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Dancing with the Stars 2025

Hope’s Home provides inclusive care where kids with complex medical and typical needs learn, grow and thrive. Fundraised dollars from events are vital to the operation of our charitable organization and ensure that all locations get proper resources. It helps improve our programming and allows us to provide an inclusive environment. From Early Learning & Childcare services to Supportive Living homes, these inclusive services allow kids to grow and be kids regardless of any medical needs.

Support Hope’s Home by voting for your favorite dancers participating in Swinging With the Stars taking place March 29, 2025. To vote scan the QR code or visit hopeshome.org

Disability Support For Canadians

The Disability Credit can significantly reduce income tax payments and generate a one-time lump sum refund. It caters to individuals experiencing difficulties whilem walking, dressing, or preparing food. Eligible medical conditions include those that affect vision, mobility, hearing, feeding, dressing, elimination functions, and mental capacities crucial for daily life. For a list of eligible medical conditions, as well as comprehensive information on applying for this substantial program, contact Brett Scott 1-844-453-5372

How is your Lung Life?

You read that right—we want you to think not just about your love life this February, but also about your lung life. Show love to your lungs by: – Breathing in clean, fresh air. If you smoke, quitting is the best gift for your health. – Protecting your lungs from flu, COVID-19, pneumonia, and RSV by staying up to date on your vaccines. – Getting reliable lung health information from trusted sources. – Tuning into our Let’s Talk Lungs podcast and Lung Life webinar series to learn from experts. Visit www.LungSask.ca to explore more ways to care for your lungs.

February Trivia

1. Cupid has what name in Greek mythology? 2. What brain chemical is known as the “cuddle” or “love hormone?” 3. What tune did Billboard name as the top love song of all time?

Kindness Empowers Change

As we enter February, we remind ourselves that this month hosts Random Acts of Kindness Day, Monday February 17th and that the small gestures of kindness have the power to change the world. Spreading love and positivity creates a more compassionate and caring society and in turn enhances self-care. Take the opportunity this month and especially on February 17th to make someone else’s day!

Strength and Empowering Change:

Counselling & Therapy comes in many forms, from Traditional Therapy methods to more modern Art Therapy forms, all aim to build strengths and empower individuals to create greater fullness, richness and satisfaction in their lives. Encouraging and empowering clients to equip themselves with strategies and skills for successful living, transforming their lives in meaningful ways where they seek to enhance human development, honouring diversity, embrace a multicultural approach to support the worth, dignity, potential and uniqueness of individuals within their social and cultural contexts.

A Permanent Hair-Loss Solution

Natural-looking hair transplant results are possible today thanks to advancements in the procedure, with improvements including placing a few healthy hairs at a time and creating a more natural-looking hairline. Men and women are both good candidates for hair transplants, provided they have enough healthy hair on their scalp that can be transplanted and have the ability to grow hair on the thinning area of the scalp. Most transplants take between four and eight hours and only require anesthesia that numbs the scalp. Results can typically be seen between six and nine months after surgery, or sometimes 12 months.

Words To Live By

“The world is a mirror reflecting back at you. If you are judgemental, prepare to be judged back. If you are loving, then love will reflect back at you. It is your choice.” Keith Macpherson

Coldest Night of the Year Fundraising Event

Coldest Night of the Year (CNOY) is a winterrific family-friendly 2 or 5 km fundraising walk in support of local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness. On February 22, 2025, Canadians in over 200 communities will step outside the warmth and comfort of home to shine a light of welcome and compassion in their communities. In Prince Albert, CNOY helps YWCA Prince Albert provide shelter, care, and holistic support to women and families experiencing homelessness to heal and find hope. Learn more + get involved at //cnoy.org/princealbert

Valentine’s No Bake Energy Bites

2 C Old fashion oatmeal
1/2 C shredded unsweetened coconut
1/2 C honey
1/2 C peanut butter (may substituted w/nut butter or nut-free seed butter)
1/4 C ground flaxseed or hemp seeds
1/2 C Valentine M&Ms, chopped
Mix together. Scoop out 1 Tablespoon, press and squeeze into balls. Store bites in airtight container up to 2 weeks in fridge or 3 months if frozen.
If the batter is too sticky, add more oats or the chill in fridge then roll into bites. If the batter won’t press and roll into balls, add more nut butter and honey. Pressing and squeezing the batter is key, it won’t simply “roll” into balls like cookie dough batter.