National Toque Tuesday, February 5, 2013 ------

 National Toque Tuesday, February 5, 2013 ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐Events by region «Mardi des Tuques» le 5 février, 2013 ‐‐‐‐ les événements par région Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Special guests/speakers
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Contact pour les médias ALBERTA Homeward Trust Edmonton Media event to launch Edmonton campaign Feb. 4, 11:00 a.m. Public Library, 7 Sir Winston Churchill Square Terry Jorden, Manager Events and Fund Development, Homeward Trust Edmonton 780‐
701‐3601 Centre of Hope Fort McMurray Toques may be purchased at the following retail locations: Sweet Escape Spa, Decorators Choice, The Final Touch and LifeForce Herbal Healing Centre • Ed Gibbons, City of Edmonton City • Maureen Collins, Edmonton John Howard Society • Jared Tkachuk, Edmonton Public Library outreach worker • Ken Franczek, Crystal Glass
• Victor Tanti, Homeward Trust Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
McMan Youth, Family and • Pancake Breakfast – 8:00a.m – 10:30a.m. Buy a toque and enjoy breakfast on us at the Servant anonymous Society’s Community Services Vanja Taha Fund Development Coordinator Centre of Hope Cell: 780‐880‐5122 April Stallings, McMan Youth, Family and Community Services 1 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Association & Servants Anonymous Calgary amazing event space at Inglewood – 1008 14th Street SE. • Volunteers will sell toques at the following downtown locations from 7:00 a.m.‐‐ 2:00 p.m.: Suncor Centre, Fifth Avenue Place, Jamieson Place, Livingston Place, BP Centre, Intact Place • Calgary Transit – Volunteers will sell toques at the following transit stations from 7:00 – 9:00 a.m.: Brentwood, Crowfoot, Anderson, Westbrook, 69th Street BRITISH COLUMBIA Pacific Community Resources Society and Lookout Emergency Aid Society Vancouver SURREY: Feb 5th 10:00a.m. Raising the Roof Hockey Challenge Chuck Bailey Recreation center, 13458 107a Avenue, Surrey BC Pacific Community Resources Society, Housing, Reconnect and IRAYL programs Toques can also be purchased at the Surrey Central Skytrain Station outside of the North Surrey Recreation Center at 10275 City Pkwy Surrey 7:00a.m. – 9:00a.m. VANCOUVER: Breakfast of coffee and muffins with the purchase of every toque ‐ The corner of Burrard and Nelson (969 Burrard) 7:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. Toques can also be purchased at the following Skytrain stations from 7:00a.m. – 9:00a.m.: Waterfront, Granville, Vancouver City Centre, Burrard, Cambie and Broadway Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
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Contact pour les médias Association 403‐651‐5970 Theresa Jenkins, Servants Anonymous Society of Calgary 403‐690‐1610 Hockey teams from the Surrey Fire fighters, RCMP, BC LIONS, Surrey Eagles, Local MLA’s Media contact for PCRS Surry: Michel Pouliot Cell 604‐803‐7566 [email protected] Media contact for PCRS Vancouver: Jocelyn Helland 604‐202‐0614 [email protected] Media contact for Lookout Society: Lani Johnson 778‐990‐2981 [email protected] 2 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
TD Plaza ‐ Outside Pacific Centre Mall 701 West Georgia Street, Vancouver 6:30 AM ‐ 6:00 PM New Westminster Skytrains: 6:30a.m.‐8:30a.m., 11:30a.m.‐1:30p.m., 3:00p.m.‐5:30p.m. • Columbia Skytrain Station • New Westminster Skytrain Station • Sapperton Skytrain Station (TBC) • Braid Skytrain Station (TBC) New Westminster Library 9:30a.m.‐5:30p.m. • 716 6 Ave New Westminster, BC Starbucks Coffee: • 601 Columbia St, New Westminster, BC • 800 Carnarvon Street, New Westminster, BC Douglas College Time TBC • 700 Royal Avenue, New Westminster, BC Hume Park Elementary (TBC) • 521 Fader Street, New Westminster, BC North Vancouver: 10:00a.m.‐Noon • Lonsdale Quay Seabus Station Feb 6th ‐ UBC Student Union Building Kristen Hovde, Campus Pastor University Christian Ministry @ UBC Special guests/speakers
