2016 Helping Hands Christmas Cookie Fundraiser. On left Don DOrazio, Founder of Don Of All Trades Professional Home Maintenance Services and Yolanda DOrazio Volunteer Coordinator of the Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope Project.
What an incredible day!
Kudos to everyone who helped out and showed their support at our Helping HandsChristmas Cookie Fundraiserat the Hope 4 Her Gift Show on Saturday November 26, 2016.
After weeks of baking, planning and organizing to be part of this very special day, our team at Don of All Trades is proud to announce that our tables raised $713 that was donated to Herizon House Women’s Shelter.
We also wanted to send out a HUGE Thank-You to everyone who bought cookies before the event!
What an incredible and humbling experience to help give back to our community. This was a lot of work but it was so worth it!
Karen McIsaac-Duguay, Country Style at 932 Brock St North, Whitby for letting us put up a poster of the Hope 4 Her Gift Show
Our very good friend Marg Stevens
Thank-You Lisa!
Sending out a SHOUT OUT to the true Community Events Coordinator Lisa Smith and the host for Hope 4 Her Hand Made and Local Gift Show that was held on Saturday, November 26 benefiting Herizon House Women’s Shelter. Thank you for letting Don of All Tradesand our Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope Program participate in this amazing event once again for all the good work you all do!
A Very Special Place
Thank you for letting Don Of All Trades be part of your special event!
Important information about Herizon House and what important services they provide to our community.
Herizon House is a 30 Bed Emergency Shelter serving women and their children fleeing abuse and violence.
They provide:
-Emergency Shelter
-Crisis counselling for abused women
-24 hour crisis phone counselling for abused women
-Housing and legal support
-Referrals and community advocacy
-A safe and non- judgmental environment for women leaving abusive relationships and wishing to live independently of their abusers.
Women in crisis can find support 24 hours a day by calling 1-866-Herizon (1-866-437-4066).
Our Mission:
We provide a place of Safety, Support and Empowerment for abused women and their children. We are committed to ending the cycle of abuse and violence in the community.
Remember, Every woman has the Right to Live a Life Free from Abuse.
BE SURE TO DROP BY OUR HELPING HANDS CHRISTMAS GOODIE TABLES FOR FREE SAMPLES OF OUR HOME MADE BAKED COOKIES!
IT’S THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!
Our Helping Hands Building Trees of Hopewill be offering a variety of baked Christmas Cookies for sale just in time for the holidays! 100% of the money raised from our tables will be donated to Herizon House.
YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY DONATING A HELPING HAND TO BUILD OUR TREES OF HOPE!
Every purchase donates a Helping Hand
Our Tree of Hope
Together we can make a difference!
Everyone who purchases any of the items at our tables will also donate a Helping Hand that will be added to our second Tree of Hopewhich we hope to complete by December 31, 2016.
12-Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
12-Gingerbreadmen Cookies
12-Traditional British Style Shortbread Cookies
12-Jam Thumbprint Cookies
12-Sugar Cookies
12- Butter Spritz Cookies
Medium Box- 5 Dozen- $30.00 each
OUR MEDIUM HOLIDAY BOX
Includes 5 Dozen Cookies- $30.00 each
12-Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
12-Gingerbreadmen Cookies
12-Traditional British Style Shortbread Cookies
12-Jam Thumbprint Cookies
12-Sugar Cookies
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Our 1 DOZEN COOKIE BAGS
Includes 1 Dozen Assorted-$6.00 each
-Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
-Gingerbread men Cookies
-Traditional British Style Shortbread Cookies
-Jam Thumbprint Cookies
-Sugar Cookies
– Butter Spritz Cookies
Individual decorated Gingerbread Men & Gingerbread Women cookies $3.00 each.
METHOD OF PAYMENT ACCEPTED-CASH ONLY
SPECIAL OFFERS
Spend $30 or more and get a FREE SWAG BAG (we have a limited quantity of 20 swag bags only) and 1 free ticket to enter into our prize draws!
