During the month of October, Canadians celebrate and honour children with different “invisible disabilities”. The following resources are shared to help our community in its effort to become more aware and understanding of the diversity within our school. Autism Awareness: Autism Spectrum Disorder is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder that affects the way a person communicates and relates […]
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Food Drive | Thank you for your support!
We would like to thank all Allenby Families for their incredible support in helping us deliver much needed food to the Daily Bread Food Bank. Our community was exceptional at delivering much of what was requested and the amount of food we dropped off was two huge car loads! Check out the photos below to see […]
Allenby Food Drive
To All Allenby Families, The APA has signed up to facilitate a food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank. As many of you may be aware, food prices are soaring and making it very difficult for many in the city to get access to food. The Daily Bread Food Bank has hit the highest numbers ever […]
Allenby Food Drive
To All Allenby Families, The APA has signed up to facilitate a food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank. As many of you may be aware, food prices are soaring and making it very difficult for many in the city to get access to food. The Daily Bread Food Bank has hit the highest numbers ever […]
Project Breezy – Bike Donations
“Project Breezy” is a community initiative of two Toronto Police Service constables PC Rob Meloche (#8291) and PC Marcie Beaven (#5313) who work out of our local 53 Division located at 75 Eglinton Ave. West, and serve as Neighbourhood Officers for the Thorncliffe Park Area. In their roles as Neighbourhood Officers, Rob and Marcie work […]
Baseball Shirt Recycling
Dear Allenby Parents & Guardians, Did you know that it takes about 2 700 litres of fresh water to produce just ONE cotton t-shirt? Every year, students who participate in Allenby Baseball get a NEW t-shirt! What a waste. We need to find a way to recycle these t-shirts so that they don’t end up […]
Annual Winter Clothing Drive
Allenby Families will be holding our annual Winter Clothing Drive on Thursday, November 10th and Friday, November 11th. We will be working with the Ukrainian Canadian Parachute organization on helping families that are new to Canada this winter with gently used winter coats and boots for adults and kids. We will also be working with New […]
Toronto Miracle – Thank You to the Allenby Community for Your Support!
42,000+ households, schools, condos and businesses registered 1000+ volunteers helped to collect food 215,000 pounds of non-perishable food was collected in a single day! The food you donated is being distributed through our partners Daily Bread Food Bank, North York Harvest, Scarborough Food Security Initiative, Salvation Army, and Second Harvest. These organizations are critical in […]
Thank You for Clothing Donations!
New Circles was grateful for the two carloads of winter outerwear that Allenby staff and families generously donated to help keep Toronto warm! Your family can donate clothing all year to New Circles‘ GLOW Program (Gently Loved Outfits to Wear) in support of newcomers, refugees and other people surviving on low incomes. Thanks, Allenby, for your ongoing […]
Share the Warmth: APA Winter Clothing Drive
Next week is the APA’s 8th Annual Winter Clothing Drive in support of New Circles and the surrounding community. Please donate gently loved winter outerwear including coats, snow pants, boots, hats, mitts, gloves, and scarves. All donations must be washed, odourless, stain and rip-free. Date: Wednesday, November 24th – Friday, November 26th Time: During morning drop-offs (8:50 – 9:15am) Where: Each Allenby morning […]