My Sister's Place (Alliston)

Today is #BellLetsTalk Day! There are many small ways to be part of this conversation, head over to Bell's website to find out how you can be part of the positive change! https://letstalk.bell.ca/en/

We are still NOT accepting gently used clothing or item donations but we will be looking for the following items this Holiday Season. Thank you for your support and ongoing understanding!

As Ontario moves into lockdown in the upcoming days, we want to re-assure you that our 24 hour crisis line and outreach/shelter services remain open. Like most other front line agencies, we have been very creative in how we offer support, but we are still there for you! Call us at 705 435 3835 or 1 800 461 5419 and visit our website at www.mysistersplace.ca

The Associates at F & P Mfg supported us with gift cards, food, new toys (& treats for staff) and the proceeds of their 50/50 draws. Thank you Lesley for playing Santa and dropping them off to us. Your yearly support is amazing!!!!

The Linda Knight Team really come through for us again this year with the donation of many gift cards and some toys, to support those in need in the south Simcoe County community. Thanks for dropping off the wonderful items, Michelle!

Thank you to Maria and Vince's Market, Tottenham for continuing to support families in need in our community!

Many thanks to our friends at Fraserway RV who donated again this year to support our services. We are so very grateful for your generosity!

There is still time to get your raffle tickets from the Alliston Midwives-Caring Hands Midwifery Services Please contact them for more information!

This Sunday, December 6 th , it will be 31 years since the Montreal Massacre, where 16 female Engineering Students futures were cut short in one of Canada’s only school shootings. This was an act of Femicide, the targeted killing of female bodies, which continues today in Canada and around the world. The families of these 16 women have asked us to honor their memory by looking to the future, a future where women and girls can live without fear. To do this, we need to step out...side of our comfort zone to learn and grow so we do not allow the mistakes of the past to be repeated. Here are some small things you can do to create big change in our community. Talk to the young people in your life about health relationships, mental health, and addiction. Listen without judgement to lives of your friends and family members. Educate yourself on the signs of domestic violence and human traffic. Seek support if you are experiencing intimate partner violence or other forms of violence. You are not alone. Together we can honor the lives lost to violence by creating a safer future for all. *My Sister’s Place, Alliston’s Women and Children Shelter, has a 24 hour crisis line (705-435-3835) as well as Outreach Legal and Housing supports. Please visit our website at www.mysistersplace.ca for more information. See more

Elinor passed along a fantastic donation from our friends at Royal LePage RCR Realty Inc today. Best wishes and much gratitude to Frank Grey, Owner and his team of Sales representatives!

Today is #givingtuesdayca! A time to give back to organization in need this holiday season! If you would like to support My Sister's Place, you can do so through our website at www.mysistersplace.ca

Today on the final day of #WomanAbusePreventionMonth, you can take action to help provide safety and support for women and children experiencing violence in Ontario. Tegan Quin of the award winning superstar Canadian musical duo @TeganandSara is #WrappedinCourage! Join Tegan and thousands of others in saying: enough is enough.... Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario. Learn more about Wrapped in Courage: wrappedincourage.ca #WrappedinCourage #IDonatedtoWrappedinCourage @WrappedinCourage

The Alliston Midwives-Caring Hands Midwifery Services is having a raffle in support of My Sister's Place! Please contact them to get your tickets!

A big thank you to Pluto and Pluto's mom of @PlutoLiving, proud champions of the #WrappedinCourage campaign! Shown here sporting their purple scarves which represent COURAGE. Because the courage of a woman alone is not enough, it takes the support of an entire community to end violence against women.... Join the adorable, wise and wonderful 4-legged Pluto and take action by texting COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-$25. Every dollar raised will be shared with 66 participating VAW shelters across Ontario that offer vital services such as shelter, counselling, transitional support, children's services and advocacy. Become part of the solution today! #IDonatedtoWrappedinCourage #WrappedinCourage @WrappedinCourage #WomanAbusePreventionMonth