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Contact pour les médias Michael McQuillan 778‐828‐6991 3 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Out of the Rain Sidney Dawn to Dawn Commox Seasons House Quesnel MANITOBA Special guests/speakers
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Contact pour les médias Walmart, 860 Langford Pkwy, Langford from 1:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. Feb 1st “Toque Toss” at the Glacier Kings hockey game Toques are also available for purchase at the following locations: Searle's Shoes, Courtenay Mudsharks Coffee Bar, Courtenay Duduza Bed and Bath, Comox On Tues Feb 5th ‐ Mudsharks Coffee Bar will treat anyone wearing a RTR toque to a free coffee Chili lunch in Spirit Square, on Reid St. 11:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. Live music, pay what you can Toques will be available for purchase Kyle Price, Beacon Community Services at 250‐658‐7243 Richard Clarke President, Dawn to Dawn 250‐941‐4595 Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
Macdonald Youth Services LIVE ON LOCATION Radio Broadcast on FAB 94.3 (Bell Media Radio) FROM ST. VITAL CENTRE from 3:00PM to 6:00PM Winnipeg Listen to the fabulous FAB 94.3 crew broadcasting live from St. Vital Shopping Centre ‐ Come down to St. Vital Centre and buy a Raising the Roof toque to “put a cap” on youth homelessness NEW BRUNSWICK St. John Human Development Council St. John Pancake Breakfast 7:30a.m – 9:00a.m. Tickets $10 – Toques will also be available for purchase City Market Seniors Center, 2nd floor, City Market, • Students from our local high schools will be volunteering at this event. Melanie Macdonald 250‐991‐0222 Diane Shack, Macdonald Youth Services (204) 223‐5514 Colin McDonald Safe Harbour Project coordinator 4 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
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parleurs 47 Charlotte Street 506‐721‐4781
Moncton Youth Residences Moncton Toques will be available for purchase at the following locations between 10:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. • Blue Cross Centre • Moncton Youth Residences (536 Mountain Road) • Youth QUEST Central (199 St. George Street) • Moncton City Hall • Riverview Town Hall • Sobeys (Champlain Place) • Terminal Plaza (1222 Main Street) • YMCA Moncton • Crandall University • Université de Moncton (Pavillon Léopold Taillon)
NEWFLD & LB Newfoundland & Labrador Feb. 12: CBC Community Pancake Breakfast • Bella Vista, (6‐10 am) Housing and • West Block Cafeteria, Confederation Building (7‐10 am) Homelessness Network • Smitty's, Marriott Hotel, 131 Duckworth (7‐10 am) St. John’s • E.B. Foran Room, City Hall, St. John's (7‐10 am) • Bitters, MUN (8‐10 am) • St. Luke's (7‐10 am) • Smitty's, 26 Gibson Dr, Mount Pearl (7‐10 am) Labrador Friendship Feb. 12: Happy Valley‐Goose Bay Community Pancake Breakfast, Media contact
Contact pour les médias Cathy Manuel, Associate Director Moncton Youth Residences (506) 869‐6338 [email protected] Melissa Keough, Network Development Assistant NL Housing and Homelessness Network (709) 746‐9766 HV‐GB Housing and Alicia Neville, Candice Elson, or 5 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Centre Happy Valley Goose Bay College of the North Atlantic, Hamilton River Road 7:00am – 9:00am • Toques can also be purchased at Labrador Friendship Centre (709) 896‐8302 Community Youth Network Corner Brook February 5th: Humber Community YMCA, 2 Herald Ave. Walmart, 16 Murphy Square, Cornerbrook February 12th: Pancake Breakfast 7:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. St. John the Evangelist Church, Main St. Feb 12th Pancake Breakfast, St. Gabriel’s Hall 7:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. • Sam Synard, Mayor Pancake breakfasts will also be served at: • Cona College, Burin: Breakfast/Lunch 9:00a.m. – 2:00p.m. • Keyin Tech, Burin: Breakfast 9:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. • Keyin Tech, Marystown: 9:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. Grace Sparks House Marystown NOVA SCOTIA YWCA Halifax & Halifax Transition House Halifax Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