ENTER YOUR CHANCE TO WIN COOL PRIZES FROM OUR PRIZE TABLES!
TICKET PRICES
1 for $5 OR 3 for $10 OR spend $30 or more on any of our Christmas Cookies at our Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope Tables, and get 1 FREE TICKET for a chance to win some amazing prizes.
PRIZE WINNERS WILL BE POSTED ON NOVEMBER 29 ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE SO REMEMBER TO LIKE US ON FACEBOOK!
Remember, 100% of the proceeds will be donated to Herizon House Women’s Shelter.
This is a great way to shop for that special gift for the holidays, save time on your holiday baking, support local businesses and give back to the community!
More Event Details
Event Date: Saturday, November 26, 2016 Event Time: 10am-3pm Event Location: Christian life Centre, 1030 Ravenscroft Rd.-Ajax in support of Herizon House.
Throughout the year, Don Of All Trades Professional Home Maintenance Servicesheld a number of charitable events in Durham Region benefiting Herizon House, a not-for-profit, charitable organization that provides a place of safety where women and children will feel accepted, supported and empowered as they move towards living their lives free of violence in Durham Region.
We were delighted to invite our friends, family members and women in businesses to our Women’s Helping Hands Charity High Tea Event held on November 14 hosted by Yolanda D’Orazio, Volunteer Coordinator of the Don Of All Trades Helping Hands Building Tree’s of Hope Program. This was a charming and super delicious way to spend an afternoon and help the community. Our Goal was to drop off 30 donated items to ensure every women and child received something special this Christmas from the community.
Our lovely Women’s Helping Hands Charity High Tea table setting.
We wanted to start off by thanking Carmela and Angela, two very special and dear friends who volunteered their time including donating their special flavoured teas, china, food and for beautifully setting up the table arrangements for our special Helping Hands Women’s High Tea Event.
Our Menu
Savory
We started things off with a variety of dainty finger sandwiches. Of course, high tea wouldn’t be complete without the traditional scones with clotted cream and preserves!
Sweets
An assortment of mini butter tarts, mini cupcakes, cakes and cookies including the classic Dutch Butter Cookies and so much more were beautifully displayed on our tables!
There was no charge for this event but we asked each guest to donate gifts for the women and children who are staying in the shelter and help make this Christmas a little better for them.
What an incredible experience spending a few hours together, enjoying company, delicious teas, sweet and savory treats and helping women and children fleeing from violence have a special Christmas this year.
Our prize table was filled with a variety of prizes donated by friends, family and local businesses from all over Durham Region. Tickets were sold at this event in order to raise funds and 100% of the proceeds went to benefiting Herizon House.
Sending out a special thank you to Don from Don Of All Trades who donated this 11 piece kitchen gift basket as a prize to help raise funds at our Women’s Helping Hands Charity High Tea event. It took 2 people to carry this one out to the car!
I just picked up my Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope Tote that someone is going to go home with on November 14nth!- So exciting!!! Our Helping Hands Trees of Hope represents commitment, inspiration and community. Every hand on this tree represents Everyone (our clients, local businesses, friends and family members) who have donated and continue to contribute items to our Helping Hands Building Tree of Hope Project benefiting the women and children staying at Herizon House. We are working hard to reach our goal of completing our first actual Built Helping Hands Tree with Helping Hands by December 2016! I am pleased and very proud to announce that I am donating this very special tote as another addition to our raffle prize table! I hope which ever lucky lady wins this tote shares our story and knows that so many good people have contributed to this tree benefiting Herizon House.
Prize Winner! Congratulations to Carmela D’Alessandro who won the Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope Tote! It’s a symbol of everyone today and past and the future who have made a contribution to our Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope Program benefiting Herizon House. I’m so proud and so happy to have donated it to some truly inspirational women.
