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Step & Shine
Love cardio, rhythm, and good vibes? 💃
Join our Step & Shine class — a dynamic step aerobics workout that combines music, movement, and motivation! You’ll tone your legs, boost endurance, and burn calories while having fun in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
🕖 When: Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
📍 Where: Easy Nutrition Health Club, 1750 Steeles Ave West, Unit 12, Concord
⚡ Only 9 spots available, so grab yours early!
Perfect for all fitness levels — come for the workout, stay for the energy!
Toronto GoGeomatics May Networking Social
These monthly socials are a chance to network with other students and professionals in the geomatics field to chat GIS, data, remote sensing, surveying and more in a casual atmosphere.
Feel free to bring friends and colleagues along - we're eager to welcome everyone back for a fantastic evening! This is a free event.
Please RSVP to let us know you're attending.
TiEQuest Summit 2026 | May 25, 2026
🎟 **This is a paid event. Tickets must be purchased on Luma.**
**Get yours: [https://luma.com/tiequest-2026](https://luma.com/tiequest-2026)**
**\#\#\#\# TiEQuest Summit 2026 \- Building in Canada for the World**
A morning built for founders who are done thinking small - and ready to hear how the best in Canada actually went global.
**🧠 What to Expect** Sharp talks and practical insights from founders, operators, and investors who are actually doing the work. No fluff, just the real story of what it takes to scale ambitious companies from Toronto to the world.
**🤝 Who's in the Room** Founders at every stage. Operators building something meaningful. Investors looking for what's next. If you're shaping the future of Canadian tech, you belong here.
**📍 Where** U of T Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, one of Canada's most exciting hubs for tech and entrepreneurship.
**📅 Monday, May 25, 2026**
**⏰ 8:30AM – 12:30PM**
**📍 108 College St, Toronto, ON**
From Chaos to Contracts: Governing Apache Kafka® Data Streams
Join Sandon Jacobs on Monday, May 25th from 6:00pm hosted by Improving!
📍**Venue:**
**Improving Office**
171 East Liberty St
Unit 235
Toronto, Ontario M6K 3P6
**Directions (171 E Liberty St - Suite 235)**
**By transit**
Streetcars 504 and 509 both travel close to the office (less than 10 minute walk to the office from either), the lakeshore GO train is also a 5 minute walk from the office.
**By car/parking**
On street parking is available - there are a handful of paid parking spots directly in front of the entrance - with a large city parking lot across the street.
**Entrance**
The entrance to the office is beside the Bulk Barn entrance facing Hannah Street. There is an Improving logo on the door.
🗓 **Agenda:**
* 6:00pm – 6:30pm: Welcome, Food/Drinks & Networking
* 6:30pm - 7:30 pm: **From Chaos to Contract: Governing Data Streams** by Sandon Jacobs
**💡 Speaker Details:**
Sandon Jacobs, Senior Developer Advocate, Confluent
**From Chaos to Contract: Governing Data Streams**
So you’re committed to this path of data streaming with Apache Kafka. But, here’s a question: would you build a REST API and make users guess the request and response formats? Doing so opens a Pandora’s Box…
* What’s the domain model?
* Name the operation… POST? GET? PUT? PATCH?
* What does this error code even mean?
* Is the documentation - if it even exists - accurate and relevant?
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Imagine the complex, repetitive logic every consuming system would need to implement to make sense of it all.
In a distributed, asynchronous system, these problems are magnified. Apache Kafka's flexibility—messages as simple bytes—is a huge strength, but it's also a major risk. While your event streams likely consist of some structured data (maybe JSON strings), enforcing structure, managing evolution, and basic validations aren’t a hard requirement. This leaves consumer applications to perform this preprocessing of every event - even if that event has no business value.
In this session, we'll define data contracts and how to enforce them at the source - the applications that produce events. We’ll cover the practice of using a schema registry - supporting popular serialization formats like Apache Avro and Google Protobuf - to design events in the terminology of our business domain. Because data structures change over time, let’s discuss safe schema evolution practices. Then we’ll utilize these contracts with schema registry-aware producer and consumer code. We’ll end our time by looking at how smart CI/CD pipelines and build-time checks can add an extra layer of defense against the costly problem of poison data.
