An Afternoon with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is pleased to offer its corporate members and the OCC Chamber Network across Ontario with a preferred rate to attend a luncheon in Toronto with the former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, on January 26, 2011 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.  Q&A will be moderated by Frank McKenna.  

Date:      Wednesday January 26, 2011

Time:      12:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Location:  Metro Toronto Convention Centre

OCC Member Discount of $500 per table or $50 per ticket on below listed prices.

Feb. 17 in Toronto: MAJOR OPPORTUNITY - Deadline to apply: January 28, 2011

Senior executives from Lockheed Martin (President of The Americas), BoozAllenHamilton, Avaya, Boeing and Akamai are seeking Ontario IT suppliers of innovative mobile content and applications, heath IT, software as a service, cloud, cyber security, smartgrid, biometrics and physical security technologies. Space is limited to 50 attendees. The program, organized by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, DC and the Government of Ontario, includes a seminar followed by networking and pre-approved 1:1 meetings between Ontario companies with the visiting U.S. executives.  More Info

8th Annual York Small Business Entrepreneur's Conference: Business Innovation in Changing Times

Friday, February 4th, 2011  Aurora Cultural Centre

Breakfast & Registration 8:00 - 9:00 am

Conference 9:00 a.m. - 4: 00 p.m.

Cost $50.00 (lunch included)    Trade Show Table: $50.00  Register
 

Foundations: Heritage Landmarks of Downtown Newmarket

The new "coffee table book" chronicles downtown Newmarket landmarks.  A fund-raiser for the Heart & Stroke Foundation, all proceeds from book sales go to this great cause.  Price for the book is $25.00 and are available at Roadhouse & Rose Funeral Home.

2011 Character Challenge     WHO DO YOU KNOW?
When you think of good character WHO comes to mind?
The Character Community Foundation of York Region invites nominations for the 5TH ANNUAL Character Community Awards Celebration taking place on Wednesday April 27, 2011, at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts.

Email or visit their website 
 

Join Community Living as they honour Armand La Barge - recipient of the 2011 "Community Service Award" for a Lifetime of Excellence in Community Service at the Ninth annual Community Tribute Dinner
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at The Manor, Carrying Place Golf & Country Club. Tickets are $125 each ($1,000 for a table of eight)
Purchase: www.clnad.com or call (905) 898-3000 ext. 258   All proceeds will go to support people who have an intellectual disabilities

Persechini 18th Annual Ski Trip

Friday, February 11th at Osler Bluff Ski club

$155 plus HST

 To obtain a form and more info call Joe at 905-715-9199 or the club at 905-898-1861

See Rick Mercer Live!

WCYR has 4 tickets to enjoy the Season 8 Finale Taping of the Rick Mercer Report on Friday, March 25, 2011
Raffle tickets: $10 each or 3 for $20
Raffle ends March 1st, 2011   Contact schidlow@wcyr.ca or call 905-853-9270, ext. 107
 

 Can you tell when the person you are talking to on the phone is doing something else, such as working on their computer? Of course! We offer up this advice: To make sure you give the conversation 100% focus, turn away from your computer so you won't be tempted to multitask. We try to follow our own advice, but how is it that we fall off the wagon? Peter Bregman, author of Point B: A Short Guide To Leading a Big Change, explains why: "If there's no downside to stopping (multitasking), why don't we all just stop? I think it's because our minds move considerably faster than the outside world. You can hear far more words a minute than someone else can speak. We have so much to do, why waste any time? So, while you're on the phone listening to someone, why not use that extra brain power to book a trip to Florence?"
 

--Darcy, Gayle and Judy