We’re still looking to fill one or two more positions at Moorelands Wilderness Camp! Join our community – we are looking for: – Male Staff – a Head Lifeguard – a Leadership Camp Canoe Tripper If you think you’ve got the leadership skills it takes to deliver creative, safe, fun and effective programs for participants then head over to […]
Hey Moorelands! On April 14, 2016, the Moorelands community came together to enjoy our Annual General Meeting. It was great to see so many community members – donors, staff, volunteers, alumni and participants – out in force to look back on our successes in 2015 and learn about how our community will continue to grow stronger in 2016. […]
THANK YOU Donors! Leaders Circle Donors ($50,000.00 + ) Bill and Karen Barnett Friends Circle Donors ($20,000.00 + ) Anonymous Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation Great West Life, London Life and Canada Life Harry E. Foster Charitable Foundation The Independent Order of Foresters Mackenzie Investments Charitable Foundation PortsToronto TD Bank Group Tippet Foundation Anna Yang and […]
Hey Moorelands! As you may know, our programs at Moorelands focus on giving kids the skills they need to be leaders who can make a positive impact in their own lives as well as in their community. Check out the pictures below from a recent scavenger hunt activity at BLAST Thorncliffe which took place during the theme week […]
Hey Moorelands! This week on the hub we’d like to introduce you to our new Programs Coordinator, Mike Naumoff. Mike Naumoff may be new to the Moorelands’ office team but his face will certainly be familiar to many of you. From 2012 to 2013 he was the Outdoor Living Skills Coordinator at Moorelands Wilderness Camp.Everyone […]
Moorelands Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2016 Thank you for joining us at our Annual General Meeting (AGM), Thursday, April 14, 2016, from 2:30 to 4:30 pm At the Loblaw Loft Cooking School, 2nd Floor, Bathurst & St. Clair W. Look for our Annual Report 2015 on the Moorelands’ website this April. As we sum […]
THANK YOU for making Cash for Moorelands A Success! Our 2016 signature event featuring Andrew Cash, “CASH FOR MOORELANDS”, sent 100 kids to Moorelands’ programs in one evening MAKE A DIRECT DONATION
Thank you everyone who attended the Moorelands Alumni Reunion on March 5th 2016 and for making the event such a success! It was great to see people reconnecting that hadn’t seen each other in 30 years! Big shout outs to the Alumni Committee who organised the Reunion: Matthew Ives, John de Visser, Jennifer Paredes, Catlin Knowles, Mary […]
Hey Moorelands! A few weeks ago we introduced you to new Moorelands’ staff member, David Borsook. This week we’d like to (re-)introduce you to Jodi ‘Lynx’ Thompson… For the past 4 years, Jodi Thompson has spent her summers up at Moorelands Wilderness Camp on Kawagama Lake as a Section Head (Check her out as an […]
Nancy Stewart sits down with the Siddiqui/Moins family to talk BLAST! For the Siddiqui/Moin family, Moorelands’ BLAST program (Budding Leaders After-School Teams) has had a positive effect on family life. Abdul really appreciates that his 10 year old twins, Hamza and Sana, get homework support and usually have their work completed before coming home. “It […]
With Honesty Comes Trust After a session spent exploring the meaning of honesty, we asked our kids in Moorelands BLAST (Budding Leaders After -School Team) why it is important to them. Here’s what they said: “Telling the truth makes your life easier because you don’t have to lie. Lying is never the answer.” – Harry, […]
Hey Moorelands! We’ve been celebrating Family Day here in Ontario this week and getting super excited about reuniting with members of our Moorelands Alumni family at the Wilderness Camp Reunion on March 5th. If you are a former Moorelands camper or counsellor and aged 19+, come out to the Dance Cave (above Lee’s Palace in Toronto) to […]
Hey Moorelands! As previously mentioned, earlier this year Moorelands was so pleased to welcome three new staff members to the office team: Mike, Jodi and David. This week we’d like to introduce you to David Borsook… David Borsook is our new Assistant Camp Director at Moorelands Wilderness Camp and is already so excited for the summer. David […]
Hey Moorelands! What do you think makes children happy? Lots of toys? The latest video games? Endless candy? Well, maybe all those things could put a big smile on a kid’s face but a recent study from the University of British Colombia found that “Children’s connection with parents, friends and other grown-ups plays a greater […]
Hey Moorelands! A message for Moorelands’ Alumni: The newly formed, Moorelands Alumni Committee, would like to invite all past Camp Staff and Campers (aged 19+) to attend the inaugural Moorelands Camp Reunion! Taking place at The Dance Cave in Toronto on March 5th 2015, it’s going to be fantastic opportunity to reunite with your old Moorelands buddies, share […]
