A Place Called Home Update - CUPE 855

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• Gift of Shelter Christmas Cards On Nov 12 th and Dec 9 th we will be selling our Gift of Shelter Christmas • Homeless Awareness Week On January 16 – 22 nd A Place Called Home will be observing Homeless Awareness Week. We will be providing information and holding a silent auction. Give the Gift of Shelter Our Gift of Shelter Christmas Cards will be on sale starting November 1 st . Purchase yours by dropping by our office at 64 Lindsay Street South or see us at Lindsay Square Mall on Nov 12 th and Dec 9 th . This Christmas when you are looking for a unique gift to give friends, work colleagues, a teacher and others on your list that are difficult to buy for…. Please consider “A Gift of Shelter” Our ID specialist Tina Jackson can assist you in replacing or applying for many different types of ID including: • SIN Cards • Status cards • Drivers Licenses • Health Cards And More…. On the Web >>> • Marriage certificates • Birth Certificates Website: www.aplacecalledhome.org http://www.facebook.com/placecalledhome.residence An on-line alternative to make your donation Just log onto www.canadahelps.org The stories below are real and there are hundreds more like them...read on to see who the homeless of our community are. Imagine, six months ago you and your two children followed your husband across the county so he could start a new job and suddenly he was struck down in the prime of his life. Both of you were the only child and lost your parents many years ago, there is no life insurance, no family and your friends are thousands of kilometers away. Faced with a multi-crisis like this...what do you do The stories of what caused a person to become homeless are as varied as the individuals themselves, but they all share one trait...when the layoff came, when the illness set in, when the hydro bill became too high or the family broke up...there were no family or friends that were able to step in and help. So they came to us. ~ For those who do not have a safe place to go at the end of the day… we can help. Imagine you are a 16 year old girl who just celebrated her birthday. After dinner your parents informed you that just like your older brother, they were not prepared to support you now that you were 16 and offered to take you to the shelter after you packed up your belongings. What do you do Imagine the worst case scenario that could happen to you and your family with respect to your housing...where all your resources were used up and there was nothing left to pay your rent or mortgage and you had to leave your home. How many of you have a backup system...a good friend, neighbour or an extended family member who could take you and your family in
8 TH ANNUAL MARK-A-THON On August 13 th our walkers led by event namesake Mark Fevang hit the streets of Lindsay for the 8 th annual Mark-a-thon in support of A Place Called Home. Through Mark’s efforts over $7,000 was raised. 8 TH ANNUAL KAWARTHA LAKES CLASSIC This year’s 8 th Annual Kawartha Lakes Classic Cycling Tour brought wonderful weather. Once again we were pleased to have BOB FM’s Dave Illman as our Celebrity Rider. Also supporting our ride were members of the CKL EMS Bike Team and the local Red Cross who were on hand. A Place Called Home would like to thank all our donors for their generous support throughout the postal strike earlier this year. Many not for profits in our area were negatively impacted and we were no different. Unfortunately, due to the disruption in mail service we are facing a shortfall of almost 5 thousand dollars. Help us keep the lights on at A Place Called Home! COMMITTED TO CONSERVING ENERGY IN THE KAWARTHAS SEMINAR On September 15, 2011 Jennifer Lopinski of our Emergency Home Energy and Resource Program organized a conservation seminar at the Moose Lodge with over 80 people in attendance. See her presentation on our website at: www.aplacecalledhome.org/seminar Antique Show and Sale 2011 The 41 st Annual Antique Show truly was an Antique Extravaganza with 53 antique dealers from across Ontario participating this year. From Furniture to Collectibles the event had something for everyone. Special thanks to our sponsors:
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