It’s time to stop guessing and start governing. Join us to learn how to move validation upstream and transform your event streams into high-quality, discoverable data products. You’ll walk away with a practical blueprint for enforcing schema integrity and automating evolution—ensuring your data streams are a trusted asset.
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DISCLAIMER
We don't cater to attendees under the age of 18.
If you want to host or speak at a meetup, please email [community@confluent.io](http://community@confluent.io/)
D60 Advanced Leadership Toastmasters
D60 Advanced Leadership Toastmasters is dedicated to exploring the many dimensions of leadership and helping members elevate their leadership skills to the next level. This includes in depth evaluations, workshops, debates and presentations.
Our hybrid meetings take place downtown at the Deloitte Office at 8 Adelaide Street West or by zoom.
Join us and discover how our club can support your leadership growth by contacting us at [http://d60leadership.toastmastersclubs.org/?contactus](http://d60leadership.toastmastersclubs.org/?contactus)
60% off | FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH | English subtitles | $46 all in
Join us for **Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish**, an extraordinary, award-winning production that critics are calling the most powerful *Fiddler* ever staged. Performed in Yiddish with English subtitles, this deeply moving and authentic interpretation (directed by Joel Grey) brings fresh emotion, humour, and resonance to the beloved story of Tevye and his family.
***Our group will save over 60% off the regular price! We'll be seated in the second half of the First Balcony @ $46 all fees included (regular $106.75). CLICK ON "Read More" BELOW FOR FULL DETAILS.***
**The Show:** In 2018, New York audiences fell in love with this truly authentic version of Fiddler for the very first time. Don't miss the Drama Desk Award-winning production of one of the greatest musicals ever written, presented in Yiddish with English subtitles. Laugh, cry, and feel the love at this powerful and universal testament to the strength and resilience of Jewish community. [More information](https://hgjewishtheatre.com/2025-2026-Fiddler-on-the-Roof.html?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23805489280&gclid=CjwKCAjwwpDQBhAuEiwAa-4Wo1l9txSTfAUH9KZAAuwVeAYnrF9_GaZqr2CP_vgrwRDVJaBTDOM1BRoCzxIQAvD_BwE#calendar).
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**OUR DISCOUNT TICKETS**
**Group Tickets:**
* **$46 including HST and service fee** (regular $106.75 with HST and service fee)
***No Meetup Fee***
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**HOW TO PAY**
1\. Sign up on this event page
2\. Send an email to **belindameetup@gmail.com** to request the payment instructions
3\. Specify you are inquiring about **FIDDLER ON THE ROOF IN YIDDISH**
4\. Include the name you use on this Thumbs Up Theatre website\.
5\. Belinda will email you the payment instructions
6\. If you don't receive the instructions in your inbox\, check your junk box in case it has gone there
**PAYMENT DEADLINE:** Sunday, May 24 @ 8 p.m.
Members must purchase their ticket(s) in advance from Belinda. Purchase early to avoid disappointment.
Pick up your ticket(s) from Belinda at the meetup spot on the day of performance.
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**OVERVIEW**
**When:** Monday, May 25, 2026
**Time:** Show starts at 7:30 p.m. Meet Belinda between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m.
**Where:** Elgin Theatre, 189 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario
**Show Length:** 3 hours with one intermission
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**ACCESSIBILITY**
The Elgin Theatre's first balcony is not accessible for wheelchairs or walkers. While there is elevator access to the mezzanine level, stairs are required to reach all seating in this section. If you require accessible seating in the Orchestra, please let Belinda know so she can check on availability and pricing.
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**MEETUP ARRANGEMENTS**
Meet Belinda any time between 6:45 p.m. and 7 p.m. outside the Yonge Street entrance, on the right side as you face the theatre. Belinda is very short and will be wearing a bright pink hat and bright pink glasses. Cell # (416) 879-7575 (text/call) for use on the day / time of performance ONLY.
