Bird Houses Available at the Uxbridge ReStore

Erik Giffin has taken his passion for building things and turned it into a project to support Habitat for Humanity. Erik has constructed and decorated a number of bird houses which are on display at the Uxbridge ReStore, where he volunteers. All of the profits received through the sale of the bird houses is being donated back to Habitat for Humanity.

If you are looking for that one of kind gift for Mother's Day, then you need to stop by the store this Saturday. Not only will be able to pick up your gift, but you will also have a chance to meet Erik who will be at the store. Click here for more details.

Community Living Month  

May is Community Living Month in Ontario. This May, Community Living Durham North is inviting people to expand their thinking about the meaning and power of a familiar word in Canadian history and vocabulary: citizenship.

We live in a country that represents a rich and vibrant array of human experience, language, beliefs, traditions and abilities. But citizenship is about more than where we were born or where we live. Being a citizen means having full access to, and experiencing, human rights, responsibilities, and opportunities.

This May we want to share the message that people who have an intellectual disability want to share in more of those citizenship experiences, responsibilities and opportunities. This includes pursuing the most basic human rights, opportunities, and life choices like getting an education, finding a good job, having friendships and giving back to the community through volunteerism.

Take Laura, for example, she graduated from a modified college program at Durham College, is now living with a room-mate in Port Perry, she works part-time at Vos Independent as well as managing a private laundry contract for a local barber shop, she volunteers at S.A. Cawker School and the Soups On Us at a local church, participates in weekly Zumba classes and enjoys vacationing with her family.

Join us as we celebrate citizenship throughout the month of May:

Wednesday May 23, 7:30pm, “Managing Money on a Limited Income”

   Presented by Janet Ries of Balancing Act Debt Resolution at 60 Vanedward Dr, Port Perry. 

Janet is a social service worker who witnesses the profound need for financial education. She addresses this need by offering the fundamentals of money with a non-judgmental, supportive approach. She believes that the flow of money and solution focused goals are keys to creating financial security. Janet operates Balancing Act Debt Resolution, teaches Money Management at Durham College and is working towards her Business Analysis Atocrates certificate. 

Please RSVP or forward any questions to Tracy McGarry at 905-985-8511 extension 227. 

Saturday May 26, 11am-2pm Geocaching

Geocaching is a high tech game of hide and seek. Players try to locate hidden containers, called geocaches, using GPS-enabled devices and then share their experiences online. 

The “CLDN Hound Dogs”  Geocaching team have placed their own cache called “A Country Drive. ” To find our cache, simply go to www.geocaching.com to log in or sign up and enter the name of our cache.  You will then be provided with the coordinates of our cache. Enter those into your GPS and begin your search.  If you’re new to caching and don’t have a GPS, be sure to visit the Scugog Library in Port Perry and borrow one for the day.

Be sure to stop by and enjoy our BBQ from 11am to 2pm at the Port Perry Resource Centre, 16025 Old Simcoe Road.

Friday May 31, 5pm – 8pm Celebrity Server Fundraiser at Crabby Joe’s

   Community Living representatives will greet you and Crabby’s will donate 10% of all sales from this event. Click here to learn more.

Thank you to Boston Pizza for hosting a very successful Celebrity Service evening!

Pictured above is Nkio Pupella, greeting patrons as they arrived at Boston Pizza in Uxbridge.

National Volunteer Week

In honour of Volunteer Appreciation Week, we at Community Living Durham North would like to take this opportunity to thank our many dedicated and caring volunteers!

We appreciate your time, effort and talents which positively impact the lives of the people we support.

If you would like to learn more about this rewarding opportunity, please contact Leeanna Cliff at 905-985-8511extension 222.

Rhythmic Gymnastics Comes to Port Perry

We are pleased to be offering a new sport program in Port Perry. Rhythmic Gymnastics is both an individual and team sport in which athletes work with one or two pieces of apparatus including rope, clubs, hoop, ball and ribbon. The sport is open to all ages.