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Th e holiday season is a busy time for our Children & Youth Department. Tensions can be high with the stress of the season heightened by many of the challenges our children and youth face. Most families are dealing with fi nancial hardship, which is diffi cultany time of year, but even more so during the holidays.

‘Tis the season to give more hugs, eat good food & spend quality time together!

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What’s Inside

‘Tis the Season . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Events Recap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

The Shoebox Project . . . . . . . . 4

Lili’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Our Kind Donors . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Gift Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Our amazing staff work hard to make the season jolly and bright for all. They organize fun and interesting activities and outings. Our teens even get into the action by planning a skating trip for the younger children. And home visits triple in the month of December so we can make sure we can be there for parents and families.

There’s a beautiful holiday dinner for families with small children to look forward to, as well as a fun-filled holiday celebration for our youth and volunteers.

Our ‘Sponsor a Family’ opportunity gives our supporters the chance to make a donation to families, seniors and youth to help make their wishes come true. And the best part is how it embodies the true meaning of the season, with folks who have never met going out of their way to show kindness and care. It’s a truly magical program.

For ways to get involved in the Children & Youth Department year-round, please contact Sandra Costain at sandra.costain@dixonhall.org or call 416.889.4335.

Here’s what our members have to say:

‘Every year my kids look forward to going to the childcare program to make holiday crafts. I look forward to it as much as they do’. Natasha

‘I actually have gifts to give, I would never know that if it wasn’t for Dixon Hall’. Jamar

‘Dixon Hall has the BEST people and the BEST food’. Matthew

‘Tis the season’... continued...

‘This is my safe place, the holidays are not happy for everyone…at the Youth Centre I can always be me’.Trevlyn

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2014 Events Recap

Music for Life

Our 2014 Music for Life Dinner & Gala was a spectacular evening, which raised $180,000.

A very special thank you goes to Artscape for the beautiful venue Daniels Spectrum. We greatly appreciate the years of support from Artscape towards our Music School.

Special thanks also go to our Presenting Sponsors, The Slaight Family Foundation and RBC, as well as to all of our other kind sponsors. Your generosity means the world to us and the many wonderful young people in our Music School.

Thank you to all who attended. It was an outstanding evening.

Rebuilding Lives

Rebuilding Lives was a wonderful event held in support of our Mill Centre where guests enjoyed cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment and a silent auction. $35,000 was raised thanks to our kind supporters.

Invitational Halsall Golf Tournament

The Invitational Halsall Golf Tournament raised $50,000 this year for our Music School, Children & Youth programs and Mill Centre. A great big thank you goes to Halsall for 14 years of gracious support. To learn more about Halsall, visit www.halsall.com.

Dixon Hall/519 LGBT Diversity Event

Our Employment Centre teamed up with the 519 Church Street Community Centre this September to offer employers and clients a unique diversity event. The day consisted of an interactive workshop for employers designed to provide insight into the challenges faced by the Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual and Transgendered community when searching for employment; and in the afternoon, participants were able to gain valuable feedback from industry professionals about their career paths and job search.

Canoescapes 2014 – A Gossage Art Show

13 beautiful and original paintings by our fabulous board member Patrick Gossage were sold, raising more than $3,000 for our Children & Youth programs. Thank you Patrick for your generosity and for inspiring us with your wonderful pieces of art.

Toronto Challenge

The 2014 Toronto Challenge was a great success! Together we raised $14,000 in support of our critical programs for seniors. Our sincere gratitude goes to everyone who participated. To learn more about the Toronto Challenge, visit www.toronto.ca/challenge.

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At a time of year when many of us are frantically shopping for gifts for loved ones and busy preparing scrumptious meals to be shared with friends and family, the homeless men and women of Toronto are busy as well – only they are busy searching for a dry bed and a warm meal.

Most of them will not receive any gifts. Many will not spend the holidays with their friends and family.

Last year, thanks to The Shoebox Project, each of the 29 women at our Heyworth House Shelter received a wrapped shoebox filled with small luxury items like beauty and hygiene products, gift cards and more.

It was the first time in years many of these women had received any gift at all.

They were surprised and overjoyed; some cried when they were given their very own gift.

This holiday season, the women at Heyworth House will each receive another Shoebox.

And this year, both the men and women will receive warm socks, baked treats and toiletries all thanks to the dedication and kindness of volunteers Danielle Kay and Kevin of WeSell at 483 Queen Street.

They will sleep in warm, dry beds and be served a special holiday dinner prepared just for them by a catering company.

