Hi Everyone, Hope you are well. Some sad news to share; one of our weavers has passed away, however, he passed on a legacy to his friends. Dennis Jones, was a man who I met many years ago. At the time he was living in his own home and then went to live at the …
Hi Everyone, I trust you are enjoying the summer and all is well. Mat making slows down at this time of year, but that doesn’t mean it comes to a complete halt. Many people are weaving or crocheting mats, and even one of our students made a mat as she gathers volunteer hours before school …
Hi Everyone, Hope you are well, and you had a nice Canada Day weekend. Sorry for the late newsletter.. time just seems to slip away. Our schools have shut down and the kids are on holidays, so the teachers have been dropping of their milk bag mats. Thanks to all the milk bag clubs and …
Hi Everyone, Hope you are well as summer has now come upon us. I know this email goes far and wide.. in fact world wide, and I am happy to share the news of what is going on with our little project. Summer time usually finds us doing other things than weaving, but please consider …
Hi Everyone, Hope you are all well. You know the saying… “April showers bring May flowers”.. our gardens should be beautiful this year with all the rain we are getting; I guess the ground needs it! I can’t top last month’s newsletter, but the emails I received back from you about the April newsletter were …
Hi Everyone, Hope you are well and looking forward to spring. Ottawa News: Brinks is clearing out the mats in the Ottawa area delivering them to Canadian Food for Children who sends them to people in need. One of our team, Sandra, had tons of mats in her garage and also another 170 stored in …
Hi Everyone, Hope you are well. Things are good, but very busy here at my place.The project continues, and I’m pleased to tell you that we have many schools getting back to weaving the mats. I would like to thank our Retired Catholic Teachers in York Region who have been working very hard to help …
Hi Everyone, Hope the new year has started out well for you. As you have read over and over from me, there are mats in the Ottawa area that have been piling up and have needed to be brought to Canadian Food for Children. Well, I have some good news to tell you. Brinks, the …
just delivered two sets of milk bag mats to LOFT on Dec 09, 2022 and will deliver another two on Jan 20 2023. Meanwhile, it’s pleasure to share the following video links with you regarding the works done by Tzu Chi volunteers in North Toronto and globally
Imagine a Brinks truck pulling up into your driveway….