**Intermission Meetup Spot:** On the aisle beside Mezzanine G301
**PLEASE NOTE OUR ZERO-TOLERANCE [CELLPHONE POLICY](https://www.meetup.com/thumbs-up-theatre-toronto/events/243426512/)**
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Inclusive AI in Practice: A Cross-Sector Roundtable
**Moving from Conversation to Implementation**
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping workplaces, products, services, and decision-making systems across sectors. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, many teams are being asked to make high-impact decisions without clear governance structures, shared implementation standards, or practical guidance for assessing risk, accountability, accessibility, and long-term impact.
Across workforce, technical, and community contexts, organizations are grappling with how to ensure AI is implemented in ways that are inclusive, responsible, and grounded in real-world realities. HR professionals, AI practitioners, nonprofit leaders, governance stakeholders, and community advocates each hold critical perspectives on how AI systems can either reinforce existing inequities or help build more equitable futures.
This in-person QT Inclusive AI Roundtable brings together professionals across sectors for a facilitated cross-sector working session focused on one core question:
**What do organizations actually need in order to implement inclusive AI responsibly in practice?**
This session is designed as a collaborative implementation lab where leaders and professionals can explore the real-world challenges of implementing AI responsibly, share practical insights across sectors, and help shape the tools, frameworks, and approaches organizations need to move from theory into action.
Through guided dialogue, peer exchange, implementation exercises, and collaborative activities, participants will explore:
* where AI is already influencing organizational decisions and systems
* the governance, operational, and accountability tensions organizations are navigating
* how different sectors experience and define AI risks differently
* where misalignments and gaps currently exist
* what practical tools, frameworks, and supports are needed to move from theory into implementation
Grounded in queer-informed approaches to systems, safety, accessibility, and community-centred accountability, this session centers lived experience as a critical source of implementation insight. Participants will examine how AI systems can unintentionally reproduce invisibility, exclusion, surveillance, or harm when deployed without meaningful community grounding or governance structures.
This session is part of QueerTech’s broader initiative to move from conversation into practical implementation. Insights gathered through this roundtable will directly contribute to the development of community-informed toolkits, frameworks, case studies, and practical resources designed to support organizations implementing inclusive AI across sectors.
The session will include both implementation perspective-based discussions and cross-sector exchange, creating space for participants to deepen within their own organizational realities while learning from different approaches, constraints, and experiences across the ecosystem.
Participants are encouraged to bring:
* real organizational scenarios
* current implementation challenges
* governance questions
* operational tensions
* decision points they are actively navigating
**Following this roundtable, there is a QT Connect for the broader community at the same location in the evening.**
**Participants will Leave With:**
✨ A clearer understanding of the governance, operational, and accountability challenges organizations are currently facing in AI implementation
✨ Cross-sector perspectives on how AI risks, tensions, and opportunities are experienced differently across workforce, technical, governance, and community contexts
✨ Greater insight into the practical tools, frameworks, and supports organizations need to move from intention into responsible implementation
✨ New ways of thinking about inclusion, safety, visibility, and accountability through queer-informed and lived-experience perspectives
✨ Practical ideas, questions, and next steps to bring back into their organization, team, or community
✨ Connections with peers across sectors navigating similar implementation realities and decision-making challenges
✨ The opportunity to contribute to the development of future QT Inclusive AI resources, frameworks, and toolkits
This roundtable is supported by WAGE (Women and Gender Equality) Canada and by RBC’s approach to helping strengthen the capacity of Canada’s nonprofit sector.
**Who Should Attend**
This session welcomes professionals working across:
* HR, workforce, and organizational leadership
* AI, product, design, and technical systems
* Nonprofit, public, and community-serving organizations
* Governance, policy, accessibility, legal, and strategy roles
* Research, advocacy, and ecosystem-building spaces
No advanced technical expertise is required.
**Event Details**
📅 May 28, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
📍 Toronto \| In Person
🗣 Language: English
**About QT Inclusive AI**
QT Inclusive AI is a national initiative designed to support professionals across Canada in understanding, assessing, and applying inclusive AI practices within real organizational contexts. Through curriculum, assessment tools, facilitated dialogue, and community-informed resource development, participants examine how AI systems are being used in practice and where risks, tensions, and opportunities are emerging.
