From Burnout to Breakthrough!
Rhonda has a great inspirational story that brought the crowd to it's feet! Literally!
Amazing Rhonda! ๐๐๐๐ฑ
Filler 'up Please!
Manuel did an awesome job explaining that "The Mind has Gas Stations" TEDxOshawa Loved it! ๐๐๐
Saved by a Turtle?
Dr Collette Wayne flew in from Ventura, California for TEDxOshawa to give her first TEDx talk, and she did not disappoint! You have to read her story https://oceansofgrace.earth/ Thank You Collette! ๐๐๐
Another Oshawa Boy does good!
Nicholas Varas, recent graduate from Ontario Tech University and now living in Oshawa, delivered a great talk on "Vertical Farming" and is working on robotics for the farming community. Amazing! ๐๐๐๐ฑ
Unlocking the TEDx Oshawa Team Success
Diondra? Nervous? No way!
Great job once again Diondra! ๐๐๐
"Inspire 1 - Impact Billions" that's Atif's Mission in life!
You blew it out of the park Atif Rashid! Your first TEDxOshawa event was truly inspirational! "Inspire 1 - Impact Billions" Got the message loud and clear! ๐
TEDx Oshawa - Host, Co-Organizer, MC... Faris Siddiqui
Great job by TEDxOshawa putting on their first TEDx event and what a great show they put on... An amazing line-up of speakers, great ideas worth sharing, and a great venue Biltmore Theatre. Can't wait to see it again next year! Congrats to all! ๐๐๐
Want to attend this year's TEDx Oshawa Event? We're giving away a pair of tickets for the June 8th event. All you have to do is sign up for our weekly newsletter to be entered in the draw happening on Friday, June 7th @ 5:00 pm. https://www.durhamlife.ca/#/portal/signup
Faris Siddiqui is one of the Co-Event Organizers for TEDxOshawa. Along with his good friend Chad Andress, they have assembled a team to successfully launch this edition of TEDx Oshawa. While there have been two previous TEDx events in Oshawa, they were only one-off occasions. This team has a long-term vision to establish this edition as an annual event.
In this episode of โIn Conversation with the Changemakers of Durham Region,โ Faris takes us behind the scenes in preparation for the event.
You can read the full post on our website:
https://www.durhamlife.ca/tedx-oshawa-2024-exclusive-interviews/
What I found most impressive about Faris is his dedication to community service, which has led him to engage in organizing community activities and culminated in his current role as the Co-Event Organizer of TEDx Oshawa. But most importantly, it has compelled him to change his career path from one in Business/Marketing to becoming a firefighter and serving the community at large. Very impressive for a young man in his twenties.
TEDx Oshawa is in good hands.
If you are still debating about attending this year's TEDx Oshawa event, I hope this conversation with Faris Siddiqui will send you to the ticket wicket!
https://tickets.biltmoretheatre.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=158
Durham Life was โIn Conversationโ with Atif Rashid this week. He's speaking TEDxOshawa Biltmore Theatre on June 8th. If anyone has found his purpose in life through adversity, it's him. I hope you enjoy this chat with Atif.
The Journey of Autism Home Base: A Success Story of Advocacy and Inclusion
We are just launching a new series of videos/podcasts entitled: In Conversation with the Changemakers of Durham Region. In our premiere episode we chat with Judy Hanson, CEO Autism Home Base in Bowmanville. Our conversation sheds light on the challenges faced by families of autistic adults and the importance of creating inclusive and supportive communities. It highlights the need for high-quality and flexible programs and services that can improve the lives of autistic individuals and their families.
Autism Home Base is blazing a new trail with their approach and becoming a model for other communities to build on. They are Changemakers in Durham Region.
If you know of other Changemakers in Durham Region, please reach out to us with your submission. We love to hear from you!
Hope you enjoy this episode and look forward to hearing some of your comments going forward. Enjoy!
For more information about this initiative, you can read more about it on our website:
https://www.durhamlife.ca/the-journey-of-autism-home-base-a-success-story-of-advocacy-and-inclusion/
If you would like to support us even more, sign-up for our weekly newsletters and stay in touch with all the good news and events in Durham Region, that would be greatly appreciated!
https://www.durhamlife.ca/#/portal/signup
@AutismHomeBase
Durham Region Roller Derby - Derby 101 - Night 2 on Durham Life
The Durham Region Roller Derby women's league is kicking off on Saturday, March 4th at the Children's Arena in Oshawa. Doors open @ 3:00... firsts game of two is @ 4:00. We followed the team for 3 nights during their โDerby 101โ training for rookies trying roller derby for the first time. This sport is not easy as you will see!
Stay tuned for Episode 2 dropping very soon!
You can follow these episodes on our website https://www.durhamlife.ca/ and sign up for our newsletter to get all the good news from Durham Region directly to your inbox... once a week... https://www.durhamlife.ca/#/portal/signup
Media Gone MAD is our first presentation sponsor for this series. If you'd like to sponsor a video, get in touch and get your brand seen with this group! Email [email protected]
New month, new events! ๐โ
Looking for something to do in Durham Region? We curate all the events from over 15 different calendars, so you donโt have to.
Visit www.durhamlife.ca/events to check out what events are taking place near you! ๐
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Mike Frogley coaches Wheelchair Basketball - Durham 2023 Ontario Parasport Games
The Durham Region 2023 Ontario Parasport Games are happening this weekend, Feb 3-5. Here is another video to get you up to speed on some of the athletes, coaches, organizers and fans #BeTheRoar
Coach Michael Frogley is a legend in wheelchair basketball and a true inspiration to all. He has made an everlasting impact on the sport โ by playing it, coaching it and mentoring it. And now with the Abilities Centre Eagles, he's making them soar where they've never been before. #Paramazing!
