The Maria de Moreno International Foundation, Montreal – Canada compromised with the needs of our community, volunteered at the community center Mission Bon Accueil this past 15th of December 2016. The tasks included the identification, classification, and care of items offered at the Mission Bon Accueil’s boutique; a boutique aimed for persons in need and of low incomes. The foundation volunteered to highlight the value that the foundation gives to helping and caring for others in order benefit the community.
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The Foundation celebrated on the 3rd of December 2016 the International Volunteer’s Day. Present were 61 volunteers who were vital in fulfilling all the different foundation activities with great success for the year 2016.
The Foundation on the 26th of November 2016 in the city Montreal Canada, carried out the last day of the English, French and Spanish Courses, in the office of the foundation in Montreal. This day was to celebrate the volunteer teachers for the time and love dedicated to their students throughout this fall session, and to also recognize the improvement of the students in the English language. With these language courses the Foundation benefits about 52 people of different nationalities.
The International Foundation Maria Luisa de Moreno on the 17th of September in the city of London Canada, provided food donation to the shelter called, “Unity Project” which is located in the center of London. In this event the food given will feed 30 men and women who have very limited means. Thanks to the donation of a particular person and the hard work of all the foundation’s volunteers, this donation was provided.
The mayor of Calgary Naheed Nehshi thanked the Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation for the work, support, generosity and time they have provided in helping cleanup Calgary in the 49th Annual Pathway and River Cleanup.
With the help of 12 volunteers the Foundation contributed to the city of London by cleaning Jesse Davidson’s park on September 24, 2016. For almost two hours we held a day of cleaning and maintenance of the park, which was adopted by the Foundation four years ago. The purpose of the clean-up is to give back to the city by taking care of our environment. Through these clean-ups we ensure that those families that go to this park will have a clean space to enjoy with their families. Similarly in cleaning the park we have families that attend with their children teaching them from an early age the importance of caring for our environment.
For the 5th consecutive year, the Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation organized One Day For Kids event on Sunday, August 14th, this year in the city of Montreal, Quebec where 110 children have benefited from school kits, prizes, piñatas, gifts and snacks.
It was a day full of fun activities where kids between 0-12 years old participated in nursery rhymes and zumba children; they also enjoyed various musical presentations and the play “No Bullying or School Harassment” in charge of the young volunteers of the Foundation, from whom they learned values such as respect, tolerance and solidarity.
On a sunshine-filled day, full of happiness and fun, the Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation celebrated the educational campaign “One Day for Kids” in Southeast Optimist Park in the city of London, Ontario. More than 350 children enjoyed an abundant number of activities such as recreational games, dental hygiene class, healthy cooking class and they learned tips on saving for postsecondary education among other activities.
In additional to all the prizes and games that were given out throughout the day, 308 backpacks filled with school supplies and a dental hygiene kits were handed out to children between the ages of 3-12.
The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation held the Family Day event in the city of Calgary. This event brought much joy to children, adolescents and adults who delighted themselves in a day of coming together with different activities such as: dances, presentations, food and much more. These were unforgettable moments engraved in our hearts.
The Maria Luisa de Moreno International Foundation celebrated “Senior’s Day” in the city of Montreal – Canada. More than 45 people attended to celebrated and participated in wonderful activities such as, zumba classes, thematic photography sessions, conferences about healthy habits and nutrition, etc.