The goal of QT Inclusive AI is to help translate responsible AI principles into practical implementation across technical and non-technical environments.
Read more on the QueerTech website:[ https://queertech.org/en/qt-inclusive-ai](https://queertech.org/en/qt-inclusive-ai)
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Amos B.
Program Manager, Community Learning and Development
amos@queertech.org
Sign up today!
Step & Shine
Love cardio, rhythm, and good vibes? 💃
Join our Step & Shine class — a dynamic step aerobics workout that combines music, movement, and motivation! You’ll tone your legs, boost endurance, and burn calories while having fun in a friendly, supportive atmosphere.
🕖 When: Mondays & Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m.
📍 Where: Easy Nutrition Health Club, 1750 Steeles Ave West, Unit 12, Concord
⚡ Only 9 spots available, so grab yours early!
Perfect for all fitness levels — come for the workout, stay for the energy!
GrafanaCON Local meetup: Toronto
**[GrafanaCON Local](https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon-local/) Toronto - featuring the latest in AI Observability**
Join us for a local edition of GrafanaCON — a recap of the keynote highlights combined with fresh voices from the Toronto community, all with an AI twist. We'll dig into actually useful uses of AI in observability, and how to add observability for AI workloads.
Free to attend. Pizza and drinks provided.
**Talks**
🎤 **Grafana 13: The road to AI-native observability** — Marylia Gutierrez, Principal Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
This talk will walk through Grafana 13 and the most impactful improvements across the platform. Learn how Grafana is continuing to invest in AI to become the first fully AI-native observability platform, and the default choice for agents.
🎤 **Scaling Grafana Assistant: Context, confidence, and AI observability** — Edward Qian, Staff Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
AI agents are only as powerful as the context they receive. In this session, we'll share lessons from building Grafana Assistant and offer practical tips for bringing the right context to get the most out of AI agents.
🎤 **AI tools to optimize your development workflow** — Cristiano Ventura, Senior Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
The way we write software has changed. AI systems read code, plan, execute shell commands, run tests, open PRs, and ship work end-to-end. This talk will showcase useful AI tools and concepts to improve your development workflow.
**Agenda**
5:30 PM — Doors open, food + networking
6:00 PM — Talks begin
\~8:00 PM — Networking continues
8:30 PM — Wrap
*Note that by registering for this event you consent to related event & product communications from Grafana Labs and agree to our [code of conduct](https://grafana.com/events/events-code-of-conduct/).*
Weigh & Win
It’s not just a challenge — it’s your 5-week transformation journey!
Each Thursday we meet for two powerful hours designed to help you reset, recharge, and reach your goals 💪
Here’s what’s included:
✨ Weigh-In & Progress Tracking — see real results every week.
🧠 Nutrition Class (6:00–7:00 PM) — learn how to build balanced habits, improve metabolism, and eat smart in real life.
💚 Personalized Wellness Coaching — each participant gets their own coach for a full wellness evaluation and personal meal plan tailored to their goals.
🔥 Fitness Session (7:00–8:00 PM) — energizing group workout to tone, stretch, and feel amazing!
And the best part? 🎉
Every week when you come, you’ll enjoy a refreshing Herbal Tea with Aloe to kick-start your energy before the workout, and a post-workout protein shake to repair muscle tissue and support toning — all designed to help you get the best results.
💸 Plus, you can actually win cash prizes!
Part of the entry fee goes to the prize pool — so the more people join, the bigger the winnings!
This challenge is for everyone who’s ready to take control of their health, feel stronger, look better, and stay motivated with an amazing community by your side.
Free ESL Practice and Support
St. Timothy's is excited to offer support to newcomers in Canada. Our goal is to provide conversational language practice through informal instruction and feedback in a welcoming and diverse community.
We invite all new immigrants, English language students, visitors to Canada, parents of children temporarily attending schools in Toronto, foreign university students, and anyone looking to enhance their language skills. We aim to build community where friendships can flourish, in order to help participants establish meaningful connections, learn about life in Toronto, and access practical resources as you settle in to this new city and country.
