Past Projects
Fall/Winter 2021
Total Donated: $12,000+ in cash, 437 care packages, 2700+ products, 28 locations
Last year, we chose to focus on donating to Women’s Assault Recovery Services and Shelters across Ontario. We were inspired by the International Women’s Day Initiative #ChooseaChallenge, which encourages working towards gender equality by celebrating women’s achievements, raising awareness about bias and taking action for equality. This was our challenge for 2021:
We challenge ourselves to recognize the efforts of staff and volunteers of Assault Recovery Centres, who are the backbone of helping thousands of women each year get the supplies and services that they need. Plan to do this through the donation of products and gifts for healing, relaxation and comfort. We also want to encourage men to engage and learn more about consent and sexual violence by becoming allies. We need to all fully understand what consent looks like and put the responsibility on perpetrators rather than victims.
Fall/Winter 2020
Total Donated: $8000+ in cash, 100+ Stand Up Speak Up products, 200+ additional products
In Karla’s 50th year, she wanted to continue the project started at her Circle of Strength event to focus donations on foster care reform by giving to Child Welfare Political Action Committee, for which she is now a board member. This organization advocates for the rights of kids currently in the foster care system and those who have aged out as they reach adulthood. CWPAC has fought for free post-secondary education for children coming out of the foster care system, has advocated for their privacy rights in terms of their private records within the system and continues to hold our provincial and national government accountable for protecting and providing for children in foster care.
As the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, we adjusted our project to include additional giving to homeless shelters, food banks, and hospitals and healthcare facilities. Our efforts included a combination between cash donations and donations of items, including face masks, sanitizer and items from our COVID Care Kits.
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The Fresh Start Project’s holiday tote drive for Women’s Habitat. We donated 20+ household items including kettles, toasters, dish sets, glasses and towels.
Lately our Acts of Kindness have been focused on donating to Women’s Assault Recovery services and shelters across Ontario.
Our Acts of Kindness support women in need! Recently we donated kits full of wellness products, essentials and fun goodies to visitors and staff at SAVIS in Halton!
A recent Act of Kindness gift to the staff of Project iRise, whose mission is to educate and empower survivors of human trafficking.
A recent Act of Kindness donation to staff and visitors at Horizon Women’s Centre.Â
Without your generous love and support, we wouldn’t be able to give back. The least we can do is send a personal thank you and reminder of what we’ve accomplished together!
A roundup of some of our Acts of Kindness so far this fall, including Ontario Parents Advocating for Children with Cancer, Spirit of Children, Wellspring & more!Â
For 2021, we are focused on giving back to staff, volunteers and visitors at assault recovery centres with the goals of donating $10,000 total in cash, and 300+ kits to 12+ recovery centres.
Recently we donated care kits like these to visitors and staff of several women’s shelters across Ontario because everyone deserves relaxation and support.
Recently we participated in The Fresh Start Project‘s holiday tote drive for Women’s Habitat by donating over 20 household items.
A round-up of our most recent Acts of Kindness this fall. Including Ontario Parents Advocating for Children With Cancer, Spirit of Children, Wellspring & more!
Lately our Acts of Kindness have been focused on donating to Women’s Assault Recovery services and shelters across Ontario.
Our Acts of Kindness support women in need! Recently we donated kits full of wellness products, essentials and fun goodies to visitors and staff at SAVIS in Halton!
A recent Act of Kindness gift for staff at Project iRise, whose mission is to empower & educate survivors of Sex Trafficking.
A recent Act of Kindness donation to staff and visitors at Horizon Women’s Centre.
Recently we donated these kits to help women in need and staff at SAVIS, a sexual assault centre in Halton!
Recently we donated care kits like these to visitors and staff of several women’s shelters across Ontario because everyone deserves relaxation and support.