Below is a list of confirmed community and school events that are being held during the ChangeTheWorld - Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge. Keep checking back for updated information.

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African Community Services of Peel - Freedom of Xpression Event
(Past Event)

  • Location: Gateway Centre for New Canadians, 3450 Wolfedale Road, Mississauga (Wolfedale Road & Central Pkwy W.)
  • Event Dates: Thursday, April 29, 2010
  • Details: Volunteer activities for the night of this event included: promoting/outreach activities; performing at the event; preparing agenda video for the event; compiling videos of Poetry Pieces that educated attendees about poetry; registration of participants/performers; organize and set up, microphones etc.; other duties as required.

 

Brampton Clean City - Park Clean-up @ Chinguacousy Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Chinguacousy Park, Queen Street East and Bramalea Road, Brampton
  • Event Dates: Saturday, April 24, 2010
  • Details: Brampton youth worked together during the Youth Park Stewardship and Youth Trail Stewardship programs to help clean up the environment and beautify the neighbourhood.

 

Brampton Clean City - Park Clean-up @ Chinguacousy Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Chinguacousy Park (Fire Life building) ending point Manitou Park, Queen Street East and Bramalea Road, Brampton
  • Event Dates: Sunday, April 25, 2010
  • Details: Brampton youth worked together during the Youth Park Stewardship and Youth Trail Stewardship programs to help clean up the environment and beautify the neighbourhood.

 

Brampton Clean City - Park Clean-up @ Centennial Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Centennial Park, Main Street (Hwy 10) and Clarence Street, Brampton
  • Event Dates: Saturday, April 17, 2010
  • Details: Brampton youth worked together during the Youth Park Stewardship and Youth Trail Stewardship programs to help clean up the environment and beautify the neighbourhood.

 

Brampton Clean City - Park Clean-up @ Rose Theatre Garden Square
(Past Event)

  • Location: Rose Theatre Garden Square, Main Street (Hwy 10) and Queen Street East, Brampton
  • Event Dates: Saturday, May 1, 2010
  • Details: Brampton youth worked together during the Youth Park Stewardship and Youth Trail Stewardship programs to help clean up the environment and beautify the neighbourhood.

 

Brampton Clean City - Park Clean-up @ Jim Archdekin Centre - Loafers Lake Recreation Centre
(Past Event)

  • Location: Jim Archdekin Centre - Loafers Lake Recreation Centre, Sandalwood Parkway East and Conestoga Drive, Brampton
  • Event Dates: Sunday, April 18, 2010
  • Details: Brampton youth worked together during the Youth Park Stewardship and Youth Trail Stewardship programs to help clean up the environment and beautify the neighbourhood.

 

Caledon Public Library - Book Sale
(Past Event)

  • Location: Caledon Public Library - Albion/Bolton Branch, 150 Queen Street South, Bolton
  • Event Dates: Thursday, April 15 to Saturday, April 17, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped set-up a book sale and assisted with the sale of books at the library.

 

Central Parkway Mural Project - in partnership with the City of Mississauga

 

Evergreen - Seedballs & Stewardship @ Lisgar Green Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Lisgar Green Park, Winston Churchill Blvd and Britannia Rd. W. area, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with the removal of invasive species, mulching, litter pick-up and some monitoring. Everyone had the chance to get a little messy as they made seedballs with native wildflower seed and released them along the naturalized area of the park - everyone was welcome!

 

Evergreen - Stewardship @ Erindale Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Erindale Park, Dundas Street W. and Mississauga Road, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Wednesday, May 5, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers are needed to help with the removal of invasive species, mulching, litter pick-up and some monitoring - everyone is welcome!

 

Evergreen - Stewardship @ Shelby Woods Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Shelby Woods Park, Rathburn Road E. and Willowbank Trail (behind John Cabot S.S), Mississauga
  • Event Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with the removal of invasive species, mulching, litter pick-up and some monitoring - everyone was welcome!

 

Evergreen - Tree Planting @ Dellwood Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Dellwood Park, located south of the QEW near the intersection of Cawthra Rd. and Atwater Avenue, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers planted native trees and shrubs in Dellwood Park - everyone was welcome!

 

Evergreen - Tree Planting @ Erindale Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Erindale Park, Mississauga Rd. and Dundas St. W. area, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers planted native trees and shrubs in Erindale Park - everyone was welcome!

 

Evergreen - Tree Planting @ Lisgar Green Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Lisgar Green Park, Winston Churchill Blvd and Britannia Rd. W. area, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers planted native trees and shrubs in Lisgar Green - everyone was welcome!

