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Welcome to Inn From the Cold |
As a registered charity, Inn From the Cold provides a charitable tax receipt for any donation $20.00 or greater. Just click the DONATIONS Now icon below and go directly to our charitable donations management website.
 Our Tax Charity #: 856197967RR0001
Location:
510 Penrose St, Newmarket, Ontario. L3Y 1A2
(Off Bayview Ave, between Mulock Dr and Water St) How to find us: Map Check us out on Facebook: click HERE. Miscellaneous DONATIONS (clothing, Food etc)   Welcome: Inn From the Cold Inc. is a non-profit organization manned by trained volunteers, providing emergency food, clothing and shelter to the homeless since 2004. We are open 5 nights per week, plus any night when the temperature drops below -15C.
Season:
Nov. 18th, '10 - March 31st, '11
Open:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday nights and nights when the temperature is below -15 °C
Shelter Hours- during season:
8:00 pm to 8:00 am
Office Hours - during season:
8:00 am to 4:00 pm or during our off season please contact us by email or call the office and leave a message. Someone will get back to you asap. Contact: 905-895-8889 or email:
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Charity #: 856197967RR0001 |
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Volunteer Training Fall 2010 |
October 2, 2010 !! 
It's our Fall Open House & Volunteer Registration Month Kick-Off!. Visit us @ 510 Penrose and bring a friend. Find out what we do at the Inn.Become a volunteer and part of our team to help our lessfortunate neighbours find a warm place, a meal, a shower, a bed and breakfast ........ Inn from the cold.  Refreshments and entertainment.
And a bunch of good folks will be onhand to help youbetter understand the work we do at the Inn. Also look out for the Inn From The Cold stall at the Newmarket Farmers Market this Summer and Fall, Sept 11, Sept 18, Sept 25, Oct 2, Oct 9, Oct 16, Oct 23, Oct 30  Stop by and have a chat, find out more about what we do! 
“It’s been one of the most rewarding things I have ever done!” Mike - August 2010.................
Comment from one of our fantastic volunteers about his last three years volunteering at the INN, Training Opportunities: Fall 2010Inn From the Cold is offering several exciting training opportunities in the fall of 2010: New Volunteer BASIC Training: Please Note! Basic training is MANDATORY before volunteers can do a shift! Monday, October 4th @ 7:00pm to 8:30pm Thursday, November 4th @ 7:00pm to 8:30pm Saturday, November 6th 1:00pm to 2:30pm (Additional dates may be offered depending upon demand) *******************************************************************************
New ‘Shift Leader’ Training:
Please consider becoming a shift leader if you volunteered more than five times last season - (this coming season we will also provide SL mentoring)
Wednesday, November 17th 7:00pm to 8:30pm ***************************************************************************** Refresher Shift Leader Training: dates TBD Refresher Volunteer Training: dates TBD First Aid Training: dates TBD ******************************************************************************* Deescalating Confrontational Situations /AODA Training / Updates - Annual Volunteer Waiver Training: Monday, October 18th 7:00pm to 8:30pmWednesday, November 10th 7:00pm to 8:30pmAccessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) Under the Accessibility Standards for Customer Service (Ontario Regulation 429/07) of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), every person who provides direct service to the public, or interacts with the public, on behalf of York Region, must receive training about how to serve customers with disabilities. This includes volunteers, students and employees of the service provider. York Region has developed an Accessible Customer Service training video to help contractors and agents train those who require Accessible Customer Service training.
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 Event Tickets SOLD OUT! 
Thanks to everyone who purchased their tickets via IFTC and for supporting the Inn! And thanks to everyone who bought their RAFFLE tickets from the Inn - Good Luck!
See y'all at the Hoedown on Saturday, September 18.Inn From The Cold partners with the Magna Hoedown! Inn From the Cold was selected as a recipient organization of funds raised at the 2010 “Wild Wild West” Hoedown. Inn From the Cold will use these funds to help us provide a safe, warm, dry place for some of the less fortunate in our community. ***************************************** For more information please click HERE to visit the Hoedown website! (www.hoedown.ca) |
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An opportunity to volunteer outside the Shelter! We participate in the Aladdin Newmarket Charities Association -Bingo It is a great Fundraising Opportunity for the IFTC. We require volunteers to participate in this out of shelter activity. This a year round activity and will contribute significantly to our fundraising efforts and the running of the shelter.
We need some more volunteers to form another team (usually 4 people per team) Each team will be provided a training session. A current Police check must be on file.
Each team works a 5 hour shift, just once every two months. Please consider this very valuable volunteer activity Send us an email if you are interested or call 905.895.8889 and leave a message Some upcoming shifts are: Sept 23, Thursday 3pm to 6pm Oct 3, Sunday 9:30pm to 12:30am Oct 18, Monday 11:45am to 3pm For more details click here! |
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IFTC: COMMUNITY MEAL Will start serving again in the Fall of 2010! The Board of Inn From The Cold are delighted at the success of our Friday Night Community Meal Program at 510 Penrose St. The response from local families and the support and contributions from various partners (faith groups, service clubs, businesses and individuals) went above and beyond. * more details ......... Community Meal Teams: Thanks to: Bethel Christian Reform Church /Cedarview Community Church / Church of Christ / LaFave Family / Mount Albert United Church / New Hope Methodist Church / St. Andrews Presbyterian Church / St. Elizabeth Seton / Sharon Hope United Church / Trinity United Church / Quaker Society of Friends / Victory Baptist Church / Theta Upsilon Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi SPONSORS: Thanks to: York Region / Newmarket Lions / Trinity United Church / OSSTF / Vince’s Markets / Valleyview Alliance Church / Benson and Keasley / Smith Rogers Financial / Fast Eddie Racewear /Beta Sigma Phi / LaFave Family / Linda and Thomas Clark / Rob Clark / Kate Taylor /Lena Thorogood / John Taylor / Robert Shelton / Pat Noble / Livija Ficker / Kim Armitage / Tony Van Bynen / Bill Tibbo and Associates / Living Waters Fellowship / Borealis Naturopathic Health Centre / Engineered Air / Newmarket Rotary Club / Tom Diane Mitchell Realty |
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