Blog - Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region

Thanks, Stonecroft Piecemakers, for Donating 21 Gorgeous Quilts

by Domain Administrator | Dec 12, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Volunteers with Stonecroft Quilters sewed 21 quilts and donated them to the women and children of Anselma House and Haven House. The quilts, which have a retail value of around $8,400, will give our women and their children a warm and cozy Christmas. ...

Thanks, Sleep Tight Campaign, for Donating Funds and PJs to Help Women in Crisis

by Domain Administrator | Dec 7, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Meaghan Martin organized and ran another awesome Sleep Tight PJ Party to raise awareness of human trafficking in Waterloo Region. The funds raised at this annual event (more than $4,700)--plus dozens of donated brand new pyjamas--went to Women's Crisis Services of...

Thanks, Conestoga College Students, for Your Henna Tattoo Fundraiser

by Domain Administrator | Dec 1, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Four Conestoga College students, for a class project as part of their marketing studies, hosted a henna tattoo fundraiser in November 2017 at their campus. They raised over $300 to help abused women and children in Waterloo Region. The students raised awareness of...

Thanks, Boertien Family, for Raising $7,315 to End Violence Against Women in Waterloo Region

by Domain Administrator | Dec 1, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Nick and Krista Boertien wanted to do something meaningful to end violence against women in Waterloo Region. So they hosted a fundraiser using our peer-to-peer fundraising tool. With our tool, they created an online fundraising page, sent out email invitations to...

Thanks, Toyota Motors Manufacturing Canada, for Donating Barrels of Personal Care Items

by Domain Administrator | Nov 29, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Women Influencing and Impacting Toyota, a group at Toyota Motors Manufacturing Canada, ran a Personal-Care Items Drive at their Cambridge plant in October and November, 2017. Team members at the plant bought and donated hundreds of dollars in shampoos, lotions,...

Thanks, Royal LePage Wolle Realty, for Raising Over $16,000 to Help Women and their Kids Move Beyond Violence

by Domain Administrator | Nov 24, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

The Realtors and staff of Royal LePage Wolle Realty held a fundraiser to raise support for Women's Crisis Services of Waterloo Region. They raised over $16,000, with a number of the Realtors donating their commissions to help women and their children move beyond...

Thanks, Colin’s Toy Drive, for Donating Toys to Our kids

by Domain Administrator | Nov 21, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Colin Robinson, age 12, ran his sixth Toy Drive in 2017, and donated many of the toys to Women's Crisis Services. We received over 80 brand new toys and over $300 in gift certificates from Colin's Toy Drive. Thank you, Colin, for your entrepreneurial zeal and...

Thanks, Eastwood Collegiate Institute Students for Your Thoughtfulness

by Domain Administrator | Nov 6, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Thanks, Eastwood Collegiate Institute students for your thoughtfulness in donating toiletries and personal care items from our Wish List to help our women and their children. You rock!

Thanks, KW Soup Sisters, for Nourishing and Nurturing Our Women and Children

by Domain Administrator | Oct 25, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

On October 24, 2017, volunteers with KW Soup Sisters gathered at The Culinary Studio to make hundreds of bowels of delicious and nutritious soup for Anselma House. Soup Sisters founder Sharon Hapton dropped in from Calgary. Thank you all for chopping, cutting and...

Thanks, Fit Body Boot Camp, for raising $600 to Help Our Women and their Children

by Domain Administrator | Oct 24, 2017 | From the Blog, Thank You's

Thanks, Fit Body Boot Camps in Kitchener, Cambridge and Guelph, for raising $600 to help our women and their children.

Thanks, Stonecroft Piecemakers, for Donating 21 Gorgeous Quilts

Thanks, Sleep Tight Campaign, for Donating Funds and PJs to Help Women in Crisis

Thanks, Conestoga College Students, for Your Henna Tattoo Fundraiser

Thanks, Boertien Family, for Raising $7,315 to End Violence Against Women in Waterloo Region

Thanks, Toyota Motors Manufacturing Canada, for Donating Barrels of Personal Care Items

Thanks, Royal LePage Wolle Realty, for Raising Over $16,000 to Help Women and their Kids Move Beyond Violence

Thanks, Colin’s Toy Drive, for Donating Toys to Our kids

Thanks, Eastwood Collegiate Institute Students for Your Thoughtfulness

Thanks, KW Soup Sisters, for Nourishing and Nurturing Our Women and Children

Thanks, Fit Body Boot Camp, for raising $600 to Help Our Women and their Children

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