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Kim Simplis Barrow 05-30-12
All your prayers and good wishes must be working! Please keep sending all those positive vibes her way 🙂
The family would like to invite you all to a Prayer Service tomorrow for Kim.
Sending Waves of Healing Thoughts 05-29-12
First Lady, Kim Simplis Barrow
Please join us here at Twocanview in somber meditation for our First Lady, Kim Simplis Barrow. She continues to fight for her life in a Miami hospital.
–Anonymous
Have you ever watched kids
On a merry-go-round?
Or listened to the rain
Slapping on the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight?
Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?
You better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Do you run through each day
On the fly?
When you ask “How are you?”
Do you hear the reply?
When the day is done
Do you lie in your bed
With the next hundred chores
Running through your head?
You’d better slow down
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
Ever told your child,
We’ll do it tomorrow?
And in your haste,
Not see his sorrow?
Ever lost touch,
Let a good friendship die
Cause you never had time
To call and say “Hi”?
You’d better slow down.
Don’t dance so fast.
Time is short.
The music won’t last.
When you run so fast to get somewhere
You miss half the fun of getting there.
When you worry and hurry through your day,
It is like an unopened gift….
Thrown away.
Life is not a race.
Do take it slower
Hear the music
Before the song is over.
GOOD NEWS FOR OUR CAMPAIGN!!!!! JOIN US!!!!! 05-17-12 Fayemarie A Carter
Show the Love!
We have 15 hats ordered for the Breast Cancer Awareness Campaign! That translates to $150 BZ raised so far for the Belize Cancer Center Dangriga 🙂 Remember, you can custom design your hat, you can purchase hair accessories and you and also make a ca$h donation!!!!!
https://twocanview.com/2012/05/09/buy-a-beanie-and-support-breast-cancer-awareness-kim-for-kim/
US provides US$100,000 grant to foster business between local and global Caribbean…
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Caribbean Idea Marketplace Fostering Local & Diaspora Business Partnerships for Development APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 31, 2012
The Caribbean Idea Marketplaceis a business competition platform that aims to foster collaboration between local and global Caribbean diaspora entrepreneurs to develop and expand innovative projects that generate employment and economic growth by providing US$100,000 grant funding for winning projects.CIM is a dynamic funding initiative that seeks to:
Click here to download a press release about the launch of this competition. Participating in the Competition Information about the Caribbean Idea Marketplace, eligibility requirements, and how to apply can be found at www.caribbeanidea.org. Applications must be submitted by May 31, 2012.
IdEA was launched by The Secretary of State’s Office of Global Partnerships Initiative in May 2011 at the Secretary’s first Global Diaspora Forum. IdEA is being incubated and managed by the Migration Policy Institute — an independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, DC — in collaboration with the State Department, USAID, and other partner institutions.
Excerpted from: http://www.islandvibesmag.com
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIACaribbean Partner
Diaspora Partner
Proposed Business Project
APPLICATION PROCESSYou can apply online. Please visit the Caribbean Idea Marketplace Application page. You will be guided step by step through the application process. If you are unable to access the website, send us an email to diasporacim@iadb.org or send us a fax at (246) 429 8869 to Compete Caribbean, and someone from the team will answer your requests. In addition, prospective applicants may submit questions or request clarification in writing to this address, no later than May 1, 2012. Compete Caribbean will respond to questions and requests for clarification by May 15, 2012 and share them with all potential applicants.
KEY DATES
ACCESS TO CREDITScotiabank has pledged $100,000 in cash contributions to CIM as well as access to credit with favorable terms to CIM winners, subject to credit approval, credit score and other terms & conditions. Please note, Scotiabank cannot support credit requests for Haiti or Suriname.
ACCESS THE CIM APPLICATION FORM GET MORE INFORMATIONMelissa Martinez-Nadal Enterprise Innovation Challenge Fund Direct Firm Support Coordinator Compete Caribbean Program Office: (246)227-8507/Barbados (809)784-6400/Dominican Republic Email: melissama@iadb.org |
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Hellerrrrrr! 05-12-12
The First Lady of Belize, Mrs. Kim Simplis Barrow
We have yet to hit or beat the number 317 which was our highest umber of views in a single day for the article on Kim Simplis 02-04-12 and it was a SATURDAY!!!! LOL We have come very close but just can’t beat it! We want to thank everyone who keeps following and spreading the birdflew by sharing our articles on your walls and tagging your friends. We are well on our way to hitting 15,000 hits in the next week and that is all YOU!!!!!
