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The joy of sponsoring a Christmas Hamper
A Testimonial from a multi-year sponsor Sponsoring a hamper does not take a lot. It starts with a desire to share some joy and love with...
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Willowdale's Christmas Market & Walking Parade
Local Charity NeighbourLink North York is back with the We Love Willowdale Christmas Market & Walking Parade! Kick off the holiday season...
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A Fond Farewell from ED Lily Cheng
It is with gratitude and sadness that I say goodbye as Executive Director of NeighbourLink North York. I was recently elected to be the...
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October Food Hub
On Friday Oct 28 we distributed fresh food and non-perishables to 116 families through our 415 Food Hub! Check out some of the beautiful...
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2022 Thanksgiving Turkey Miracle!
This Thanksgiving we celebrated the one year anniversary of our community food bank. For 12 months we distributed fresh produce, poultry,...
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Fresh Produce Distribution
For the last 13 weeks we have been distributing fresh produce to families in Willowdale experiencing food insecurity. Thanks to the...
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Willowdale Manor Reflections From the Marketing & Events Team
ALEXANDRA: I’ll always think of the summer of 2022 with the fondest and warmest of memories. It was the summer I joined the NeighbourLink...
Alexandra Singh
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Willowdale Manor Summer of Fun Recap
This summer at Willowdale Manor was unforgettable for the entire NLNY marketing & events team. It all started when Maria Speare, NLNY’s...
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Volunteer Youth Team At NLNY
We are so grateful for the amazing staff that’s been working at NLNY this past summer! We wanted to introduce Rachael and Leshona from...
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Community Youth Team at NLNY
Summer is coming to end, so we wanted to introduce the amazing summer staff part of the community youth group, Jordan, Alyssia, and...
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Meet the Summer Staff Events and Marketing Team at NLNY
1st Photo: Hello! My name is Maria Ferrer, I go to Queen's University and currently I'm working as an event & volunteer coordinator at...
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Volunteer of the Month: Rebecca Levan
Why do I volunteer? It's very fashionable these days to be a pessimist. Easier too! When bad things happen in the world, or down the...
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Basketball Camp Reflections
Jordan, NeighbourLink’s Community Worker, reflects on our recently launched basketball camp! Here’s what he said: We’ve kicked off our...
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Art Camp Reflections
Alyssia Nahar, Neighbourlink's Community Youth Worker, reflects on the recently launched art camp... While every child in our art camp is...
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Launch of 'Tea Time at 415'
On June 29th, in honour of Seniors Month, NeighbourLink launched our FIRST Senior Social Event called "Tea Time at 415." We had a group...
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Canada Day Event in North York
Looking for something to do in North York during the Canada Day long weekend? Look no further than Mel Lastman Square Friday, July 1 from...
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Looking back at our First Move-a-thon & BBQ
Our hearts are full as we reflect on our Let's Move Willowdale event on Saturday at Hendon Park! Hundreds of neighbours came together on...
Sebastian Biasucci
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Our First Community Expo and Egg Hunt!
Last Sunday we held our first ever Community Expo and Egg Hunt in collaboration with Toronto Community Housing 90 individuals from 28...
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2022: The Year of Kindness In Willowdale
In the first hours of 2022, we wanted to reflect on the good that happened last year amidst all that is uncertain in our world. Here are...
Lily Cheng
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A Year End Reflection
As 2021 draws to a close, we asked our staff to share some thoughts on their personal journeys with NeighbourLink North York this past...
Sebastian Biasucci
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