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Gretzky Classic Golf 2009

Gretzky 2009

Power of an Assist..Gretzky Golf Classic

Article by Don Schwartz, WG Authentic / Visit Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic presented by Samsung

Wayne Gretzky understands the power of an assist – after all, he tallied 1,963 during his NHL career. His charitable foundation also makes plenty of assists, coming to the aid of less fortunate youth, having raised more than $1 million to date for kids in hockey.

One of the Wayne Gretzky Foundation’s largest fundraisers – the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic golf tournament – makes an annual assist to the Foundation in large part from the work of approximately 650 volunteers, who make countless assists of their own.

“We couldn’t run the tournament without volunteers,” said Kelly Dixon-Boldt, director of volunteers for the Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic. “It wouldn’t exist without a volunteer base.”

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the tournament, providing the necessary manpower to make the fundraising event come together. Volunteers are called upon to fulfill a variety of duties from registering players to marshalling the course to doing the individual scoring to caddying and all points in between.

This year’s tournament is scheduled to tee off on July 6 at the Georgian Bay Club and the Raven at Lora Bay in idyllic Collingwood, Ontario. The pro-am style tournament is a stop on the PGA Nationwide Tour and pairs amateurs and celebrities along with professional golfers. The unique format not only entertains the galleries in attendance, but provides a memorable experience for volunteers who get to work alongside notable athletes and entertainers from the past and present.

“We always call these jobs ‘getting inside the ropes,’” Dixon-Boldt said. “Anything that gets you inside the ropes and gets you closer to the players are usually the jobs that require the most number of volunteers. If somebody’s caddying for one of the pros or celebrities, they get to be right with that group the whole time. They get to watch them and interact with them and talk with them and all that kind of stuff.”

Celebrities at past classics have included the likes of Charles Barkley, John Elway, Alan Thicke and Mark Messier. Confirmed for this year’s Ford Wayne Gretzky Classic are five-time World and Olympic Champion Donovan Bailey, former NHL star Scott Thornton and current member of the Calgary Flames, Mike Cammalleri, with more to be named later.

The chance to be ‘inside the ropes,’ along with the opportunity to give back to less fortunate youth and simply enjoy summertime in the Blue Mountain countryside, are reasons why the Classic has a volunteer retention rate of nearly 80-percent from last year’s event. However, there are still plenty of openings for people willing to give of themselves to help raise money for charity, regardless of their golf knowledge.

“Those who just want to get involved because they know it’ll be a fun event and they have friends who perhaps are involved in the event as well generally get involved in the non-golf related committees,” Dixon-Boldt said. “That includes registration and helping to organize the volunteers. We need to have a volunteer group in charge of the volunteers themselves, making sure everyone gets fed, has drinks on the golf course and those types of things. There are certainly committees that are more related to people who know the game of golf, so people who feel confident and know the game would normally fall into the walking, scoring and/or marshalling and caddying positions.”

Dixon-Boldt also notes that volunteering at the Classic is not limited to individual commitments.

“We’re also getting non-profit groups and groups of friends to take on the responsibility of marshalling a hole,” she said. “You can gather 10 of your friends and take on responsibility of marshalling a specific hole on one of the golf courses for the entire tournament. So you kind of make it kind of like your own hole.”

While money raised at the tournament goes towards the Foundation as a whole, local Collingwood-area charities also benefit from the assist volunteers provide.

“There are a lot of people supportive of the tournament because it does give back to some local charities as well those that many of the volunteers are involved with,” Dixon-Boldt said. “It’s nice for people to know that the money goes back to the Foundation but there’s also some part of it that stays locally in the community.”

People wanting to make an assist of their own can register to volunteer and select their area of interest at www.gretzky.com/golf.

Article by Don Schwartz, WG Authentic / Visit Ford Wayne G

I missed 12:34:567/8/09

I missed 12:34:56 7/8/09, and now this "123456789 SEQUENTIAL NUMBERS!" shirt won't be funny again until 12:34:56 7/8/90.

Grandma is eighty-eight years old and still drives her own car. She writes:

Dear Grand-daughter,

The other day I went up to our local Christian book store and saw a

'Honk if you love Jesus' bumper sticker ..

I was feeling particularly sassy that day because I had just come from a

thrilling choir performance, followed by a thunderous prayer meeting.

So, I bought the sticker and put it on my bumper.

Boy, am I glad I did; what an uplifting experience that followed.

