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Vol. 2, No. 26 July 1st, 2014

Probert Ride celebrates another successful year, announces date for 2015 Nearly 1200 motorcyclists from across and Michigan participated in the 4th Annual Bob Probert Memorial Ride held on Sunday, June 22, 2014. The event, which launched from Thunder Road Harley Davidson featured a scenic tour of Essex County with stops at the Verdi Club, Colchester Bar and Grill and Parkside Grille at Rochester Place before participants returned to the final stop celebration at the Riverside Sportsmen’s Club.

Leading the pack this year was Road Captain Jacqueline MacInnes-Wood. Wood, the sister of event chair Dani Probert returned to Windsor, her hometown, from Los Angeles to participate in the event. An actress, singer and television host, Wood who is best known for her role as Steffy Forrester on the Bold and the Beautiful is the first female to hold the role of Road Captain at the Probert Ride, a role that has historically been held by NHL alumni and teammates of Bob’s.

Thanks to the generous support of our corporate sponsors and participants, Sunday’s Ride grossed over $102,000 in support of Cardiac Care services in Windsor-Essex. Road Captain Jacqueline Bob’s friend and former teammate Special thanks to the Ride’s presenting sponsor, Unifor local 444 and the level MacInnes-Wood prepares to Darren McCarty with wife Sheryl before sponsors: AM800, The D’Amore Group and Thunder Road Harley-Davidson. lead participants on the Ride taking off

Also contributing to the event’s success is the tremendous help from the team of 80+ volunteers from Hotel-Dieu Grace Healthcare, Windsor Regional Hospital Ouellette Campus, Unifor local 444 and the community.

The date has been announced for the 5th Annual Probert Ride taking place on Sunday, June 14th, 2015. For details on upcoming events and to view photos from this year’s Ride visit www.facebook.com/probertride or www.probertride.com and follow the Probert Ride on Twitter @BobProbertRide.

Dani Probert and her family pose for a photo with representatives from HDGH, the The crowd just prior to launch committee, Unifor local 444 and Chrysler at the launch site Photos Courtesy of Gord Gray Unifor 444

HÔTEL-DIEU GRACE HEALTHCARE - WINDSOR, ONTARIO Gain Internal Peace Walk-a-thon to Great Upcoming Fitness Programs Benefit Mental Health Programs for HDGH Staff The 2nd annual Gain Internal Peace Walkathon in honour of Giovanni Battista Coming soon! Take advantage of some of these great programs that will be available Scerbo is taking place on Sunday, July 6th at the Leamington Marina Pavilion. to HDGH staff. Proceeds from this 2 Km walk-a-thon along Lake Erie will support mental health programs at HDGH. Organized by Mary and Ernie Scerbo, the Gain Internal Peace PILATES - Employee Wellness is pleased to be offering a 12 week session of Pilates. Walk-a-thon has celebrated great success. In its first year, over $14,000 was raised The session starts August 4, 2014 and runs every Monday, and Wednesday until for the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Program while also bringing awareness to October 22, 2014. The sessions will take place in the Brown Auditorium from 12:00 – mental illness. 12:30. The cost is $80.00. There will be 2 free sessions on Monday, July 28, 2014 and Wednesday, July 30, 2014 to try the class out. Registration for the event begins at 8:30 a.m. with the walk commencing at 10 a.m. rain or shine. The event which also features a barbecue, balloon release and YOGA – The new 12 week yoga session will be starting on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 and silent auction is promising to be fun for the whole family. it will run every Tuesday, Thursday, and now Friday as well. Friday’s class will be a Power Yoga class. This session runs till October 24, 2014. The sessions will be held in Registration is $30 per person and includes a T-shirt, food and refreshments. Those the Brown Auditorium from 12:00 – 12:30. The cost is $90.00. There will be 3 free unable to walk can enjoy the barbecue for $10. Participants can pre order T-shirts by sessions on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, Thursday, July 31, 2014 and Friday, August 1, 2014 emailing [email protected]. Pledges are welcome but not necessary. For to try out yoga and the new Power Yoga. additional information and to print pledge sheets, please visit www.hdgh.org/fundraising. IF ANY MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN BOTH PILATES AND YOGA THERE WILL BE A $25.00 DEDUCTION FROM THE TOTAL COST. THE FEE IS A ONE TIME PAYROLL DEDUCTION AT THE START OF THE SESSION.

BASKETBALL – There is still room to join our employee basketball games. Games are every Wednesday night from 4:15 – 6:00 in the Brown Auditorium. There is no cost to join but you must sign up.

If you are a staff member and would like to join any of the programs we are offering please contact Tanya Fick at Ext 74105 to register. Email Security Bulletin – Cryptolocker Ransomware

TransForm is alerting all staff of a serious email threat. It has been noted that all sites are potentially vulnerable and some users have already been impacted by this Cryptolocker Ransomware virus. As strategic partners in ensuring the highest level of safety and security for our members, it is imperative you delete all emails from unconfirmed sources or emails that look like the image below and refrain from accessing the link contained in the message.

TransForm’s IT division is monitoring this issue very closely. It is important for all staff to take the appropriate measures outlined above to avoid this ransomware infection. Specifically, Cryptolocker restricts access to infected computers by encrypting files while demanding that victims pay a ransom in order to regain their data. Once a computer is infected with this malware, a pop-up window appears demanding a sum of money, usually between $100 to $300, paid via GreenDot, MoneyPack or Bitcoins. For more information on the impact of Cryptolocker, please visit Canada’s public safety notice at the following link:

http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/cybr-ctr/2013/al13-008-eng.aspx

If you have any questions, concerns or think your computer may be infected, please contact the IT Service Desk for support or assistance.

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