Prize Winner! Congratulations to Michelle Medeiros who was the winner of Lina Cully’s Manicure and Pedicure Gift Certificate.Prize Winner! Congratulations to Natasha Tarrant who won the Dog Pet Gift Basket donated by Sandra Howlett owner of Apple Melon Designs! Grif is going to love it!!!Prize Winner! Congratulations going out to Brenda Baird who won baby outfit #3 donated by Marg Stevens. Brenda was VERY happy!Prize Winner! Congratulations going out to Carmela D’Alessandro who won baby outfit #2 donated by Marg Stevens.Prize Winner! Congratulations going out to Michelina who won Jessica Spear’s Avon Independent Sales Representative , donated Avon basket!Prize Winner! Congratulations to Angela Gazze who won the Candle Warmer Set donated by Yolanda D’Orazio.Prize Winner! Congratulations to Carmela D’Alessandro who won the Amber Pendant donated by Cat Kay owner of the The Secret Lotus!Just wanted to mention that Carmela D’Alessandro was the prize winner of the Godiva Chocolate Gift set donated by Rhonda Lee Axhorn from Island Heritage Realty. Thank you Rhonda for donating this prize!Prize Winner! Congratulations going out to Natasha Tarrant who won baby outfit #1 donated my Marg Stevens!Prize Winner! Congratulations to the beautiful Rhonda Lee Axhorn who won the Cat Pet Gift Basket donated by Sandra Howlett owner of Apple Melon Designs. Your cat is going to LOVE IT!Prize Winner! Congratulations going out to Katrina Anne Dafoe who won the 11 Piece Kitchen Set Gift Basket donated by Don of All Trades. I was glad to give you a hand carry it off to the car. We hope you enjoy it!
Prize Winner! Congratulations to Carmela D’Alessandro who won the Benjamin Moore Whitby Shores Cottage Paint Gift Bag donated by store owner Cindy Hewitt.
Prize Winner! Congratulations to me( Yolanda D’Orazio) who won the Snow Flake Painting donated and created by Michelle Medeiros from House Dreamer.
Everyone who attended our Women’s Helping Hands Charity High Tea Event went home with a swag bag filled with lots of goodies including a special gift donated by our team here at Don of All Trades Professional Home Maintenance Services.
Our November Helping Hands Women’s Charity High Tea was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!!
Look what we all did to make some very special women and children and staying at Herizon House a little extra special this Christmas!
So here’s what we collected at this month’s Women’s Helping Hands Charity High Tea benefiting Herizon House:
– Body benefits foot bath with heat and vibration…
– 2 women’s scarves
– 1 bag od gently used women’s clothing
– 2 Big Kids Christmas Bags stuffed with toys, pillows and Dolls and accessories, gloves, hats and construction set for boys and puzzles.
– Spring Cherry Blossom Skin nourish body cream
-St Yves pink lemon & mandarin body wash
– Spring Blossom Skin Silkening Bubble bath
– 5 scarves
– Total Relaxation lit-10 piece set
-shea butter beauty bars
– 1 Dove Set
– bottles of Finesse conditioner
-silkening body splash
-fragrance mist
Fisher Price Mega Blocks First Builders Set
-18 writing journals!!!!!
-1- 3 piece bath & body works body wash gift set
– 1- 3 piece Avon bath and body set
– 1 set of Candid Cologne Spray and shimmering body powder
–1 set of Minions Bubble bath
–fruit & passion hand soap & hand cream set
– Kirkland pre moistened towlettes
-Neutrogena all in 1 make up remover wipes
-2 bath and body works hand soaps
– Biocollasis Complex Day serum
– compact make up
-mineralized skin finish compact
-Estee Lauder lip pencil
-Rimmell Match Perfection Foundation
-Nivea gentle eye makeup remover
-Marykay women’s hydrating skin finisher
and……..
we raised $185 from the raffle prize tickets!!!!
On behalf of Don and I, we thank you so much. We look forward to doing all of this again and more in 2016 and I hope you will join us! Thank you and God bless you all!
