Ontario Community Resource: 211 Day

As a continued community panel member with 211, I wanted to share some information about the service and how this crucial resource is so important to our communities especially when so many of us are dealing with challenging life circumstances! #211Day #HelpStartsHere

So what is 211?

211 connects people to over 60,000 government and community programs such as:

🧠 Mental health services, 🤝 Community programs, 🏠Housing🥫 Food banks and so much more!

👉211 is a free, confidential service available to all Ontarians. 

👉It is accessible 24/7 in more than 150 languages by phone, text, chat, and web.

If you or someone you know needs help, remember those 3 key numbers 2-1-1.

💜Find the help you need: 211 Website

Bill Nuvo Entertainer Workshops at Shadowbox Theatre

We have a fun Family Day weekend activity that you'll want to sign up for ASAP!

Bill Nuvo Entertainer Workshops are COMING UP!

Date/Location: Sunday, February 15th, 2026 at The Shadowbox Theatre
Cost: $20 each or all 3 for $50.

Magic Workshop 12:30pm-1:30pm

Balloon Twisting workshop 1:45-2:45pm

Juggling Workshop 3pm-4pm


Registration: https://www.nuvoentertainment.com/contact-5

These workshops are great for any age, children (7+), youth, adults and seniors.
Each workshop lasts an hour. The workshops are designed for up to 40 guests.
-Spark creativity
-Learn new skills
-Foster positive self-esteem
-Healthy living; keep that body moving!
-Laughter and fun are ALWAYS included!

About the Workshops:
Balloon Twisting Workshop
This workshop pops! Guests will learn how to twist basic balloon animal shapes like dog, giraffe, cat, bunny and more!

Juggling Workshop
Guests will make their own juggling balls to take home and practice with. They will learn the fundamentals of juggling. Very physical activity.

Magic Workshop
Guests will make their own magic props and learn various magic tricks. Something here for any age!

Reflections of 2025

As the countdown begins, I made a little collage to reflect back on this year. Intentionally, I took flight more often from social media and begun to cultivate a new existence outside of screens.

It wasn't about the gigantic steps in 2025...it was teensy tiny ones with a lot of fumbling along the way.

The hats that I wore in work and play altered in unexpected ways, but I remained what many still call me ("a muse").

My little support nook was of course an extra heartbeat to keep momentum when life got really rough (thank you)and I hope our connections continue to grow in 2026.

2025 Galison Puzzle - Christmas Street

🧩500 pieces - Christmas Street by Galison Puzzles

Our holiday puzzle is now complete and was a blast to do together - Dizzy our lovable snow monkey wanted to sneak into the pic here, before getting washed after a lot of travelling gigs with Magical Santa this year! :) 

Thoughts on the puzzle:

👉There were no missing pieces which was a relief. After doing many puzzles, I think we've had maybe 1 or 2 where the puzzle was missing a single piece. 

👉This was a good quality puzzle to enjoy. The art was lovely with vibrant colours. No puzzle dust at all either. 

👉In a world full of plastic that is hard to escape from entirely, I also really appreciate that the pieces came in a paper envelope. They also use a soy-based ink for the puzzle pieces.

This one was definitely a challenging because so many of the patterns looked similar with the housing and lights.

Bill knows my love of NYC and so this was very thoughtful.  It will be in rotation to do over again with our National Lampoon puzzle for future holiday seasons.