Our Oluranti Popoola Adds a year on Thursday 28 June 2012!!!

Hurray! Oluranti Popoola will be a year older on Thursday, of 28 June, 2012. Friends and Family of Trailblazer Initiatives Nigeria, let's celebrate an excellent leader! Meet Oluranti Popoola Born to the family of Sir & Lady Popoola of Orin-Ekiti, in Ekiti State. Oluranti is a graduate of religious studies from the University of Ado-Ekiti, her passion to help and impact her generation positively made her join Trailblazer Initiatives Nigeria late last year. Since joining us, Oluranti has rooted herself as a woman of value and a leader worthy of emulation. Our Oluranti, is passionate about the Orphans and Vulnerable Children. To our Executive Director, Oluranti is the best and to all of us here at Trailblazer Initiatives Nigeria, Oluranti is a mother! We are using this medium, to celebrate a rare gem and a role model, we pray the Almighty God will make your dream come true. Oluranti, may God satisfy you with good health and long life, may you live to fulfill destiny. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLURANTI......

Call for Participation: Project Empower Copa Oyo State

Application is hereby welcomed from interested National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and youths in Oyo State who are willing to participate in Project Empower Copa. Project Empower Copa is a six weekend free certified vocational training program in bid to empower Corps members and Youths, and reduce job unemployment. (More details at http://trailblazer.blog.com/our-projects/project-empower-copa/) This project seeks to train interested corps members and youths in Oyo State in the following areas: 1. Bead making 2. Barbering/Haircut 3. Interior/Exterior Decoration 4. Cake making 5. Make-Up art Venue Ikolaba Grammar School, Opposite NYSC Ibadan North Zonal Office, along government house road, Agodi, Ibadan. Date and Time Sundays 10th of June 2012 to 15th July 2012 from 2pm to 5pm To participate, simply send your name, NYSC State Code, Phone number, Location and the category you wish to enter for to trailblazerinitiatives@yahoo.com or 08032386064 Who should Participate 1. Corps members in Oyo State 2. Youths in Oyo State and its environs PLEASE NOTE : This program is a free certified training, trainees are not expected to pay for this training, however participants will have to pay for the materials they are going to use during their practical classes and their certificate. It is also important to mention that training manuals will be made available at affordable price... Certificate and Training manual costs just #500 Meet Some of the Facilitators 1. Olakitan Kolawole : She is a University graduate and an Event and Confectionary consultant who has been into the business for close to a decade. Olaitan is the Director of Operations at Treasury Hands Confectionaires and Events an organization that specializes in; * Bridal Bouquets * Make Up * Hair * Beads/ Wire Works * Small Chops/Snacks * Decorations/Catering * Chapman She is a proffessional trainer and loves to impact her generation positively! Olaitan and THC&E will take participants through Make Up and Decorations. 2. Kunle Olowe Kunle is a proffessional cake maker who has been into the bussiness of cake making for few years and he's making waves in the industry. Kunle is a serving corper in Oyo State and the C.E.O of Kunley Cakes. Kunle will take participants through Cake Making... 3. Dare Ola-Adaraamoye Dare is the conveyner of Project Empower Copa. A passionate humanitarian service ambassador, aside being a speaker, writer and positive change agent, Dare is a trained proffessional barber! He will be taking participants through the act of barbering/hair cut Project Partners • Nations For Less-Privileged Inc. (NFL) • Treasury Hands Confectionaries & Events • Joseph Ayo Babalola (Memorial) Foundation

Some Pictures from Help the needy Season 10

            

Project Help the Needy/Less-Privileged season 10

Since its Launch in 2009, Project Help the needy has touched many lives positively in the south west Nigeria. Numerous less privileged and poor people have benefited from this project. The projects has put smile on the faces of many orphans, lepers, deaf, dumb, physically challenged and many others....

On Saturday, the 24th of March 2012, the city of Ogbomosho in Oyo State Nigeria, will once again have the privilege of host this project. The venue is:
Kersey Orphanage, along Ikoyi road and
Lepers' Colony, Saanu aje, along old Osogbo road both in Ogbomosho.
The time is 10.00am prompt.
We welcome, donations, partnership and support on this project!

for further information, please call or text +2348024200843

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Click this Link to view pictures of our previous Project Help the Needy event

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Proudly supported by

Joseph Ayo Babalola Memorial Foundations

Join The Trailblazer Ambassador

The Trailblazer Initiatives Nigeria has launched a new arm called The Trailblazer Ambassadors.
This new arm will enable many people who are passionate about humanitarian services come together for one common goal which is to bring positive to our society.

THE AMBASSADORS

The ambassadors are to be drawn from different parts of the world irrespective of their age, religion, color, tribe or race.
What matters is the passion for humanitarian Service, dedication and commitments toward the better living of humankind and vision for positive change.

International, National, State, Town/City, Institution/School chapters of this Group/Club has opened. If you know you are competent enough to lead/start a chapter, we implore you to apply and let's make the world a better place together!!!

AIM AND OBJECTIVES


¤ To bring together people of purpose to achieve one common goal of a better society

¤ To encourage Service to Humanity

¤ To make positive change inevitable in our generation

¤ To help, aid, and support the less privileged.

MEMBERSHIP


Membership is open to anyone who is willing to commit to the betterment of our society and have the passion for Humanitarian service.

All you have to do to become a member is to submit an application letter to trailblazerinitiatives@yahoo.com stating your intention to join and your detailed address.


Remember, a healthy and better generation is not one man's job. Its a collective rescue mission, join hands with us and let's do it...

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History Of Valentine"s Day

For centuries Valentines Day has been the center of love and affection, with small gifts and tokens of affection passing back and forth between lovers and loved ones. But very few people know the real history of Valentines Day. Even though we now associate the holiday with love, cupids, and fanciful dreams of romance, the truth is that February 14th holds far deeper and far older traditions than one might originally think.

St. Valentine



If one looks back into historical texts of the Catholic Church, they will find that the actual history of Valentines Day revolves around the day when a saint by the name of Valentine was martyred for his faith. Apparently, Valentine was killed when he dared to defy the Roman Emperor Claudius II, and performed secret marriages for young lovers.

Other accounts claim that St. Valentine was killed when he helped Christians escape from the clutches of Roman inquisitors who were torturing and killing prisoners. Another interesting thing to note about the history of Valentines Day is that the Catholic Church actually recognizes eleven different saints named Valentine, and three of them share February 14 as their day of recognition.

Chaucer, Love Birds, and the Middle Ages

The first time in the history of Valentines Day that love and lovers are actually associated with the day is during the Middle Ages in a poem by Geoffrey Chaucer. After the famous writer mentioned the two love birds that represented the engagement of the young king Richard II to his young bride to be, Anne of Bohemia.

After this first association of love in the history of Valentines Day, the idea quickly grew popular. By the 17th century, it had become custom for young lovers to exchange small tokens and hand written love notes with each other. By the 18th century, greeting cards began to be commercially produced just for the holiday; and by the middle of the 19th century, retailers began offering special gifts for young men to present to the ladies they were suiting.

Although the history of Valentines Day isn't necessarily as romantic as we are led to believe, the fact remains that it has become one of the most popular, and commercially profitable, holidays ever. Today, men often present their wives and girlfriends with chocolates, flowers, and cards; and the day has come to be associated with the highest number of marriage proposals than any other. One fact remains true regardless of the actual history of Valentines Day - and that is the fact that this is the one day of the year when people feel the most able to express their feelings of affection for one another.