YMCA Peace Week 2016 Activities
Peace Medallion Ceremony and Reception
As part of the Peace Week celebrations, we award Peace Medallions to recognize and celebrate peacemakers creating change in their communities. Ron and Melanie Kitchen, longtime Oshawa residents, demonstrate empathy in their community by listening and understanding diverse perspective to create a sense of belonging for all. This year's recipients are Ron and Melanie Kitchen and Trevor Sookraj. Join us in celebration of their efforts to create peace and change in their communities.
Date: November 22, 2016
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm
Location: Oshawa Mary Street YMCA (99 Mary St., Oshawa, ON)
RSVP by November 17 to Julie Page by email at julie.page@ymcagta.org or by telephone at (905)668-0044 ext 214.
Yoga for Peace
Join us during Peace Week for special Yoga for Peace classes at select health and fitness centres. Sessions are free and open to the community. Non-members can access by obtaining a free week pass at the reception desk at the centre or through our website. For more information, please contact the centre.
Toronto Cooper Koo Cherry Street Y
November 21, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Toronto Sheppard Avenue YMCA
November 21, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
November 22, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
November 23, 8 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Toronto Scarborough YMCA Centre
November 26, 9 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Peace it Forward Activities
Staff, volunteers and members carry out an act of peace, post the act of peace on Twitter and pass the coin forward to another person.
Peace Tree & Display
To increase awareness about Peace, a decorated Peace Tree will be available for individuals to write a peace message, a favourite quote or something in their language on a leaf; each leaf will be hung on the tree. A display board decorated with peace quotes and pictures will be up at the main entrance for all of Peace Week.
Fountain of Peace
To create more awareness of peace in the centre, a decorated fountain with peace pictures and quotes will be placed in the resource centre. Individuals will be encouraged to write a peace message on a paper coin, and attach it to the fountain.
The activities above take place at these YMCA centres:
Whitby Garden Street
Scarborough Milner Business Court
Scarborough Finch Avenue
North York Dufferin Street
Etobicoke Albion Road
Peel Brampton
Mississauga City Centre Drive
Richmond Hill Bayview Avenue
For more information, email us at memberservices@ymcagta.org or call us at 1-800-223-8024.
