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Way!
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by Barbara Nero
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 In
October, Skills for Change began its United Way Campaign in earnest.
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 This year, the CN Tower Climb was elevated to
new heights - nine people made
- it to the top with over $500.00 in pledges.
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- Congratulations to all the teams who
organized Bake Sales in October: CES
- and JSW partnered to raise $286.29, STIC
raised $158.23 and ERC raised
- $77.00
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 By
raffling off the Microsoft XP software donated by
Micro Second
Computer
- Inc., we earned $88.00.
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- On October 25, Skills for Change hosted a
Days of Caring event; 25 job
- seekers benefited from the practice and
feedback they gained through mock
- interviews with volunteers from Canada Post.
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- November promises to be equally busy with
three more bake sales, a flea
- market on November 28/29, another Day of
Caring on November 28, and a
- Bowl-a-thon on November 30.
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Swedish Visit
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by Jane Cullingworth
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On
October 18, Ms. Lisa Burgh, Swedish Secretary of State, visited
Skills for Change.
Accompanying her were two staff from her ministry and Jeannine
Chauvette
(Regional Director Ontario, Status of Women).
The group met with Peggy Edwards and Jane Cullingworth of SfC
to discuss different approaches to settlement and employment in
Sweden and Canada. Sweden's state government has developed
agreements directly with municipalities; it is the municipalities
in Sweden that have primary responsibility for settlement
(including language instruction and employment).
Calling All SfC Graduates!
The
SfC Alumni Committee encourages active participation of program
graduates in supporting the work of SfC through social events or
fund-raising activities and in creating a network for information.
 The
Alumni Committee held their first meeting on May 8, 2001. Since
then, a dedicated group of graduates have been meeting each month,
sharing ideas, information and experiences in order to promote the
mission of SfC. A work plan was developed and as a first step in
obtaining feedback from graduates, the Alumni Committee put their
heads together and developed a questionnaire to be conducted over
the telephone.
The results
of the telephone survey indicate that graduates are appreciative of
the services provided to them by SfC and are interested in receiving
the e-newsletter that would keep them in touch with the agency and
provide information on job opportunities.
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Starting a Small Business
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by Ouliana Baisa
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- The Dufferin Mall ERC invites you to their November speakers
series - Starting a Small Business. If you are a business
owner, entrepreneur, a business immigrant or an individual investor
these workshops are for you. Workshops start November 8. More
information
here.
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Comments
- If you have a comment or suggestion,
we would like to hear from you.
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- If you'd like to donate items to be sold at our United Way Flea
Market, please
e-mail or call 416 658-3101 x208.
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DERC Newsletter Debuts
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by Michele Raposo
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The
SfC Dufferin Mall Employment Resource Center (DERC)
newsletter is available now for subscription. Issue #1
includes information on volunteers, discussion boards, new hours and
new workshops. View the most recent issue
here. Subscribe
here.
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Annual General Meeting
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by Peggy Edwards
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- Over 45 attended the SfC Annual General Meeting held on Wednesday October 24,
2001. The Annual Report is available for download
here.
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- SfC welcomes new Directors Mr. Adil Lalani, and Ms. Noemi
Garcia. Larry Diachun, a six year member of the Board retired. His
talents and enthusiasm will be sorely missed.
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- A special thank you to Berge Arabian, Zerrin Ayanoglu and
Vasyl Popadiuk for sharing their stunning artistic talents through
film, crafts and music. The evening was a memorable one for all those
who attended and we appreciate everyone's support and participation.
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- Here a list of the 2001 - 2002 Board of Directors:
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- Joy Seth Chair
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Librarian
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North York Central
Library
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- Gerald A.
Fitzgerald Vice-Chair
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Entrepreneur
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- Sandra Hewitt
Secretary
- Real
Estate Administrator
- Laura
Secord
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- Howard Trotman
Treasurer
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Consultant
- Equifax
Canada Inc.
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- Claudia Small
- Account
Manager
- Small &
Medium Enterprises
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- Iurie Dmitrenco
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Director
- Assoc’n
of Journey-Persons from Commonwealth of Independent States and
former Soviet Union
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- Gail Johnson
- Manager,
Community Services - North Region Metro Toronto Housing
Corporation
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- Barbara Nawrocki
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Director,
- Legal
Services Branch
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- Dave Lovelock
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Marketing Project Manager
- Drake
International
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- Subash Mehta
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Franchisee
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- Adil Lalani
- Analyst,
Global Corporate &
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Investment Banking, Canada
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- Noemi Garcia
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Volunteer Coordinator
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Information Session for Teachers
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by Jalileh Helalat
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 Over a 100 people attended the Information Session October 30.
Charlie Morrison and Kathy Anstett, External Relations Officers
from the Ontario College of Teachers, delivered the presentation
about the process of becoming a teacher in Ontario. The feedback
we received from clients was very positive.
Acronym Soup
Confused? Don't be. Here's a list
of our agency acronyms, what they mean and (where applicable) a
link to the program web page.
CES - Clerical Employment Services
EAS - Employment Assistance
Program
EPRS - Employment
Preparation for
Retail Services
ERC - Employment Resource Centre
FOAP - Finance and Office
Assistant Program
IAT - Intake, Assessment and
Training
JSC - Job Search Centre
JSW - Job Search Workshop
LINC - Language Instruction for
Newcomers to Canada
NPA
- New Pioneers Awards
STIC - Sector Terminology
Information & Counselling
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