George Jeffrey Children's Centre
200 Brock St. E. P7E 0A2 Thunder Bay, ON, Canada

Sharing George Jeffrey Children's Foundation's message of thanks to all the volunteers who support their fundraising efforts and the volunteers who support the programs and services of George Jeffrey Children's Centre! Our gratitude and many thanks to you!!

Hi everyone! Do you have a child in our adolescent (age 11-19) program? See the attached poster for details on an information session for Options Northwest on May 5th!

Did you realize that Friday, April 2nd was World Autism Awareness Day? And that April is recognized as Autism Acceptance Month?! This year's campaign is #celebratedifferences! This is a time to build our knowledge of children and adults who have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and to celebrate the unique talents of those with autism.

Please be advised that George Jeffrey Children's Centre will be CLOSED Friday, April 2 - Monday, April 5 for the Easter weekend. Wishing all of our staff, clients and families an enjoyable and safe long weekend!

Enjoy spaghetti take-out dinner AND support George Jeffrey Children's Foundation! Tickets are available though the Foundation office. Call 625-6050 for more information. Tickets can also be purchased at the Italian Cultural Centre on Wednesday, April 7th.

Big announcement and great news!

Shout out to all of our adolescent (age 11-19) clients! This April break we have a few extra virtual hangouts for you! Check out the poster for details on "Youth Connect."

Some of our staff and their families were rocking our coolest socks in support of Down Syndrome Awareness day this weekend!

The GJCC staff are getting halloween-y today! Check out some of our costumes AND "virtual" costumes!

Thursday, October 29 is designated as Light it Up Purple for Rett Syndrome Awareness Day! Make sure you check out City Hall - it will be lit up purple! In honour of Rett Syndrome Awareness day, our staff are donning some purple and/or lighting it up purple! Read more about this global initiative here: https://www.rettsyndrome.org/for-famili/resources/october/.

George Jeffrey Staff are having our 2nd annual pumpkin carving/decorating contest and we need your help to pick the winner! Please vote on your 2 favourite pumpkins via email to [email protected] by Friday at 12pm! #1 - Jack Skellington #2 - Haunted House #3 - Halloween Scene #4 - Creature... #5 - Pumpkin eating a pumpkin #6 - Ghost Stack #7 - Pumpkin afraid of spiders #8 - Sven the Reindeer #9 - Witch and Cat #10 - Dog #11 - Fish and Rod #12 - Wizard of Oz trio #13 - Unicorn See more

Connor Gives Impala Canada a Thumbs Up! On Friday, October 23rd, representatives from Impala Canada visited George Jeffrey Children’s Centre to deliver their do...nation of 250 youth and child sized masks. A few of George Jeffrey Children’s Centre staff were on hand to accept the donation from Impala Canada, but, most importantly, Connor was on hand to accept their donation! Six year old Connor Swoluk gave Impala Canada the thumbs up because these masks will help keep him and his clinicians safe while he’s at the Centre for one of his appointments. Connor is one of the 1,800+ children and youth seen at George Jeffrey Children’s Centre each year and he’s been coming to the GJCC since he was two years old. Connor’s mom Ashley says, The Centre has been a huge support to Connor and our entire family and he’s come such a long way. Watching him climb up the stairs today was amazing to see and proof of his progress. Thank you Impala Canada! Your commitment to our community and to safety is evident in this kind donation of child and youth masks. To support the work of George Jeffrey Children’s Centre, contact the George Jeffrey Children’s Foundation at 807-625-6050 or visit www.georgejeffreyfoundation.com. Pictured Below: Back Row L-R: From Impala Canada Pam Farrell, Mikael Mintenko, Chris Spina, Stephen Margarit, Vice-President George Jeffrey Children’s Foundation, Tina Bennett, CEO George Jeffrey Children’s Centre, Cindy Levanto-Kawahara, Executive Director, GJCF Front Row L-R: Sandra Ellis, Occupational Therapist, Connor Swoluk, Claire Beckett, Speech-Language Pathologist