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The Report is compiled from current statistics and special studies which look at eleven different, yet interconnected, issue areas that are critical to the well-being of our city and its residents.
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32 board members, staff, family and friends ran, walked and "wheeled" for Moorelands in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on Sunday, September 26. John Offutt ran a full marathon, Stephanie Rose, Laura Kim and Nicanor Kang completed half-marathons, and the remaining participants finished the 5K charity challenge.
We DID get noticed! Dressed in the brightest colours to represent our tagline "Helping Kids Shape Brighter Futures", the Moorelands City Slickers were not to be missed. And in the process we raised $15,000! A big thank you to our many sponsors!
At its recent bi-weekly meeting, the Kiwanis Club of East York presented Moorelands Community Services with a cheque for $7245, making good on its promise last January to assist us with funding to ensure continuation of our after-school program at Thorncliffe Park Elementary School. To read more click here.
Anyone who's been to Moorelands Wilderness Camp knows the Hub is the main indoor recreation space. It's used for talent shows, indoor camp fires, movie nights and rainy day activities and is big enough to hold 170 people. The original, built in 1945 and plagued by dry rot and carpenter ants, was in very poor condition.
All that changed this summer when Moorelands Wilderness Camp was selected to receive federal/provincial Infrastructure Stimulus funding. Demolition of the old Hub began as soon as the ice was off the lake in early May and construction started later that month. Read more...
Over the summer months you will find the articling law students hard at work in many Toronto law
firms. You can also find some of them hard at play...in the courts. Beach volleyball courts to be precise,
raising funds through the McCarthy Tétrault LLP Annual Charity Beach Volleyball Tournament.
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Toronto Star sends Reporter to Moorelands Camp
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Where kayaks build character
A wonderful place for a splash in the lake
In 2012, Moorelands will celebrate its 100th anniversary of work with children and families living in some of Toronto's poorest neighbourhoods. From its beginnings as a relief and friendly visiting organization to the vital child and youth agency it is today, we have much to celebrate.
We are currently working on plans for what we hope will be a year long celebration and invite you to provide us with your email address so that we can keep in touch and update you. We'd also love to hear your stories and your ideas. Help us celebrate 100 years of service in Toronto.
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