Kick‐off at Scotia Square Mall, Barrington St., rally and reading of proclamation by Mayor Savage. 9:00 a.m. Toques will be sold all day at Scotia Square Mall and the Maritime Centre and walking groups will sell toques throughout the streets of Halifax. Special guests/speakers
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Contact pour les médias Andrea Keats 709‐896‐8302 Homelessness Coalition, CBC, Labrador Friendship Centre, Libra House, Town of Happy Valley‐Goose Bay, College of the North Atlantic, community volunteers, politicians, local businesses, local musicians Lisa Osmond 709‐639‐1720 •
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Mayor Savage Darrel Dexter, Premier of NS (TBC) Shirley Coady, Executive Director, Grace Sparks House 709‐279‐3560 Amanda Quarmby‐Bennett, Bryony House, Fund Development Coordinator [email protected] and 902‐429‐9001 or 902‐478‐4058 6 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire SHYFT Youth Services Yarmouth Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
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parleurs Pictou County Roots for Youth Society New Glasgow Meet and Greet from 11am – 1:00p.m. at the YMCA An opportunity to meet with the SHYFT team and to find out how you can make a difference. Refreshments. Toques will be sold and a presentation will be offered. Toques can be purchased at Scotiabank 126 Provost St., New Glasgow 11:00a.m ‐1:00 PM Mayor Mood will attend along with other members of the Tri‐Counties community. ONTARIO Houselink Community Homes, St. Christopher House and Sherbourne Health Centre Toronto Toque Tuesday breakfast coupon with the purchase of a toque Yonge‐Dundas Square 7:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. Toques will also be on sale at the following TTC stations 7:00a.m‐ 9:00a.m. and 4:00p.m – 6:00p.m.: Finch, Eglinton, Yonge & Bloor, St. Andrew, Queen’s Park, Spadina
Union GO station The PATH 7:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.: Concourse level of the TD Bank Tower (66 Wellington Street West) ‐ across from the Nutrition Humber College students and Toronto Youth Job Corps program participants Media contact
Contact pour les médias Sarah Ernest, YWCA Halifax, Fund Development & Communications Coordinator, [email protected] and 902‐423‐6162 ext 2223 Nicky Hill 902‐881‐3111 Scott Smith Executive Director Pictou County Roots for Youth Society 902‐695‐3241 Carolann Barr, Executive Director, Raising the Roof 416‐523‐6605 Lambrina Nikolaou Director of Community Programs St. Christopher House 416 206‐0436 7 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
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parleurs House & L'Occitaine Lutherwood Kitchener Community Care St. Catharines & Thorold St. Catharines Sudbury Action Centre for Youth Sudbury Pathways for Children, 13th Annual Mayor’s Pancake Breakfast 7:00—9:30a.m., Market Square, King St. (Downtown St. Catharines) • $10 includes Raising the Roof toque, pancakes, sausage and fresh Starbucks coffee/tea • Wear a 2013 Raising the Roof toque and ride the St. Catharines transit FREE all day! Breakfast 7:30a.m. – 9:30a.m. Sudbury Action Centre for Youth, 105 Elm Street, Unit A, Sudbury Brian McMullen, Mayor, St. Catharines Community Care client service workers and more than a dozen Niagara College students Toques will be available for purchase Finch TTC Subway Station, Media contact
