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SHOUT OUT: THE ZINE TO BE SEEN

MARCH 2019

This is a mini magazine for the community! We share about events and programs in the community and discuss things that interest us. We also have a space for people to share about special events in their lives, creative creations and more! We are members of the Club Inclusion’s Taking Care of Business Program. We are a group of young adults with a variety of abilities exploring entrepreneurial adventures in our community. Would you like to get involved?

Email your submissions to: jackie@theclubinclusion.com with the subject SHOUT OUT

WHAT’S HAPPENING THIS MONTH?

March 1-3: Motorcycle and Power Sport Atlantic at Halifax Exhibition Center, all day. March 8: Masquerade Ball at the Club, $5 7pm-9pm March 9: Carnival Day at the Club, FREE! 1pm-4pm March 8-10: U-Sports Men’s Final 8 Basketball Championships at Scotiabank Centre March 16: St Patrick’s Day at the Club March 17: St Patrick’s Day March 19-21: March Break with the Club! Registration required. March 22: Fashion Show at The Club, $5 or free for monthly members! 7pm-9pm

IN THIS ISSUE

Pg. 2 Animal of the Month

Pg. 2 Sports

Pg. 3 Celebrity Spotlight

Pg. 4 Pet of the Month

Pg. 4 March Break Activities

Pg. 5 St. Patrick’s Day History and Trivia

Pg. 6 Cold Weather Dog Safety

Pg. 6 Gardening with Brett

Pg. 7 Holiday Recipe

Pg. 7 Funnies

Pg. 8 Getting Crafty

Pg. 9 Brain Games

Pg. 10 Meet our Writers

Pg. 11 Special Thanks

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Animal of the Month

The Ring-necked Duck By Alison, Sam, Maria and Will

Types: There ae many different types of ducks. They are a

special bird that belong to the family “Anatidea”, which also

includes swans and geese.

Live: There are species of ducks found worldwide on every

continent except Antarctica. We will talk about a duck found

in Nova Scotia- the Ring-necked duck.

Distinguishing features: Males are bold black and gray ducks

with a dark head, black backs and gray sides with a white hash

mark on the chest. Females are rich brown with contrasting pale cheeks, a while patch near the bill and

white eye rings.

Behaviour: Ring-necked ducks stay in small families. They dive on their food and like to eat mollusks,

invertebrates and other aquatic animals and fish. They also like to hang out with “Dabbling Ducks”.

Habitat: These ducks in smaller bodies of water including beaver ponds, small lakes, marshes, cattle

ponds or even flooded agricultural fields!

Sports

By Tyler Long

Halifax Mooseheads Hockey Home

Games At The Scotiabank Centre

March 13: Halifax vs. Moncton Wildcats @7pm

March 15: Halifax vs. Saint Johns Sea Dogs @7pm

March 16: Halifax vs. Charlottetown Islanders

@4:30pm

These are the last of the regular season games!

Halifax Hurricane Basketball Home

Games At The Scotiabank Centre

March 4: Halifax Vs. Island Storm 7pm

March 20: Halifax vs. Windsor Express @7pm

March 24: Halifax vs Cape Breton Highlanders

@2pm

March 28: Halifax vs. Island Storm @7pm

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Celebrity Spotlight

Kelly Clarkson By Ross and Katie

Kelly Clarkson is a song writer who became famous when she won the 1st season of

American Idol. She has sold over 25 million albums worldwide and 45 million singles!

She has won 3 Grammy Awards, 4 American Music Awards, 3 MTV Music Awards and

2 Academy of Country Music Awards!

Here is our Kelly Clarkson suggested playlist:

1) Stronger

2) Since You’ve Been Gone

3) Break Away

4) Because of You

5) Miss Independent

6) A moment Like This

7) Walk Away

8) Beautiful Disaster

9) Piece by Piece

10) People Like Us

Shawn Mendes By Chantel and Emma

Quick Facts:

- Shawn Mendes was born in Toronto, Ontario Canada

- His mother is from England and his father is from Portugal

and Shawn has a 13 year old sister names Aaliyah.