 

Habitat for Humanity Brampton - Anniversary Sale
(Past Event)

  • Location: Habitat for Humanity Brampton, 268 Rutherford Rd. S, Unit 3, Brampton
  • Event Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with an Anniversary Sale event to include set-up/tear-down, customer service, and parking attendants/traffic control on the day of the sale.

 

Heart House Hospice - Hike for Hospice
(Past Event)

  • Location: Mississauga Valley Area, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with a variety of volunteer roles including registration, hospitality, hike marshalls, route volunteers, food volunteers, etc.

 

Kids Help Phone - Walk for Kids Event
(Past Event)

  • Location: Erindale Park, 1695 Dundas Street West, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped out with many different aspects of this event, including registration, checkpoints, food area, walk route, Kids Zone, etc.

 

Malton Village LTC Centre - Spring Gardening
(Past Event)

  • Location: Malton Village LTC Centre, 7075 Rexwood Road, Mississauga (Malton)
  • Event Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers worked with seniors to help clean up and prepare garden beds at the long term care home.

 

Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) - A Kick for the Path of Hope Soccer Tournament
(CANCELLED)

  • Location: Mississauga Area - location to be confirmed
  • Event Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with the set-up and tear-down and refereed the soccer tournaments.

 

Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) - Green Youth Art Showcase
(Past Event)

  • Location: Art Trax, 133 Queen Street East, Port Credit
  • Event Date: Thursday, May 13, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers are needed to help with set-up/tear-down, registration, serving food and other duties during the event.

 

Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC) - Park Clean-up
(Past Event)

  • Location: Mississauga Valley Community Centre, 1275 Mississauga Valley Blvd., Mississauga
  • Event Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with a park clean up at the Mississauga Valley Community Centre.

 

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Society - Mississauga - MS WALK
(Past Event)

  • Location: The Lakeshore WALK starts and finishes at Cawthra Park Secondary School and the Streetsville WALK is based at Hazel McCallion Senior Public School in Streetsville
  • Event Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers assisted on Saturday, April 17th (the day before the WALK) and on Sunday, April 18th at both locations in various roles.

 

Ontario Streams - Tree Planting in Caledon
(Past Event)

  • Location: East of Caledon Village, on the north side of Charleston Sideroad, West of Kennedy Road, Town of Caledon
  • Event Date: Sunday, May 2, 2010
  • Details: Community partners and local residents helped to restore habitat to the endangered Redside Dace and other fish and wildlife; and helped to combat climate change; and green the neighbourhood by planting trees.

 

Peel HIV/AIDS Network - Condom Pack-a-thon
(Past Event)

  • Location: Peel HIV/AIDS Network, 1-160 Traders Blvd, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Saturday, May 8, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers packed condoms, lubricants and information into safer sex kits.

 

Sierra Club Peel - Tree Planting
(Past Event)

  • Location: Meadowvale Conservation Area (2nd line, north of Old Derry Road), Mississauga
  • Event Date: Saturday, April 17, 2010
  • Details: Earth Week was celebrated by participating in a community tree planting event at the Meadowvale Conservation Area.

 

Teen Advisory Group (TAG) - Bake Sale & Talent Show
(Past Event)

  • Location: Frank McKechnie Public Library, 310 Bristol Rd. E., Mississauga
  • Event Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Details: Following the theme of 'teen depression', Frank McKechnie Library’s Teen Advisory Group (TAG) held a bake sale fundraiser, as well as a talent show for teens to express themselves and their feelings. All monies raised was donated to Kids Help Phone which provides anonymous and confidential professional counseling, referrals, and information through technologically-based communications media.

 

The Dam Youth Drop-in - Bowl-a-thon
(Past Event)

  • Location: Classic Bowl, 3055 Dundas Street West (west of Winston Churchill), Mississauga
  • Event Date: Sunday, April 25, 2010
  • Details: Team Captains and volunteers created teams and came out for 2 hours of fun at a bowl-a-thon to support The Dam's Youth Drop-in programs.

 

The Ripple Effect Wellness Organization (TREWO) - Health Mela
(Past Event)

  • Location: Pearson Convention Centre, 2638 Steeles Avenue East, Brampton
  • Event Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with registration, an information booth, the Kids Zone, set-up and tear-down of this inaugural event.

 

Volunteering Peel - Malton Greenway Trail Clean-up
(Past Event)

  • Location: Malton Greenway Trail, Goreway Drive and Morningside Drive area, behind Westwood Mall, Malton
  • Event Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers cleaned up the area and separated recyclables and the garbage found on the trail which is spoiling the natural beauty of the area. This event was a great way to restore our area's beautiful green spaces.

 

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Bramalea Secondary School - One World Bramalea
(Past Event)

  • Location: Bramalea Secondary School, 510 Balmoral Drive, Brampton
  • Event Date: Thursday, May 6, 2010
  • Details: One World Bramalea consisted of a fashion show, cultural dances, information booths, henna and calligraphy booths to expand our community’s and our own knowledge of different cultures in our world - allowing everyone to appreciate the other.

