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Giving Back ... Donating blood

December 12, 2019 Filed in: Giving Back | Newsletter | Vision 2020
written by: Debra Rimmer

On Friday October 4th, an Integral Team donated blood. It is only the second time we’ve done it as a group and, frankly, we couldn’t feel better about having participated.

There is a great quote in the Canadian Blood Services annual report – though from the perspective of the recipient – that so very aptly describes this act of charity and compassion as a "literal and powerful way to give of yourself."

We are happy that we did it.

Read more to find out why John (above, right) is especially happy.

Fall Bake Sale (with Bonus Recipe)

December 12, 2019 Filed in: Giving Back | Newsletter | Vision 2020
written by: Debra Rimmer

Fans of our newsletters will know that we hold a bake sale in the spring and fall to support Markham Food Bank. On Thursday November 7th we held our fall bake sale and it was our most successful ever.

Let’s start with the finances because the goal of the event is all about how much we are able to raise for the Food Bank. Each time we hold the bake sale we do a bit better than the time before. For this sale – we shocked ourselves. We raised $641. We counted, then counted again and then debated whether that was even possible.

But hard cold cash (actually a bit warm after all that counting) doesn’t lie. Most items were no more than $2 or $3: If you do the math, that’s a lot of food!

GoodLife Spin4Kids - Helping Kids with Special Needs

December 12, 2019 Filed in: Giving Back | Newsletter | Vision 2020
written by: Debra Rimmer

Click 'read more' to find out about this event, our fundraising efforts and how our team came to be involved.

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