THANK YOU 🙂
We continue to work on spreading awareness about cancer in our country and highlight ways we can all chip in to help. Some articles to check out and pass around: Please contribute to the cancer fund we are collaborating on with Kim Black and support Raquel in getting BEAT Cancer up and running. She has dedicated quite a lot of time and resources to help those in need.
https://twocanview.com/2012/05/09/buy-a-beanie-and-support-breast-cancer-awareness-kim-for-kim/
https://twocanview.com/2012/05/10/kimberly-christine-longsworth-black-featured-artist-05-10-12/
https://twocanview.com/2012/04/02/raquel-battle-battles-on-by-fayemarie-a-carter/
Kimberly Christine Longsworth Black: Featured Artist 05-10-12
Kimberly modeling an adult hat.
I have known Kimberly or Kimmy, KC (as I used to call her) since she was born. That’s ’cause she is the daughter of one of my favourite boy cousins Charles 🙂 Yes…I crushed haaaaard on him. Her parents, Charles Longsworth and Lisa Williams Longsworth Macias got married in Belize City, late one Friday evening and somewhere in some dusty old file cabinet is my signature as a witness on their marriage certificate. It is no wonder that Kimberly would become artistic when she grew up. Her “home” was Mom’s Triangle Inn on Handyside St., Belize City. Her pets were kitties and snakes (yes, snakes) with names like Whiskey and Brandy. Funny enough, both her grandmothers made their living by owning eateries. Elma’s has been in Belmopan since I could remember traveling on the bus. I couldn’t wait to jump off and grab a meat pie and ice cream from Auntie Elm’s. As a matter of fact, when I went to Belmopan this past March, I went and got my meatpies and the last conch fritter left. (Thanks Melito Zabaneh for letting me have it :))
I used to race home from SJC Sixth Form for lunch at Mom’s. Kimmy loved ice and fries so by the end of lunch, that high chair was a delish sloppy mess of dripping ketchup. Then I would put her in the sink and wash her off and get her ready for her noon nap…everyday like clock work. One of her favourite things to do was put her mouth right over the faucet and drink the water out of the tap 🙂 Well now Kimmy is a wife and mother of two adorable boys. She lives in California and has launched a charming business called KCB Custom Crochet.
Kimberly credits her grandma Elma Onofre for teaching her a basic chain when she was 7. I received a similar lesson from my grandmother Dorothy Longsworth too. But unlike me, Kimmy was very excited by this particular form of making clothes so she persisted and got her grandma to teach her much more than basic techniques. At just 20, she has created her own business making the most adorable hats for babies and adults. I bought quite a few as Christmas gifts last year and everyone loved them. I asked her what inspires her everyday ans she said “My sons.” And I believe it! You should see the cute dragon hats she made for them!
One day I was brainstorming ways of spreading breast cancer awareness in support of our First Lady, Kim Simplis Barrow as well as my friend Raquel Battle, President and Founder of The BlissfulSage Foundation http://www.blissfulsage.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=frontpage&Itemid=1 when a little ding sounded. Why not ask Kimmy to make some pink hats that people could absolutely love wearing or giving as gifts AND still be promoting awareness at the same time????
SOoooooo, one month later, Twocanview and KCB Custom Crochet are launching an effort to raise funds and turn the spotlight on the fight against the devastation that breast cancer visits upon its victims and their families. https://twocanview.com/2012/05/09/buy-a-beanie-and-support-breast-cancer-awareness-kim-for-kim/ For every hat she sells, she will donate $5 in Kim Simplis Barrow’s name to the Belize Cancer Center Dangriga. We encourage everyone to please join us in this effort and if you just want to donate $$$ without making a purchase, please do! One one okra full up basket!!!!! Here’s an idea: those involved in fundraisers, buy a bunch of these to give away to your supporters!!!!
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355307514529895.79321.162552987138683&type=3
Please check out her other hats for sale too! They are soooooo kiuuuute! And if you have something specific you want her to design for you, she loves to collaborate with her clients on those kinds of projects. Just a thought: give out some beanies as favours at your toddler’s next birthday party. Can you imagine a bunch of lil dragons running around? or kitty cats? awwwwwwww…..She also makes purses and hair accessories. https://www.facebook.com/pages/KCB-Custom-Crochet/162552987138683
Dragon hats Kim made for her sons.