But most importantly, our residents won’t be forgotten thanks to the generosity and care of our wonderful donors, supporters, members, volunteers and staff like you.

To learn more about The Shoebox Project, visit www.shoeboxproject.com.

To find out how you can support or get involved with our Housing, Homelessness Services program, visit our website at www.dixonhall.org.

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Lili has been a volunteer in the Mandarin program for more than 5 years. She first heard about the Mandarin program through a friend who was taking Chinese folk dance lessons with a few of the regular members.

These days, Lili volunteers twice a month and for special events. She’s famous in the program for the delicious meals she cooks for 20 or more people at a time.

Marina, Coordinator for the Mandarin program says that the members love Lili and are constantly asking her what she plans to cook next.

Lili says she feels a great sense of accomplishment from volunteering and giving back to her community – especially when she sees how excited and happy the seniors are to eat her food.

The Mandarin program is the first place Lili volunteered with since coming to Canada and the experience has only made her want to volunteer more.

To learn more about our volunteer opportunities, check out the ‘Get Involved’ section on our website www.dixonhall.org or call Heather Johnson, Manager, Volunteer and Human Resources at 416.962.9449 ext. 225.

Volunteer Feature: What will Lili cook next?

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Our Kind DonorsFor Donations Received January 1, 2014 to November 30, 2014

We’d like to extend our warmest gratitude to all of our donors. It’s not possible to list everyone here but please know that we greatly appreciate your support. The work we do for our community would not be possible without your kindness and generosity. Every gift counts!

$50,000 +

The Geoffrey H. Wood Foundation

The Slaight Family

Sun Life Financial

Bell (formerly) Astral Media Radio Inc.

MLSE Foundation

Parsons Brinckerhoff Halsall Inc.

$25,000 - $49,999

Ontario Trillium Foundation

Halsall Family Foundation

BMO Financial Group

RBC

$10,000 - $24,999

Peter and Barbara Halsall

RBC Foundation

Sprott Consulting LP

Filion Wakely Thorup Angeletti LLP

Raymond James Canada Foundation

Frank Wills

Paul D. De Hueck

Nemar Limited

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd.

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

George Cedric Metcalfe Foundation

$5,000 - $9,999

Toronto Star Fresh Air Fund

The Minstrel Foundation for Music and Arts Advancement

Performing Arts Lodges, Toronto

Fyfe Foundation

Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain

Ms. Judith Woods

National Bank Correspondent Network

Cornelius Anderson Silber

Deloitte & Touche Foundation Canada

Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc.

Warner Music Canada

Barry & Laurie Green Family Charitable Trust

The MacMillan Family Foundation

Daniels LR Corporation

$2,000 – $4,999

George and Del Mildbrandt

The Hope Charitable Foundation

F. K. Morrow Foundation

Anthony & Patricia Minard

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

The Goodman Family Foundation

Gail Drummond

Ella`s Edge Consulting Services

GogglersGive

David & Marsha Kennedy

Life Foundation

Toronto Artscape Foundation

Carolyn Archibald

Element Financial Corporation

McCarthy Tetrault

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The Potruff Family Foundation

Andrew Noel

Jordana Greenberg

Harry A. Newman Memorial Foundation

The Edwards Charitable Foundation

G. Scott Paterson

Taylor Klein Oballa

Joseph Hogan

Universal Music Canada Inc.

Vivien Dzau

Members of our Monthly Giving Club support us each month through automatic credit card or direct debit payments. To join our monthly giving program, just complete the coupon at the back of this newsletter and send it in.

Thank you to all our 2014 monthly donors for your wonderful support!

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This year, thanks to the generosity of our gift matching sponsors, you can double your donation and double the change you make.

Right now, our Double the Dollars, Double the Change gift matching challenge is on, which means that every dollar donated by December 31, 2014 will be matched up to a maximum of $10,000!

Here’s how you can double the difference you make:

Donate $25 and watch it double to $50 so that a frail home-bound senior can receive a hot nutritious meal everyday for 2 weeks.

Donate $50 and watch it double to $100 so that two young people can have skates and take part in our MVP Hockey League.

Donate $100 and watch it double to $200 so that a recently housed person gets a start-up kit, which includes cleaning supplies, laundry detergent, bed linens, toiletries and basic kitchen supplies.

Please don’t delay. Make a secure online donation today at www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/dhns or mail in your giving coupon at the back of this newsletter using the prepaid envelope attached before December 31st to take advantage of this special gift matching opportunity.

‘Double the Dollars, Double the Change’ Gift Matching Challenge on Now!

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