Abbotsford, BC

This year I'm participating in the Cancer Society's Relay For Life! There aren't many of us who's lives haven't been touched by someone that has had Cancer. I've never made a post request for a donation - but this one is close to my heart - And I am now! I invite you to make a contribution AND I thank you from the bottom of my heart!

By supporting Relay, you help us fund leading-edge research on all types of cancer, provide information about cancer care and treatment, offer support to those living with cancer, prevent cancer through healthy lifestyle and risk reduction strategies and you help us advocate for public policies that prevent cancer and help those living with it.

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Relay For Life is a 12 hour, non-competitive, overnight event. Teams of 10 people - family, friends, neighbours, co-workers - take turns walking around a track to raise funds to make cancer history.

Buy a luminary now Experience the emotion of Relay For Life. Participate in the Luminary Ceremony by lighting a candle to honour a cancer survivor or someone who has lost their battle with cancer. Luminaries can be purchased before or at the event.

If you or someone you know is thinking of buying or selling property in Abbotsford, Chilliwack, Langley or anywhere in the Fraser Valley Area of B.C. - or if you're considering a career in Real Estate or would like more information about Keller Williams please give me a call! 604-799-0459 or e-mail at lizmoras@shaw.ca.

Copyright © 2009 By Liz Moras, All Rights Reserved

Louise Henry, Home Staging consultant is passionate about staging homes for sale & Redesigning homes for living and shares her passion and knowledge giving talks at Home shows & the Chilliwack & Abbostford libraries.

In today's competitive house market home owners need to put a greater effort into making their home stand out amongst the competition when it comes to selling their home. I remember the days when buyers would come knocking on our door wanting to buy our home, well those days are long gone.

In Todays market the buyer wants alot more for their dollar and if your home does not meet their expectations your home may well sit on the market for a long, long time and time often means money. If your selling your home you obviously have other plans to do something with the money you will get from the sale of your home so Create a Positive First Impression with your "NEW LISTING" and bring potential buyers over the Threshold of your Home

So where does Home Staging come in? A professional home stager will give you a 1 - 2 hour consultation depending on the size / condition of your home and provide a list upon request of all the items they feel need to be taken care of to your home "Open House Ready" and in "Move in Condition".

A few to do's to get you started

• De-clutter & elimate items you no longer like or use
• Have a professioanl Paint interior of home to create broad buyer appeal (definately a return on your money when selling)
• Clean, Clean & More Clean

We all like to think our home is worth more than it is, however the market will dictate what it s worth, you can do little about the location and just need to make the most of your home where it is.

Create Curb appeal as buyers will often drive by your home once they've seen it listed on MLS

YOU MAY NOT GET A SECOND CHANCE TO MAKE A POSITIVE FIRST IMPRESSION...

STAGE YOUR HOME BEOFRE YOU LIST TO SECURE YOUR ASKING PRICE.....

PAIR HOME DESIGN

SPECIALISING IN HOME STAGING TO SELL

REDESIGN FOR LIVING OR SELLING

RENOVATION & REMODELLING

www.pairhomedesign.com

1-877-778-7564

email: louise@pairhomedesign.com

Its playoff time in the National Hockey League teams compete for Lord Stanley's Cup.. A Canuck's fan, Joel Nagtegaal, has changed the call from Go Canuck Go to GoatCanucksGoat.

Here's the deal. Joe set out to raise enough money to buy sixteen goats which represents one goat for every Canucks win. Winning the Stanley Cup requires sixteen playoff wins so sixteen wins get sixteen goats for African Villagers.

The Canucks are out of the playoffs with only six wins and Joe does not have sixteen goats.

As of May 14^th Joe has 684 goats!!!

Joe does not have the goats in his apartment as the logistics are handled by The Christian Reformed World Relief Committee.

Check out the Goat Meter by clicking on the logo below and you will find links to make donations from Canada or the USA.

Abbotsford Heat - The new AHL team in Fraser Valley.

The American Hockey League team that will be based in the new Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre now has a name. The name of the new team coming to Abbotsford will be the Abbotsford Heat. Initially, four names were chosen as potential winners Out of more than 2,500 suggestions - Abbotsford Heat, Abbotsford Flames, Abbotsford Ice Hawks and Abbotsford Storm.

The team does not have a jersey with he team logo ready yet but we know its going to be red like the Calgary flames. The Abbotsford Heat will be the top development affiliate of the Calgary Flames.

Season tickets for Abbotsford Heat games will go on sale by the end of this month. You can pre-register for season tickets before they go on sale to the general public by visiting www.fraservalleyahl.com

Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre just recently opened its doors to the public.

Well, ladies and gentlemen, it's almost that time again - bathing suit season! Are YOU ready? If you're not and you live in the Abbotsford area, you're in luck! I am about to introduce you to someone who can SAVE you from the fear and trepidation of seeing yourself in the swimsuit!

Teresa Funk is a single mother from Abbotsford, who has turned a lifelong passion for fitness and nutrition into a successful home-based business: Body by Funk. She is a BCRPA certified Fitness Trainer and soon to be certified Nutrition Specialist. Continued certification involves ongoing training, so, as a client, you can be sure you are dealing with a saavy professional using the latest techniques and information!

Body by Funk involves either fitness training, nutrition training, or a combination of both, which the client decides upon during the initial consultation at Teresa's home office. Afterwards, a personalized program is prepared and delivered to the client with regular follow ups by Teresa, either by email, phone or both.

"Who uses a fitness trainer anyways?" you may be asking. Well, all sorts! Teresa's clients include housewives, younger ladies wanting to get into shape, office workers and even a FIREMAN, wanting to shape up for the infamous CALENDAR! Sure, you can get a video or a book, but who will be there to urge you to keep working? Who's going to tell you how well you're doing and not to give up? Who will be mean and unrelenting to keep you on track? (Ok, maybe she won't be mean, but she WILL keep you on track!)

Results speak for themselves - I have seen photos of a client who drastically improved the look of her body and her overall health in 11 weeks. I didn't think she looked really bad to begin with, but the end product was WOW!

And of course, when you see all the photos of Teresa herself, you can see she is simply a walking advertisement for her business! Clearly this woman is passionate about her "calling"!

Question to Teresa: why did you get involved in this as a business?

Anwer: I've been interested in this field since high school and in this way I can earn a living and give back to my community by helping people reach their full fitness and nutrition goals.

If you need help (!!!) and this has inspired you, visit Teresa's website BodybyFunk.com.

Good luck to you, and all the best for futher success Teresa!