Join the Wheelchair Relay Challenge & stROLL September 20th in Toronto
A pretty amazing event is coming to Toronto in a couple weeks! Check out the details below for the Wheelchair Relay Challenge & stROLL!
This year’s 70s themed Wheelchair Relay Challenge & stROLL will be on September 20th at 9:00am-1:00pm at Monarch Park Stadium, Toronto. It’s an opportunity for people with and without disabilities to come together for a day of fun, new experiences and friendly competition. All proceeds will go towards helping people with spinal cord injuries rebuild their lives.
Don’t have a wheelchair? One will be provided to your team to race around the track. Prior to the relay, participants solicit pledges from corporations, family and friends to raise money for people with spinal cord injuries, with an expected minimum team total – Corporate Team: $2,000 and
Community Team: $1,000.
Why PARTICIPATE? In Ontario, at least one person sustains a spinal cord injury every day. One of the most difficult times a person can experience is immediately after an injury. Thanks to funds raised by people like you through the Wheelchair Relay Challenge and STROLL SCI Ontario is able to provide much needed customized programs and services – giving people the support they need when they need it.
Enjoy free delectable snacks and fun activations. Boogie to funkadelic tunes and dress up in your best 70s attire, with the chance to win prizes for best costume.
There are two ways to get involved:
1. Create a team of 8 and race in a wheelchair in hopes of getting to the finish line first. If you don’t have a wheelchair, we can provide you with one.
2. If racing isn’t your thing, walk, run, dance or stROLL around our 2.5 km path
Learn more or register at www.sciontario.org/relaystroll2015!
Kids Clothing on Trend with Coccoli
If you read the blog, you know I am always searching for fashion-forward kids clothing! I love to dress my toddler up (while he still lets me) in great clothes that are not only durable, but are playful and fun.
Last week I learned all about a brand that shouldn’t have been so new to me – Coccoli! They are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, and this fall are launching their 40th collection. That’s pretty impressive! It also means they are doing something right.
Coccoli is a Canadian brand founded and based in Montreal, and their clothing ranges from age premature to 10 years.
They present a new collection each season made up of several themes. You can mix and match items all while staying in the same colour palette.
I love that they stay on trend! If I’m shopping each season for myself and paying attention to the trends when making purchases, then why wouldn’t I want to do the same when I shop for my child? I think it makes it fun to put together a great outfit for my son.
I love that Coccoli uses very durable fabrics as well. If I want to buy myself something trendy that isn’t the best quality it’s usually fine since I don’t play quite as hard as my son does in my clothes! It’s nice to buy clothing that can withstand some of the tests my son will put them through with a day on the playground.
My son was lucky enough to receive one of the items from their fall collection to try out – these awesome leopard pyjamas! As always I’m wondering why awesome clothing like this never comes in my size. These are really cozy pyjamas, and I want a pair of my own!
The Coccoli website is actually very fun to shop. It’s imaginative and full of great clothing that is available to view in their lookbooks and compiled into collections. To actually shop the brand they link straight to their own boutique. They truly have so many great items in their boutique – I can’t believe how many fun pieces they have.
They also have a great gift wrapping option. I have started to take advantage of this when I online shop now to save me extra time when sending out gifts.
For more information on Coccoli and to shop their store, visit them here!
Winner of the CIL Paint Contest!
Thank you to everyone who entered the CIL Paint Contest! The winner of two can’s of CIL Paint is Brandee H!
Congratulations Brandee! We will be contacting you shortly so you may claim your prize.
Thank you!
The Perfect Fall Dress
Dress: c/o American Eagle Outfitters | Wool Hat: c/o H&M | Boots: c/o Minnetonka
When I saw this dress at American Eagle Outfitters, I knew it belonged in my closet. What a perfect dress for fall! I paired it with my fringed Minnetonka boots and my wool hat from H&M, and I had the perfect fall outfit. For chilly days and nights, you wouldn’t believe how warm a wool hat like this makes you! It really does keep you cozy, and these boots have enough coverage to keep my legs warm as well. The boots are suede so I need to be careful at this time of year with rain and mud, but otherwise they are a great addition to my fall uniform.
I love that the dress doesn’t really have a shape, and it flows in the wind. I suppose I could have belted it for a different look to add more shape, but why not go with the comfort style of the dress and just let it fall?