On Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 11 a.m., at The Bargains Group at 890 Caledonia Road, Superintendent Scott Baptist and over 150 citizens and corporate volunteers will join forces at The Bargains Group to pack 3,000 winter survival kits for the homeless and those at risk of being homeless across the GTA and surrounding areas during the 15th Annual Project Winter Survival.
Project Winter Survival provides essential lifesaving kits to help those less fortunate endure the extreme hardships of winter, including such "necessities for the needy" as sleeping bags, blankets, winter hats and gloves, bottled water, healthy snacks, lip balm, etc.
On Saturday, January 25, 2014, the kits will be picked up from Project Winter Survival headquarters at 890 Caledonia Road and distributed through more than 200 frontline agencies.
Over the past 14 years, Project Winter Survival has packed and distributed 18,000 survival kits through social service agencies, homeless shelters and outreach providers. The project relies solely on corporate and community donations to meet the growing demands of relief agencies and shelters across the GTA. "The growing demand for the kits far exceeds the number of survival kits that we can fund," said Jody Steinhauer, Project Winter Survival founder. "This year, alone, with the brutal cold snap, the request for kits is up 20% over the 11,000 kits requested in 2013. Project Winter Survival has become a lifeline of hope for the many agencies responsible for providing warmth and shelter to those in need. Every kit packed is potentially another life saved."
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Francisca Gambino, francis G communications, 416-432-4599 or francis@francisgpr.com
Project Winter Survival provides essential lifesaving kits to help those less fortunate endure the extreme hardships of winter, including such "necessities for the needy" as sleeping bags, blankets, winter hats and gloves, bottled water, healthy snacks, lip balm, etc.
On Saturday, January 25, 2014, the kits will be picked up from Project Winter Survival headquarters at 890 Caledonia Road and distributed through more than 200 frontline agencies.
Over the past 14 years, Project Winter Survival has packed and distributed 18,000 survival kits through social service agencies, homeless shelters and outreach providers. The project relies solely on corporate and community donations to meet the growing demands of relief agencies and shelters across the GTA. "The growing demand for the kits far exceeds the number of survival kits that we can fund," said Jody Steinhauer, Project Winter Survival founder. "This year, alone, with the brutal cold snap, the request for kits is up 20% over the 11,000 kits requested in 2013. Project Winter Survival has become a lifeline of hope for the many agencies responsible for providing warmth and shelter to those in need. Every kit packed is potentially another life saved."
For more information and to RSVP, please contact Francisca Gambino, francis G communications, 416-432-4599 or francis@francisgpr.com