National Volunteer Week!

April 16 – 22, 2023

Volunteering Weaves us Together

Let’s celebrate our individual and collective actions in creating a strong, interconnected and vibrant community! Volunteering weaves us together, strengthening the fabric of our community by sharing our time, talent and energy to support one another.

Make sure to recognize your volunteers this year! Nominations for VCYR submissions are April 30th
Champion Individual and Team Volunteer Winners will receive prizes!

Volunteer Markham Awards & Recognition

#NVW2023 #WeavingUsTogether

Nominations will be accepted year long. Winners will be selected bi annually for International Volunteer Day and National Volunteer Week!

Coldest Night of the Year – Richmond Hill

Coldest Night of the Year is a fun, family-friendly fundraising walk inviting Canadians to step outside the warmth and comfort of their home to shine a light of welcome, compassion, and inclusion in their communities.

As Blue Door’s only annual fundraiser, Coldest Night of the Year – Richmond Hill is an imperative event as it allows Blue Door programs to continue to provide life-saving supports and services to our community’s most vulnerable. Funds raised support urgent needs and Blue Door’s Mosaic Interfaith Out of the Cold program, providing services to youth, adults, seniors, and families experiencing homelessness and poverty in York Region.

YCC: Gamer’s Corner

TCCSA’s Youth Connections Committee (YCC) is hosting its last event of the season! Join us virtually to participate in various games such as jeopardy, gartic.io, and guess the song! We will also have a raffle and many more activities. For more information, please contact acheng@tccsa.org with the subject line “YCC Gamer’s Corner”. We hope to see you there!

YCC: Hello Summer

TCCSA’s Youth Connections Committee (YCC) is running their second event of the season. Join us virtually for some fun summer-themed activities, crafts, interactive games, raffle, and art contest! For more details, email acheng@tccsa.org with the subject line “YCC Hello Summer”.

2022 Lavazza IncluCity Festival

Celebrate International Cinema at the 2022 Lavazza IncluCity Festival!
The Lavazza IncluCity Festival is proud to present an extraordinary film program taking place in the heart of Toronto at the Distillery Historic District from June 27th to July 16th. The Lavazza IncluCity Festival is an international initiative featuring a unique selection of movies representing Canada’s diverse and cultural mosaic. Opening on Canada multiculturalism day the festival will feature an extraordinary selection of international movies under the stars along with immersive entertainment for attendees with red carpet appearances, special guests, celebrity hosts, unique concessions, and so much more.
For more information on the line-up and available tickets please visit https://icff.ca/lavazza-inclucity-festival/ or call 416-893-3966

YCC: Cultural Food Tour

TCCSA’s Youth Connections Committee (YCC) is presenting a Cultural Food Tour around Ontario; focusing on geographical areas where one can find food of different cultures. Don’t forget to sign up to learn about food deals and food events across the province!

YCC: What to do on March Break?

TCCSA’s Youth Connections Committee (YCC) is presenting a workshop on activities to do during March Break with friends and family. Don’t forget to register to learn about places to visit this upcoming March Break!

YCC: Family Day Event

TCCSA’s Youth Connections Committee (YCC) is facilitating this Family Day Event. A great way to bond with family, play games, learn about Family Day, and participate in our raffle! Event will be hosted in English, Chinese and Tagalog interpretation are available upon request.

Giving Tuesday (and every day)

GIVING TUESDAY IS TOMORROW! Giving Tuesday follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday to celebrate the season of GIVING!

Join the many Canadians and turn Tuesday into one that could mean so much for another! Donate your time, items you no longer need, money and/or your experience to someone who would really appreciate that you did.

Let Volunteer Markham help you or donate to us to help us help others!

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