Posts about Charity-Of-The-Week

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• The Charity That Turned 1000 Tons of Trash Into Treasure

  In the late 1800’s a large coin was minted in Peru with the engraving “Un Sol”. A hundred years later it felt quite heavy in my hands when I was given it from my grandfather Robert McAllister. It’s only worth 31 cents today’s currency in Peru, but it is quite valuable to me as a reminder of something quite significant.

• Adopting a Child Called Charity

  If you were to ask the average Canadian who they are leaving their estate to, most would shrug their shoulders and say, “Well, my kids of course.” However, the government, along with your kids, can be a very significant beneficiary of your estate. And the best way to avoid that is to include gift planning in your estate, creating tax benefits that could completely write the government out of your Will.

• Fighting Against Food Insecurity

  The Wood Buffalo Food Bank is an important service that refuses to stop serving even when floods force them out of their home base.

• "Run the North" fun run!

  "Run the North" fun run fundraiser for the United Way of Thunder Bay and Northwest Ontario Indigenous Youth Achievement and Recognition Awards (NWOAYARA)

• Bringing the Golden Rule to Life

  Crosstown Impact Charity reaches out to students and their families to encourage them during the COVID lockdown

• New Way to Fundraise, Virtually

  Quinte Youth Unlimited has created the first Virtual Dessert Theatre - Fundraiser!

• Choir Walks for Health Care

  Canadian Military Wives Choirs Trenton are walking 1000 miles to raise funds for Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation

• A Community response to COVID-19

  The Caremongering initiative is a national movement across Canada giving hope, inspiration and practical help to neighbourhoods and communities. In Northumberland County it began as a facebook group which quickly grew to almost 3000 people.

• Thunder Bay Prayer Support Facebook Groups hosting prayer event at the hospital

  The Thunder Bay Healthcare/EMS Regional Prayer Chain private facebook group and the Thunder Bay - United in Prayer public facebook group are hosting "The Blessing" prayer event along with UCB Radio at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on May 14.

• Still Caring For The Vulnerable

  Local Pregnancy and Family Care Centres are Here For You in times of crisis. This May 2020 marks their first Virtual Baby Bottle Drive!

• Loving our community with free meals at various churches in our community

  Loving our community with free meals at various churches in our community

• Homeless in a Pandemic

  Because people are hungry, homeless and hurting, Green Wood Coalition provides shoulder-to-shoulder support that allows people to reach their potential, through community-based initiatives

• Give Water. Give Life.

  Lifewater Canada in Thunder Bay is actively combating COVID-19 by distributing masks, sharing hygiene information, providing disinfectant solution, and building hand washing stations at orphanages, clinics and schools in Africa & Haiti.