Special Thank You to the following Local Business Owners who donated gifts for our prize table at this event:
To be honest, I didn’t think I was going to finish setting up and cooking on time but it all worked out in the end. I hope you all enjoyed the food and desserts. We both hope that you all had a good time connecting with each other and helping out the community. My goal was that you all left this event feeling …. Read more
This was a perfect opportunity for Women in Business to get together, have fun, connect, share, show support and enjoy good food and conversation while making a contribution to our Helping Hands Building Trees of Hope program benefiting Herizon House… Read more…
Despite the rain, wind and cooler than normal weather and a very well- built tarp for shelter, we are very grateful to those who volunteered, attend and donated items to make this event a huge success… Read more…
Don Of All Trades is giving back to our community. Please donate to our Helping Hands Program benefiting women and children.
Every gift is a gift of hope. Your donations make a difference in the lives of women and children who are survivors of violence and abuse that are provided with a place of safety, support and hope at Herizon House women’s shelter.
You can help improve the lives of abused women and children in the community. Please visit www.donofalltrades.ca community page to find out how you can make a difference.
At Don of All Trades Professional Home Maintenance Services, we’re so much more that just a great home improvement company. Visit www.donofalltrades.ca to find out more about our services and how we can help you with all your home repairs today!
When remodelling a kitchen consider a back splash as part of your upgrades. Back splashes are a durable wall covering that protects your walls from water resulting in stains and molds. A kitchen is a high traffic area where most food preparation is made and is most likely come into contact with water and greasy foods spatters. Back splashes not only serve as protective barrier from these elements, back splashes also play an important role in the kitchen’s décor by harmonizing the various elements of design. Modern back splashes are an important link that completes a bigger picture and the over all look with your choice of kitchen counter top finish, your kitchen floor product choice and all other finishes. All these elements tie into the overall design compositions that “Screams” beautiful! With the right look and results, your kitchen could quite possibly become one of your favorite rooms in the house!
If your personal preference is a modern back splash for your kitchen remodel, there are a variety of beautiful options available at your disposal. Modern Kitchen Back splash selections range from simple to more detailed and futuristic designs. Types of back splash range from glazed tiles, porcelain tiles, metal tiles, ceramic tiles, varnished wooden tiles, glass tiles and stone tiles. There are a multitude of fancy designs to choose from. Mosaics, a mixture of stone and glass and many other interesting designs are just a few to name.
“How Do I Pick A Back Splash?”
There is a wide variety of modern back splashes that you can choose from. In addition, it may become very confusing when choosing back splashes that fit well with the design of your kitchen and the other finishes. As a result, it is of paramount importance to come up with a criterion for selecting tile backs plashes for your kitchen if you want it to look perfect. Below are some tips that can help you in selecting back splashes for your kitchen.
Choosing a Tile Design and the Materials that You Like best
There is a huge variety of incredible and unique looking tile on the market today that you can choose from. Ceramic choices again range in copper and other type metal tiles, stone and porcelain tiles, and glazed tiles. Keep in mind of what type of tile finishes you are looking for in your kitchen. Matte finishes are a great product for a kitchen that is well-lit where as shiny finishes can amplify even the smallest amount of lighting in a room adding that visual quality of any kitchen. Choices of shiny tile finishes can add an extra glimmer and life to the kitchen. Porcelain back splash tiles, glazed and stainless brands are just a few with shiny finishes available. Before you make any decision, ask your supplier if they have taken home samples so you can have a better look at home to see if they would match with your other kitchen finishes.
Choosing A Colour That Matches The Other Colours In Your Kitchen
Always try to pick a back splash that matches the color of your kitchen cabinets. If your kitchen cabinets are white, choose tiles of a lighter color and if they are dark, choose tiles that are dark. If you choose a contrasting color, your kitchen will look too busy and confusing, losing its aesthetic value in the process. Choosing a matching color serves to link the tile back splash and the cabinets, giving them more prominence and hierarchy in the design.