Contact pour les médias Suzanne Boggild, CEO Sherbourne Health Centre Brian Davis, Executive Director, Houselink Community Homes 416‐550‐2923 Luke Bowden, Board Chair, Houselink Community Homes (647) 857‐3260 Nancy McIntosh Community & Development Coordinator Community Care, St. Catharines & Thorold 905 685 1349 ext 245 905 359 3079 Ken Wallenius Executive Director Sudbury Action Centre for Youth 705‐918‐0311 Lesley Sims 8 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
Youth and Families of York 7:00a.m. – 9:00a.m. and 4:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. Region Markham Wesley Urban Ministries • Toque Tuesday Party at Goodness Me‐ 1000 Upper Gage, Hamilton ON, 11:00 am—12 Noon Hamilton • Toques are available for purchase at the following 33 locations: http://www.wesleyurbanministries.com/index.php?page=rai
singrooftouquetuesday • Toque Tuesday Breakfast 7:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. Market Square, Division Street, Welland • Toques may also be purchased at: TD Canada Trust, East Main Street Meridian Credit Union, Niagara Street First Ontario Credit Union, Niagara Street David Chevrolet Corvette Buick GMC Ltd., Niagara Street Gateway Residential & Community Support Services of Niagara Inc., 178 King Street Stratford/Perth Shelterlink Executive Director/Community Resource Developer will be Stratford navigating the downtown area and schools/businesses to reward individuals with small treats for wearing their toques. Youth Opportunities YOU Annual Breakfast Fundraiser Event Unlimited London Convention Centre, 7:30a.m. – 9:00a.m. The Hope Centre Welland Special guests/speakers
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Contact pour les médias (905) 475‐6694 ext. 315 Participating vendors who Andrea Buttars, Resource will share the story of why Development, 905‐870‐6377 they participate, plus friends of Wesley Urban Ministries including The Hamilton Youth Advisory Committee and Mohawk College •
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Community Members City Council members Nancy Hart, Volunteer Coordinator, 905‐788‐0744 ext 227 Tracy Aylward, Shelterlink 519‐272‐2294 Christine Dirks, Director of Marketing and Communications, 9 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire London Youth Services Bureau of Ottawa Ottawa Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
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Overnight Sleep out at City Hall: Teams representing four organizations (YSB, Operation Come Home, Ottawa Salus, and John Howard Society) will sleep outside Ottawa City Hall, 110 Laurier Street, from Monday, February 4th 5:00p.m. – Tuesday, February 5th 8:00a.m., to raise awareness and funds for youth homelessness. A team of community leaders will participate. •
Mayor’s Breakfast, Tuesday, February 5th 7:30a.m., City Hall. Special guests/speakers
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parleurs • Mayor Jim Watson • Chief of Police Charles Bordeleau • Yasir Naqvi, MPP • Ottawa City Councillors Mathieu Fleury and Eli El‐Chantiry Media contact
Contact pour les médias cell: 519‐494‐3795 Ted Charette, Fundraising Coordinator YSB Charitable Foundation, 613‐282‐8057 • Toques will also be available for purchase at: All Bridgehead locations, 100 Constellation Place, Tunney’s Pasture and Eagleson Rd. transit stations, 160 Elgin Street, Rideau Centre, 340 Albert St., 112 Kent St., 300 Slater St., 50 O’Connor St., and the LCBO store at College Square Our Place Peel Mississauga Toques will be available for purchase at: Clarkson Go Station ‐ 1110 Southdown Rd., Mississauga, ON Bramalea Go Station ‐ 1713 Steeles Avenue, Bramalea, Grimsby Affordable Housing Partnership Grimsby GAHP’s Fourth Annual Chili Cook‐Off Feb 5 from 11:30 – 1:30 in front of the Peach King Centre on Livingstone Ave in Grimsby. Many local restaurants and individuals will be entering their favourite chili recipe in the hopes of winning that prestigious Client presentation: a graduate of the GAHP program will speak about his/her experience with GAHP and the challenges of Christy Upshall, Executive Director Our Place Peel 416‐899‐7527 Bruce Wallace Executive Director 289 235 8747 10 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
