Here is how we spent over $3,000 of the funds we raised:

SERVICES:

• Evergreen Hospice continuted to receive a supply craft items for the grief program for young children.

  Evergreen Hospice provides in-home assistance for those families living with someone with a terminal illness.
  They recently found that there was a need for a program for very young children to talk about their emotions as they faced the death of a family member. Their program for children 4-12 years old is called Stormy Nights...Sunny Days. Each session (unfortunately) has been filled with young grieving children. Supplies included plasticene, stickers, and journals for the children to write about their feelings.

  Click here for more information on Evergreen Hospice.

• Yellow Brick House is an emergency shelter for women and children suffering from abuse. Since they usually arrive with little more than the clothes on their backs, their need for basic items is tremendous. Items presented this year include: good grooming bags, bedding, food and diapers.
  

  "Good Grooming Bags": We sewed seasonal gift bags and filled them with toiletries for the women who use the services of Yellow Brick House. Into these bags were put personal grooming items - toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, conditioner, lotions, soap, calendars, pencil and paper, disposable razors, etc.
  
  Left to right: Dorothy Moat, Cathy Cook, Linda Dennis, Jill Milne, Laura Pickle.
  

  
  
  The children who are at Yellow Brick House also need some supplies. Twenty sturdy backpacks were delivered in the late fall - these "My Stuff" backpacks were filled with toiletries, new towels, deck of cards, new socks, colouring books and crayons journals, and a stuffed toy.
  

  
  
  Click here for more information on Yellow Brick House.

  
  

• PATHWAYS is an organization in Markham that provides counselling and 2 group homes for teens 16-20 years of age. Thirteen teens who were returning to school in September received various school supplies. At Christmas time each teen received a Christmas stocking filled with good grooming items. They also received pajamas, hats, mitts, scarves, novels and gift certificates for Tim Horton's, MacDonald's and a phone card.
  
  

• IODE award winning books were presented to the local libraries, schools and to our adopted classes.

  The Municipal Chapter of Toronto IODE Book Award is presented annually to a Toronto-area author and/or illustrator of a Canadian published children's book.
  See the entire list. Perhaps you own some of the Award Winning Books!
  
  The National Chapter of Canada IODE Violet Downey Book Award is also offered annually to Canadian authors writing for children. These award winning books are great for gifts!

• Magazine subscriptions were sent to our grade four adopted Inuit class in Goose Bay, Labrador. Our second adopted class, in Big Trout Lake, Ontario, also received magazine subscriptions.

• The Scholarship in History (value $150) was presented to a graduating student at Markham District High School.

  Perhaps you know some of the recipients?

• A wreath is placed annually at the Remembrance Day Services. The service is held in the Veterans Hall and a parade to the cenotaph follows. A wreath is laid by the Citizenship Officer in memory of those that have served Canada.

• A Citizenship scholarship (value $150) was given to a graduating student at Markville Secondary School, in Markham. The graduate must show the most effort in promoting citizenship throughout their school during their attendance at Markville.

  See if you know any of the scholarship winners!

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