• Toronto Connection Day on Saturday, June 11, 2011 from 9am to 4pm @ 50 Gervais Drive (Canada Christian College) – for those considering moving in to meet potential roommates, learn about MoveIn and hear testimonies of those who have moved in (RSVP to mike@movein.to)
• Rich-Poor Partnership Dinner on Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ Bayview Glen Alliance Church (300 Steeles Ave. E., Thornhill) – tickets $2; come find out more about MoveIn and be served a unique dinner… (RSVP to contact@movein.to)

Go to the MoveIn website for more info!

Good news!

Thanks to good folks like you, The Mississauga Food Bank has surpassed their Spring Food Drive goal!!!

Read more here: http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/get-involved/spring-food-drive/

Thanks for your continued contributions to assist in the needs of our neighbours.

Summer months are the worst for food banks – let’s keep up our givings/sharings through the next few months!

Partners in Him,

Cecilia

This month we’re changing up our Grocery Run (GR) to help with the Mississauga Food Bank’s $25 for 25 campaign, in honour of their 25th anniversary!

• With a donation of $25, The Mississauga Food Bank can distribute $210.25 worth of donated food – that’s enough to feed a family of 5 for their once monthly visit that provides 7-10 days worth of food!
• With a financial donation of $250, The Mississauga Food Bank can distribute $2102.50 worth of donated food – that’s 841 pounds of food to breakfast programs that allows them to feed kids in need before they head off to school.
• With a financial donation of $2500, The Mississauga Food Bank can distribute $21,025 worth of donated food – that’s 8410 pounds of food to be supplied to one of our member agency food banks – enough to feed 336 people!

So instead of our usual GR this Saturday, we’re going to do a group donation instead, for their campaign.

If you are able to contribute to this month’s event – please let me know by this Sat. Feb 26th (tomorrow!). We’re encouraging everyone to donate at least $25 each, this month, in support of the food bank.

After I’ve collected everyone’s pledges, I will make one group donation.

love+prayers,
Cecilia

New and old supporters contributed to this month’s GR. We got $185 worth of goodies today! And with incredible sales at the store today, our cart filled up fast with a total of 109 items! We had 5 boxes piled with baby food, canned veggies and meat, beans, pasta, sauce, rice, soup, cereal, juice, cookies, crackers, and more.

Remember to check out our monthly dates for GR, and spread the word to help our local food banks.

Theme: Dependence or Dignity? From Service Provision to Community Development
Dates: January 26-29, 2011
Cost: $125

The speakers include Glenn Smith, Bob Lupton and Rick Tobias. For full list of speakers, schedule, and other info, visit their website or contact Geoff Ryan at theurbanforum2011@gmail.com.

Date: Friday, April 16th
Time: 7-9pm (drop in any time!)
Place: MCBC, Room 802
Bring: knitting needles or crochet hooks (any size is fine); yarn (any you have!)

If you don’t have needles/hooks, please buy US/Canadian size 8 or 4mm needles. If you don’t feel comfortable buying them, leave a comment and we’ll help you get a set. If you don’t have yarn, have no fear! We have a box of yarn you can use.

Beginners - we will learn how to purl in our next meeting. If you need help fixing your squares or with casting off, bring along your work!
 
Experienced knitters – you can move onto other projects besides squares if you are up for the challenge. Bring any hat/toque, scarf, mitten patterns you might have. If not, we have a patterns book available for you to look at.

E-mail list – if you didn’t get an e-mail from us, you probably are not on the e-mail reminder list. Leave a comment with us if you want to be added.

Let your friends and family know about this knitting session and see you all on Friday!

Date: Friday, April 16th
Time: 7-9pm (drop in any time!)
Place: MCBC, Room 802
Bring: knitting needles or crochet hooks (any size is fine); yarn (any you have!)
 
Our group is currently knitting/crocheting 8″x8″ squares to make blankets for AIDS orphans in Africa through an organization called Knit-A-Square (http://www.knit-a-square.com/).

Advanced knitters can also make vests, hats, scarves for KAS or another organization. Beginners – get ready to purl in our next session!

It has been delightful collecting all your various knitted squares for AIDS orphans in South Africa! Even some of our beginner knitters have contributed their first squares! Keep up the amazing work, and just look for either Ming or Victoria to hand in your squares if you haven’t already. 
 
Bring your friends and family along on April 16th! See you then!

It’s been about a week, and we already have 11 squares made by our dearest knitters, both experienced and beginners! Here are the first 6 I received. You are all very amazing!

These squares will be shipped to Knit-A-Square in the near future. Keep up the great work!

Stay tuned for the details on our next knitting club session in mid-April. Young, old, men, women, experienced and beginners – you are all welcome!

We are still alive and kickin’ at morethangoodintentions, still experimenting with various ideas to become more active members of our local and global community.

Our newest venture is the Knitting Club, where we plan to learn knitting skills from experienced knitter and allow the experienced ones to use their skills and donations of time and yarn to benefit those in our community and around the world.

The first Knitting Club meeting will take place this Saturday, March 6th from 1-3pm at Mississauga Chinese Baptist Church, room 802. Please bring your own knitting needles and yarn! If you have no idea what needles to get and what yarn to by… come and learn about it from one of our experienced knitters!

Crochet-ers is also most welcome!

Some of the charities you can donate your knit and/or crochet projects to (please check each site for specific donation requirements):

• Angel Hugs – a Mississauga-based charity that donates to Credit Valley Hospital, local women’s and family shelters, The Open Door, and other organizations
• Knit-A-Square – great for beginner knitters! Send knitted and crocheted squares to South Africa and these will be turned into warm blankets given to AIDS orphans
• StreetKnit Project – items are distributed to the homeless living in Toronto

If you have other organizations to suggest, please don’t hesitate to tell us in the comments!

Also, if all goes well, the Knitting Club may expand to include other crafts that can be given to charity. Stay tuned!

Pass on the word and see you on Saturday!

PS: Grocery runs are still alive and well and happening at the end of every month!  Check the above tab for more information.

One of our good friends here at morethangoodintentinos is hand-making crocheted heart keychains for a $10 donation to Haiti!

All proceeds will go to Red Cross Canada for the Haiti relief efforts. And if you pledge your donation before Feb 12, your gift will be matched by the Canadian government!

If you’re interested in having a heart for Haiti, please leave a comment below and we will connect you to her. Thanks!

*** Update: Jan 19 ***

Thank you everyone who have pledged so far!!!

There’s been an OVERWHELMING response in LESS THAN 24 HOURS!
Our friend’s in full production mode!

More than 20 hearts have ordered – that means we’ve raised over $200 in less than 24 hours. And including the government matching dollar-for-dollar, we’ve raised over $400!

Thank you so much!

Keep spreading the word!

ps. And as a friend suggested, it makes a nice little Valentines trinket!