Charity of the week spotlight

I have begun to do a charity of the week spotlight feature through the blog of my Opencity Inc consulting business. Understandably early on I featured Milton Transitional Housing on Friday.

Read my Charity of the week spotlight - Milton Transitional Housing from Friday, November 6, 2015 blog post

There will be further exciting weekly charity spotlights coming up and I am inspired by some of the conversations this has stimulated. You can also read more about my recent blog post A new type of social responsibility here.

The recent State of Inbound 2015 report produced by HubSpot identifies that inbound marketing is just as applicable and valued in the non-profit sector as it is B2B or B2C.

Photo courtesy of HubSpot

Come to Fashionista Flip on Sat Nov 14

Milton Transitional Housing is repeating the phenomenally popular “Fashionista Flip” fundraising event on Saturday, November 14 from 10 am until 1pm at the Italian Canadian Club, 104 Tremaine Rd, Milton.

Please donate your gently-used high-end clothing (clean out all of stuff you don’t need or wear) and then come and “shop” for a brand new wardrobe for the coming season. It’s the ultimate in recycling!

Admission will be $10 per person and every item you buy will be $2. You can’t beat that! It raises much-needed funds for the MTH core program of helping local people in housing crisis. To donate clothing and/or to volunteer to help with the event, please contact Donna – 905-699-7433/donna.danielli@miltontransitionalhousing.ca. You can drop off your clothing/ accessories donations at the MTH offices (put them in the meeting room), or at The Vacuum Store, 785 Main St E.

Homelessness is a political issue

Homelessness is a political issue for the Halton Region, Province and Federal government.

Be sure to find out the different election candidates position on homelessness and be sure to vote. It is a political issue requiring your attention too.

Homelessness is not a subject to be bounced between the different levels of government. All levels of government must develop integrated approaches with those at risk of homelessness at the centre of the improved outcomes.

Truly honoured

The Milton Transitional Housing summer newsletter included a great compliment about this blog. Thank you MTH.

JOHN’S BLOG: One gem that continues to provide information about the housing sector and MTH in particular is Milton Transitional Housing’s blog written by one of the organizations founders, John Gregory. The blog can be found at http://www.miltontransitionalhousing.ca/MTHBlog.aspx or http://homelessinmiltonontario.blogspot.ca

I am sure many of you understand the history behind this blog, which since it started in 2008 and which has now had almost 29,000 views. So to all of you, a big thank you.

Here is the first ever bog post:

Saturday, September 27, 2008
Canadian Champion Sept 12
The front page story of the Canadian Champion on September 12, 2008 was titled "Homelessness on the rise". It was a special to the Champion by Ryan Bolton. Under the front page photograph reads "With Halton's homeless population on the rise, a lack of shelters in the region is forcing many to seek a place to sleep in cities such as Hamilton, Mississauga and Toronto". Visit www.miltoncanadianchampion.com. Well done Champion and Ryan for printing this article on the front page.