 

Father Michael Goetz Secondary School - Park Clean-up
(Past Event)

  • Location: Father Michael Goetz Secondary School, 330 Central Parkway West, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
  • Details: This park clean-up was coordinated by the SSO WH5T students (Science in Society course - The 5 W's) at Father Michael Goetz Secondary School.

 

Glen Forest Secondary School - Park Clean-up @ Forest Glen Park
(Past Event)

  • Location: Forest Glen Park (next to Glen Forest Secondary School, 3575 Fieldgate Drive, Mississauga)
  • Event Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
  • Details: This park clean-up was coordinated by the students at Glen Forest Secondary School.

 

Iona Catholic Secondary School - Volunteer Fair
(Past Event)

  • Location: Iona Catholic Secondary School, 2170 South Sheridan Way, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Monday, April 19, 2010
  • Details: This volunteer fair was coordinated by the students at Iona Catholic Secondary School.

 

John Cabot Catholic Secondary School - Green Team Tree Monitoring
(Past Event)

  • Location: John Cabot Catholic Secondary School, 635 Willowbank Trail, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Commencing Monday, May 3, 2010
  • Details: Trees have been planted at Shelby Park over the past two years. John Cabot’s Green Team will be trained to monitor the various species of trees, to observe and report back any changes to the trees.

 

Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School - Health Fair
(Past Event)

  • Location: Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School, 3545 Morning Star Drive, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Friday, April 30, 2010
  • Details: Different organizations set-up booths for a health fair to provide students with information about services available in the community.

 

Loyola Catholic Secondary School - Operation Clean-Sweep
(Past Event)

  • Location: Loyola Catholic Secondary School, 3566 South Common Court, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Monday, April 19 through to Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Details: Students at the school participated in a school yard clean-up around the school.

 

Mississauga Secondary Schools - Healthiness Revolution
Co-ordinated by: Mayor's Youth Advisory Committee (MYAC)

(Past Event)

  • Location: Mississauga Secondary Schools
  • Event Date: Monday, April 19 to Friday, April 30, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped promote healthy eating/living at high schools across Mississauga.

 

Notre Dame Secondary School - Bullying Awareness Week
(Past Event)

  • Location: Notre Dame Secondary School, 2 Notre Dame Avenue, Brampton
  • Event Dates: Monday, April 19 to Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Details: This event was co-ordinated by the students of Notre Dame S.S. and there was various activities that took place through the school during the entire week.

 

Port Credit Secondary School - Penny Drive
(Past Event)

  • Location: Port Credit Secondary School, 70 Mineola Road E., Mississauga
  • Event Dates: Monday, April 12 to Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Details: This event was co-ordinated by the students of Port Credit S.S. and was a penny drive to support the World Vision - 30 Hour Famine, as well as to raise funds to support the Dominican Republic.

 

Port Credit Secondary School - World Vision - 30 Hour Famine
(Past Event)

  • Location: Port Credit Secondary School, 70 Mineola Road E., Mississauga
  • Event Dates: Friday, April 23, 2010
  • Details: This event was co-ordinated by the students of Port Credit S.S. and encouraged the students at the school to participate in the World Vision - 30 Hour Famine.

 

St. Augustine Secondary School - Custom Greeting Card Sale
(Past Event)

  • Location: St. Augustine Secondary School, 27 Drinkwater Road, Brampton
  • Event Date: April 18 through to May 9, 2010
  • Details: The students at St. Augustine Secondary School sold cards that had been created by in-school artists with the goal to raise awareness of some of the social issues of abuse, being orphaned and homelessness. This event was supported by the school's Zonta Club.

 

St. Marcellinus Secondary School - 2nd Annual Multicultural Night
(Past Event)

  • Location: St. Marcellinus Secondary School, 730 Courtneypark West, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010 - 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  • Details: St. Marcellinus celebrated its second annual Multicultural night, a celebration of our diversity with pavilions, delicious food and entertainment to enjoy.

 

Stephen Lewis Secondary School - Charity Week
(Past Event)

  • Location: Stephen Lewis Secondary School, 3675 Thomas Street, Mississauga
  • Event Date: April 18 through to April 24, 2010
  • Details: The entire school participated in charity week with various activities that took place at school.

 

University of Toronto Mississauga - Orphan Run
(Past Event)

  • Location: University of Toronto at Mississauga (UTM) at Erindale Park, Mississauga
  • Event Date: Sunday, May 9, 2010
  • Details: Volunteers helped with handing out water for runners, marking the trail, handing out flyers, set up and take down for the event.

 

 

 

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