The last time we saw Mike Brown in Part II of our story, he was heading over to visit Nadine Doyle at The Hacienda Roasting Company to pitch his idea of Coffee4Kids: an initiative born of his desire to help support Food4KidsWR. He still needs to source the coffee and The Hacienda Roasting Company may [...]
In Part I, we learned how Food4KidsWR stepped up to feed over 600 hungry children in our region every day that the schools were shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. This put their spending hundreds of thousands of dollars above their projected budget for the year. Coffee4Kids has a goal to sell 10,000 [...]
The Food4KidsWR Story: Kelly-Sue Oberle We’re a few minutes into our conversation when Kelly-Sue’s phone springs to life with the Sherwood Forest ringtone. It’s appropriate given her mission: to encourage members of the community who have enough, to give to those who do not. Kelly-Sue has worked with several nutrition programs in Waterloo Region, and [...]
Note: this story was originally published in August 2020. Now in 2022, we're excited to celebrate our eleventh year of providing the necessary school supplies to kids in the Dominican Republic - we helped send 163 kids to school this year! Read more about our home-grown initiative below. It’s been nine years since Peter Cross’s youngest [...]
At Fibernetics, our personality is reflected in our company purpose, our core values, our priorities, and our I’m In mantra, and we believe it’s important to periodically review these aspects to be sure they still mirror who we are. Recently our purpose changed from “To Deliver Happiness & Connections by Being Awesome” to “We [...]
The Fiberentics' team participates in Heart Health Week events Fibernetics kicked off Heart Health week with the Big Bike event at 2:00 pm on Monday, June 4, followed by daily heart health challenges and exercises. On Friday, June 8th, members of Fibernetics wore red for the hearts of their loved ones and to raise awareness. Each [...]
Last weeks Plugin KW event was as much about the community and charity as it was a homage to Fibernetics’ core values. Over the course of three hours, Plugin KW delivered on many of their promises: ice sculpting, live entertainment, vodka luge, icy tic-tac-toe, chilli (beef and vegetarian) and an enthusiastic community of young [...]
Jody Schnarr believes in risk-taking and cultural alignment Jody Schnarr presents as a unique entrepreneur. This well-read technology junkie, who started by selling two-way telephone links between Stratford and Kitchener, is now, some 25 years later an internet provider, data provider, and backbone provider. Schnarr was on the 200th edition cover when Exchange did a story [...]
Fibernetics sponsors Special Olympics athlete Sébastien Hamel -Bourdeau. On November 17, 2017, Fibernetics’ co-founder, John Stix was fortunate enough to be invited to attend Limitless: The Special Olympics Canada Gala held in Toronto. Throughout the evening, John heard inspiring stories and met some remarkable individuals. LIMITLESS: The Special Olympics Canada Gala has been a flagship event [...]
As busy executives, we are immersed in the hustle and bustle that makes up our day-to-day lives. Often, we can mistakenly disregard employee recognition, and the hard work our employees put into their career that helps pave the way to our company’s success. Fibernetics, a certified Great Workplace according to conducted studies from Great Place [...]
