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!
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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
sue.kowalchuk@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
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
events.peel@bigbrothersbigsisters.ca
SAVE THE DATE!
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS GALA CELEBRATION!
Friday, September 23, 2016, Mississauga Convention Centre
Sponsorship Opportunities are available!