This Tuesday! Pancakes & Plaid
In the News … Team ‘LUCY’ joins nationwide walk-a-thon
Thank you to author Louise Allyn Palma from The Observer Toronto for this fine article on Leaside United Church’s participation in the upcoming Coldest Night of the Year Walk being coordinated by the Yonge Street Mission to be held on Saturday, February 24, 2018.
Getting a jump-start on your Spring Cleaning?
It’s still pretty cold and snowy out, but if you are de-cluttering or doing some pre-Spring cleaning, please consider donating gently used items to Leaside United Church’s Awesome Sale. Volunteer inventory sorters have already begun sorting through 100’s of items that have been donated since the last sale. The dates are confirmed for:
Friday May 11, 2018 3:00-7:00pm and
Saturday May 12, 2018 from 9:00am-12:00pm
We are happy to accept donations from Monday to Friday 9:00am to 4:00pm at Leaside United Church 822 Millwood Road, Toronto, Ontario, M4G 1W4 Ph:(416) 425-1253 to be left on the stage of the Auditorium (lower level through the side door off of Millwood Road) of the following items:
Treasures, Trinkets, Home Decor, Books, Clothing, Toys, Shoes, Small Appliances, Housewares, Jewelry, Sporting Equipment, Electronics, CD’s and DVD’s
Note: We are no longer able to accept donations of furniture and will not be selling furniture of any kind at future sales. No furniture shall be accepted, picked up or sold. Unfortunately, storage costs, the labour-heavy elements and demand on our caretaker’s time have made this community service non-sustainable. Please spread the word and continue to bring your donations for the Sale. Thank you for helping us continue to work together on this great outreach and community service event.
PROCEEDS TO FUND BOTH CHURCH AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS
Outreach Update – January 2018
Some Important Updates from the Outreach Team:
THE AWESOME SALE
The 2018 dates are set: Spring Friday, May 11 (from 3pm to 7pm) and Saturday, May 12 (from 9am to noon) and Fall Friday, Oct 12 (from 3pm to 7pm) and Saturday, Oct 13 (from 10am to noon). Inventory Volunteers have started sorting the donations beginning last week. Please drop off your donations to the stage in the auditorium. IMPORTANT NOTE: We will no longer be offering furniture for sale at the Awesome Sale effective immediately there will be NO furniture pick-ups, sales or deliveries.
REFUGEE FAMILIES
A. Our first refugee family who arrived one year ago this month are doing well and enjoyed celebrating their first year in Canada at a dinner in their honour. The children and mom are in school full time. On Saturdays they enjoy Conversational English at their apartment in Thorncliffe with some LUCCRRC folk and anyone else who likes to chat and enjoy tea. The father has registered at an employment / job / placement agency and is intending to upgrade his education via OSAP and apply for a MEd at the University of Toronto.
B. Our second family who arrived this summer had an unfortunate accident when the mother fell and broke her wrist on some ice. The sons and oldest daughter are all working at a local Superstore and receiving regular tutoring in English. The youngest of the family is in high school and doing well.
C. We are currently working on a third family to sponsor under the “named” sponsorship program for a refugee family who are from Afghanistan and currently in India. All the necessary paperwork has been filed with the government.
Blessings to all!
Bob and Lis Lister
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