Why Didn’t We Have A Black Friday or Cyber Monday Sale?

11/30/2015

Because we were saving ourselves for something better. Giving Tuesday.

GivingTuesday is a National Giving Day on Tuesday Dec 1st, 2015. It’s a new Canadian movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Cyber Monday. The “Opening day of the giving season,” it is a day where charities, companies and individuals join together to share commitments, rally for favourite causes and think about others.

“We have two days that are good for the economy. Now we have a day that is good for the community too.”A local West Toronto group has truly inspired me in their ability to rally together, and teach our children not to turn a blind eye when someone needs our help. Lakeshore Syrian Connection is a group of parents living in Toronto’s west end communities. They hope to help one family leave behind the perils of war to find a new beginning here in Canada. They have partnered with Lifeline Syria, to sponsor a family to come to Canada from one of the UNHCR camps based in Lebanon, Turkey and Jordan.

Once the family arrives, they will be responsible for financially and socially supporting the family’s daily needs. And, as you can imagine, that’s a tall order. Those needs will include helping them secure clean and safe accommodation, paying rent and providing them with food, clothing, medical care and transportation. They will also help them get to know their new neighbourhood, connect them with schooling for their children, language education for the adults and help them navigate the job market with the objective of finding secure and gainful employment.

They have done everything from community fairs, to online auctions, and even spare change donation boxes. This Tuesday Dec 1st, I will be donating 50% of all of the proceeds from any Mommy Connections registration (excluding our CPR workshops) to this amazing organization. I will also be donating 50% of all gift certificates purchased. Not only do these gift certificates make the perfect gift for friends or family members…you can also use them for yourself for any of our upcoming classes in 2016. If you think you might be joining our classes at any point this year, then today is the day to commit!

Our goal is to have at least 10 registrations or gift certificates purchased on Tuesday Dec 1st. That would mean $700 would go towards this amazing charity! Remember, this is a one day only promotion!

On Tues Dec 1st, purchase your Mommy Connections gift certificate here.

OR

On Tues Dec 1 register for one of our 4 classes starting this January here.

If you’d like to help in your own way, you can connect with Lakeshore Syrian Connection here.

Thank you for helping me support Lakeshore Syrian Connection!