award …”The Best Chili in Grimsby”. Port Cares Port Colborne Pancake Brunch, 11:00a.m. – 1:00p.m. Port Cares Reach Out Food Centre, 61 Nickel St, Port Colborne Special guests/speakers
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parleurs being in crisis due to housing issues. Georgian Triangle Housing Toques are available for purchase at: Resource Centre Co‐operators Insurance ‐ 47 St. Marie Street, Collingwood RBC Banks – Collingwood, Wasaga Beach and Stayner locations Collingwood Robinsons Paint & Walllpaper, 129 Hurontario Street, Collingwood Trinity United Church, Collingwood Lighthouse Community Church, Wasaga Beach Faith Missionary Church, Wasaga Beach United Church, Wasaga Beach Prince of Peace Anglican Church, Wasaga Beach Wasaga Christian Church Housing Resource Centre, 115 Hurontario Street, Unit 203, Collingwood QUÉBEC Maison Le Baluchon Saint‐Hyacinthe Spectre de rue – Tapaj, Nazareth House, Groupe Communautaire L’Itinéraire Février 5, 9:00a.m – 5:00p.m. Canadian Tire : 5930 Rue Martineau, St. Hyacinthe, QC February 5th: Alexis Nihon Plaza, in front of the Pharmaprix, (metro Atwater) 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.; Windsor station (Place Bonaventure metro). Media contact
Contact pour les médias Stefani Katulic‐Ducharme Family and Community Programs Coordinator 905‐834‐3629 ext. 278 Gail Michalenko, Executive Director, 705‐445‐0643 Danielle St. Georges 450‐773‐7145 We welcome the support of Sheila Woodhouse, Executive Intact employee volunteers Director, Maison Nazareth 514 933‐6916 / 514‐557‐3729 as well as student volunteers from McGill 11 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Montreal RAP Jeunesse des Laurentides Quebec City SASKATCHEWAN Rainbow Youth Centre Regina Special guests/speakers
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Contact pour les médias McGill metro station. A press presentation will be held at 10:00a.m. at the Central Station with the directors of the three partner agencies and Intact Financial Corporation University and John Rennie High School in our local toque selling efforts. Vous êtes invité à venir nous rendre visite au mardi des tuques le 5 février prochain, entre 11 h 30 et 17 h 30 sur le stationnement du Tim Horton, au 3 400, 1re Avenue à Québec, dans le quartier Saint‐Rodrigue. Vous pourrez aussi vous procurer des tuques pendant tout le mois de février en appelant au 418‐621‐5279. Si nous sommes absents, laissez un message et nous communiquerons avec vous rapidement. Fanny Geoffrion, adjointe aux relations de presse, L’Itineraire 514 597‐0238 #241; [email protected] Gilles Beauregard, Executive Director, Spectre de rue 514‐910‐2991 Steve Richard, RAP Jeunesse (418) 261‐5279 Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
• Taco & Toque, 11:30a.m. – 1:00p.m., 977 McTavish Street • Toques will also be available for purchase at: YWCA, 1940 McIntyre Street Phone: 525‐2141 11:00a.m. – 1:00pm University of Regina Riddell Centre, 3737 Wascana Parkway • Peter Gilmour of Anti Poverty Ministry • Hirsch Greenberg of University of Regina Raylene Bellegarde 306‐757‐9743 12 | P a g e Toque Campaign Partner Agency Nom de l’organisme partenaire Event L’événement Note: all events occur on Feb. 5 unless otherwise specified Remarque : tous les événements sont tenus le 5 février à moins d'avis contraire.
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Contact pour les médias 10:30am to 2:00 pm Luther College 3737 Wascana Parkway 10:30a.m. – 2:00 pm 13 | P a g e