Tiles Should Sit Well In Terms of the Scale, Proportion and Dimensions of the Room
Large tiles in a small kitchen can distort the proportions in the room making it to appear smaller than it is. On the other hand, tiles that are too small will have no impact in a large kitchen. In addition, they are likely to make the roof to appear very busy. A good size for tiles is one that commands its space and acts in support with the other design elements to create a complete design.
Keep Away From the “Too Busy” Look
For a contemporary kitchen, select a neutral tile design that acts as a back drop for smaller kitchen utensils and appliances such as coffee makers, kettles and so forth. A neutral design lasts longer as compared to a fancy design that will be quickly outdated as more designs are created and styles and tastes change. A neutral look can allow you to sell your house easily if you decide to list it in future.
If you’re looking to jazz up the look of your kitchen, modern back splashes make a great design element that will make your kitchen the envy of your neighbours. If you master the criteria of selecting them, the design of your kitchen will be unprecedented and your kitchen will appear lively.
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I just recently made a visit to our local vet to purchase some food for our fury members of the family. As I was waiting to finish my transaction, I noticed a fairly large-sized transparent plastic container on the front counter for all to see. You couldn’t miss this container. I took a closer look and to my surprise, I noticed all kinds of items inside from elastic bands, paperclips, coins, balloons, plastic twist ties and the list goes on and on. After reading the note attached to the container informing pet owners that these were just a few items that were previously surgically removed from Pets who had ingested them. I have to admit I was a little surprised. Just like our own children as infants, we take extra precautions to make sure we Child Proof our home, we have to remember to practice the same safety prevention methods to keep our pets safe as well. Here’s a link to help give you a few tips on keeping your entire family, furry four-legged one’s included, have a safe and happy Holiday season by: Pet MD.
Christmas Tree Tips:
1. Place your Christmas tree in a corner, blocked off from your pet’s wanting eyes. If this doesn’t keep your dog or cat from attempting to jump onto the tree, you can place aluminum foil, a plastic drink bottle filled with nick knacks, or anything else that creates noise on the tree’s bottom limbs to warn you of an impending tree disaster.
2. Tinsel can add a nice sparkling touch to the tree, but make sure you hang it up out of your pet’s reach. Ingesting the tinsel can potentially block their intestines, which is generally only remedied through surgical means.
3. Do not put lights on the tree’s lower branches. Not only can your pet get tangled up in the lights, they are a burning hazard. Additionally, your dog or cat may inadvertently get shocked by biting through the wire.
4. Ornaments need to be kept out of reach, too. In addition to being a choking and intestinal blockage hazard, shards from broken ornaments may injure paws, mouths, or other parts of your pet’s body.
5. For those buying a live Christmas trees this year, keep the area free and clear of pine needles. While they may not seem dangerous, the needles can puncture your pet’s intestines if ingested.
Other Great Holiday Item Tips:
1. Did you know holly, mistletoe, and poinsettia plants are poisonous to dogs or cats? If you normally use these plants to decorate your home, they should be kept in an area your pet cannot reach.
2. Edible tree decorations — whether they be ornaments, or cranberry or popcorn strings — are like time bombs waiting to happen. These goodies are just too enticing and your pet will surely tug at them, knocking down your wonderfully decorated spruce.
3. Burning candles should be placed on high shelves or mantels, out of your pet’s way — there’s no telling where a wagging tail may end up. Homes with fireplaces should use screens to avoid accidental burns.
4. To prevent any accidental electrocutions, any exposed indoor or outdoor wires should be taped to the wall or the sides of the house.
5. When gift wrapping, be sure to keep your pet away. Wrapping paper, string, plastic, or cloth could cause intestinal blockages. Scissors are another hazard, and they should be kept off floors or low tables.
We at petMD don’t want to ruin all your holiday decorating fun. By all means, go crazy sprucing up your home and wrapping presents. But make sure you do in a way that is safe for your pet(s) this holiday season.
