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Wishing Well for Barrie Families Unite

Let us help them continue to give support to Barrie Citizens in need.

Items needed  Kleenex, Garbage Bags, Paper Towels, Recycle Bags, Toilet Paper, Juice Boxes, Gift Cards (various vendors).

Sandwiches for Busby Centre

We often provide Sandwiches for the Busby Centre Van.  Always looking for volunteers to help provide sandwiches. 

 

February 4th Sandwiches for Busby
February 11th  Milk Bag Matts for Busby

Coldest Night of the Year Walk

This is a fundraiser for multiple causes.  In Barrie the funds go to Youth Haven.
  • Percent of Goal 10% 10%
Achieved $10,575
Barrie wide Target $100,000

How NWBUC helps in our community

Outreach and Social Justice Causes

LGBTQ+

We are an Affirming Church and support many LGBTQ+ causes in the community including participating in the Barrie Pride Parade each year.

Truth & Reconciliation

We are providing educational opportunities regarding Residential Schools and hosting a Blanket exercise

Refugee

We are helping a family of five from Syria transition to life in Canada

Wishing Well

Each month we ask the congregation to donate items to support local organizations. We support:

  • Food bank
  • Youth Haven
  • David Busby Centre
  • Senior’s Christmas Wish
  • Season’s Centre for Grieving Children
  • Hospice Simcoe
  • Georgian College Food Cupboard
  • Women and Children’s Shelter
  • Grove Park Home
  • Elizabeth Fry Society
  • Athena’s Sexual Assault
  • Off the Rack

David Busby Centre

  • Provide sandwiches for the Outreach Van Program
  • Collect blankets, clothing, books, toiletries, etc.

Women and Children’s Shelter

Every year on giving Sunday the Sunday School families fill and donate stockings to the shelter for the children in transition

Christmas Cheer

  • The Youth Group volunteered to help fill gift bags for children

Out of the Cold

  • Provide Shepherd’s Pies to the program once a month from December to April
  • Sunday School children made and donated pies

    Baptisms

    • For every child who is Baptised we provide a Bed Kit through Sleeping Children

    World Vision

    The Sunday School children help support a child from Dominican Republic through their weekly donations

    Habitat for Humanity

    • Helped paint a home

    Izzy Dolls

    • Made dolls to take on Mission trips to developing countries to give to children

      Battery Collection

      • Collect old, used batteries and recycle through Call 2 Recycle

      Youth Group

      • Participate in a 24 hour Famine to raise awareness and fundraise for a cause such as clean water, food security, and homelessness.