LiveWorkPlay Receives Social Media Award: Community Living Ontario 61st Annual Conference, September 25, 2014
September 29, 2014
LiveWorkPlay was recognized with the Community Living Ontario Social Media Award on the occasion of their 61st Annual Conference Celebration Dinner and Awards Ceremony on September 25, 2014. The text from the award presentation and acceptance speech are provided below. LiveWorkPlay also contributed to the conference through a well-attended shared presentation Using Emerging Technology to… Continue reading LiveWorkPlay Receives Social Media Award: Community Living Ontario 61st Annual Conference, September 25, 2014
Annual General Meeting 2014 Celebrates Community with Caring Canadian Award Ceremony
September 23, 2014
The 19th Annual General Meeting of LiveWorkPlay was a memorable evening. Attendance of more than 150 members and other supporters were on hand to enjoy a delicious meal and some special ceremonies before and after the conducting of the important annual business of the corporation. The celebrations began with a very special guest, Her Excellency… Continue reading Annual General Meeting 2014 Celebrates Community with Caring Canadian Award Ceremony
A Week To Remember: Recipe for Success + EARN + National Volunteer Week 2014!
April 8, 2014
What an incredible week it has been! On April 3, the Recipe for Success Culinary Adventure and Charity Auction raised $42,000 for LiveWorkPlay in support of a welcoming community for people with intellectual disabilities. Highlights included the food, the co-hosts Derick Fage and Sandy Sharkey, and the wonderful atmosphere which included a strong contingent of… Continue reading A Week To Remember: Recipe for Success + EARN + National Volunteer Week 2014!
Cooking Up A Recipe For Success
April 1, 2014
Has it really been 16 years? Back in 1999 the fledgling charitable organization “Special Needs Network” hosted a small fundraising event with hopes of raising $5000. Just two years later in 2001, the Recipe for Success Culinary Adventure and Charity Auction had expanded into a newsworthy event and was also the occasion for a change of… Continue reading Cooking Up A Recipe For Success
The Top Five LiveWorkPlay Stories of 2013
December 30, 2013
We asked ourselves “What were the TOP FIVE LiveWorkPlay stories of 2013?” To answer that question we used the insight statistics from our Facebook page. This is far from perfect (not every LiveWorkPlay story finds its best expression on Facebook) but we can say with confidence, the top five definitely attracted massive attention! There were… Continue reading The Top Five LiveWorkPlay Stories of 2013
Annual General Meeting 2013 Celebrates Individual & Community Progress
September 30, 2013
LiveWorkPlay hosts the annual Engines of Success recognition banquet every April as a celebration of individuals with intellectual disabilities, volunteers, community partners, and others who help make Ottawa a more inclusive city. The Welcome Back Family Feast and Annual General Meeting is held each September in order to conduct the required business of a non-profit… Continue reading Annual General Meeting 2013 Celebrates Individual & Community Progress
A Great Start To A New LiveWorkPlay Year!
August 21, 2013
Ontario Trillium Foundation Support The Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario, is providing LiveWorkPlay with $62,000 over one year “to enhance the organization’s capacity to secure meaningful employment suited to the interests and abilities of persons with an intellectual disability. Members of service clubs, professional associations and corporations in Ottawa will… Continue reading A Great Start To A New LiveWorkPlay Year!
New LiveWorkPlay Golf Tournament Partnership
July 29, 2013
For 2013 LiveWorkPlay is pleased to be partnering with Rotary Club of West Ottawa (RCWO) and Cystic Fibrosis Canada Ottawa Chapter (CFCOC) for a shared golf tournament! The tournament will take place on Thursday, September 19, at the Glen Mar Golf & Country Club on Fernbank Road in Ottawa’s west end. Starting way back in… Continue reading New LiveWorkPlay Golf Tournament Partnership
All The LiveWorkPlay News From June 2013!
July 3, 2013
ALL THE NEWS FROM JUNE 2013 June 6, 2013: A Night To Remember It’s the stuff of LiveWorkPlay legend: giving out awards in front of an audience of 250 at the annual Engines of Success recognition banquet while at the same time receiving a Community Builder of the Year award on the other side of… Continue reading All The LiveWorkPlay News From June 2013!
What A Night! LiveWorkPlay Celebrates Community, Community Celebrates LiveWorkPlay!
June 7, 2013
It was one of those nights that will surely require notation in our historical record! As LiveWorkPlay was hosting the 8th annual Engines of Success recognition event at St. Anthony’s Banquet Hall, the United Way Ottawa Community Builder Gala was taking place at the Ottawa Convention Centre, with a Community Builder of the Year award… Continue reading What A Night! LiveWorkPlay Celebrates Community, Community Celebrates LiveWorkPlay!