Monday, June 20, 2011

Sheridan Graduates - Awards Night

Being that I am very involved in CDECA on several fronts, I was once again off to Sheridan College.  As one of the Ambassadors to Sheridan representing CDECA, I had the privilege to present the CDECA Scholarship Award to a very deserving student from the program -Ocito Balleta .  Following the presentation of awards we were treated to refreshments and had the opportunity to view the students work.  Wow!! It was fantastic and I was impressed with exceptional detail, skill and creativity of the students.  There is definitely a great number of talented students graduating from Sheridan. Well done!!

Here I am presenting Ocito with his award.

SOFA Spring Vendor Showcase



I,  and many other decorators attended the SOFA Vendor Showcase which focused on all of the wonderful fabrics, wall coverings, paint, blinds and much more offered by the many great vendors located at SOFA  www.visitsofa.com in the International Centre, Mississauga.
Just seeing all the great products gets the wheels turning as to how you can implement them into the next design project.  We had a nice catered lunch and then enjoyed the guest speaker - Karl Lohnes.  Karl is a Canadian Television & radio personality, newspaper columnist, magazine editor who covers home decor & lifestyle topics for CTV's Canada AM, Style at Home magazine, Metro News and Chum FM.
        To quote Karl 
 Everyone thoroughly enjoyed Karl and he was gracious enough to pose for photos after as well as talk with individuals about design. Of course I never miss a chance to be photographed with design celebs!

Walls of Hope doing more great work in the community....

Once again Walls of Hope,  www.wallsofhopecanada.org have done a remarkable job in helping in the community.  At the end of April the Halton Trauma Centre was taken over by volunteers led by Sera Mansueto, the founder of W of H.  It is Sera's belief that your environment makes such an impact on our lives.  The Halton Trauma Centre is a unique and specialized community-based agency providing clinical assessment and treatment services to children, adolescents and families affected by child abuse.

Established in 1983, and treating over 300 families per year, Halton Trauma Centre has come to be widely recognized as a leader in the field of childhood interpersonal abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional).

HTC was selected because of the positive impact they have with children, the contribution they provide to the community and because HTC’s needs met and exceeded our selection criteria requirements.  Here are some of the wonderful photos from the makeover.....