Winter/ Spring 2016 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel
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Winter/ Spring 2016 - Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel
Winter/Spring 2016 Bowl for Kids Sake 2016 Kicking things off for the 2016 Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake is Honorary Chairperson, Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans along with Little Brothers and Little Sisters - Jadia, Alejandra, Janelle and James and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel's President & CEO Shari Lynn Ladanchuk. Register your team of 5 - 6 bowlers today and help us reach our goal of $180,000! .....................…...... start something ..... (details inside) The Power of Mentoring… Inspiring and empowering children and youth! Upcoming Celebrations and Holidays! We are thrilled that we were able to provide mentoring programs to an incredible 1,650 children and youth in 2015. We will continue to work hard to achieve our goal of providing even more youth with m e a n i n g f u l m e nto r i n g a n d supportive relationships in 2016. Our agency is fortunate to have many dedicated volunteers and generous donors who help us to continue to grow and provide quality programs to the children and youth in Peel Region. The demand for our programs continues to increase and we thank you for the important role you play in assisting us to help our youth reach their full potential. It is always an exciting time at the beginning of the year as we kick off our 2016 Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake events. A total of five different bowling events will take place across Peel Region from Feb 21st - May 9th with a goal of raising $180,000. If you haven't participated before, give us a call and we would be happy to tell you more about it. This is a great event to bring together family, friends or coworkers and have a fun afternoon or evening of bowling all in support of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Happy Lantern Festival, Magha Puja, Intercalary Days, Bahá'i Fast, NawRuz, Sakyamuni, Buddha's Nirvana Day, Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva's Birthday, Good Friday, Easter, Easter Monday, Mahashivaratri, Holi, Eid-e-Navroz, Purim, HolaMohalla, Sikh New Year, Navroze Khordad Sal, First day of Ridvan, Ninth day of Ridvan, Navaratri, Vaisakhi/Baisakhi, Shri Ramnavami, MahavirJayanti, Pesach, Zarathosht-no-diso, Twelfth day of Ridvan, Ascension of Jesus, Mother's Day, Baha'u'llah, Sakyamuni, Buddha's Birthday, Pentecost, Isra'a and Mi'raj, Nisfu Sha'ban, Victoria Day, National Aboriginal Week, Pentecost, Father's Day, All Saints Day, Ramadan Shavuot, Martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev and any other celebrations we may have unintentionally left out! NEW VAN IS OUT ON THE ROAD! The year is off to a great start with Big Brothers Big Sisters new agency van out on the road transporting our youth to activities and helping to recruit new volunteers. I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank our generous 2016 Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids Sake sponsors: Tim Hortons, Mississauga News, Brampton Guardian, Caledon Enterprise, Rogers and Z103.5 who year after year have helped to make our event a tremendous success. I'd also like to thank our Honorary Chairperson, Peel Regional Police Chief Jennifer Evans for lending her support for the 4th year in a row and to the incredible 38 Peel Regional Police bowling teams who participated in our February 21st event. Pictured here is Jeff Moriarty, Regional Development Manager, CARSTAR Canada, handing over the keys to the 2012 Chrysler Town and Country van to our President & CEO Shari Lynn Ladanchuk. In the back are Robin Juns, owner of CARSTAR Mississauga 401 and Sam Soccia, owner of CARSTAR Mississauga Hawkstone and CARSTAR Express Mississauga Dundas. Thank you CARSTAR for this very generous donation! We would also like to extend our thanks to the United Way of Peel Region for their continued support. As they are in the midst of wrapping up their campaign we wish them great success! Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel is proudly their largest funded agency and we are very thankful for the funds we receive which allow us to provide quality programs to the youth in our community. At our agency we are thrilled that we were able to support the United Way through our own agency campaign raising over $5,000. We look forward to being at their Community Achievement Celebration in March when they announce their grand total raised. Summer Residential Camp Subsidy Program Wishing all of our volunteers, families, donors and other supporters a wonderful 2016! Until next time... The Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund and other donors help our agency offer overnight camp to children 8 years of age and older where crafts, canoeing and archery highlight the experience. We plan to offer the following subsidized camp program to our families this summer. REGULAR COST OF CAMP - $385 - $500 per child SPECIAL COST TO BBBS FAMILIES - $150- $200 per child Please call to add your child's name to the list of potential campers for this year! Call Sue Kowalchuk at 905-457-7288 ext. 224 or email [email protected] Holiday Giving Program Thank you to the following individuals, companies and organizations who made the holidays brighter for our families and children: Anita Walters & Friends Ashley Home Store - Mavis and Britannia AVAD Banana Republic - Heartland & Square One Best Buy Bonanza Gardens - Gene Bidinot (thanks to Costco Brampton) Boston Pizza - Courtney Park and Erin Mills Cawthra Park Secondary School City of Brampton - Corporate Call Centre CHUM Christmas Wish Dan & Lynn Millington XI Delta Zeta Sorority Erika Pallidino Formcor Futures Gymnastics GAP - Toronto Premium Outlet Geraldine Cabral & Family Harold T. Griffin Mississauga Fire & Emergency Services - Stations 107 & 112 National Logistics Services Old Navy - Heartland Town Centre Parkholme School Razor Creative RBC Samuel Son & Co & Internal Audit Team Sears - Erin Mills Stephen Lewis Secondary School Holiday Donation from Bonanza Gardens Thank you to Gene Bidinot from Bonanza Gardens, and his family, who purchased over $27,000 worth of toys from Costco Brampton for the children and youth at Big Brothers Big Sisters. We thank you for your generosity and for helping to ensure that the children in our agency have a Christmas to remember! Our thanks is also extended to Manny Manchanda and team at Costco, for their assistance with coordinating this wonderful donation. Thank you for helping to put a smile on so many children's faces this holiday season! Holiday Party Was A Huge Success! Thank you Ashley HomeStore! On December 20th representatives from Ashley HomeStore delivered 25 mattresses, box springs, bed frames, comforters and sheets to our families. During the first month that their Heartland, Mississauga Ashley HomeStore was opened, they committed to giving away one bed set for each mattress sold in their store (over $999). All dressed in Santa hats the representatives from Ashley HomeStore personally delivered and set up all the beds in our families homes. Amongst those involved in the deliveries was the Vice President of Ashley HomeStore, Bob Cotton. A special thank you to Rhonda, Andrea, Tony, Adam, Ashlyn and Bob for your generosity and for your commitment to giving back to your community. On December 7th, over 450 Bigs and Littles gathered at SkyZone in Mississauga for a fun-filled holiday party. There were crafts, photos with Mr. and Mrs. Claus, trampolining, pizza and gifts donated by Mattel. A special thank you to Chris and Imran from Pizza Pizza, who donated an incredible 95 pizzas for our party, and to Mattel, who donated 450 amazing gifts for our children and youth! Our thanks is also extended to Bill and Andrea Bates, Art and Brenda Morrison, and to SkyZone! Big Brothers Big Sisters BIG Spelling Bee Accessible Client Service Policy Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada has partnered with Invesco Canada to promote academic excellence at their 2nd Annual BIG Spelling Bee. The BIG Spelling Bee is a fun and educational event where students across Central Ontario get an opportunity to improve their spelling and increase their vocabulary while at the same time raise awareness of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs. On February 6th , 23 students competed in the spelling bee at the University of Toronto Mississauga. The top three participants were presented with trophies to celebrate their achievement. Congratulations to the spelling bee winners 1st place: Bassam, 2nd place: Krista and 3rd place: Aryan. Bassam, from Allan A. Martin Sr. Public School will now be going on to compete at the E.W. Scripps International Spelling Bee near Washington D.C. at the end of May. