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WNY Destination Spotlight: Niagara Falls

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WNY Destination Spotlight: Niagara Falls

This month we are highlighting Niagara Falls, courtesy of Vicki Leavens!

One of the many breathtaking sites in WNY is definitely Niagara Falls. It is only about 30 minutes away from the Buffalo area and it’s something everyone should experience. The waterfalls, referred to by us locals as “The Falls”, straddle the Canadian and United States border. There are 3 waterfalls that make up The Falls; the Horseshoe Falls, the American Falls, and the Bridal Veil Falls.

Besides standing with the crowd and looking down at the Falls, you can also take tours that bring you much closer. One of the many activities offered is the Maid of the Mist boat tour which takes you up close. But don’t forget your poncho! There’s also the Cave of the Winds, which is a tour that takes you beneath the Falls.

Summertime isn’t the only time that the Falls are a WNY hotspot. During the winter months there is a Winter Festival of Lights where everything is decorated for the holidays, including the Falls!

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If relaxing is more your cup of tea, Niagara Falls is a fantastic place to people watch and take in the scenery. You can take a stroll in one of the nearby parks and grab a snack from one of the street vendors. The possibilities are endless in Niagara Falls!

Vicki said her favorite thing to do is watch the Falls fall and gush over the top.

Thank you, Vicki, for sharing this awesome WNY destination!

Written by Lindsay Olewniczak

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“Would you rather…?” Thanksgiving Edition

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With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I thought it would be fun to play a little game with my co-workers. I asked them a couple “would you rather…?” questions and got some interesting answers. Read on to find out the results!

Would you rather cook Thanksgiving dinner or clean it up?

9 people said they would rather cook and only 1 would rather clean up.

“I’d rather cook Thanksgiving dinner (as I will be this year).  I like to cook, especially with food as yummy as those in a Thanksgiving feast—rich and wonderful.  There are always a lot of recipe ideas to inspire you, but also many can be made ahead to lessen the day-of stressors.  Unfortunately you still end up contributing to clean-up when you host because no one knows where anything goes, LOL.  And no one wants to function on a full belly, nonetheless for clean-up.  I’m considering paper and plastic this year to remedy part of that process!” -Liz

Would you rather eat only turkey or only mashed potatoes and gravy for an entire month?

This was a tie.

“I would choose mashed potatoes because there is way more you can do with them to switch them up so you don’t get bored. You can flatten them and sauté them on the stove to make potato pancakes, you can also deep fry little balls of them to make potato bites or just eat them as they are.” -Sam

Would you rather be someone who sings on a Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade float or be someone who helps to hold onto one of the giant character balloons?

Only 4 people said they would rather sing, while 6 would rather hold a giant character balloon.

“Singing would stress me out and I have a terrible voice.  Holding the balloons, seems like it would bring nothing but joy.” -Kara

Would you rather not be allowed to talk during Thanksgiving dinner or not be allowed to have dessert on Thanksgiving?

This was another tie!

“I do like pie, but I love talking with my family more and I enjoy the actual Thanksgiving dinner way more than dessert anyway – and I am full by dessert time too!” -Faith

Would you rather take a bath in gravy or wash your hair with mashed potatoes?

4 people would rather take a bath in gravy while the rest would rather wash their hair with mashed potatoes.

“Gross, take a bath in gravy.  Maybe it would be a good moisturizer.” -Stephanie

I hope everyone has a fantastic Thanksgiving with their families and friends! Thank you to my fun co-workers for playing along! I’m thankful that I don’t really have to take a bath in gravy! What are you thankful for?

Written by Lindsay Olewniczak

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CP STAFFING PARTNERS WITH JOURNEY’S END REFUGEE SERVICES TO GIVE BACK

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What is Journey’s End?

Journey’s End Refugee Services, Inc. is a Christian community-based refugee resettlement organization. Their mission is to welcome refugees without regard to ethnic origin or creed and to assist them to become healthy, independent, contributing members of the WNY community. Journey’s End offers an array of services on top of assistance with refugee resettlement including education services, employment services, immigration legal services, and interpreting services.

 

How did we get involved?

Immigration and refugees are such important topics in the US, but one of our ComputerPeople Staffing employees, Beth Courtney,  was really inspired to help incoming refugees from her son.

Beth’s son and two friends spent the summer of their junior year at Notre Dame researching the refugee crisis in Europe.  They spent two months visiting refugee camps and hearing the heartbreaking stories of brave families from war torn countries who were fleeing for their lives.  He showed Beth hundreds of pictures of these families and shared their stories which inspired her to do something to help.

Beth found out about Journey’s End and suggested our company could help by volunteering with their Home Again Program.  This program has groups of volunteers clean, furnish and set up an apartment or home for incoming refugee families. Journey’s End describes it this way, “Barren apartments are transformed into cozy homes for newly arrived refugee families. After long and arduous journeys to the United States, a warm and cozy apartment brings a sense of security to families that have lost and left so much.”

 

About Friday.

The CP Staffing divisions of ComputerPeople, FinancialPeople, and MedicalPeople spent two months working together to collect furniture, bedding, lamps, dishes, pots, pans, and everything else needed to furnish a home. On Friday, the staff from our Buffalo office went to work and scrubbed the house down, moved in, set up all of the furniture and household items, and decorated the house to make it feel like a home.  This week, a refugee family from the Congo with four boys arrived and moved into the house for their new start in Buffalo. We are so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with Journey’s End and give this family a brand new start!

You can view video highlights from Friday’s home upgrade on the YouTube Video by FinancialPeople’s own Faith Drew

 

 

 

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Written by Kaitlyn Gahagen