As featured in the March CCRA Newsletter Dear Friends Our road toward refugee sponsorship has taken an interesting turn. As we continue to raise funds and await our opportunity to be matched with refugees in need of support, we were asked by the Anglican United Refugee Alliance (AURA) to help out in a case of …
Fundraising Update
Thank you to all who participated in our our FundScrip campaign. We raised over $900.00 to date! Just before the holidays, we also launched a ‘10 Days of Giving’ campaign and we are beyond thrilled to report that we raised $21,155.00!! This brings us just over $22,000 toward our $40,000 goal! There are a number …
No Cost Giving
Friends, Help support refugees by paying for your everyday expenses & gifts with gift cards! There's no catch: Buy cards at face value, get face value at retailers. Each purchase you make generates a percentage towards our cause, with no cost to you. We've teamed up with FundScrip to provide you access to over 160 …
Preparing for a season of fundraising
After a summer break, we're gearing up for a season of fundraising. Here's a promotional video we've produced to introduce our work to the community. Opportunities to support this cause will be coming along shortly. Keep posted!
A Beautiful Day @ The Waterfront
This time last week, we were gearing up for our promotional work at the Port Union Waterfront Festival. The weather was gorgeous and we were surrounded by others doing good work in our community. Thank you to the festival director, Paul Maguire, and the many volunteers and organizations who helped make this event a success. Port Union Cares came …
Join us 6/25 at the Waterfront Festival!
Hello Everyone, Since our call in the CCRA, to form a refugee sponsorship group, we've been very busy organizing and doing administrative work in preparation for our fundraising season this fall. Part of this preparation is publicizing our cause through various media, such as this website, introducing our energetic and committed group to the community, and signing up …
Read about our progress in the May issue of CCRA
Kathryn Stocks is a member of the Centennial Community & Recreation Association (CCRA) and also a core member of Port Union Cares. Since we formed, she's been covering our progress for the CCRA. Below, is a link to our story in this month's issue: Refugee sponsorship group up and running
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Port Union Cares is a team of caring citizens committed to sponsoring and supporting as many refugees as we are able. We are currently gearing up for a season of fundraising and will soon have this page populated with team updates, news items, and ways you can help. You can subscribe to updates as they become available by emailing us …