Buy A Beanie And Support Breast Cancer Awareness!!! Kim for Kim ;)
Twocanview, in collaboration with KCB Custom Crochet, would like to enlist your support in helping those 
- Kim Longsworth Black
suffering from the devastating effects of breast cancer. Kimberly Christine Black, is one of our own Belizeans living in California. She has agreed to help the cause by designing and lovingly making each one by hand.
Check out Kimmy’s selection at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.355307514529895.79321.162552987138683&type=3. They make Perfect gifts for Baby Showers, Birthday Gifts, Celebration of Life parties, Mother’s Day, and so much more! Should you want to customize your hat, head band, hair bow, she would be happy to accommodate you! She will be coming out with a collection for your guys soon too!
Your $5 donation will be made in the name of Kim Simplis Barrow to the Belize Cancer Center Dangriga in Stann Creek, Belize CA. If you prefer not to make a purchase, please feel free to make a donation of any amount to this worthy cause and thanks!
A nation in crisis by: Aria Lightfoot
In the year 2030, it is estimated that 42% of Americas will be obese. The dire health effects of such a prediction is billions of US dollars treating preventable diseases. In Belize our diet and lifestyle is starting to reflect the US. McDonalds, Dominos Pizza and KFC are inching closer to Belizeans’ reach. I am not sure what the statistics are for Belize, but it is evident that we are a nation with a health crisis. Obesity causes diabetes (#1 killer of Belizeans); Kidney problems, heart disease, strokes, certain cancers, sick days from work, more hospital and doctor visits, lower immunity, self esteem issues and an impaired quality of life.
We are a fun-loving, drinking, enjoying great tasting food culture of people in Belize, however, we cannot sustain our health with carefree living and eating. We are dying too young. It is imperative that we begin to address our health crisis and teach our children the importance of daily exercise and making important food choices.
I use to play basketball and volleyball, didn’t have a weight issue but trust me when I say, I love food. After moving to the US in a more sedentary lifestyle I have packed on the pounds. I know what I should do but eating good food , drinking sweet drinks and excusing myself from working out eventually took its toll. I am determined to do something about it. One doctor on NBC challenged people to look around and see how many Fat old people there are. Obese people die about 20 to 30 years earlier. And it is not only early death, it is reduced quality of life with chronic illness. We have to stop blaming genes, or celebrating “bigness” because it takes away from personal responsibility. We are responsible for the food we bring into our homes and the foods we shove into our mouths.
Admittedly it is not only the American food. We have some very delicious food in Belize with very high sodium content, no real veggies and we drink a lot of soda and alcohol. Rice/beans, potato salad, panades, garnaches, ducunu, meat pie, potato pound, bread pudding, chow mien, fry chicken, fries, and soda should not be our daily food intake. We are slowly poisoning our system and we need to take control.
Presently in the United States, the Federal Government predicts an expensive crisis developing. They are attempting to starve off the effects of obesity with educational advertisements which encourages parents to let kids play outdoors for at least an hour daily. The First Lady of the United States has made it her mission to get people off their fat asses. Please see http://www.choosemyplate.gov for some tips and ideas of what a healthy daily meal should look like. The food pyramid has been replaced with the food plate so that people can see how their plate should look when having meals.
The Ministry of Health in Belize has a nutrition page at http://health.gov.bz/www/publications/nutrition. Your health is one of the most important aspect of your life and worth the investment. You control your well being. Not your fat family. Stop making excuses.
The benefits of working out and eating right are: longer life, less chronic diseases, active healthy life, less stress, a higher sex libido and stamina; and according to Doctor Oz, for every 30 pounds a man loses, he gains an inch in penis size.J Men and women can appreciate that benefit!
I am presently engaged in a twelve week challenge to redefine my eating and working out habits. I belong to a support group with professional trainers and nutritionist. I am trying to break old habits and get back to the days when I would go hiking, running, swimming, basketball, volleyball and feeling alert and feeling healthy. I encourage everyone today to start the first step to healthier you and please teach your children the benefits of a healthy lifestyle.
Other beneficial websites are: http://www.doctoroz.com/diet-and-weight-loss-center; http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/tc/healthy-eating-overview
Happy Birthday Fayemarie!!!
Life is not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away! Have a wonderful, fulfulfilling and enjoyable birthday!
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