Archive for April, 2012

A Special Way to Honour Your Mother

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

This Mother’s Day, please consider honouring your mother with a special gift to the young moms and children of Youville Centre.

Mother’s Day is a very special time of year here at Youville Centre. By participating in this special initiative, your contribution will go towards helping us to continue to support our young moms and their children.

The first name of each mother who is honoured will be written on a paper tulip and displayed around our centre to show our young moms the wonderful support they have from our donor community.

How to Donate:

  • Online: Click on either image above and it will lead you directly to Youville Centre’s Canada Helps page where you can donate online. Please tell us your mother’s first name in the Message/Instructions field.
  • Mail/In-Person: Print out this page and fill out the information on the donation card above and either mail it to us or drop it off at 150 Mann Avenue, Ottawa ON K1N 8P4.
  • Phone: Call in your information to (613) 231-5150 Ext. 128.

Thank you for considering this unique way of celebrating Mother’s Day! Please consider sharing this message within your networks.

Please note, tax receipts will be mailed to everyone who donates $25 or more (as per Canada Revenue Agency guidelines for tax receipts).

If you have any questions, please contact our Communications Officer at (613) 231-5150 Ext. 128.

Happy Mother’s Day!

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The Day of Pink at Youville Centre

Friday, April 20th, 2012

School Council students with Executive Director Cindy Simpson and Board Members Megan Wallace and Tara Newman

On April 11th, 2012, Youville Centre students and staff wore their favourite shades of pink to raise awareness about bullying and discrimination. Youville Centre’s school council (comprised mostly of upcoming graduates) presented an honest, informative and dramatic multimedia presentation about bullying, suicide, discrimination and homophobia to the rest of the student body and Youville Centre staff.

From the official Day of Pink website:

The Day of Pink is the International Day against Bullying, Discrimination, Homophobia and Transphobia in schools and communities. The International Day of Pink was started in Nova Scotia when 2 straight high school students saw a gay student wearing a pink shirt being bullied. The 2 students intervened, but wanted to do more to prevent homophobic & transphobic bulling. They decided to purchase pink shirts, and a few days later got everyone at school to arrive  wearing pink, standing in solidarity. The result was that an entire school stopped homophobic & transphobic bullying.

The message was clear: anyone can bully, any can be victimized by bullying, but together we can stop it.

Each year on the second Wednesday of April, millions of people wear pink to remember that positive actions make a difference. And that the change starts with each one of us.

Youville Centre’s students’ presentation reminded us all to be aware of our thoughts, speech and actions, as you never know what someone is going through until you walk a mile in their shoes.

Finishing with the emotional and fitting song “Perfect” by none other than singer/artist Pink, the presentation left students and staff with a new awareness about bullying and discrimination.

Board Members and Community Partners were in attendance, and School Council students enjoyed lunch with our special guests.

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