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May 6th 2021 was Community Living Day.
Members, Staff and Supporters of Community Living Renfrew County South dressed in Blue & Green to celebrate the day.
The 105 Ladies were sporting their blue and green.
Jennifer did some blue and green dazzly art.
Jess is rocking the blue and green and shining the light with that beautiful smile.
2 Elgin wearing blue and green to Shine the Light for Community Living.
Debbie is part of the beautiful light that is shining on Community Living Today! Looking great Debbie! We miss you! Thank you Jennifer Fraser for helping to include Debbie on this day.
Diversity is the mix, Inclusion is making the mix work.
Happy Community Living Day!
MAY is Community Living Month
To celebrate, the following events are taking place”
Thursday, May 6th – Everyone is encouraged to wear BLUE and GREEN in support of Community Living!
Download event poster.
Starting in May through to October 11th, 2021 everyone is encouraged to join the CLRCS Walk Across Canada Team Challenge! Get your walking shoes on!!
Download event poster.
Introducing the Community Living Tree! Thank you to everyone who participated in honour of Community Living Month! The collaboration of art really displays the message well.
Out for a walk? Stop by and check it out!
The Tree of Flowers Project is something we would like everyone to help us with in preparation for Community Living month in May.
We are going to be putting this on display in our front window at CAS for all of the town to enjoy for the month of May. So, in April, we create them and in May we display them.
The Tree of Flowers represents that we are all unique and beautiful like flowers. No matter our differences, we all live and thrive off the same tree and roots. Although not perfect, when we come together, we are beautiful.
We want to remind everyone of this as Spring arrives that we can all be better If we do it together. No one should be alone especially in these difficult times. So, please help us come together and show how our unique differences when combined and alone are beautiful.
Another successful Artshine Workshop with beautiful results!!!!!
Share the Appreciation!
“The Appreciation Station has taken off at our CAS program.
We believe that respect, appreciation and positivity can pave the way for a great working environment.
Have you told anyone today what you appreciate about them?
Let’s continue to shine that light for others.”
Our world needs transformational change. It’s time for the world to hold sectors accountable for their role in our environmental crisis while also calling for bold, creative, and innovative solutions. This will require action at all levels, from business and investment to city and national government.
That’s where you come in: As an individual, you yield real power and influence as a consumer, a voter, and a member of a community that can unite for change.
Don’t underestimate your power. When your voice and your actions are united with thousands or millions of others around the world, we create a movement that is inclusive, impactful, and impossible to ignore.
Every Earth Day can drive a year of energy, enthusiasm, and commitment to create a new plan of action for our planet.
THE POWER OF ONE, THE VALUE OF MANY
National Volunteer Week for Canada is April 18th to 24th, 2021. This recognition week each year gives us the opportunity to think about and celebrate our volunteers and all that they do to make Community Living Renfrew County South and its’ people successful. We are so fortunate to have you as part of our volunteer team!
We know it has been a challenging year for everyone and we know that we have not been able to spend as much time together as we would have liked to, doing the things we would have liked to. We miss our volunteers, the help you provide, and the time you share. Thank you for standing by us and supporting us through these unprecedented times.
We hope that this finds you and your family healthy and safe. We look forward to when we can be together again, and our volunteers can return to our Community Living Renfrew County South programs.
Take good care.
Sincerely,
Your Friends at CLRCS
OPSEU Local 472 and Community Living Renfrew County South worked together to assist women in Renfrew County by collecting feminine hygiene products which were donated to the Renfrew Food Bank.
Thanks to everyone that supported us in this endeavour.
Hello Everyone,
March 21st, 2021 is World Down Syndrome Day.
Learn more about this day and how you can support by visiting Canadian Down Syndrome Society
You can show your support by:
Ask friends and family to wear colourful, fun socks on WDSD, it helps to raise awareness and puts some fun into the celebrations!
Share your group pics with us at @CdnDownSyndrome on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Use #SeeTheAbility #WDSD #WorldDownSyndromeDay
Please respect privacy when sharing images, especially photos with minors. Please follow your school or groups approval policies prior to sharing on social media.
- Share amongst your community!
Ask a self-advocate role model in your community to present to your group or class in-person or virtually. Talk to local newspapers or local media personalities!
On March 21, keep your eyes open for landmarks around the city and across the country that are lit up in blue and yellow to recognize this important day.
If you would like to make a lighting request in your community, reach out to awareness@cdss.ca and we could help you make the request.
Tag and share photos of lights with #WDSD #LotsOfLights
As well, L’Arche Canada is hosting a free concert in honour of World Down Syndrome Day – details below:
In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day, Jordan Hart and friends will give a virtual music festival to celebrate disability pride, with music, poetry, a new animated music video, storytelling, and dance. Please share widely!
Sign up at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=0jow2sqAb0aD0fVStiWft47ScAOkdaFFqDdG6ICDODlUQ1hNOTNZSU1BVzRKOFlaTkJRWEpHQzNKOC4u
Community Living Renfrew County South is proud to be newly supporters of EVA- Ending Violence Against Women in Renfrew County.
Community Living is a non-profit organization that works with others to improve the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities.
We offer personal support, education, resources and community access supports to help enable inclusion, choice, safety and respect for the people we support.
Becoming a member of EVA allows us to further advocate for others and to help be another voice for the women we support.