We begin every Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. with a time to socialize and connect. Our formal program begins at 10:30 a.m., and each week we will have different activities and topics, including practicing English conversation, reading short articles, learning about common pronunciation and grammar mistakes made by ESL speakers, etc. Our volunteers would love to get to know you and offer gentle and constructive feedback to help you improve your English!
We also offer Individual career mentoring, including job search, mock job interviews, and helping you improve your resumes and cover letters.
Cortex Code (CoCo) hands-on lab
🚨📢 **Please register using this link:**
👉 https://usergroups.snowflake.com/e/mwgfby/
**Bring your laptop fully charged. No prior CoCo experience needed.**
Join the Snowflake Toronto User Group for **CoCo Labs** — a hands-on evening dedicated to **Cortex Code (CoCo)**, Snowflake's AI coding agent that takes data teams from natural language to production-ready code.
You'll get a live demo from Snowflake SMEs, guided hands-on lab time, and the chance to build real things: fix a data pipeline and create your first Cortex Agent — all through conversation with CoCo. Wrap up the night by showcasing what you built (only for the brave!), then stick around for networking and happy hour.
A light meal and refreshments will be served.
**Agenda 🗓️**
5:00 – 5:15pm - Arrival and check-in
5:15 – 5:30pm - Welcome + Cortex Code Overview
5:30 – 5:45pm - Account sign-up and set up of Cortex Code
5:45 – 6:30pm - Cortex Code Workshop
* Diagnose a stale pipeline, fix it, and onboard new sources
* Build your first agent: enable business users to ask natural language questions on our data
6:30 – 7:00pm - Explore Cortex Code on your own
7:00 - 7:20pm - Brave Soul Showcase
7:20 - 8:00pm - Networking & Happy Hour
We’re Back! 🔥 DevOps Toronto In-Person Meetup
**DevOps Toronto is officially back, and we’re kicking off 2026 with an in-person meetup!**
After a pause, we’re excited to bring the community together again for an evening of learning, connection, and great conversations 🤝
This is a great chance to reconnect and meet fellow DevOps, cloud, and platform engineering professionals in Toronto.
**What to expect:**
🎤 **2 technical sessions** (topics to be announced)
🤝 **Dedicated networking time** with the community
💡 Real-world insights, hands-on learnings, and meaningful discussions
**📅 Event Details:**
📅 **Date:** 28th May 2026
⏰ **Time:** 5:00 to 7:30 PM EST
📍 **Venue: 7th Floor, AWS Office,** **18 York St, Toronto, ON M5J 0B2, Canada**
**🎤 Interested in speaking?**
We’re actively looking for speakers to take the stage and share their experiences with the community.
👉 **Submit your talk here:** [https://sessionize.com/devops-toronto-2026/](https://sessionize.com/devops-toronto-2026/)
✨ Let’s bring the DevOps Toronto community back stronger than ever.
🔒 **Note:**
This is a **community-driven event**. We respect your privacy and **will never share attendee information for any monetary or promotional purposes**.
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Men's Group meetup
**The idea for this group is to build a community where men can gather together and build connections & learn and grow from each other.**
How we start each meeting is by each of us checking in with our "roses and thorns" aka what are the good things and the bad things going on in your life recently?
Then we will go into a topic discussion.
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**COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS**
\*\*THERE WILL BE A ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY FOR NO-SHOWS. IF YOU RSVP TO A MEETING AND FAIL TO SHOW UP WITHOUT NOTICE, YOU'LL BE REMOVED FROM THE GROUP. THIS IS TO PRESERVE THE INTEGRITY OF THE GROUP\*\*
1. Confidentiality - EVERYTHING that is shared NEVER leaves this space so that this space remains safe and sacred. There is a zero tolerance policy for this. If a man is in violation of this, they will be permanently removed from the group.
2. Non-Judgement - we respect and honor every man’s truth so that we may receive the same from others. While we may not agree on everything, we commit to respecting every man’s perspectives and engaging in honorable discussion with one another.
