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DeZines: April 2011
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011. Hockey’s place in Canada. Hockey as we now know it may draw on many sources, but it was born, and it evolved here in Canada. Hockey is our game! Madame Toastmaster, fellow Toastmasters, most welcome guests, and especially newcomers to this great country, let me introduce you to our game. The boys of hockey laced up their skates to play the first documented official hockey game in March of 1875, but the game only vaguely resembled what we see played today. Obviously, this lockou...
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DeZines: February 2009
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Friday, February 27, 2009. Women Can’t Build. Should there be a law against letting a woman lose with a hammer and a nail gun? Are there some things a woman should just not be allowed to do? Habitat for Humanity Toronto is Hostessing a Women’s Build. Will it ever be successful? Gosh, I just don’t know, deary. Are women possibly qualified and up to the task? Are we all just good homemakers with dreams of sub-flooring, or is there any potential for Rosie the Riveters amongst us? Sunday, February 08, 2009.
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DeZines: Habitat for Humanity Touches Lives
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Thursday, May 19, 2011. Habitat for Humanity Touches Lives. My name is Vanessa, and I would like to talk to you tonight about how Habitat for Humanity has touched lives, and how you can help Habitat for Humanity make a difference. As I said, we do not work for free: a home costs a partner family 500 hours of sweat equity, and about $150,000. By bringing people together under one common goal:. We Touch Lives: By building teams:. One thing I hear time and time again during my work with corporate groups is ...
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DeZines: September 2008
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008. What if . someone I liked / liked actually found me as attractive as I found them, as a person, a spirit, a mind, a body, and a soul? What if . I had a full-time job in graphic design, loved what I was doing, and was damn good at what I did? What if . I had a big, genuine heart? What if . I could actually be feminine? What if . I could lose my pride, and be humble? What if . I could lose my selfishness, and do things for other people? What if . I was an optimist? And they a...
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DeZines: December 2009
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Monday, December 07, 2009. Each of the 24 days counting down to Christmas Deserves a cookie! And here's a link! Http:/ www.thestar.com/cookies#interactive. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Etsy Store; Lindas Lens. More of Vanessa's books ». A young man's adventure with Leukemia. Habitat for Humanity - Toronto. Habitat for Humanity - Canada. The blog of the Kid. My Grad Show 2006 @ the Steamwhistle.
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DeZines: March 2009
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Saturday, March 28, 2009. First Saturday @ WRP. I think I am running out of firsts at WRP . ummm, on second thought, I can think of a LOT of firsts I wouldn't mind happening there! My Crew today consisted of about 7 women. Our job was to put up sill plates on Block A. I felt a bit like a brand new, never held a hammer before kid at some points during the day, because one guy loves to tell me that what I am doing is wrong, and say "why don't you do it this way; it's so much easier? Mine, or yours? I didn'...
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DeZines: April 2009
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Thursday, April 30, 2009. Oh this is a laugh! I am sure it will be a wonderful seminar, but I just read on DCN about an "Update on Mould Breakfast Seminar" happening on May 13th. Somehow I can just picture it; mould on the eggs, bananas, orange juice . what an appetizing seminar! Sunday, April 19, 2009. I think I should create a post on Jane Jacobs … but because I also want to bake, make dinner, and read about framing (construction) I will limit this post to a simple summary and listing. So I need to nar...
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DeZines: November 2010
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Sunday, November 21, 2010. Tonight I would like to share with you tonight the stories Diwali celebrates, a summary of how each of the 5 days of Diwali are celebrated today, and how we as a family celebrate this Festival of Light. In my family, we celebrate Diwali when we are invited by my Grandmother to a Puja to worship Maha Lakshmi, at her home. As her eldest son’s family, we sometimes arrive early and help with the decorations, and preparing for the Puja downstairs. After all the guests ...View my com...
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DeZines: January 2009
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Thursday, January 01, 2009. Habitat for Humanity, 4200 Kingston Rd. I have had this post in the works since early February, but since it is not materializing as I hoped it would, for lack of time on my part, I will just post this whole thing at once, and go back and elaborate on each day’s tasks as time goes by (again, if I actually GET the time)! Who doles out the orange shirts was waiting for me to get there at the time the crew leaders SHOULD be there in the morning. (grrr! Without further ado, here a...
