The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation participated in the Cleaning Capital Campaign. It took place in Billings Park, located on Billing Avenue in Ottawa, Canada, on Saturday September 23rd 2017. For almost two hours we held a day to clean and maintain Billings Park, and this was achieved with the help of 15 of our volunteers.
Last Activities
The past September 9th, The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation accomplish the event “One day for kids”, took place on community center of Ville Saint-Laurent , 205 children were benefited with school kits.
The children has a big funny day, the thematic of the event was a simulation of a trip, which consisted in a turn of the provinces of Canada, they were accompanied by princess and super heroes, who were guiding in to headquarter for each province.
The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation celebrated their well-known educational campaign “One Day for Kids,” on the 19th of August 2017, at Southeast Optimist Park in the city of London, Ontario, Canada.. 374 children along with their families attended this event and enjoyed a day full of educational and fun activites.
The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation accomplish the event My Planet, My City and Me took place in the Ahuntsic Park, located on Lajeunesse Street in Montreal, Canada, On Saturday May 20th 2017. The activity was to do a general clean-up of the park, separating the waste, recyclables, leaves and branches.
In the month of April 2017, the Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation restarted the French Conversation class for the Intermediate/Advanced level for the Spring Session.
This course is offered to people who wants to improve their pronunciation et the listening of the French language. We have the support of a devoted teacher that makes the class dynamic with day-to-day subjects. Each week, two classes of 50 minutes are given at the offices of the Foundation.
During the month of March and April 2017, the Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation helped 16 women, 6 men and 1 senior citizen file their income taxes, a total of 24 tax returns were done.
The tax clinic’s main objective was to aid people who need help in preparing and filing their income tax returns for the year 2016. The tax clinic is meant for people who are not able to file their own tax returns or are not able to seek professional help due to their modest income and due to their simple fiscal situation.
On December 17, 2016 Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation with a group of volunteers in the city of Toronto, went to the company Laborie Medical Technologies Canada to receive donations wich were distributed to seven families in need.
On March 1st 2017, The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation organized “One Day for Kids” in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, where 23 children were benefited with school kits, snacks, games, contests and a delicious lunch.
With the help of 13 volunteers, Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation in Toronto had the Food Cupboard Project where 41 people could receive different varieties of well-balanced food consisting of vegetables, fruits and dairy.
In the month of February the Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation provided adult diapers and sanitary pads to people living in the greater Montreal area, who do no have the necessary financial means to buy them and taking into consideration that the cost of diapers and sanitary pads can range from $500 to $700 a month. The drive was done with the help of the MLMIF volunteers, who donated their time, gas, and their desire to help out people in need.