You can make a difference by texting COURAGE to 41010 right now. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence in #Ontario. Will you join award winning Canadian singer, actor, musician and dancer Kolton Stewart and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in... Ontario. @KoltonStewartPerformer #WrappedinCourage #IDonatedtoWrappedinCourage @WrappedinCourage

Thank you Richard Norcross, Deputy Mayor of New Tecumseth, for your support ongoing support! VAW shelters play a vital role for survivors of violence, and give women who need it a place where they can turn. Text COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-$25 and help ensure women will have a place to turn when they face violence. #WrappedInCourage #WrappedinCourage #IDonatedtoWrappedinCourage

There is still time to give! Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario #WrappedinCourage

"Audrey Hopkinson would have turned 34 today, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. It's also the day the Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses publishes its annual femicide list. This year, Hopkinson's name will be on that list. "

Truth be told, when we are talking about violence against women we are most often talking about men. Last year in Ontario, 89% of women and children on OAITH's femicide list were killed by men known to them, including partners, former partners, fathers, brothers, sons, grandsons, friends, and uncles. Our shelters play a vital role for survivors of violence, and give women who need it a place... where they can turn. Despite this, most shelters in Ontario can’t cover their basic operating costs without fundraising. Text COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-$25 and help ensure women will have a place to turn when they face violence. See more

Alliston is #WrappedinCourage for International Day of the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Head downtown Alliston to take your own picture and show your support! #AllistonaWrappedinCourage

Thank you Donna Jebb, Councillor for New Tecumseth for your support of #WrappedinCourage! Support Wrapped in Courage right now text COURAGE to 41010 and give $5-$25. Your small donation can save lives.

Your donation of $5 can provide the following to a woman or child staying at a participating shelter: One school lunch One reusable mask Shampoo for woman for duration of stay... Conditioner for a woman for duration of stay Toothpaste and toothbrush Text COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-25 today and show your support during Woman Abuse Prevention Month this November. See more

Text COURAGE to 41010 right now. November is Violence Against Women Prevention Month and today you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence. Will you join award-winning songwriter, multi- instrumentalist, humanitarian and performer, Shy-Anne Hovorka and thousands of others... who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario.

Pluto and Pluto's mom are #WrappedinCourage in recognition of #WomanAbusePreventionMonth this November! The wise and wonderful 4-legged legend Pluto is asking you to take action today to support women and children experiencing violence. Will you join Pluto and Nancie of @PlutoLiving and thousands of others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario. #WrappedinCourage @WrappedinCourage

Thank you Mayor Floyd Pinto and Councillors Jonathan Pita, Annette Bays and Deborah Hall-Chancey from the Township of Adjala Tosorontio for your support to end violence against women and children in our community! Every single day, women and children face vast inequities in our communities, workplaces, and homes. We can’t wait any longer to support the elimination of gender based violence. Visit wrappedincourage.ca to find out how you can help right now. #WrappedInCourage Wrapped in Courage Text COURAGE to 41010 to give $5-$25 today.

Thank you to everyone who participating in and donated to our Fall Fling Online Auction! We had so much fun and appreciate your ongoing support!

The Fall Fling Online Auction is coming to a close in just a few hours! But there is still time to place your bid! Head over the auction now: https://www.32auctions.com/msp2020fallfling

In Ontario, 1 in 3 women will experience violence in their lifetime. Text COURAGE to 41010 to donate $5-$25 and give women a place to turn when they experience violence.

Head over to our Fall Fling Online Auction and place your bids!

Head over to our Fall Fling Online Auction event page to see all our auction items and follow the link to place your bid! https://www.facebook.com/events/2802912153317837

Check out this and many other auction items over at our Fall Fling Online Auction! Still lot of time to bid!

There is still lots of time to bid on auction items for our Fall Fling Online Auction!