- Shawn Mendez has released 3 albums and one EP

3rd World Tour:

- The Shawn Mendez world tour starts March 6th in

Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

- He will be touring Europe from March to May and North

America from June-September.

- This will also include his first headlining stadium show at the

Rogers Center in his hometown of Toronto!

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Pet of the Month

Timmy the Cat By Alison

Timmy the cat is a fluffy grey and white kitty cat. He enjoys eating lots of

food. Timmy is 10 years old, and even has his own Facebook! Be sure to

follow him! Timmy is a popular cat but always has time for me, his best

friend Allison.

If you want to follow Timmy you can find him on Facebook under Timmy,

Maritime Cat.

March Break Activities

We know that March break can get boring if you don’t know what to do! Here are some ideas to help

keep you busy during your time off school.

1) The Club March Break Camp. This camp will be running on Tuesday March 19, Wednesday

March 20 and Thursday March 21. You need to pre- register for each day. If you would like to

learn more or join the waitlist, please email Jackie at theclubmembers@gmail.com!

2) Discovery Center Activities. Visit the New Ripley’s Believe it or Not exhibit!

3) Visit the Movies!

4) 2019 March break events at Ross Farms. Visit http://rossfarm.novascotia.ca for more details!

5) Stay in and watch some TV with a friend or family member.

6) Visit Maple Magic at Sugar Moon Farms.

7) The dinosaurs are back at the Museum of Natural History!

8) Shubie Wildlife Park is open for March break between 9am-3pm.

9) Go in for one of the last chances to ski or snow board at Martock and Wentworth before the

weather starts warming up!

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St. Patrick’s Day History!

Quick Facts - Today the four leaf clover is associated with St. Patrick’s Day, but they are also century old

legends as symbols of good luck!

- The druids (Celtic priests) believed that when they carried a shamrock they could see evil spirits

and would be able to escape from them in time!

- Children in the middle ages believed it they carries a four leaf clover they would be able to see

fairies.

- There are approximately 10000 three leaf clovers to every one four leaf clover!

- It is said that four leaf clovers stand for faith, hope, love and luck!

- It is also said that in Ireland there are more four leaf clovers than any other place in the world!

This is where the phrase “The luck of the Irish” comes from!

Trivia! 1) Why does the 4 leaf clover have 4 leaves instead of 3?

2) What member of One Direction is from Ireland?

3) What is the most common hair colour in Ireland?

4) Which Club staff has visited Ireland?

5) What famous ship was built in Belfast Ireland?

6) Which mythological creature is more popular in Ireland- The fairy or the leprechaun?

ANSWERS:

1)The four leaf clover has a mutated gene that makes it grow

an extra leaf! How cool is that!

2)Niall Horan

3)Red

4)Justin E

5)The titanic

6)The fairy

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Cold Weather Dog Safety

By Lauren

Hi! Spring is on the way, but we need to remember it is still cold outside and we don’t want to forget

about our 4 legged friends.

Here are some tips:

- Protect your dog’s paws! The cold and salt on the

streets and sidewalks can make their feet hurt. You

can buy special creams or shoes for them!

- Remember to clean your dog’s feet when they come

in and trim up their foot fur so that the snow doesn’t

make snow balls in their feet.

- Bundle up your dog. Even though your puppy is furry

they can still get cold! You can get them a jacket or a sweater at Walmart or any pet store!

- Limit the time your doggie spends outside. Dogs can easily suffer from frost bite or their ears or

on their tails.

- Give your doggie some treats to remind them spring is coming.

Gardening with Brett

By Brett

If you are sick of the cold and of winter you can start thinking about all the lovely flowers that are

coming really soon!

Did you know that in late march it is time to feed your garden,

trees, shrubs, hedges, perennials and vines? You should get ready

to give them fertilizer this month.

You can apply manure or compost to rhubarb, strawberries, roses

and vegetable beds. Remember to avoid manure on potatoes as it

can cause scabs.