3. Be committed - honor your commitment to this group and to yourself. If you attend a meeting, please commit yourself fully to the meeting. Also be committed to your own journey. When we fail, we own it & clean it up.
4. Speak from the heart - this is NOT a space to “look good”, have the “right” answers, and have it all together. Relax and know you are not alone. Be exactly who you are within the safety of this space.
5. Be supportive - This means always willing to provide encouragement to your fellow men, encourage action and momentum in each other’s lives.. Be willing to challenge each other. Be willing to hold each other accountable.
6. Participation - what you receive from this community will be a reflection of what you put into it. Period. We ask that you share your perspectives, reflect on others, and give/receive support when and where it’s needed.
Ensuring Software Quality in the world of AI Developers - Matt Eland
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
Vision Loss Support Group: Guided Nature Walk
NOTICE CHANGE OF LOCATION.
WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE SHARON WOODS METRO PARK - THIS MONTH ONLY.
Sharon Woods Metro Park, 6911 Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43081
Enter the park from Cleveland Avenue and stay on the main park drive until it dead-ends into a turn around parking lot. We will meet at the Schrock Lake Shelter just off this parking area to the right.
We will be taking a Guided Walk with access very near the shelter, on the Edward S Thomas trail, an ADA flat, hard-packed gravel surface trail. This walk will be led by Carrie Keller, Outdoor Naturalist at the park, and Megan Richley, Inclusion Coordinator for the Metro Parks.
Wear sneakers or other shoes covering the entire foot.
Sandals or flip-flops are ill advised.
Sighted guides will be available.
Target audience for this group is persons who are visually impaired, especially those who have experienced recent loss, however, all are welcome, including family members and supports. Light refreshments will be served.
There will not be a Conference Call option for this meeting.
Three Creeks Metro Park
We'll get in around 4 miles at Three Creeks Metro Parks, primarily natural trails. 17-18 minute miles, no one left behind, and faster walkers are free to lead out.
Optional lunch after!
If you're joining for hiking all the metro parks, this is the sixth one!
Brain Tumor Support Group
**Welcome to the Brain Injury Alliance of Kentucky’s Support Group.**
*\*\*This meeting has been moved to the 4th Monday of each month.*
This group is a safe space for **survivors of traumatic and acquired brain injuries**, as well as their **families and caregivers**, to find support, share experiences, and connect with others who understand the journey.
Whether you're newly injured, a longtime survivor, or supporting a loved one, you’ll find comfort, information, and encouragement here. Our professionally facilitated groups offer a confidential, compassionate setting for healing, learning, and growing together.
Join us to discover the power of community—because no one should walk this road alone.
*All survivors of ABI/TBI and those who care for them are welcome.*
\* This meeting is for persons with brain tumors and their guests.
\*\* This is a hybrid meeting. For those meeting in-person dinner is served at 5:45pm. Online begins at 6:30pm.
Drop-In-Person Coaching (In-Person)
Have a small business? Ever wish you could just ask some questions around how to grow your business, get more customers or just know what the freak you are doing with sales?
Now is your chance!! Every month we are hosting the "Ask an Expert" at the Columbus Metro Library, Main campus. I will be there to answer your Sales related questions.
Drop-in for sales coaching designed to help small business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals sharpen their sales approach. Whether you have questions on how to refine your pitch, are looking to close deals more quickly, or are working on building better client relationships, Smashing Your Sales Goals Coaches are here to help.
Drop-in to get expert insights, actionable strategies and real-time solutions to grow your business and generate higher profits.
Drop-In Sales Coaching is FREE + OPEN to the public. No appointment needed. First come, first served.
EPIC Learning created. Accelerate Columbus supported.
COUNT RMH Housewarmer Volunteering (Ronald McDonald House)
Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 – 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process.
Fast track
• Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell).
• Show up and try it out.
• Complete application, etc. later.
Normal process
• Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/).
• Attend orientation in advance.
• At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility.
• Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM.
• Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895).
The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014.
Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.





























