoping to increase that number this year so if you ride get out there and support this worthy cause.
For more information on heart defects, the Society and their work visit www.heartdefectssociety.org
by Tim FairhurstBiz X Magazine
WSO Concert Series - Sunsets and Quintets
Posted July 20, 2011 @ 9:24PM
Looking to unwind after a day of weekend activities? There’s nothing like a little music against a beautiful waterfront setting to soothe the soul. The Windsor Symphony Orchestra’s FREE Summer Concert Series, Sunsets & Quintets, features the WSO Woodwind Quintet with performances at Lakeside Park in Kingsville, Lakeview Park in Belle River and Reaume Park, by the Peace Fountain, in Windsor.
This is a great opportunity to gather with family for a relaxing evening of chamber music performed by the superb musicians of the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. The opening performances feature music from Strauss, Gershwin, Mozart and Tchaikovsky performed by WSO musicians Liesel Deppe, flute; Faith Scholfield, oboe; Trevor Pittman, clarinet; Julie Shire, bassoon (Saturday & Sunday); Stephanie Konchel, Bassoon (Friday); and Kelly Daniels, Horn. The Sunsets and Quintets Music Series is absolutely free and a great way to experience the fabulous waterfront parks that Windsor/ Essex has to offer.
Friday, August 12 at 7 p.m.LaSalle Front Road ParkWSO Brass Quintet
Saturday, August 13 at 7 p.m.Amherstburg King's Navy Yard Park WSO Brass Quintet
Sunday, August 14 at 7 p.m.Windsor Odette Sculpture Park, at the foot of Bridge Avenue WSO Brass Quintet
For more information on these and other Windsor Symphony Concerts visit their website at www.windsorsymphony.ca
by Tim FairhurstBiz X Magazine
The Downtown Market
Posted June 11, 2011 @ 9:34AM
"The market brings vitality to the core every week. It’s wonderful to see farmers, cyclists, entertainers, families, and others reconnecting each week," says market chair, Natalie Bownes.
Bownes also feels that having the grower on hand is a great incentive for shoppers, "Meeting the person who produced your food is an amazing opportunity to learn more."
Organizers have a variety of special events planned throughout the season and the second Saturday of each month will be earmarked for special events.
· June 11 – Opening Day
· July 9 – Love Your City
· August 13 – Healthy Lifestyles Day
· September 10 – Pets on Parade
· October 8 – Closing Day Celebration
So come on downtown and experience the best Essex County has to offer. For more info contact: Tristan Fehrenbach (tristan@downtownfarmersmarket.ca) or Natalie Bownes (natalie@downtownfarmersmarket.ca) Phone: (519) 915-9498
Is the Weather Hurting Business in Windsor/Essex??
Posted May 17, 2011 @ 9:32PM
It seems everyone is complaining about the weather. A sore topic among Windsorites , spring just has not co-ooperated, but is it having an impact on some local businesses bottom lines? You bet. The excessive rain and unseasonable cool temps have done nothing to inspire people to get out and spend those springtime dollars. Garden Centres, Pool companies, boating establishments, motorcycle shops and ice cream stores are all awaiting that first pop of warm weather to get people moving on summertime activities (and purchases). Outdoor restaurant and bar patios come alive with people as well when the nights are warm and the days sunny. And lets not forget those who work outside like farmers and construction workers. Weather can easily put crops and projects behind and cost money. But that’s life right? Unfortunately we cannot change the weather and everyone ultimately must deal with it on some level. Heres hoping to a fabulous May 24 Long weekend and a temperate kickoff to the 2011 summer season. Now get out there and play!
by Tim FairhurstBiz X Magazine
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