Giving back and Reaching out to our Community

The spirit of generosity is alive and well in our Applewood family. On the first Sunday of every month we bring donations of food that are taken to The Mississauga Food Bank. These contributions go a long way in dealing with a serious problem experienced in most neighbourhoods. Support to other community organizations is part of the Outreach theme. Each year, thousands of dollars, raised through various events and fundraising efforts, are donated to groups such as the Compass, Interim Place, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Peel/Halton, Our Place Peel and the Open Door. Our outreach to the Community includes monthly worship at King Gardens Place, Amica at City Centre and Beechwood and a monthly birthday party at Constitution Place, both seniors’ residences. We donate eyeglasses to The Gift of Sight, stamps to the Leprosy Mission and have provided support for a mission to Malawi. Applewood also supports the Mission and Service Fund, Kairos Canada and is part of UCEM (the United Churches of East Mississauga) through which several churches join for worship, study and events. In the past, we have had involvement with Habitat for Humanity Halton Circle of Faith build at its Whittaker Drive, Burlington site. Volunteers have been involved in this build and have helped serve lunches on the Georgetown Build in 2008. Our Applewood Scouts have served barbecues for the Burlington Build and also for Habitat for Humanity Mississauga’s Streetsville Build.