Winter Care Drive 2018 Update

Dec 20, 2018

This year, through our Winter Care Drive, we collected around 350 winter coats, accessories, and toiletries for people in need. Our Winter Packing Event helped put together more than 200 care packages each comprising of a winter coat, accessories, and toiletries. Thank you to the Al Huda Institute students, staff, and a wonderful community for your generosity and to our amazing volunteers for your time and effort! May Allah accept and reward everyone’s generosity and efforts!

Here’s a list of organizations that we shared our contributions with:

  1. Nisa Homes
  2. Bloom Clinic 
  3. Interim Place Women’s Shelter
  4. NZF – National Zakat Foundation
  5. Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto
  6. Weston-King Neighbourhood Centre
  7. ACCT – Arab Community Centre of Toronto

Here are a few highlights from our Winter Packing Event, showing how all the donations were sorted and care packages were made by more than 40 amazing volunteers!

5th Annual Coat Drive

Nov 6, 2017

Imagine experiencing the harsh winter without any protection. For some families, buying winter wear can be extremely tough and unaffordable. Every one of us deserves to have a warm coat for the winter.

Serving Humanity is partnering with IDRF for “Spread the Warmth”, our 5th Annual Coat Drive. We are collecting brand new coats and winter accessories such as gloves, mittens, scarves and hats. These items will be delivered to people in need in the community.

Head to the department store to help provide someone the gift of warmth! You can also donate online at www.idrf.com/alhuda and we will purchase coats on your behalf.

“Never will you attain the righteousness until you spend [in the way of Allah] from that which you love. And whatever you spend – indeed, Allah is Knowing of it. [Surah Aali Imran, Ayah 92]

Together, let’s help keep our neighbours warm this winter.

All coats and accessories can be dropped off at reception or placed on the black table in the cafeteria at Al Huda Institute, 5671 McAdam Road, Mississauga.

3rd Annual Serving Humanity Coat Drive Results!

Jan 1, 2016

This November, Al Huda Institute’s staff and students committed to making this winter safer and warmer for hundreds of our fellow neighbors in Toronto.  By the Mercy of God we were able to collect and donate 765 coats this year.  That’s a 575% increase from last year!

Congratulations to the Al Huda staff and students on this amazing accomplishment.  May you be rewarded for all your contributions and support.

We distributed the coats to the following agencies:

  1. Nisa Homes

  2. National Zakat Foundation

  3. Homes First

  4. Muslim Welfare Centre

  5. Ernestine’s Women’s Shelter

  6. New Circles

  7. Michael’s Hospital Rotary Transition Centre

  8. Etobicoke Food Bank

  9. Interval House of Hamilton

  10. Native Women’s Resource Centre of Toronto

Pictures below of our 30 day journey in collecting, sorting, logging and distributing the coats.  All of this could not be possible except with the help of dedicated volunteers.

 

Shop for Charity!

Nov 11, 2015

Found a great online winter coat sale? Take advantage of it today, to help our Winter Coat Drive, and have the coat(s) shipped to us at:

Serving Humanity
Al Huda Institute Canada
5671 McAdam Road
Mississauga ON L4Z 1N9

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3rd Annual Serving Humanity Coat Drive

Nov 11, 2015

Everyone in this country should have a winter coat. But not everyone does …yet.

Together, we will make this winter safer and warmer for hundreds of our neighbors in homes, shelters, and on the street. So this November, head to the closet, the department or thrift store, and share the warmth.

Coat Drop Offs:

November 1 to 30, 2015 daily

Monday – Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm

Saturday & Sunday after 2:00pm

Al Huda Institute Canada

5671 McAdam Road, Mississauga ON  L4Z 1N9

All donations must be

new or gently used & warm & clean coats

While a coat is preferred, we can accept money, and will buy coats with it.
– Place cash in the donation boxes (main campus); write “Coat Drive” on the envelope.
– Send by PayPal with comment “Coat Drive” to paypal@alhudainstitute.ca
– Transfer by email with message “Coat Drive” to finance@alhudainstitute.ca

This Coat Drive is a project by Serving Humanity, a division of Al Huda Institute

Did you know? 

Nearly 1.2 million Canadian kids don’t have a good winter coat, and Toronto children are the poorest in the nation. And that’s not counting all the parents, who are even more likely to go cold, as they will often  give to their children, before themselves.

Toronto alone has over five thousand homeless individuals. While most reside in shelters, hundreds live on the street, their lives continuously threatened by our frigid winters with freezing temperatures on more than 100 days from October to April.

Let’s help.

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Shop for Charity!

Nov 7, 2015

Found a great online winter coat sale? Take advantage of it today, to help our Winter Coat Drive, and have the coat(s) shipped to us at:

Serving Humanity
Al Huda Institute Canada
5671 McAdam Road
Mississauga ON L4Z 1N9

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