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In 1954, a group of young volunteers created Sun Youth and today, volunteers remain the backbone of the organization. The work they accomplish is instrumental to Sun Youth’s ability to assist thousands of Montrealers every year. Women are a big part of the organization’s volunteer crew, performing a wide variety [...]
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I am going out on a limb to play the devil’s advocate for a biblical female in praise of the female gender. Women are by nature nurturers and can elicit high degrees of whatever they put their minds to. Our biblical Eve did not set out to exact God’s condemnation [...]
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by Sun Youth × on February 12, 2013 at 6:00 am ×
All books, CDs and movies donated to Sun Youth get a second life at our bookstore. Open to the public, profits finance Sun Youth emergency services programs. At the heart of the bookstore are volunteers Claudette Toutant and Kea Sénécal. Tuesday to Thursday, they share their love for books, music [...]
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by Sun Youth × on November 23, 2012 at 3:06 pm ×
Le Centre jeunesse de Montréal-Institut
universitaire (CJM-IU) and Sun Youth renewed their partnership by signing a new
service agreement through which clients referred to Sun Youth by the centre with receive clothing, food and other support. “This assistance goes beyond material goods, sometimes vital for
families referred,” said centre director-general Jean-Marc [...]
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by Sun Youth × on November 10, 2012 at 1:57 pm ×
Even though Halloween is barely over, Sun Youth is already in the Christmas spirit—and has been since the end of August. The Christmas Basket Campaign is a 30-year tradition that helps feed 18,000 people between December 18 and 24th. In addition to providing food for the holidays, Sun Youth will [...]
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“Thank you, dear Lord, for our daily bread.” Amen. In these times, “bread” encompasses a huge variety of foods available in supermarkets; healthy foods, marginally healthy foods and unhealthy food. What is considered “good” food is not always perfectly good. Apples are sprayed, so you must wash them well, but [...]
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