March Through Downtown Barrie For International Women’s Day
THE MARCH WAS ORGANIZED BY THE WOMEN & CHILDREN’S SHELTER OF BARRIE
Courtesy of Barrie 360 Ian MacLennanPublished: Mar 8th, 2023
A call to embrace equality and march for equality was the theme of an International Women’s Day rally in Barrie.
Organized by the Women & Children’s Shelter of Barrie, participants left from the city hall rotunda and marched through the downtown late Wednesday afternoon.
Prior to the march, the shelter held an Empowerment Luncheon and fundraiser.
While the Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services provides 60 per cent of the base funding, executive directer Teresa MacLennan has said because the shelter is always at capacity, they have to raise extra dollars.
The shelter is funded for 27 beds but is often maxed out at 35.
MacLennan has said they have to raise about $350,000 annually to maintain services and supports.
Patricia is the Business Mentor and owner of Grow Vantage and a Past President of the Barrie Chamber of Commerce. She applies over 30 years of business experience (from start-up to corporate) to mentor entrepreneurs. Since 2011, she has held over 6,500 coaching and training sessions in-person and online. Through Ask For Directions Training, her entrepreneurial training program (and parent company Grow Vantage), and as a business coach, she works with start-ups who are new (or who have lost traction) to design, launch and grow their businesses. Along with 20 other expert instructors she teaches strategies in marketing, sales, communications, and finance, as well as practical techniques to increase productivity, and manage their businesses. In other words, everything entrepreneurs need to learn to grow and run their businesses successfully, and avoid the costly mistakes they can't even see coming - that lead to delays in growth and getting stuck.
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