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Round 2 Starting ! Here goes !!
A special Thank You to Franklin Public School in Kitchener for inviting
Build A Bag Angels to their Annual Family Night, where we raised $172.50.
You guys rock!
Thank you to the Cambridge Highlands Lions Club
for including us in your night of giving.
We were honoured to be included with so many worthwhile organizations
in our community, including: Grand River Hospital Foundation, Langs,
Cambridge Professional Firefighters Association Basket Fund, Cambridge Food Bank,
Monica Place for Pregnant and Parenting Youth, The Salvation Army Cambridge Citadel
- Ontario, St. Andrew's Hespeler Presbyterian Church, Toasty Toes Waterloo Region,
and others! So much good being done in our community, thanks to your generous support.
🎶 Woah, we're half way there
Woah, livin' on a prayer
Take my hand, we'll make it I swear
Woah, livin' on a prayer..... 🎶
Our Angels at Saint Benedict Catholic School in Cambridge
were hard at work for the last few months gathering donations
for the Build A Bag Angels 2022 Christmas Campaign.
Year after year Saint Benedict faculty and students bless us
with their amazing donation. We thank each and everyone of you.
Merry Christmas !
Thank you Bob and Anna from Brampton for yet another well needed
box of 24 backpacks.
We would like to welcome Bronte Construction to The Build A Bag Angels Family.
A very special Thank you for your generous donation. YOU GUYS ROCK!
I'm so proud of my granddaughter Ophelia, who is 5,
asking to help
in the donation room. Never to young to help others.
Thank you Colleen O'Conner for your $100 donation.
Thank you so much Bob and Anna for the bottle donation.
This act of kindness is what enables us to do what we do.
Starting packing.
Like to Thank Scott from KW Surplus, Kitchener
for helping Build Bag Angels and giving us a discount. ❤️
Don't forget when filling out your Christmas cards this year,
please send one to:
Any Canadian Force Member
PO Box 5140 Stn Force
Belleville, ON
N8N 5W6
Mine is ready to go. ❤️ Respect.
Let the shopping begin.
Build A Bag Angels shopping at Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree 700 Strasburg Rd, Kitchener, ON N2E 2M2.
Special Thank You to Sarina for all her help tonight. A+ service.
Théalyn's sixth year volunteering for The Build A Bag Angels.
First thing she asked when she came over tonight....
"Can we start the backpacks tonight Méme?" ❤️ Bless her heart.
No packing tonight just inventory counts.
Now is the time - click to donate !
A very big Thank You so much to
my uncle Larry Straney for his $100 donation ❤️
Thank you so much Nadine Campbell-Nicholls
for your Bottle Drive donations. ❤️
Thank you Sherri Mc for your backpack donation ❤️
A very special Thank You for your Bottle Drive donations from the cast of
Gilligan's Island AKA Renata, Brett, Tyanah, Steve, Kathy, Boris, Timmy,
Tarah, Mandy and Tommy.
❤️ Hosted by Bowyer’s Beach Muskoka Cottage Rentals.
(Contact Renatajuranovic@gmail.com for details)
This year's Backpacks.
Special Thank You to Bob and Anna for their
generous donation of 24 backpacks.
Thank you for your continuous support of
the Build A Bag Angels Christmas Campaign, year after year.
www.bagsinbulk.ca
A very special thank you to a student at Saint Benedict Catholic school
in Cambridge who would like to remain nameless. With his generous donation
of a $50 gift card from from Dollarama we were able to buy many toothbrushes
for the Build A Bag Angels 2022 Christmas Campaign this year..
We thank you and your generosity.
Thank you Kim Wright-Cyr for yet another donation 💙
Build A Bag Angels would like to welcome Tamara Daferner as one
of our newest Angels. She donated these adorable Buddy Clips .
I can't begin to explain how amazing they smell.
If anyone is interested in getting one for yourself or your
little 1 at home be sure to contact her.
Thank you so much Tamara for your donation. 💙
https://tamaradaferner.scentsy.ca
Thank you for the year-round bottle drive donation. This is one of the
main reasons we are able to help so many in the youth program. 💙
2022
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2021
We received a very special card from Family and Children Services.
