It’s been a busy year so far at My Sister’s Place with the planning and execution of our Hats, Heels and High Tea fundraiser. This is our signature event of the year and was once again a great success because of the support of our sponsors, donors and those who bought tickets and attended. With the hard work of our staff, board and volunteers, the event raised over $23,000.00.
Moving forward into spring and summer we are looking forward to many exciting campaigns, programs and events that are coming up.
Once the weather warms up, we will jump into our annual Trees for Shelter campaign where we sell potted trees in four varieties: White Spruce, White Cedar, Red Maple and Cranberry bushes for $25 each. We are working on a couple of local sales locations for our trees, so watch our social media and website for those.
In the month of May, we will be partnering on a fundraiser with Murphy’s Farm Market & Bakery as a part of their tulip festival. We will be at Murphy’s on Friday May 8th, Friday May 15th, Friday May 22nd and Sunday May 24th helping visitors pick and pack their tulips. Murphy’s is very generously donating a portion of each entry fee back to My Sister’s Place on these days, so come out and pick your own tulips and support MSP. Murphy’s Farm Market & Bakery is located at 5141 County Road 10 in Alliston.
We will also be attending several town festivals and vendor markets during the spring and summer months. We love getting out into the communities we serve and speaking to community members, letting people know who we are and what we do, the ways we serve the community. We are happy to answer questions, we have information pieces to hand out, and we sell out Wrapped in Courage fundraising items. The dates we have confirmed are Saturday April 25th at the Tottenham Home and Artisan Show happening at the Tottenham Community Centre, Saturday May 23rd for the Beeton Honey and Garden Festival vendor market happening on Main Street (County Road 1) Beeton. We will be participating in Tottenham Community Street Festival on Saturday July 4th, which is happening in downtown Tottenham. We are also looking to attend Bradford Carrot Fest and Alliston Potato Festival. We will post a full list of the confirmed events we are attending on our website.
Other fun third-party events that are being held in the coming months that will benefit My Sister’s Place are Rock and Roll Bingo at The Circle Theatre in Alliston Sunday April 26th. This is a fun musical twist on bingo that will have you dancing in your seat. With prizes and great music, don’t miss out. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at The Circle Theatre during any show time or online at www.circletheatre.ca. In August RockStock Canada is taking place, with tons of great music, a car show, a bike show and camping available, it will be a great weekend of fun. Locations to be announced and tickets prices vary; more information can be found at www.rockstockcanada.com. Keep an eye on our Facebook and Instagram pages and our website for more events as they are added.
We are looking forward to warmer weather, and to being out in the community. We hope to see you at some of these events, stop by and say “hi” or come out to a fundraiser and support My Sister’s Place. 100% of money raised from our fundraising campaigns or donated from third-party events goes directly to the shelter, our in-shelter services and out outreach programs.