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Update from CLGW Like many other organizations, Community Living Guelph Wellington has prioritized the health and wellbeing of the people we support, their families, our employees, volunteers and visitors. We have all played a role in keeping ourselves and the people around us as healthy as possible. That while COVID will never go away, we have learned a lot about…
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Did you attend the Community Resource Fair? Community Living Guelph Wellington attended the Community Resource Fair, hosted by the Passport Community Developer Team and Central West Specialized Developmental Services. The Community Resource Fair is a great way for people with developmental disabilities to learn about the resources, services and opportunities that are available in our community. This is a great…
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YOU are invited to CLGW’s Ice Cream Social. It’s been a long three years! Want to get out there and connect again? Join us! Re-connect with old friends. Chat with new ones. Plus meet members of CLGW’s Family Engagement Committee. What MONDAY MIXER – ICE CREAM SOCIAL. Mix and mingle outside. Or inside if the weather is bad. …
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Thank you for your strategic planning input! Between the focus groups, surveys and 1:1 interviews, more than 175 participants added their voice to CLGW’s strategic planning engagement. This is a great sample of the people we support, their families and our staff team. In late February, CLGW’s Board of Directors, Senior Leadership Team, and the Strategic Planning Steering Committee reviewed…
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Ready to grow a little with CLGW? Lettuce tell you about our latest fundraising opportunity – Plantables! What Is Plantables? Plantables is a family-owned seedling and seed farm based in Forest, Ontario. They grow healthy, hardy and happy fruit and vegetable plant starts. Looking to plant a fresh and healthy garden? You can order plant starts and seeds, and…
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Dear friend of Community Living Guelph Wellington, On behalf of Community Living Guelph Wellington, I have both the pleasure and sadness to announce the retirement of our Operations and Compliance Manager, Heather Grimes. With 31.5 years of service at CLGW, Heather has held a variety of positions. From front-line staff to Skills Development Instructor, to Developmental Community Placement Manager, to…
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We want to hear from you! We have a few questions we would like to get your thoughts about. The questions are about what CLGW currently does well and what it could do in the future. Your experience and knowledge would be helpful for us to learn from! The survey is voluntary. It takes about 5 minutes. Answers will be…
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With the holiday season in full swing, we hope you have had moments of joy, good company, and celebration. The holidays are always a wonderful time to look back on the year you have had. For us, 2022 started with a bang. Through 2020 and 2021, CLGW was incredibly fortunate to have minimal COVID-19 outbreaks. However, someone forgot to share…
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This Giving Tuesday, CLGW’s GAP needs your help. While the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals wrap up after American Thanksgiving, we shift our focus to Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a worldwide day for giving. While shoppers eagerly participate in sales events on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a chance to step away from buying and…
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Digital Hubs coming to Community Living Centre in Guelph CLGW has some exciting news to share with you. We will be adding two Digital Hubs to our Community Living Centre in Guelph. A Digital Hub is a quiet space that provides the technology needed for people to access online support and activities. Through the pandemic, we have experienced support happening…
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LEG Up! to Retail is here! Community Living Guelph Wellington’s EmployMEnt Options, Action Read and 2nd Chance Employment are teaming up with Project READ to offer Leg UP! to Retail. Registration is now open for the LEG Up! to Retail program in Guelph. Please see below for full details. This course will prepare adults 18+ with a developmental disability for…
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Piece of the Pie We’re excited to share about the Piece of the Pie art project. Earlier this year, we reached out to the people we support and their families, our staff team, and friends of CLGW. We invited them to contribute to an art project. Each person received a piece of paper, with the instructions to colour. What…