UPCOMING  EVENTS (please scroll down)

Thank You to SOKO in Pointe Claire Village for donating $400

  to SFA  from sales on the evening of Dec 8th.

The Bake Sale held at Corpus Christi Parish on the weekend of Dec 10-11th was a tremendous success with about $1500 collected for SFA! Thank you to all who supported this event and especially those who donated so many wonderful baked items.

RECENT  EVENTS  (please scroll down)

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St Edmund Toy Sale recently held on Nov 26th!

Thank you to Dix Milles Village in Pointe Claire Village for donating a percentage of their sales on on Nov 17th to the "Pennies for Poultry" campaign by students & staff of John Abbott College. A grand total $572 was raised to be used for new poultry - raising projects in Kenya.

Thanks to all the wonderful young singers and musicians who entertained us with their musical talents at the MUSICAL EVENING CELEBRATING PEACE AND UNDERSTANDING in support of Suitcases for Africa held on Oct 15th at Lakeshore Unitarian Church in Lachine. Thanks to those who organised this event, especially Kerry-Anne Kutz whose students were showcased. This event raised $705 for our projects in Kenya. Thank you for your generous support.

Many thanks to Judy and Randy Swedburg who donated $1200 to Suitcases for Africa for drought/famine relief from their moving/garage sale on Sept 10th.

This amount will be matched by the Canadian government.
 

Thanks to all who supported the recent garage sale on Aug 27th at the home of Joe and Edwina Mattinson in support of Suitcases for Africa. Thank you Joe & Edwina! With a steady stream of customers and a great variety of donated articles the event was a great success. Close to $3000 was raised for drought/famine relief in Kenya. This will be matched by an equal donation from the Canadian Government.

Many thanks to all who supported our "Empty Bowls" bake sale for food relief held at Corpus Christi parish in June. We raised $1.062 for food relief for the people we assist in Kakamega during this terrible famine which is now finally making the news. We were thrilled by your response which exceeded our expectations. However, as the price of food keeps rising in Kenya due to the drought and scarcity of food our funds do not go as far as before (less food purchased per dollar).  Therefore we expect to have to have more fundraising events like this one. Thank you for your continued support.

Many thanks to Tara Lee for organising the Empty Bowls Shopping  Event held at St Georges Church on May 28th. Thanks to the vendors who participated & to our supporters who came out to shop on such a wet Saturday!

Close to 200 people attended a hugely successful Comedy Night on May 6th, 2011 at Christmas Park School. The event raised close to $3000.

This important fundraiser was the 5th annual event hosted by Christmas Park School Parent Committee for Suitcases for Africa. Previous comedy nights have raised almost $10,000 for our projects in Kenya.

This year Joey Elias one of Canada's top comedians was featured. We thank Joey and all the other great comedians for giving us such great entertainment.

A big thank you who came out to enjoy an evening of laughter and fun while helping to support disadvantaged children in Kenya.

Members of Wyman United Church, Hudson organized a Lenten Lunch in support of Suitcases for Africa in April. Many thanks to all those who organized and supported this event which raised $406.00 in funds (a record breaker for Wyman!) to help SFA projects. These much appreciated funds will go toward increasing food sustainability projects in the battle against hunger this year. Following a talk by Darlene Anderson during the service, everyone stayed and enjoyed homemade soup and dessert.

Many thanks to the wonderful cooks and for the good company of all who attended.

Thanks for your generous support of our recent Pasta Supper fundraiser (Feb 2011)

It was a most enjoyable evening and raised more than $3000 for our projects in 2011!