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Inclusive Golf Team, having fun and meeting new friends
Image Description: A large group of people wave to the camera while standing on a golf course. Text is a quote by volunteer Gary Donald about an inclusive golf team that meets at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville that reads: The first criteria was to have fun, meet new friends, which we have done. We laugh […]
Read MoreShoppers Drug Mart donates proceeds from their Beauty Gala to Community Living Huntsville
Thank you to Shoppers Drug Mart for donating their proceeds from their Beauty Gala to Community Living Huntsville! We truly appreciate your support and generosity.
Read MoreCanada’s 150th “Decades” Parade in Huntsville- we rolled, we walked, we danced… we CELEBRATED!
Community Living Huntsville was asked to participate in Canada’s 150th Decades Parade celebration in downtown Huntsville on Saturday July 1, 2017. Approximately 30 people attended, rolling, dancing and walking alongside each other to celebrate inclusion to the song “Born This Way”. Inclusive employers held signs, people that have attended “Celebrating Inclusion Tours” walked with enthusiasm, […]
Read MoreBand on the Run was a huge success
Community Living Huntsville would like to thank the Band on the Run organizers and all involved for their support and generosity. Months prior to the event Community Living Huntsville, along with the broader community, trained weekly at various locations in Huntsville. The training certainly paid off and everyone received a medal for their success and […]
Read MoreThe Business of Inclusion Event success
Community Living Huntsville hosted their “Snacks and Stats” yesterday at the Algonquin Theatre to present the current financial amount raised from the event that was held on May 3, “The Business of Inclusion”. Over 200 people were in attendance and we would like to sincerely thank everyone who supported our “Business of Inclusion” event at […]
Read MoreRemembering Kareen Burns, Ambassador of Inclusion
We would like to express our deepest condolensces to Kareen Burns’ Family, Friends and everyone who is affected by her loss. Kareen was deeply involved in her community. Part of her involvement included the work she did with Community Living Huntsville. Kareen was one of our “Ambassadors for Inclusion”. She was an early adopter to inclusive […]
Read MoreMarch 1, 2017 is the international “Spread the Word to End the Word” day!
The R-word is the word ‘retard(ed)’. Why does it hurt? The R-word hurts because it is exclusive. It’s offensive. It’s derogatory. Visit www.r-word.org to learn more and to take the pledge to commit to using respectful language. The campaign asks people to pledge to stop saying the R-word as a starting point toward creating more […]
Read MoreLocal Employer Champions to present at upcoming Niagara Falls CASE Conference
The Canadian Association for Supported Employment- CASE- holds their 22nd Annual National Supported Employment Conference from May 30- June 1, 2017 in Niagara Falls and Huntsville’s very own Employer Ambassadors, along with Community Living Huntsville, will be presenting: “The Business of Inclusion” Speakers: Kareen Burns, Scott Doughty, Maggie Fines (Randy Robinson), Nancy Weber and Michelle […]
Read MoreScott Doughty- Community Leader and Ambassador for Inclusion
Scott Doughty- Community Leader and Ambassador for Inclusion. By Michelle Ainsworth “We are a powerful community when all of us work together, not just the few”. Meet Scott Doughty. General Manager at Hidden Valley Resort. Community Leader. Employer. Coach. Volunteer. Ambassador for Inclusion. It only takes a moment of meeting Scott to realize that his […]
Read MoreCommunity Living Huntsville awarded grant to support “Celebrating Inclusion Through Arts”
Community Living Huntsville would like to thank the Muskoka Community Foundation for the grant to support the project Celebrating Inclusion Through the Arts. This project intends to bring people of all abilities together for the love of the arts. Our intention is to be visible at Canada 150 celebratory events. Through dance and visual arts, […]
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