Your Passport to Relaxation

February is one of those months that you probably just don't know what to expect; however, you can be sure that with the long days, early nights and freezing cold it can often "feel" somewhat bleak and stressful; so I have designed "Passport to Relaxation" just for you; (your family and friends), to help you handle the onslaught effortlessly. This full day gives you not only the opportunity to RELAX, it gives you a chance to experience 6 mini treatments from facials, massage, reflexology, Reiki, quantum touch, iridology, SCIO, EPFX, therapeutic touch, aromatherapy, cranial sacral, ion foot baths, Bowen therapy, Healing Codes, Crystal Healing, Acupressure facial (a face lift without the surgery) and lots more. THEY ARE ALL SO RELAXING! You will be treated to a scrumptious lunch, listen to our inspiring guest speaker and join in a NIA class as well. You deserve to be pampered? Register for Passport to Relaxation on Friday February 29th from 10am to 4 pm by replying to this email or by calling Leslie (Access to Well Being) at 905 982 1768. The cost for this full day (if you register by February 11th is only $75.00 + GST for everything. If you wait to register thereafter, (sorry) you will have to pay the full price of $100 + GST (still a bargain considering the true value of the day is over $310.) Date: Friday February 29th, 2008 (10 am to 4 pm), Location: McLean Community Centre, 95 Magill Drive, Ajax, (at Westney Road). Presented by Access To Well Being and Leslie Laycox. For registration call: 905 982 1768 or email: vipaccess at interlinks.net

An Introduction to Blogging Workshop

Come Celebrate Black History Month...

The Gallery of Cultural Expressions (62 Old Kingston Road, Pickering Village, Ajax) is opening their doors between 4 and 7pm on Saturday, February 23, 2008. Featuring Jazz and Spoken Words in celebration of Black History Month.

March 20 -- Benefits for Women presents an evening with Edward Henry, author of the Power of 24 Hours

Benefits for Women invites you to attend a very special event in Durham Region.

An evening with EDWARD HENRY, author of the Life Changing Book the Power of 24 Hours  and founder of the Sales Institute of Canada.

Thursday March 20, 2008
Carruther's Creek Golf & Country Club
650 Lakeridge Rd. Ajax, Ontario
6:30-9:30
Tickets $50.00 Include networking, refreshments, cash bar and door prizes
A portion of proceeds will go to the BFW SOS Fund and the Literacy Council of Durham Region.
Silver Sponsor - Carruther's Creek Golf & Country Club

Companies purchasing 8 tickets to the event for the price of $350.00 will be named as Gold Sponsors on all correspondence for the event and receive recognition at the event.

Edward Henry will share his personal experiences relating to the state of poverty and his transformation in developing this life changing program the Power of 24 hours. This is a daily 5 step program to deprogram the state of poverty and build personal wealth by creating a wealthy state of mind to achieve your life objectives.

After many years of creating a career in the sales & marketing field, Edward has set a standard for sales training in Canada by opening the doors of the Sales Institute of Canada, the first ever accredited Sales College in Canada. http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/273476.  This article was written up in November 2007 about the Sales Institute and Edward Henry.

Edward has demonstrated a unique and genuine approach to keynote speaking.
You will find a refreshingly direct, and non judgemental man in Edward Henry.  He is insightful, disciplined and passionate about good salesmanship.  Edward's message is intelligent and responsible, based on solid training and humbling experiences.  His life is the result of practicing what he preaches.

Edward's 5 step program has helped many people in all facets of their careers, especially in the sales profession.

To register for this event or more information on sponsors packages or providing door prizes call:
Monica Olenroot 905-426-8822, email monica@dch.ca
Lisa Drew 905-723-7700 Ext 4, email ldrew@salesinstitute.ca

Visa required to hold seat.
YOU MUST REGISTER TO ATTEND. 
Cancellations required 48 hours before the event to avoid paying event fee.

Feel free to forward this email to others who would find it of interest.

All the best

Monica Olenroot

Benefits for Women
DCH Insurance Services & Global Educational Marketing Corporation
15-75 Bayly St. W. #176
Ajax, Ontario, L1S 7K7
TEL: 905-426-8822
1-888-430-5369

Local Business Women helping Women in Africa

In January 2007, a group of twenty business women travelled to Nairobi, Kenya at their own expense do community work in the slums of Nairobi. Some of the projects we
worked on included:
- Painting classrooms in the school
- Funding, painting and building a primary classroom at NEGST (Nairobi Evangelical
Graduate School of Theology)
- Planting a garden at NEGST primary school
- Teaching orphans who lived in an orphanage in the slums how to paint paintings.
These paintings were brought back to Canada and auctioned off to raise funds for a
new home for the orphans in the country side away from the slum
- Teaching women how to do quilting and sewing at NEGST and at a women's
cooperative in Nairobi that supports immigrant women or women escaping abusive
relationships
- Hugging and loving AIDS babies in the slums
While we were there, we met so many interesting and hopeful women who worked
together to change their circumstances. On our last day, Esther Wanjohi, of the Evangelical Day Care Centre, came to visit us to show us the jewellery and sandals and purses made by the women in her cooperative. I contacted Esther when I returned to Canada and asked her to send us some samples of her jewellery and I would try to sell it here in Canada for her. To date, many sales have been held in our community, at churches, the school board, events etc. A selection of jewellery and sandals will be available at the <span style="font-weight:bold;">meeting on February 27, 2008 at JP Fitzpatrick's</span> – bring your wallets and open your hearts – jewellery has been priced to clear and all proceeds are returned directly to Esther in Nairobi to fund initiatives for women and children whose lives have been impacted by AIDS and monies raised goes to housing, daycare, medicine, food, and emergency shelter.  I look forward to meeting everyone, Louise Bérubé 

VON Chocolate Lovers Lunch