It really makes what we do worthwhile. 💙
On behalf of The Build A Bag Angels, Donors and Volunteers we thank you
for giving us the opportunity to give back to our community.
This year we were able to put together 172 back packs and also adopted
a young family in our community this Christmas. We are proud to support
Family and Children's Services of Waterloo, and Healing of the Seven
Generation Indigenous Youth and Children's Program. We thank everyone
for their continuous support in our little charity.
We are already planning for 2022.
From our house to yours we wish you all a
very Merry and Safe Christmas.
Motor Cycle Santa will be handing out candy canes that have
his card attached to them.
He tried to carry stuffed animals one year but it's too hard.
We are so happy he is one of our Build A Bag Angels.
#motorcyclessantaON #kimbitsresincrafts
Beautiful gift from my granddaughter Théalyn.
A Build A Bag Angels Teddy Bear coaster ❤
Thank you COPE 491 for the amazing donation to
The Build A Bag Angels 2021 Christmas Campaign.
It sure will go a long way. 💙
What an amazing night!!! Had the pleasure of meeting up with
U11 MD Blue and U13 MD Blue Kitchener Junior Rangers. Wow, these boys
are absolutely amazing. Great questions, great input, enthusiastic and energetic.
Couldn't ask for better kids. Both teams broke off into groups and took on
the challenge of shopping for boys their own age.
Theses boys did better then a Hat Trick.
Thank you to The Kitchener Junior Rangers, coach, parents and extended parents
for taking on this challenge and coming out with a gold medal.
Thank you for your overwhelming contribution to the
2021 Build A Bag Angels Christmas Charity Campaign.
We can now say some of our angels wear skates 🏒
Hard to believe in was just 5 years ago we
started The Build A Bag Angels with just 18 backpacks.
My, have we grown ! 💙
An amazing student at Conestoga College named Sheryl Madakkai made this video
as a school project about The Build A Bag Angels. We are so honoured.
I'm so happy this also shines some light on the amazing people
and groups that helps us out too. ❤
Click picture to watch video
A Special Thank you to my granddaughter and #1 volunteer
Théalyn-Lee Therrien. Théalyn has been volunteering with
The Build A Bag Angels since she was four. The reason
we put a stuffed animal in ever backpack is because of her.
When asking at the age of four what I was doing with all
the backpacks, I tried to explain the best I could. Her
response, with a heart the size of Montana, was "Oh mémé
if kids can't be with their moms and dads at Christmas
they need a Stuffie. All Kids Need A Stuffie!"
My eyes filled with tears and what a teachable moment
that was, FOR ME! So no matter the age of the child that
gets one of our backpacks it will have a Stuffie in it.
She has dedicated countless hours helping in whatever way
she can for the charity. Her dedication as a volunteer
is an inspiration to others. Théalyn, with my deepest gratitude
for your commitment to service, I am so PROUD of you,
I Thank You and on behalf of The Build A Bag Angels and
the children we serve. #buildabagangels
All cleaned up now 💙
Clock is ticking....Don't worry we got this 💙
The Build A Bag Angels are so honoured to have Roberts Onsite, Kitchener ON
as part of our 2021 Christmas Campaign.
Thank you for the AMAZING donation.
Merry Christmas to you all and many blessing for the New Year!
Welcome to The Build A Bag Family. 💙
All this goes in ONE BAG
A Big Thank You to Kim Wright-Cyr & John R Collingwood
for their wonderful donation. Lots of goodies. 💙
#motorcyclesantaon #KimBitsResinCrafts-follow them on Facebook.
💙 Build A Bag Angels 💙 Whistle Bear Golf and Country Club
Fill A Golf Cart 2021 Toy Drive. 💙
You Guys Rock!!!
Many Thanks to the Whistle Bear Management,
Staff and Members for holding this event.
A big Thank You to Alycia Fisher
for getting all this started in the first place. 💙
Starting on Round Two :-)
Went shopping today.👍🏻💙
When you think the world has gone crazy,
someone does something so kind and thoughtful.
