WRYM's January 2024 Netletter

 
Rough Night Out 2024 is Happening!!!

Every February, brave volunteers spend the night outside in the cold, snow, wind, and darkness (as youth experiencing homelessness may sometimes have to do) in order to raise awareness and funds for WRYM's housing services.

This year, you can choose to do Rough Night Out your way!  Whether you prefer to take the challenge alone or would rather join our President, Vice President, and myself at WRYM, the location is up to you.  If for any reason you deem the outdoor challenge is not feasible or safe, you can remain indoors for a "wake-a-thon".  We simply ask that all participants remain safe, sign up on our Rough Night Out page, and consider seeking pledges for their participation in the fundraiser.  We will be offering some awesome WRYM "swag" to participants or teams who raise $500 or more!

Please see the attachment for more information or check out the link below.  If you would rather support one of our teams than take the challenge yourself, you can make a pledge to a team or a donation to the event itself:

https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-windsor-residence-for-young-men/p2p/rno2024/



Season of Giving was a MASSIVE Success!

We started with $10,000 in matching pledges from Capital Power, and ended with $67,767 in total donations!  What an amazing result! 

In addition to Capital Power, we want to acknowledge the Basilian Fathers in Sandwich Ontario and Don/Maureen Gordon who all came together to make up our group of matching donors.  It is always amazing to see how the holiday season inspires such generosity, and we thank every donor and volunteer for helping us keep ending homelessness for youth and supporting our campaign.



Our Netletter is Changing!

Next month, we will be reformatting the WRYM Netletter to be able to easily build in images and links to our content, as well as to make it more visually appealing!  This reformat will make it more enjoyable and efficient to look through what is happening here at WRYM, and we welcome any feedback you have.  We will still be sending the Netletter from this email address each month, with a focus on WRYM stories, events, and relevant information.  As always, you can unsubscribe anytime as seen at the bottom of each email.


P.s. - every day WRYM makes a life changing difference for a young person struggling.  We thank you for empowering this amazing place. 

Kind regards, 

- Jason
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