I was stopped at a red light at a busy intersection, just lost in

thought about the Lord and how good he is, and I didn't notice that the

light had changed.

It is a good thing someone else loves Jesus because if he hadn't

honked, I'd never have noticed.

I found that lots of people love Jesus!

While I was sitting there, the guy behind started honking like crazy,

and then he leaned out of his window and screamed, 'For the love of

God!'

'Go! Go! Go! Jesus Christ, GO!'

What an exuberant cheerleader he was for Jesus!

Everyone started honking!

I just leaned out my window and started waving and smiling at all those

loving people.

I even honked my horn a few times to share in the love!

;

There must have been a man from Florida back there because I heard him

yelling something about a sunny beach.

I saw another guy waving in a funny way with only his middle finger

stuck up in the air.

I asked my young teenage grandson in the back seat what that meant.

He said it was probably a Hawaiian good luck sign or something.

Well, I have never met anyone from Hawaii , so I leaned out the window

and gave him the good luck sign right back.

My grandson burst out laughing.

Why even he was enjoying this religious experience!!

A couple of the people were so caught up in the joy of the moment that

they got out of their cars and started walking towards me.

I bet they wanted to pray or ask what church I attended, but this is

when I noticed the light had changed.

So, grinning, I waved at all my brothers and sisters, and drove on

through the intersection.

I noticed that I was the only car that got through the intersection

before the light changed again and felt kind of sad that I had to leave

them after all the love we had shared.

So I slowed the car down, leaned out the window and gave them all the

Hawaiian good luck sign one last time as I drove away. Praise the Lord

for such wonderful folks!!

Will write again soon,

Love, Grandma

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S. T. R.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.

They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening

Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.

It only takes a minute to read this...

A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S *Ask the individual to SMILE.

T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)

(i.e. It is sunny out today.)

R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other,that is also an indication of a stroke.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this ...sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?

Canada's Top Brands...Do You Agree?

Canada's Top Ten Most Iconic Brands

...as voted by Canadians in Brand Finance's survey

Thanks to Rich Gould of Razor Creative in Moncton, New Brunswick

10. CN Tower

I'm struggling with this one. Although it's certainly iconic, I have a hard time considering the CN Tower a "brand"... but I suppose you could make the argument depending on the criteria.

9. Via Rail

8. Petro Canada

7. Montreal Canadiens

6. Toronto Maple Leafs

5. Air Canada

4. CBC

3. Tim Hortons

2. Canadian Tire

and the winner is...

1. Canada Post

A pretty good list that I mostly would agree with. I'm sure you could have some good discussions over the order of the top five, but all in all, I think they got it right. I also think it's so awesome that two of the top brands are hockey teams! Truly Canadian!

Here's the complete chart of the top 25:

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See also: Canada's Most Valuable Brands

Elmvale Lions Golf Ball Drop

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Tickets are available ...Phone 705-429-3491 or 705-812-5507

We May Have To Lay Off Andre (Cartoon)

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This financial crisis is forcing companies to make tough decisions..there is a risk that we may have to lay off Andre..

Lucky you get to work from home!

Lost Puppy, please help!

Beach Volleyball at Wasaga Beach

Beach 1 at Wasaga Beach - Sun, Fun, Guys, Gals and a whole lot of beach volleyball on the longest freshwater beach in the world!

The 11th Anniversary of Wasaga Beach
Not So Pro Beach Volleyball Tournament

Over 140 teams and 1000 players will participate at the 2009 tour stop. The first annual stop on the Not So Pro Beach Volleyball Tour in 2009

An action packed weekend of beach volleyball - teams are guaranteed to play approximately eighteen 20-minute games on Saturday & Sunday - and even more if they advance to the playoffs!

To break up the monotony of playing beach volleyball all day long, social breaks every hour to win some cool swag, a hot D.J. spinning the tunes all weekend long, sponsor booths to visit, as well as the ever-popular food and beverage gardens right on the beach.

In addition to the prizing for the top three teams in each division, prize money goes to the winning teams in the Elite 4's division. the prizing is as follows:

1st place - $300.00 per team

2nd place - $200.00 per team

3rd place - $100.00 per team

What's so different about the 8th of July this year?

Sleep On The Job To Work Better

Scientists Prove What Grandpa And Cat Told Me

Grandpa didn’t speak much English, and my cat, even less. But they told me how important naps were. Smarty-pants scientists also say ‘power naps’ improve your cognitive functioning, increase reaction time, learning, efficiency and health. Result? Get more work done.