This was left at my door for me and my granddaughter Théalyn,
from one of our Build A Bag Angels Donors. So nice. 💙
Thank you Kim ❤
A backpack with cards, ready to go !
We are so excited and honored to announce that
we have just adopted The Healing of the Seven Generations
Indigenous Youth and Children's Program into
The Build A Bag Angels Family. ❤
A Very Special THANK YOU to VICCI O'BRIEN
for your $200 donation and your support
again this year. You Rock!! ❤
A very special THANK YOU to the Youth Group from
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
in Sudbury, Ontario for the 100 Christmas cards,
all signed with encouraging an inspirational messages.
We would also like to THANK Sandra Wannamaker
for making this all happen. 🎄Merry Christmas!
Thank you so much Olivia and Taya for all your hard work
in making cards and letters for our backpacks.
A very Special Thank You to Wendy and Larry Straney
from Toronto for their generous $100 donation. 💙
Thank you Bob and Anna for
the big box of Backpacks and for
your continuous support year after year. 💙
Thank you Erika Jankowsky for your generous donation. 💙
Thank You Selina Lyn for your clothing donation !
Getting teen girls toiletries ready for packing. ❤
Thank you Bob and Anna for your Bottle Drive donation !
Thank you Jennifer and Lori for the
100 pairs of socks for the
Teens 💙
Just got a request from Family and Children Services
for 130 Backpacks this year !
WE GOT THIS!
Thanks to the amazing support
we have from all of you.
What a kind gesture from one of my lovely patients at work today.
Thank you so much Joanne Potter. 💙 It will go to good use!
A very BIG Thank You to Anna-Louise Scholtz-Taonax and family
for another great Bottle Drive Collecting 💙
Thank you Chris Scholtz for delivering them as always.
Wearing Purple on Oct. 27
Looking good ! :-)
Don't Forget to wear Purple on October 27th
for Child Abuse Prevention Month 💜
www.oacas.org/dresspurpleday/
For many years,
October was
Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month in Ontario.
Children's aid societies used the month to help the community understand their role in
keeping children safe from abuse and neglect.
This focused on the signs of abuse and neglect and stressed the
"duty to report".
But while the campaign raised awareness, it also
"came with a price" states
Nicole Bonnie, CEO, Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies.
"Vulnerable and marginalized families - especially from the Black and African Canadian community -
have told us that the campaign's emphasis on reporting led to an unwarranted increase
in surveillance of their families and communities...
I'm proud that our new campaign direction reflects our commitment to equity and addressing
the over-representation of Black and Indigenous children and youth in child welfare."
#DressPurpleDay focuses on supporting children, youth, and families facing challenges
and ensuring access to the supports, information, and resources they need.
You can read
Nicole's whole statement at the link below.
We hope you will join in on
October 27th, #DressPurpleDay, and make a video or post a selfie
and tell the community that you are #HereToHelp Don't forget to tag us!
https://www.oacas.org/.../why-its-not-child-abuse.../Ontario
Théalyn working on Teen Boys backpacks
Théalyn's hard at work. Our goal is 100 Teen backpacks
Théalyn is helping stock the shelves
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She has been volunteering since she was 4.
She told me tonight it makes her feel good to help. 💙
Can't resist Another Sale !
Bottle Drive cash = Toothpaste
Thank You ! Bottle Drive Cash=Toothpaste !
Thank you Beverley for supporting
Build A Bag Angels since the beginning.
You are a amazing volunteer and friend.
From our volunteer Mike ❤ thanks for being with BABA
since the beginning.
Enjoying a tea around the fire with my new mug.
Thanks Build A Bag Angels - Helping kids in foster care
From Nathaniel, one of our amazing volunteers ❤
Break time !
A very special Thank You to Nadine Campbell-Nicholls and Luanne Brown-Weishar for their
bottle drive donation and to Chris Scholtz for pick up and delivery ❤
Thanks Roseanne MacDonald Palijan for
your Bottle Drive donation !
Bottle Drive donation - Thank You Lori Brodie
Thank You Tommy Hahn for your Bottle Drive Donation !