You can start indoor containers with pansies, bulbs, perennials and primroses. Remember to keep

tender or sensitive annuals inside until after mother’s day to avoid them being frozen by late cold

weather.

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Holiday Recipe

Shamrock Shake

This recipe only takes 5 minutes to make one shake!

Ingredients:

- 1 ½ cups vanilla ice cream

- ½ whole milk (or almond milk, coconut milk, soy milk)

- 10 drops of green food colouring

- 1 tsp. of peppermint extract

Optional Toppings:

- Whipped cream

- Maraschino Cherry

Instructions:

1) Combine all the ingredients with the exception of the whipped cream and maraschino cherry in

a blender.

2) Blend until smooth (about 30 seconds to 1 minute).

3) Pour into a glass and top with the whipped cream and a cheer if you like.

Funnies

Jokes By Derek Greenwood

Person1: “Knock Knock!”

Person 2: “Who’s there?”

Person 1: “Irish”

Person 2: “Irish Who?”

Person 1: “Irish you a happy

St. Patrick’s Day!”

Question: What can’t you borrow money

from a leprechaun?

Answer: Because they are a little short!

Question: What is a leprechaun’s favourite

cereal?

Answer: Lucky Charms!

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Getting Crafty

Shamrock Man By Katie

1) Colour the Shamrocks green (or any colour you like!)

2) Cut out the shamrocks and long rectangles for the arms and legs

3) Crimp the long rectangles back and forth.

4) Attache the shamrocks to the ends of each of the arms and legs.

5) Attach the arms and legs to the body.

6) Give Shamrock Man a face!

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Brain Games

A spring word search for you!

Signs of Spring

P T K C C R R Z T D V W Y M W

I H Q Z B S D D D U K J R X N

B L E A V E S A Y T B U I G C

D Y G G B N A F K G U V P U R

M N P R L H G F R I T R Y J O

I U U O O C A O A V T A Y N C

Q M D W O C R D I O E F C I U

T K D U M V D I N E R A V B S

U B L A I H E L C Q F S I U S

L H E R A I N N O U L U X A N

I Q S X R F N C A I Y V H Q X

P U E S C X F N T N Z F M B A

Y R A R A I N D R O P R N C Q

O F L O W E R S J X L E W G I

B A R N O G M D F I G H X M J

BLOOM

BUTTERFLY

CROCUS

DAFFODIL

EQUINOX

FLOWERS

GARDEN

GROW

LEAVES

MUD

PUDDLES

RAIN

RAINCOAT

RAINDROP

TULIP

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Meet Our Writers

Each month we will showcase a few of the creative writers!

LAUREN RIBEIRO

Lauren is an animal lover! She enjoys walking dogs and

spending time with one of her favourite dogs Sookie. She

is very excited to be making dog and cat treats for her

independent business this year! Lauren also enjoys

singing, painting and spending time with her friends

Gillian and Shan.

LUC DESROSIERS

Luc joined us this year in September. His favourite part about

the Taking Care of Business program is partnering with the

students from NSCC. He also enjoys music with Stephanie,

where he gets to sing all his favourite songs, hanging out with

the staff and his friends. Luc enjoys his job at Woozles where

he fixes us the wiggly gigglers, trains and books!

KATIE MCKAY

This is Katie’s second year Taking Care of Business! She likes to

read books, colour, paint, play basketball and dance. Katie

loves coming to the Club. She also enjoys spending time with

her sister Chloe and playing video games. Katie is an excellent

artist and is looking forward to expanding her skills as an artist

for her independent business this year.

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A Special Thanks To..

Our Writers

Alison Watkins

Brett King

Chantel Meister

Derek Greenwood

Emma Colbert

Gillian Munro

Jamie Boran

Katie McKay

Lauren Ribeiro

Luc Desrosiers

Maria Holstead

Rizwanna Haider

Ross Woods

Sam Lapointe

Tyler Long

Will Potter

Ian Davy

Our Helpers

The Staff of the Club Inclusion Day Program

NSCC Waterfront Recreation Therapy Students

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