In 2021 My Giving Circle is giving away $500,000 in grants to Charities, not-for-profits, and community groups. Their next round of grants will send $130,000 to the 80 charities that receive the most votes in Canada, the UK, the US, New Zealand, Ireland, and Australia by June 30. 2021. Charities in each country will be awarded.
New Westminster #HAW2020 Official Calendar
Activity Posters:
Thanksgiving Monday Takeaway Lunch courtesy of the BC Nurses Union and the Salvation
Tuesday Community Dialogue: What can we do to address the housing crisis in New Westminster? Lower Mainland Purpose Society
Wednesday NW Outreach Health Clinic and Women and Children’s Dental Hygiene Care Clinic
Flu Immunization Clinics (All Welcome)
Tuesday October 13, 2020
9:30 am – 11:30 am Holy Trinity Cathedral 514 Carnarvon St.
Thursday October 15, 2020
9:30 am – 11:30 am Lookout’s The Russell, Honeymoon Suite (Carnarvon/Alexander St.)
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm St. Barnabas 1010 5th Ave.
Friday October 16th, 2020 – WORLD FOOD DAY – Celebrating our Local Food Heroes
Watch New Westminster Community Food Action’s Facebook page from October 11 – 16 as we recognize our local food heroes. The community is also encouraged to do a shout out to your local food heroes on October 16 using #WorldFoodDay #FoodHeroes and #EverbodyNeedsToEat. Food Heroes will be entered into a prize draw!
If you would like to support #HAW2020 in any way please contact Betina, the Coalition and Projects Coordinator.
THANK YOU to New Westminster- Burnaby MP Peter Julian (and Doris Mah), Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, the NW Firefighters Charitable Society, the NW Soccer Club, all the volunteers, and the New Westminster (and Burnaby) community for making the Drive Thru Food Drive on Saturday such a resounding success!
An incredible amount of food was collected that will now be distributed to those in need through Purposes Hamper Program and the Health Van, and through the St. Aidan’s HUB in the West End and at its pop-ups in Sapperton and Queensborough. Included in this was a donation of 500 pounds of frozen chicken! We also received close to $800 in cash and grocery store cards, and promises of more to come – including 25 pounds of zucchini! I will be working with local hamper and meal programs to make sure these funds get used in the best way.
This community just rocks!
Betina, NWHCS Projects and Coalition Coordinator
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The New Westminster Overdose Community Action Team – Peer Network is assembling a memorial to commemorate the many lives that have been lost to the overdose crisis. They hope to capture the collective impact of the overdose crisis, which includes at least 95 lives cut short due to the contaminated drug supply in New Westminster since 2016.
For more information please visit: Overdose Memorial
Do you know we have a pretty active Facebook page and that it is the best place to keep up on what Coalition members are doing? We are also regularly updating it with COVID-19 related supports. You can also email us and we will try to point you in the right direction if you need help connecting to supports!
Stay safe everyone! Betina, Coalition and Projects Coordinator