Thank you Shannon Elliott,
for your Angels Bottle Drive Contribution
Bottles = Money = 154 Toothbrushes 
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A very BIG Thank You to Anna-Louise Schultz-Taonax
and family for the Bottle Drive Donation 💙
Thank you Chris Schultz for delivering them, as always.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, our yearly charity fundraising event
will probably have to be cancelled again this year, so -
the Build A Bag Angels Bottle Drive is on all year.
I would be more than happy to take anyone's beer cans/bottles
off your hands. We got to do what we got to do.
You can drop off, or we can make arrangements for pick up.
To arrange pick-up and/or drop off - Email us: Angels@ BuildABag4Kids.ca
Kitchener/Waterloo Cambridge, Ontario
Thank you Michelle DaSilva Costa
for your continuous support of the Build A Bag Angels.
Bottles = Money = Shopping
WOW!!! THANK YOU Susan Hayter for having an empties collection
at your condo building today. You guys rock.
Never too early to start organizing ! ;-)
Making space for more donations.
We would like to give a special Thank you to the students and staff at
Saint Benedict Catholic School in Cambridge for holding the recent
International Women's Day Donation Drive. They received donations
on behalf of the Build A Bag Angels.😉 The students of Mrs Carnegie's
Class put together care packages for our teens in foster care program.
We are so proud to have these young adults as a part of our Build A Bag Angel family.
What a wonderful letter - Please Read!
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Children's Aid Foundation of Canada <info@cafdn.org>
Thu 2021-04-22 3:00 PM
Hi Dondra,
Children, youth and families involved in the child welfare system
have been struggling since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared.
For over a year, we've been working tirelessly to ensure their
most urgent needs are met. Thanks to our generous donors, we're
making a difference in the lives of those in the most vulnerable
situations, like TIFFANY.
"You are truly amazing to support us youth during this hard time.
Having no family around, no one to ask for help or to ask for
financial support was scary. It made me cry receiving the grant.
Thank you, thank you."
- TIFFANY, former youth in care and funding recipient
(visual identity protected)
In honor of INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY, the students, faculty and
everyone that they could get on board at St.Benedict Catholic Secondary School
in Cambridge are working hard for our Teens.
They will be collecting Period Products for the month of March and
donating them to The Build A Bag Angels Teen Outreach Project.
We are truly blessed to have this group of amazing people backing our little charity
https://stbenedict.wcdsb.ca/
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What a beautiful letter received from Family and Children's Services.
Our hard work has paid off.
Build A Bag Angels has made it possible for them to increase support
to children, youth, and families in Waterloo Region by a remarkable 35%.
AMAZING!!!!
Thank you everyone for your continued support of our little local charity ❤
Together we can make a difference.
2021 is off to a good start !
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The 2020 Christmas Campaign
was an amazing success !
What an adventurous two days ! Thanks to the overwhelming support
of our Angels near and far, The Build A Bag Angels, on top of everything else,
were able to adopt 22 families in our community, a toy drive for
Children and Family Services services, 100 care bags and gifts for teens
in foster care, and toys for our own 22 adoptive families !
Wow ! You all deserve a round of applause. You rock!!!
None of this could have been possible without the amazing support
and donations from our Build A Bag Angels. 💙
The Last Delivery ! Thealyn - helping deliver
2020 Youth Christmas Party Success
Thank you to our Angels near and far !
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Thank You Carla McShane !
Thank you Alli Talbot, for adopting 2 local families and providing
them with a food hamper and toy donation. Sorry I did not have a
picture of the toys as I had already packed them away.
Thank you Cheryl and family for the
beautiful backpack filled with so many goodies ❤
Thank you to Ricky McGarr and Family
for the donation of $200 to
Adopt a Family for Christmas ❤ You guys Rock!
Thank You Bradley Carnegie, for your generous donation !
We are so proud this year of our little charity this year.
With the overwhelming support and generous donations
from our Build A Bag Angels near and far, we were
able to adopt a local family this year .
I THANK everybody for their support and donations
and help spreading the Christmas cheer.
Merry Christmas everyone. 👼🎄🎁
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