Christmas Sharing 2013
Thank you to all our donors and volunteers who made our Christmas sharing program happen in 2013. With your help, Moorelands was able to spread joy this season!
Moorelands Kids’ Community Hub
STWM 2013
Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon 2013 What an event! Music blaring, multitudes of team colours swirling, palpable energy in the air…25,000 people participating from over 60 countries, 180 charities. Everyone excited, pumped, with smiles of anticipation and concentration on their faces, all ages represented. Excitement…20 minutes to start10…5…waiting for the starter’s pistol… Roadrunner…the coyote’s after you… roadrunner…if he catches you you’re through…the song […]
Moorelands’ Starlit Night
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013, Moorelands’ celebrated it’s first Starlit Night event at the Enoch Turner Schoolhouse, Toronto. The event was a funfilled evening with many guests attired in camp-inspired outfits! It was an enchanting night filled with gourmet camp ‘style’ hors d’oeuvres, food stations and cocktails, live and silent auctions, a photo booth and […]
100th Birthday Bash
In 2012, City Summer Day Camp through Moorelands’ a 100th birthday bash! Check out the pics!
Moorelands’ Masque
Masque was a fantastic fundraising event held in honour of Moorelands! Masque Toronto took place on Thursday, June 7th 2012, at Courthouse on Adelaide. Aside from the great beats spun all night, Masque featured unbelievable performances by trained stilt walkers, hoola hoop performers, and incredible acrobats who bended and flipped their way through the crowd […]
100th Anniversary Celebration
On June 14th 2012, Moorelands had the privilege of reconnecting with many old friends, and the pleasure of making dozens of new ones through our 100th Anniversary Celebration at the gorgeous TD tower! It was a wonderful, celebratory event of Moorelands’ 100 years of service. Check out some of the snaps in the gallery below:
STWM 2012
The Scotiabank Waterfront Marathon and Charity Challenge 2012 By Nancy Stewart As our group of 50 walkers assembled in the pre-dawn light, the “fun” started out with a steady rain. No worries! Rain ponchos were handed out; umbrellas were opened. We were going to make the best of the Scotiabank waterfront marathon and charity challenge! […]
Church and Service Groups
Supporters Circle – ($10,000 + ) The St. George’s Society of Toronto Helping Hands Patrons – ($5,000 + ) ACW-St. James Cathedral, York Group Major Gifts – ($2,500 + ) The United Church of Canada The Church of St. Timothy Grace Church-on-the-Hill Outreach Committee Helping Hands 2 – ($1,000 + ) Christ Church Deer Park Kawagama […]
Moorelands’ Messages January 19th 2015
Hey Moorelands! Last week the office team was busy evaluating our programs and looking at our successes in 2014 – did you know that last year, Moorelands provided 151 Baby Bundles to low-income, new mothers in Toronto? This vital program is reliant on the generous donations of baby goods we receive from our donors and […]
John de Visser’s Moorelands Story
One of the most wonderful things about Moorelands is that the connections formed at our programs last a lifetime! John de Visser first came to Moorelands as a camper in the late 1970s and went on to be a staff member. Read his story below: “There is no time in my life that I look […]
Moorelands’ messages January 12, 2015
Hello and a Happy New Year from Moorelands! Last week was our first week back in the office after the Christmas break and everyone is feeling refreshed (and a little more rounded!) and raring to go! We were super excited to welcome back our Budding Leaders After School Teams (BLAST). It was great to reunite […]
Why do our BLAST kids love Moorelands?
Check out the video to hear some of the reasons why kids from our Budding Leaders After-school Teams love coming to Moorelands! Who doesn’t love cucumber and oranges??
Toronto Vital Signs Report 2014
Some key findings from the Toronto Vital Signs report 2014[i]: Child poverty is widespread and on the rise: After a six-year decline between 2004 and 2010, Toronto’s child poverty rates were on the rise in 2012. (p.84) 29% of children (17 and under) were living in poverty in 2012 – The highest rate in the […]