July 23, 2009

Third Annual ‘Racing for a Reason’ Dinner at Woodbine Racetrack

Horizons for Youth is excited to announce that we raised a net profit of $34,439.30 for our ‘Racing for a Reason’ Dinner at Woodbine Racetrack on Wednesday, June 24th, 2009.

A special thank you to the Event Chair, Mr. John Robertson for his tireless efforts to make this year’s event a success.Thank you to all of our sponsors and individuals who purchased tickets and tables to the event, and to all staff at Woodbine for once again putting on a fabulous event at the Trackside Tent.

July 23, 2009

Hockey for Horizons

On Saturday, May 30th, 2009 Horizons for Youth hosted our First Annual ‘Hockey for Horizons’ Ball Hockey Tournament at Trinity-Bellwoods Park.Twelve teams participated in the day long event, with the North Stars beating the Napping Lindy’s 8-5 in the Final to take the inaugural tournament.

The event originally was started to have 4 teams participating with the proceeds going to Horizons, but snow-balled into a 12 team tournament with prizes, a raffle, snack bar, a DJ and a bbq.

With the help of Tournament Organizer, Justin Herten-Greaven, the event raised a net profit of $10,628.00.

Special thank you to the Tournament Organizing Committee, the numerous volunteers and all the teams who participated.We hope to make next year even bigger.

June 2, 2009

Third Annual ‘Racing for a Reason’ in support of Horizons for Youth

Help us make this special night our most successful fundraising event ever!

On Wednesday, June 24th, 2009, join the staff and Board of Directors at Woodbine Racetrack for an evening of fine dining and racetrack excitement!

Reception is at 5:30 p.m., followed by a gourmet dinner at 6:00 p.m. prepared by chef Joseph Lesch, served on our private patio adjacent to the racetrack.

To secure a sponsorship table or ticket for this special evening, please contact:

Filomena Williams, Executive Director
filomena@horizonsforyouth.org
416-781-9898 ext. 23

or

Keith Clarke, Development Associate
keith@horizonsforyouth.org
416-781-9898 ext. 27

April 20, 2009

Umbrella Day Update

Horizons for Youth is excited to announce that our 6th Annual Umbrella Day on Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 raised $15,603.75 this year during our one day event.Even with the state of the economy, people still took the time to donate towards a good cause, and for this we are very grateful.Thank you to all those who donated.You have helped us help our youth.

We have yet to reach our goal of $20,000, but donations are coming in every day and we hope to reach our goal in the near future, with your continued support.

Thank you so much to all staff, Board Members and most importantly our volunteers, who took the time out of their busy schedules to help raise awareness and much needed funds for Horizons for Youth’s programs and services.

April 20 , 2009

Cirque du Soleil 2009 – Benefit Performance for Horizons for Youth - Friday, September 25th, 2009 @ 8pm

The Board of Directors, staff, volunteers, friends and residents of Horizons for Youth invite you to join them under the Grand Chapiteau at the Port Lands on Cherry St. to experience an awe-inspiring and fantastical adventure that only Cirque du Soleil could imagine.

To purchase tickets, please contact:

Keith Clarke, 416.781.9898 ext. 27 keith@horizonsforyouth.org

Filomena Williams, 416.781.9898 ext. 23 filomena@horizonsforyouth.org

July 30, 2008

Horizons for Youth's Annual General Meeting took place on July 23rd, 2008. We would like to thank Chef. Joseph Lesch for his fabulous food donation for the event and to our own chef, Mr. Dearon Rhule for preparing a fantastic meal. Thank you to all who attended. We would like to recognize the following;

Donor of the Year: The Paloma Foundation

Volunteer of the Year: Brenda Kritsch

Employee of the Year: Allison Ferguson

July 10, 2008

Horizons for Youth is excited to announce that we achieved and surpassed our $50,000 goal for our 'Racing for a Reason' Dinner at Woodbine Racetrack on June 25th, 2008. A special thank you to the event organizers for their tireless efforts to make this event our biggest yet. Thank you to all our corporations and individuals who purchased tickets to the event and to all the staff at Woodbine for putting on a fabulous event at the Trackside Tent.

June 20, 2008

After 1.5 years as Executive Director and numerous years as a Board Member at Horizons, Jeannette Campbell is moving on to the developmental disabilities field. Jeannette has made a huge impact at Horizons and her dedication to the cause has been invaluable to the organization. Thank You Jeannette for all your hard work.

Starting July 2nd, 2008, Horizons for Youth will be welcoming a new Executive Director, Filomena Williams. Filomena brings over 15 years experience to Horizons in the social services field. We would like to welcome Filomena to the Horizons family and look forward to working with her.

May 12, 2008

Horizons for Youth is excited to announce that we met our goal of $20,000 for our 5th Annual Umbrella Day Campaign. Thank you to all our volunteers and to every person who donated. You have helped us help our youth.

January 30, 2008

On February 1, 2008 Horizons for Youth will expand to 37 Varna Drive in the Lawrence Heights neighbourhood to house Career Horizons, an Employment and Skills Training Program . This exciting one year pilot project will combine JVS Toronto's Youth Services, City of Toronto - HPI, Alexandra Park Neighbourhood Centre, and the Lawrence Heights Community Services together under one roof to combat unemployment for homeless youth. The first group of youth will begin services in March 2008.

December 14, 2007
Horizons for Youth has been granted a contract by the City of Toronto, in partnership with the Homelessness Partnership Initiative to carry out a newly developed and innovative career training program called Career Horizons. This program will include prevocational life skills training, placement opportunities, job search help, on site job coaching, and follow up. This program will benefit homeless and at-risk youth in the Greater Toronto Area secure and maintain competitive employment and increase their future success.