You can read the full article about Coach Mike in our latest blog post on our website https://www.durhamlife.ca/overcoming-adversity-the-inspiring-story-of-michael-frogley/ And while you're there, sign-up for our weekly newsletter and get all the good news from Durham Region right in your inbox!
https://www.durhamlife.ca/#/portal/signup
Good Luck Eagles!
Sport Durham
Wheelchair Basketball Canada
Ontario Para Network
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Durham Tourism -- Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Abilities Centre
York Durham Headwaters
369Global
Town of Ajax
Rotary Club of Oshawa
geekspeak Commerce
Durham College
Durham Medical
Ontario Power Generation
Brimacombe
City of Pickering
Durham Regional Police Service
Ontario Tech University
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
Broz Excavating
Motion
Oshawa Curling Club
Aspire Climbing Whitby
Bluebird Self Storage
Trent University Durham GTA
City of Oshawa - Municipal Government
AMI
Clarington Tourism
Municipality of Clarington
Eat My Shortbread
Durham 2023 Ontario Parasport Games - Blind Soccer
The Durham Region 2023 Ontario Parasport Games are happening this weekend, Feb 3-5. Here is another video to get you up to speed on some of the athletes, coaches, organizers and fans #BeTheRoar
In this video, Ramya explains the rules of Blind Soccer, and how her game has changed in the past year. Her team, Pickering Football Club we be playing against the North Mississauga Soccer Club. Hope you can get out there and cheer them on! #BeTheRoar
When she isn't playing soccer, Ramya is co-host of a daily podcast on AMI https://www.ami.ca/category/2456/recent_episodes Give her a listen, she's awesome!
Good luck to the Pickering Football Club this weekend!
Gonna be #paramazing!
Sport Durham
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Durham Tourism -- Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Abilities Centre
York Durham Headwaters
369Global
Town of Ajax
Rotary Club of Oshawa
geekspeak Commerce
Durham College
Durham Medical
Ontario Power Generation
Brimacombe
City of Pickering
Durham Regional Police Service
Ontario Tech University
369Konnect
Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation
Broz Excavating
Motion
Oshawa Curling Club
Aspire Climbing Whitby
Bluebird Self Storage
Trent University Durham GTA
City of Oshawa - Municipal Government
AMI
Clarington Tourism
Municipality of Clarington
Eat My Shortbread
Durham District School Board
Clarington Polar Bear Swim 2022
๐ New Year's Day was a great day at the Bond Head Beach in the Newcastle waterfront. It was the annual ๐ปโโ๏ธ Clarington Polar Bear Swim. ๐ปโโ๏ธ
๐๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ป Over 180 swimmers braved the frigid waters ๐ฅถ and raised over ๐ฐ $16,000 for Autism Home Base (AHB). With a Community Hub in Bowmanville, AHB serves autistic adults and their families in Durham Region and Peterborough.
[Please note: As a tribute to all the swimmers who participated in this event, we also have a longer video on YouTube that includes all of you! See Comments for link. Thanks to all of you for making this event a huge success!]
The event is organized by the family of Hollylynn Towie to support her memorial fund and provide funding for AHB programs.
The AHB helps their members discover new interests, community engagement, build friendships, and develop lifelong supports.
Autism Home Base families work together to create opportunities to explore new interests in a supportive environment among peers. Members are the drivers behind the growth and success of their grassroots organization.
You can help Autism Home Base in a number of ways.
Visit https://autismhomebase.com/ for more info.
Special mention to Drozwik Drones for getting the aerial shots. Thanks Alex!
Autism Home Base
Clarington Polar Bear Swim
Clarington Tourism
Discover Clarington
Clarington Emergency & Fire Services
Clarington Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
Durham Tourism -- Durham Region, Ontario, Canada
Media Gone MAD
Start the new year by growing your network and supporting your community! ๐
This January, over 100 events are taking place across the Durham Region! Taking place both in-person and online, these events are for all! Choose from local business events to community events and online workshops.
Visit www.durhamlife.ca/events to learn more and donโt miss out! While youโre there donโt forget to add your event to our events calendar for FREE!
#smallbusinessnetworking #networkingevents #clarington #durhamregionsmallbusiness #durhamregion #positivenews #ourdurhamlife #durhamregionevents #newsmedia #communityevents #localevents #ajaxontario #bowmanvilleontario #whitbyontario #oshawaontario
Uxbridge Fantasy of Lights - 2022
If you haven't been to the Uxbridge Fantasy of Lights yet, you've got 4 days to get there and catch this great event! This is the 15th Year for the Uxbridge Optimist Fantasy of Lights and from all accounts, this is their best yet! Load up the family in the car and make the short drive to Uxbridge. No admission fee, no tickets to reserve, and donations accepted on your way out. You'll love it!
This video was made for the 2020 version and will give you a great idea of what to expect.
If you are looking for other great events happening in Durham Region, check out our great Community Events Calendar...
https://www.durhamlife.ca/events
You can also submit your events, free of charge and make sure your event is seen in Durham Region.
Enjoy!
Get excited! ๐ We have over 40 events happening this week across Durham Region!
Visit our events calendar at www.durhamlife.ca/events to view the full list. ๐
While youโre there, donโt forget to submit your event and share it with the community. You can also tag us Durham Life to be featured!
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