Text COURAGE to 41010 right now. November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month and today you can help provide safety for women and children experiencing violence. Will you join Canadian comedienne, actress, writer and co-creator of @baronessvonsketchshow Aurora Browne and thousands of... others who are saying: enough is enough? Text COURAGE to 41010 right now and a donation of your choice ($5-$25) will be automatically directed to participating women’s shelters in Ontario.

Help us spread the word about the Fall Fling Online Auction by sharing this post and inviting your friends!

A woman in Canada is killed by her intimate partner every six days. Disturbing truths like this one need to be addressed. We can’t ignore the voices of our mothers, our sisters, and our daughters. We can’t turn away from our grandmothers, our aunties and our communities. Support Wrapped in Courage and save lives with a $5-$25 donation right now, by texting COURAGE to 41010.

Our Fall Fling starts this Friday! Go to our Event to stay up to date!

Our Fall Fling Online Auction is starting this Friday!

Next we are starting our Fall Fling Online Auction! We have some amazing items this year and we are excited for you (and your friends) to join us. Please share this event!

For the month of November we are calling on all Ontarians to support Woman Abuse Prevention Month with a small donation. Violence is the greatest gender inequality rights issue for women and children, and they urgently need your help. Text COURAGE to 41010 to give $5-$25 right now.

Check out this raffle in support of My Sister's Place

Many thanks to Marsha and Brenda for delivering these 'Cover With Care' warm and cozy handmade blankets on behalf of Honda Associates. Traditionally each fall, all Honda organizations across North America come together for a Conference to celebrate team work, problem solving, and continuous improvement. This year in lieu of a conference, all Honda organizations came together to support local charities. These lovely lap blankets are the result. We love them!!

The She is Indigenous campaign is raising awareness about the strengths and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis women in Ontario and the rest of Canada.

Thank you Phil Baldwin and friends for your generous food donation to MSP! Every year Phil challenges friends to participate in a "One Bag Challenge" and we are so grateful for your continued support. You can find Phil at www.philbaldwin.ca

Call for support! Please share!

Check out this great fundraiser at Vince's Market!

We are planning our Fall Online Auction and are in need of auction items. Please be in touch to make a donation and help spread the word by sharing this post!

Check out these workshops and webinars put on by Healthy Living Network:

While we are still not able to accept clothing donations, there are many ways you can support My Sister's Place. Monetary donations are always appreciated.

In 2013, three women started a movement that would shape the world we now live in. This Herstory is important:

Thank you Taline Designs Inc. for the donation of 45 masks to My Sister's Place! We are so grateful to everyone who has donated so far, please keep them coming!

Life has been stressful and you may be looking to add some new self care tools to your routine. Journaling is a great way to reduce stress, manage anxiety and set goals for the future!

Thank you to everyone who has donated masks so far! We are still accepting cloth mask donations in all shapes and sizes!

Special thanks to the Beattie's Distillers for their donation of hand sanitizer!Special thanks to the Beattie's Distillers for their donation of hand sanitizer!

Now that face coverings are mandatory in all indoor public spaces in Simcoe County, it's time to get out your needle and thread and make a mask of your own!

My Sister's Place is in need of Reusable Cloth Masks to help keep our residents safe. Please call us to make arrange a safe donation time and share our post to spread the word!

Great article about what we have learned from the pandemic and how we can move forward. Please share!

Looking for a new podcast to inspire you this weekend, check out these podcasts hosted by women:

"If we know the signs, we can take action to support victims and deter sex traffickers." Click below to read the article:

A shout out to the Quilting Corners Guild for their ongoing support of beautiful items for the women and children we support! Their Christmas In July event equalled baby bibs, blankets and wonderful quilts for us this week. Many, many thanks for your generosity, hard work and talent.

DomesticShelters.org has many great resources. Check out this article:

Gilbert Centre is a fantastic resource located right here in Simcoe County! Hop over to their website to see the amazing work they are doing to make this community a more inclusive place!