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel is committed to excellence in providing service to individuals, including people with disabilities. Reasonable efforts shall be made to provide all persons equal opportunity to obtain, use and benefit from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Peel services. For more information on Big Brothers Big Sisters Accessible Client Service Policy please visit www.bbbspeel.com/aboutus/policiies Thank you to LensCrafters! A special thank you to LensCrafters at Shoppers World who provided 15 of our Little Brothers and Little Sisters with new eyeglasses. This is all part of their OneSight program to help ensure that everyone is given the opportunity to have great vision! Boston Pizza supports Giving Tuesday! On December 1st, Giving Tuesday, Big Brothers Big Sisters teamed up with Boston Pizza Square One to raise funds. Between the hours of 5 - 8 pm Boson Pizza donated 15% of their sales to Big Brothers Big Sisters. We had 8 of our Little Brothers and Little Sisters teamed up with Boston Pizza servers to be 'Celebrity Servers' for the evening! Thank you to all of our Littles who came out to support us and to Boston Pizza for making a difference on Giving Tuesday! Big Brothers Big Sisters was also out at the Boston Pizza Courtney Park location on January 28th with 7 Little Brothers and Little Sisters as 'Celebrity Servers'. Thank you again to all of the Littles who participated in this event. Next issue: June 2016 Design and layout compliments of: SCANORAMA Graphx FUNDRAISING NEWS Weston - Seeding Stronger Communities Thanks to the incredible fundraising efforts of Maplehurst Bakery in Brampton and Ready Bake, Mississauga, plus George Weston Limited matching all employee donations, a total of $50,251.80 was recently donated to BBBS. The money raised goes directly to support our agencies Go Girls and Game On programs to help youth in our community lead healthy and active lives. A special thank you is extended to Farida Shaheed and Sydney Morgan from the Maplehurst Bakery who presented Big Brothers Big Sisters with a cheque for $30,727.80 at their employee Holiday lunch. This was the result of their employees very generously donating, plus holding fundraisers and George Weston Limited matching their donations. This is the sixth fundraising campaign that George Weston Limited has held as part of their Weston - Seeding Stronger Communities. Employees across North America raised a record $536,266.25 for 29 local charities. With the commitment of a $1 for $1 match by George Weston Limited, this means that they will be donating over $1.07 Million to help North American children become more healthy and active. Lowe's donates $2,500 at their Grand Opening Celebrations Pictured here is Sean McCaul - Lowe's, Lori Plati - Big Brothers Big Sisters and Derek Briggs - Lowe's. Thank you to the new Lowe's store at Mavis and Bristol Road in Mississauga for choosing to donate $2,500 to Big Brothers Big Sisters at their store opening on January 28th. These funds will directly support Big Brothers Big Sisters In-School Mentoring Program. Thank You! Thank you to the following donors who generously supported Big Brothers Big Sisters between Nov. 2015 - Feb. 2016 $50,000+ Citizenship and Immigration United Way of Peel Region $25,000 - $49,999 George Weston Limited Ontario Trillium Foundation $10,000 - $24,999 Amgen Canada Inc. The Catherine & Maxwell Meighen Foundation $5,000 - $9,999 CHUM Charitable Foundation Crawford Chondon & Partners LLP Telus $2,500 - $4,999 Leader Plumbing and Heating Inc. The Marion Ethel & Frederick John Kamm Whole Foods Market $1,000 - $2,499 Formcor Michael Marcotte Ontario REALTORS Care Foundation Pallett Valo, LLP Thank you DeCode Adventures! A special thank you to DeCode Adventures for providing a complimentary outing of Real Life Room Escape and board games for 43 of our youth and volunteers! UPCOMING EVENTS THERE IS STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR THE 2016 TIM HORTONS BOWL FOR KIDS SAKE! GATHER 5 - 6 FRIENDS, FAMILY OR COWORKERS, REGISTER YOUR TEAM, COLLECT PLEDGES AND COME OUT TO BOWL AND HAVE FUN! Event dates: Saturday, April 2nd from 4:30 - 6:30 pm at Brunswick Bramalea Lanes Monday, May 9th from 6 - 8 pm at Brunswick Bramalea Lanes 905-457-7288 ext. 223 www.bbbspeel.com Big Brothers Big Sisters 2016 Tim Hortons Bowl for Kids is off to a great start thanks to our many supportive bowlers and our incredible sponsors. Our thanks is extended to: 31st ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC! Wednesday, June 15, 2016 Lionhead Golf & Country Club, 8525 Mississauga Road Registration and Lunch - 11:30am Shotgun Start - 1:30pm Dinner - 6:30pm $300 per golfer or $1,200 per foursome To register please call 905-457-7288 ext. 223 or email [email protected] SAVE THE DATE! BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS GALA CELEBRATION! Friday, September 23, 2016, Mississauga Convention Centre Sponsorship Opportunities are available!
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