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Happy Canada Day from Wasaga Beach

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Free BBQ

As every one from Wasaga Beach knows, come spring it is time to get ready for that all-important cooking technique of the south --- outdoor grilling!

• I have just found out there are many stores (not just in the Beach) where you can get a FREE Bar-B-Q grill ! In these tough times free useful items are very welcome. You can get a free BBQ grill from any of the following stores:
  
  A&P
  Albertsons
  Costco
  Dan's
  Foodland
• 
  Home Depot
  Big Lots
  Loblaw
  Lowes
  Metro
  Safeway
  Sam's Club
  Tesco
  Target
  Vons
  Trader Joe's
  Wal-Mart
  ShopRite
• Win-Dixie
• SuperStore

I especially like the higher rack -- which can be used for keeping things warm! Just make sure to get a metal one... the plastic ones don't do as well.

Ya'll enjoy now!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What A Wonderful World

http://classic.plum.com/youtube-somewhere-over-the-rainbow-what-a-wonderfu/i/9046988

Last October, at a sad time, we published this video which was complete with IZ pictured singing this wonderful medley. But because of some copyright claim from Warner Music that particular video is no longer available on You Tube. A Pity. But plum.com has given us the audio version from the movie Meet Joe Black: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack..Very Clever..Hope you enjoy this audio version as much as we enjoy it and we surely enjoyed our Rainbow tonight in Wasaga Beach.

Private House Sale Wasaga Beach

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Stanley Cup in Mario's Pool

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Letter to Gary Bettman ..NHL

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Happy 50th, Patti

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Wasaga Sands June Newsletter

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If Hamilton gets an NHL Team..Toronto will want one too!

The Can from CHINA

I WAS BUYING FOOD THE OTHER DAY AT THE SUPERSTORE. ON THE LABEL OF SOME PRODUCTS IT SAID 'FROM CHINA'.
FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF THE MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON THE CAN FROM CHINA. I WAS SHOCKED!! SO FOR A FEW MORE CENTS I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY GOLD BRAND OR THE DOLE IS FROM CALIFORNIA.
Another example was in canned mushrooms. No-Name brand came from Indonesia. Next to them were President Choice brand. Produce of Canada!! The P. C. went into my grocery bag.

TAKES FOREVER JUST TO BUY FOOD AND DO LABEL READING ! !

Are we Canadians and Americans as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not think?
While the Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in North American markets, the media wrings its hands and criticizes the Governments for perceived errors.

Yet 70% of North Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the Chinese should be suspended.

Well, duh..why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges?

SIMPLY DO IT YOURSELF, Canadians and Americans.

Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in China' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong), simply choose another product, or none at all.
You will be amazed at how dependent you are on Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.

Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real ones and benefit some North American farmer. Easter is just an example, the point is do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control on your own.

THINK ABOUT THIS, If 200 million North Americans refuse to buy just $20 each of Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our favor...fast!!

The downside? Some Canadian/American businesses will feel a temporary pinch from having foreign stockpiles of inventory. Wahhhhhhhhhhhh !!!!

The solution? Let's give them fair warning and send our own message. Most of the people who have been reading about this matter are planning on implementing this on June 4, and continue it until July 4. That is only one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12th of the total, or 8%, of their North American exports. Then they will at least have to ask themselves if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness were worth it.

! Remember, June 4 to July 4 !

START NOW !

Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are intelligent and NOBODY can take us for granted.

If we can't live without cheap Chinese goods for one month out of our lives, WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!

Pass it on, North America !!

WOW! Big brother is bigger than we thought!!

I had seen them use this on CSI, but didn't know we had access to it! This is getting so that you can't be or do anything in the world, SCARY

This is interesting. Just click on the link, enter someone's cell phone number, and the satellite map will show you where they are. It's called 'mobile phone tracker' and was first put to use to aid 911 responders. Using a satellite map, track any connected mobile phone with coverage anywhere in the world. Type in someone's cell number including the area code without any spaces.

Don 't put any dashes or spaces between the area code & numbers. IE 3805551212


To give it a try, log on to: http://www.satellite-gps-locator.com/

Home is a documentary about our planet, the planet Earth.

It’s available for free in High Quality on Youtube so check it. It’s more than 1 hour but it’s really worth it. It’s one of those videos that everyone should see.It’s tremendously scary I can say because it the end you realize we are kinda doomed for abusing our planet the way we ‘ve been doing. The photography of Home is just outstanding, one of the best I’ve seen till date.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU