Located at 141 Reach St., Unit 7 the new ReStore will also act as a warehouse for the two other stores in Durham Region serving as the distribution centre for the Region. Habitat for Humanity Durham is based out of Ajax Ontario Back in 1986 someone had the idea that a great way to turn unused material, that had been donated for building, into cash to help other builds was to open a store to sell it, often at discounted prices. Since its inception the number of stores has grown to … (6 comments)
giving back: Reflections - Little did I know that my life would be forever changed.
- 01/02/12 06:20 AM
Reflections - Little did I know that my life would be forever changed. Life has a way of making us see things in a different light. Often events in our lives send us off into unexplored territory. As each year comes to a close people tend to reflect on what has taken place in their lives and in the world around them and to ponder what lays ahead. Over the years we all share events that are similiar in nature such as getting married, having children, starting into the workforce, buying that first new car, or buying your first home. Some will repeat some of … (16 comments)
giving back: Uxbridge Residents Give Back - Halfway Around The World
- 10/30/10 03:42 PM
Uxbridge Residents Continue To Give Back For the last few years Uxbridge has played a very large role in sending a health team to the rural areas of Ghana to support the efforts of GRID and NEA
Uxbridge Continues To Support The Efforts of Grid
Uxbridge has sent a fourth team of health care professionals to Ghana. The Team lead by Dr. Jennifer Wilson (Canada), Dr. Andrew Kingsnorth (England) is on a medical, surgical, dental, eye mission to serve the people of Northern Ghana.
Halfway Around The World Follow The 2010 Health Team
The team will conduct Free … (0 comments)
giving back: Realtors Care
- 10/04/08 03:18 PM
35,532 REALTORS® who donated funds to the Realtors Care Foundation helped enable the foundation to donate over 1/4 of a million dollars to shelter related charities in Ontario.The support of 18 Ontario real estate boards and their members who participated in the various campaigns to raise funds for the foundation helped make it possible to donate money to shelter based charities that included; women's, youth's, and men's shelters, Habitat for Humanity in several areas throughout Ontario, Out of the cold programs, hospices, Community Living and many many more. The Ontario Real Estate Association (OREA) foundation works to support shelter related charities … (5 comments)
giving back: 9 Days Before
- 09/14/08 12:43 PM
Just 9 short days before Blog Action Day on Poverty is the United Nations World Habitat Day. October 6th, 2008, the first Monday in October, has been designated World Habitat Day with the hope that we will reflect on the state of our communities and the basic right to adequate shelter for all. One does not need to visit a third world country to see that Poverty and Homelessness are often found hand in hand. Raising the Roof, a national charity dedicated to long term solutions to homelessness, states that approximately one third of the homeless in Canada are aged 16 … (15 comments)
giving back: Reflections of Another World
- 11/24/07 10:52 AM
As the Christmas season and a new year fast approaches I thought I would reflect a little on life to date. In doing so I could not help but spend a fair bit of time reflecting on a life changing experience that took place in 2000. That was the year that I would travel half way around the world to a small community, far from what you would call the civilized world, to help build a food storage building and teach English. Little did I know that my life would be forever changed. One well worn, torn book shared by … (21 comments)
Official Opening Of Habitat For Humanity ReStore In Uxbridge
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