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Shawn spent some time on Monday prepping materials and then was ready to go for the 3 DIY Toolbox workshops he taught this week at Banbury school! Off-site workshops are a great way to spread the word about Organized Kaos, give jr. highs a little taste of the trades, and bring in some funds for OK.

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We were so excited to be able to celebrate Nelson at his ordination this week!! We are so proud of you and Andrea.

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We are excited to introduce another very important mentor on our team at OK, Dave Driedger. Dave is hospitable, genuine, and an amazing advocate for Organized Kaos, any many other causes. Dave has been mentoring students at OK for almost two years now. Thank you for your hard work !! 🛠

#okfridayintroductions

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“It has been a joy to watch Shawn and Melissa’s vision of Organized Kaos progress throughout the last 5 years to become an impactful, engaging program. After more than 36 years of working with youth, I believe in this unique program and am confident it will change lives of young people for the better.” - Charlie Kopczyk, Founder/Executive Director of Why Not City Missions/Youth Centres

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"About one in five new jobs in Ontario over the next five years is expected to be in trades-related occupations. 'There's a problem on our horizon: Ontario is facing a shortage of workers in the skilled trades,' said Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development. 'The solution is clear. We need to let young people and their parents know that a career in the trades is exciting, fulfilling, and lucrative. These are well-paying jobs..' The Ontario government is kicking off National Skilled Trades and Technology Week by launching ontario.ca/trades, a new hub where people can explore the trades and learn how to become a tradesperson." (News Release, November 4, 2019, Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development)

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🥁 Drumroll please .... Organized Kaos is giving away a FREE car to a local family in need this Giving Tuesday! 😲 This is the first vehicle restored through our automotive program, and we would like to use it as a way to give back. If you or someone you know is in need of a vehicle, please send a creative written or video submission by Nov. 26th to shawnstuart@organizedkaos.org!! 🚘🚘🚘 For more information, or to donate, go to https://organizedkaos.org/giving-tuesday/

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Another successful pumpkin carving night last night! I love to see the creativity of the students when carving! This was Carters first time carving a pumpkin and he did a GREAT job! He tied for second on most creative pumpkin. More photos to come.

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Just got a phone call saying that Organized Kaos has been approved for a $10,000 seed grant from the city of brantford to go towards our Auto Shop! That is on top of the capacity grant that we were approved for in January 2019. Thank you to the @city_of_brantford for your continued support of OK!

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Shawn is having lots of fun at the Resource Thrift Shop in brantford today. Make sure to pop by to say Hi and pick something up to support OK today. Location: 320 north park st unit 20. Hours 10-5pm. Check out our story to see more of the fun!

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📢CAN’T WAIT!!! Come visit Shawn at the Resource Thrift Shop TOMORROW anytime between 10-5pm.⚡️ALL proceeds tmrw go to OK!!⚡️That means you are buying awesome things and all of that money goes towards mentoring the young people of brantford in life and trade!! 🛠 Wow. Please tell your friends, and comment below if you are coming! Like and share.🖤 #givementorship #doyoueventhrifttho

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Do not try this at home..🎃 We will be carving pumpkins again this year! (Wed at Open Shop, and Thurs at Auto.) We had SO much fun with this last year! Come with lots of ideas 💡

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Wanted to have a little Introduction Friday post today. Introducing Caleb Haines, licensed mechanic at Blue Star Ford in Simcoe. Caleb has been working as a mentor at OK for just over 3 months now. His students have grown a strong attachment to him already and one told us they’d be willing to move to any day of the week and give up other commitments if it meant staying with Caleb! They were ecstatic when they found out that in our auto program, they have the first right of refusal to work with Caleb with each new season. We created this rule to encourage LONGTERM mentorship relationships. To see more of our team, check out #okfridayintroductions 🛠 See you next week!

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We had a great time at Why Not’s fundraising dinner this week! They are doing great things in their effort to create a safe space for youth and combat youth homelessness in brantford. “Every teen deserves to be fought for. We believe in no vulnerable young person being left behind, even if they’re facing homelessness, dealing with abuse, or mental illness.”

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Huge shout out to the Ross-Shire Foundation who chose to cover Nelson’s first 6 months of pay at the beginning of the year. We are going to thank them with this gorgeous bench! Thank you also to David D who donated the cast iron pieces, and to the students who built this.

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Organized Kaos day is one week from today at the re-Source Thrift Shop! ALL PROCEEDS made on Tues. October 29th from the re-source thrift shop go to OK! Help us apprentice young people in life and trade. Hours are 10-5pm. #doyoueventhrift #givementorship

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OK provides a place for trades people to connect with a teen, much like the younger version of themselves, and guide them through the messy parts of life. Shout out to each and every one of our trades mentors! 👷‍♂️👷‍♀️👨‍🔧👩‍🔧Shop Talk: An optional discussion time about real things students are dealing with in their lives (ie. dating, suicide) and how God views it.

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Organized Kaos is entering a float in the Brantford Santa Claus Parade for the first time ever this year! November 30th @ 6pm. Don’t miss it! 🎅🛠🎅🛠🎅🛠🎅 Message if you’d like to help with set up/decoration.

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“At Organized Kaos we have a lot of projects. Students aren’t one of them.” Working on editing some training about Culture of Conversation and turning it into a series of quick videos for our mentors. Genuine love is when we focus on the individual student and our relationship with them, instead of getting caught up in how to “fix” them. Thanks Tim and @samfordbaker5 for your help!

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Working on siding a shed in Aluminum and Siding level 1! We love working on sheds at OK because it allows us to go through many aspects of building a house at a smaller scale. Because of this we are proud of the sheds we build - they are as strong as a house! 🏠🏠🏠🏠🏠

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