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Nicola’s triathlon

Registrations are still open to take part in this event on Sunday, June 12 from noon till 6 pm at Bayview Glen School (Leslie and York Mills). Families come together for an event that encourages cooperation NOT competition. All monies raised go to Bone Marrow Research at the Hospital for Sick Children. Children ages 3 […]

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Ward Forum

Join trustee Jennifer Arp on Monday, May 16 at 7 pm at John Ross Robertson. Items in the agenda include: School council update Ruth Hall: Library learning resources and global education Click here to see flyer.

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Sponsorship update from ACWR

Dear friends and supporters, It’s been several months of waiting and hoping. And due to the government’s withdrawal of staff processing sponsorship applications, our application has not yet been fully accepted. But we are much closer to bringing a family to safety in Canada, as we’ve been matched with a family who are currently in […]

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Helping Ecuador

On Saturday, April 16, the coast of Ecuador was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake destroying many cities, killing at least 655 people and leaving more than 29,000 people homeless. In an effort to relieve the people of Ecuador, the Embassy of Ecuador will be collecting funds and the donation of certain items. You can […]

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Nicola’s triathlon

Now in its 7th year, what began as a way to honour a little girl, Nicola’s Triathlon for Kids has grown to be one of the most popular children’s triathlons in the country. Each year on the second Sunday of June, families come together for this fun event which encourages cooperation and not competition. Children […]

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Lytton Park Residents’ Organization clean-up

Come out and help clean up our community at the 16th annual Lytton Park Residents’ Organization (LPRO) Clean-Up on Saturday April 23, 10 am to noon. Volunteer time counts toward high school community service hours! Meet us at the north-east corner of Avenue Rd and Lytton to clean up the Lytton Park playground/park. A team […]

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Ward forum

The next ward forum with Trustee Jennifer Arp will take place at Lawrence Park Collegiate on Monday, March 21 at 7 p.m. The meeting will include a discussion of the TDSB budget.

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Bake Sale for ACWR

Allenby Students Making a Difference

Students in many of our classes at Allenby have been reading, discussing and writing about Canada’s commitment to welcome Syrian refugees. The grade 5/6 students in Mr. Hussain’s class went one step further and made a commitment to help fund a Syrian family by partnering with Allenby Community Welcomes Refugees. Students worked in groups to […]

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Bowlerama Fundraiser

Bowlerama Fundraiser

With the help of our community of supporters, including the tremendous efforts of the students room 215, Allenby Community Welcomes Refugees has raised $22,000 since December. As wonderful as that is, we need to continue our work and meet our ultimate goal and be matched with a family. So we are busy planning our first […]

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The Allenby Community Welcomes Refugees

The holidays are behind us and the ACWR network is growing, re-energized and ready to launch the 2016 fundraising campaign with renewed commitment. ACWR raised close to $20,000.00 over the month of December. This was only possible because of the compassion of people in this community both young and old. As fantastic as that is, […]

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