April 2019 Report

Providing practical humanitarian support to northern Canadian communities

sMILES FOR AMANDA RUN RAISES $2100

On May 4th, medical students from the University of Ottawa raised $2100 for True North Aid through the " sMiles for Amanda Run " in memory of Amanda Kelsall. Amanda was a 3rd year University of Ottawa Medical student who passed away in a car accident in 2014. She had a vision for helping First Nation communities fight opioid addiction. Thank you to Sharon and John Kelsall and the medical students for your donations and support! SUPPORT OUR   HEALTH   FUND TODAY

11 YEAR-OLD ISOBEL RAISES $3000

Congratulations to Isobel Scott for organizing the project Backpacks for Pikangikum and raising $3095. For every $40 raised, True North Aid will be sending a backpack filled with school supplies to this remote community. With the money raised we can send 77 backpacks and we invite you to DONATE so we can send more. SUPPORT OUR  HOPE  FUND TODAY

ST. KATERI SCHOOL RAISES $3600

True North Aid congratulates the students of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic School in Ottawa for raising more than $3600 through their We Are Water campaign in April. The WE Team at St. Kateri wanted to make positive change in the world and after learning about the water crisis in northern communities, they decided to take action and support True North Aid water initiatives.  SUPPORT OUR  WATER  FUND TODAY

LEO NICKERSON STUDENTS RAISE $2000

Tr ue North Aid congratulates the Leo Nickerson Elementary School in Albert, Alberta for raising more than $2051 through their Eau Water Campaign . Every year students organize and plan a Cake Walk Fundraiser with all proceeds going towards a charitable organization. This year they decided to support the True North Aid Water Fund to help serve and support northern communities with access to clean and accessible water.   SUPPORT OUR  WATER  FUND TODAY

TRUE NORTH AID WELCOMES FRIENDS OF THE NORTH MISIWAY

True North Aid welcomes the Friends of the North Misiway as an official project of True North Aid. Doris Thomas and her team are located in Kingston, and committed to assisting Indigenous communities in the James Bay area in Northern Ontario. Their mandate is to honor the communities' needs by collecting and sending items that are requested by the community. They ship items from Kingston on a regular basis. We plan to send them an empty container this week for collection. SUPPORT OUR  HOPE  FUND TODAY

THE BALLANTYNE PROJECT

Three years ago, Dwight Ballantyne left his remote northern community in Saskatchewan to pursue education and hockey in British Columbia.  Upon returning as part of Team Canada, who won an International hockey tournament in Europe in March, he was inspired to launch a national campaign to bring hope, encouragement and the support necessary to help others living on remote reserves through employment and education. The Ballantyne Project is in development and we are excited to support Dwight in his mission to support youth living in remote Canadian communities. SUPPORT OUR SELF-DETERMINATION FUND TODAY

THE WATER PROJECT INSTALLS FIRST TWO UNITS

True North Aid and SEI are pleased to announce the successful installation of two atmospheric water generators in Liard First Nation and Watson Lake Yukon. This pilot project will determine if we should install more and can produce 30-50 litres of potable water a day. Our hope is that together, we can serve more families who lack safe and accessible water in northern communities. Thank you to our generous donors and school groups who are helping to support our Water Project. SUPPORT OUR  WATER  FUND TODAY

JOIN US IN OAKVILLE ON JUNE 7TH IN SUPPORT OF HOCKEY CARES

Grab some friends and enjoy some food, fun and entertainment as we spend the evening with the fabulous 905 Band in support of Hockey Cares 2019. Silent auction, raffles, and more! Help support our exchange with Attawapiskat First Nation and Oakville youth. Get your tickets today! SUPPORT OUR RECONCILIATION FUND TODAY

THE GOOD ALLY PROJECT HEADS TO FORT HOPE

The Good Ally Project heads north on May 10th to Eabametoong First Nation to reunite with the JCY Rez Girls 64 hockey team and host a "photovoice" workshop called "Tell My Story". Six students from JCY Education Centre will be taught the basic skills of camera use and will then be encouraged to tell their own story through a camera lens. Participants will select a few of their favourite photos for a "print and display" at a community exhibit on May 16. SUPPORT OUR RECONCILIATION FUND TODAY

30 HIGH SCHOOLS SUPPORTING MOON-TIME SISTERS ONTARIO

Moon Time Sisters - Ontario is happy to announce a partnership with the Dufferin Peel Secondary Unit Compassion Project. They are currently completing drives with 30 different high schools. MTS-Ontario connected with two wonderful students at Branksom Hall in Toronto who are currently running drives at their own school. A shipment just made it up to Kenora and was picked up by the wonderful Tania Cameron who delivered the donations to two different communities. Thank you everyone! SUPPORT OUR   HEALTH   FUND TODAY

10 PALLETS OF HOCKEY EQUIPMENT ARRIVE IN MONTREAL LAKE

In Partnership with   Honouring Indigenous Peoples , Indigenous Services Canada,  ISWO ,  Trucks for Change ,  Kriska Transport  and other organizations, 10 pallets of new/used Hockey equipment just arrived in Montreal Lake. Four pallets were collected by True North Aid through the generous support of volunteers like Ally Cooper and the Oakville community, Canadian Tire Kingston on Bath Road, Play it Again Sports and many others. SUPPORT OUR   HOPE   FUND TODAY

1700LBS OF AID SUPPLIES ON ITS WAY TO FORT SEVERN

1700lbs of aid supplies head to Fort Severn ON this week. Supplies include winter coats, blankets, infant supplies, sports equipment and more. This was a request from the community and we are more than happy to support this community through our Fort Severn Project. Special thanks to Sew On Fire Ministries for the excellent donations, Gardewine Transport for help with Trucking, Wakenagun CFDC and Wasaya Airways Cargo for their assistance with in delivering this to the community.   SUPPORT OUR   HOPE   FUND TODAY

THANK YOU FROM TURNOR LAKE/BIRCH NARROWS

A message from director Rebecca Sylvestre - Dear True North Aid donors, staff, students and volunteers, We want to deeply thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all the hard work you have done for the Turnor Lake & Birch Narrows Community Food Centre Inc. You have been so extremely generous, that we are still sorting out and distributing the donations. The shipping container is turning out to be key... READ MORE SUPPORT OUR FOOD FUND TODAY

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