GIVING TUESDAY is December 3rd
Are you thinking about participating in Giving Tuesday? Our NO CHILD TURNED AWAY (NCTA) project sure could use your support! After our big annual fundraising event, Diner After Dark, we're about $5000 away from the budget needed to fully implement NCTA in 2020. Scroll down to find out more about NCTA and how it helps families in our community. Donate here.
  • NO CHILD TURNED AWAY turns three!
  • Wasn't That a Party: Diner After Dark
  • Fluffy and Fay are coming to our Glitterbug program!
  • Parentclub.ca: Make your own ABC book!
  • We're closed over the holidays!
The NO CHILD TURNED AWAY (NCTA) project turns three in January! We couldn't be prouder of this amazing project!

The NCTA project is a response to our community's need for our programs. We don't like the fact that children are sometimes locked out - it's devastating to little ones, parents and caregivers. Our staff and board detest it so mcuh that they made a commitment in 2017 to fundraise aggressively so we can offer more to the community's families than our EarlyON funding pays for.

One of the cool things about the NCTA project is that opening the doors at KImbourne takes some pressure off our Terry Fox EarlyON Centre and allows us to do away with child caps there too! If you LOVE this, please help us by donating We've added a button below to make it easy-peasy!
$12,000 Raised for NO CHILD TURNED AWAY 2020!
Love and gratitude to everyone who supported Diner After Dark on November 2nd by donating fantastic prizes or attending the event! We had so much having a grown up night out, while raising money for NO CHILD TURNED AWAY!

Look here at our event photos!

Look here to see all the great businesses and people who supported!

Special thanks to Juliette Fergus of Realty Trust for being a Silver Sponsor!!
We're beyond THRILLED to announce that we have some very special guests coming to sing songs and read stories with us at our Glitterbug Program on Thursday December 19th: Fay and Fluffy at 6 pm!

Also, please note that the Glitterbug program, which provides dinner, will be extended to 7 pm starting December 5th. The program opens at 4 pm.
Fay and Fluffy Drag Queen Storytime at Kimbourne!
Make Your Own ABC Book!
Caroline Fernandez's latest book! Caroline is also the author of two best selling kids' books: Boredom Busters (Silver Birch Honor Book Award - Forest of Reading) and More Boredom Busters . Caroline Fernandez has worn many hats at the EECC, from frequent visitor with her children (back-in-the-day) to past board to current donor. If you've attended our annual charity events, you've seen many great silent and live auction items from Parentclub.ca (over $15,000 worth of items in the past 6 years!) Caroline is Parentclub's creator and her blog has lots of great ideas to make life easier for busy families.
This make your own ABC book for kids is inspired by a DIY board book I read back when I was a teen babysitting a toddler. The parent had taken Polaroids of their child’s COAT, HAT and SHOES then pasted them on pieces of paper and made a book. It was a great tool to teach the child to how to recognize their own... more
2019 Holiday Closure
Kimbourne:
Last day of program is Monday, December 23rd 9am - 12 noon.
Re-opens: Thursday, January 2nd, 2020. Glitterbug starts up again on January 9th.
Terry Fox:
Last day of program is Friday, December 20th 8:45 am - 12 noon.
Re-opens: Monday, January 6th, 2020
HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU AND YOURS!