Join us on Friday, December 6th from 11AM-6PM at the North York Central Library atrium for Toronto Public Library's Annual Arts and Crafts Fair for the United Way! This one day event features one-of-a-kind items. Meet the talented artisans and get some holiday shopping done while you're at it! Submitted by: Mary De Toma, […]
Everyone loves a treat now and then, and on November 5th eager staff and customers lined up to buy sweet and savoury items at the North York Central Library Bake Sale. Customers have told us that they love home-baked goods and, once again, NYCL staff did not disappoint them. They brought in a variety of […]
The mini gingerbread house decorating program at NYCL was a sweet success. Jennifer Lapointe dreamed it up and baked all of the delicious gingerbread pieces. Tricia Wright of Collection Development whipped up the royal icing, and for a $5 donation, NYCL staff did the building and decorating. These cheerful little homes were then sold at […]
Congratulations, the winner of our TPL United Way 50/50 raffle is Ghodsi Danesh located at the Yorkville Library. We sold a total of 2539 tickets representing a 50/50 raffle prize of $1,269.50. Thank you to everyone for all your support. Submitted by Wayne Aitchison, 2013 United Way Campaign Co-Chair, Toronto Public Library. “Without you, […]
Once again, TPL has made some buttons for United Way. Talk to your branch or departmental canvasser for purchase. The price is $1 each. Submitted by Fiona O’Connor, 2013 United Way Campaign Co-Chair, Toronto Public Library. “Without you, there would no way!” Please continue to support Toronto Public Library’s 2013 United Way Campaign!
Hello, Congratulations, to the winners of the 1st TPL Incentive Draw Raimo Hepolehto R&R $10 Tim Horton's Gift Card Sheila Fairley R&R $10 Tim Horton's Gift Card Cynthia Fisher R&R $20 Tim Horton's Gift Card Maria Cristina Henaut ND $20 Tim Horton's Gift Card Richard Maccallum R&R $25 LCBO Gift Card Noreen Mitchell FV $25 […]
Toronto Public Library’s annual United Way workplace Campaign has successfully wrapped up for the 2012 year with a total amount of $130,535.25 donated for the United Way Organization. This achievement would not have been possible without the efforts and dedication of the United Way Committee members, 150 canvassers, and all of the generous staff throughout […]
This year, TPL decided to highlight some of the extraordinary talents of staff members and held it's first shirt re-design contest. Contestants paid a fee to enter the contest, with all proceeds going to United Way. They were then provided with the 2012 United Way T-shirt to re-design the Green United Way T-shirt (Please see […]
Thank you to Margaret Smyth (Senior Department Head, Business Department, North York Central Library) and her team for running a successful Garage Sale fundraising event at NYCL on December 5, 2012 that raised $508.55 for the 2012 United Way Campaign. Additional thanks go to Judy Wang for photographing the event and to Matthew Dimuantes for […]
Iana Georgieva-Kaluba (Librarian, Arts Department, Toronto Reference Library) reported that the second biannual edition of the TRL staff Artsy Garage Sale (held in the Arts Department workroom) raised $306 for the 2012 United Way Campaign on November 28, 2012. “…Thank you to all TRL staff (and even several colleagues from branches) who donated items for […]