Get AMBUSH-ed

Helping Hand presents AMBUSH on FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2016 as a fundraiser where all proceeds suppport youth in need during the holidays – including KINGSTON YOUTH SHELTER! The doors open at 7 p.m. at the Odessa Agriculture Society, 231 Main St. Odessa. AMBUSH takes the stage from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Tickets are $25 and available at The Mortgage Professionals (613-384-4000), Gino’s Pizza Amherstview and/or Division St. as well as through Helping Hand by emailing helpinglocalyouth@outlook.com. Tickets will also be available at the door.

For more information, please visit the Helping Hand FACEBOOK page: Helping Hand Kingston.

On behalf of Kingston Youth Services, we’re honoured to be one of the recipients of the proceeds from AMBUSH’s annual concert!

Our 29th Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday, 23 June, 2016 at City Hall’s courtyard. Starting with music and food at 4:30, the Annual General Meeting will begin at 5 p.m. with special guest, Mayor Bryan Paterson. The focus of the AGM will be reviewing the first year of the 10-year Housing & Homelessness Plan and how it relates to Home Base Housing.

If you would like to attend, please contact Dawn at dsadler@kingstonhomebase.ca or call 613-542-6672 by Monday, June 20 at 4:30 p.m.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

In From the Cold Emergency Shelter is often in need of items that have a high turnover.  So if you’re going shopping and can purchase the following items to donate, we will appreciate your generosity on behalf of our clients!

bottled water

sunscreen

summer hats (adults)

toothbrushes (all year long!)

NEW ITEMS! Bath towels, Depends (adult underwear), Deodorant, Travel-size shampoo, bar soap/body wash

If you are able to donate any of these items, you may drop them off at our Housing Help Centre at 540 Montreal Street between the hours of 8:30-4:30.  If you have any questions, you are invited to call the office at 613-531-3779.  Your support of our clients is much appreciated!  Thanks!

Home Base Housing is seeking individuals to sit on the volunteer Board of Directors.  We are seeking caring people with backgrounds in fundraising, governance, law, or affordable housing.

This dynamic organization began in 1987 in response to the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness.  Over the years, the organization has developed programs and services which assists homeless or at-risk individuals that range from youth to adults as well as families.  Its programs include:  In From the Cold Emergency Shelter; Lily’s Place Family Shelter; The Housing Help Centre; Prevention Diversion, Housing First, Kingston Youth Services and Supportive Housing.  

The board of directors meet every 2nd Thursday of the month.

In addition to the Board of Directors, we have volunteers who sit on our committees:  Human Resource, Moving Forward (building partnerships), Strategic Planning, Audit and Fundraising.

If you would like to join our dynamic Board of Directors or a committee, please contact Bill Dobson, Board Treasurer, at billdobson65@gmail.com.

 

With winter soon to be upons us, Connie Kyek, her husband, Walter and Daniel Dery, a friend,  have knitted well over 100 hats and headbands in various sizes.  They have donated them for our clients staying at In From the Cold Emergency Shelter and Lily’s Place Family Shelter as well as any clients in need.  She has made a few extras for sale which will help offset the costs of the high-quality yarn she uses for the hats.

As her talents are specifically in knitting hats, she is challenging  to others to create and donate mitts and socks.  If you don’t happen to have the talent to knit, we would welcome donations of new socks and mitts/gloves.

Thanks, Connie for seeing the need and reaching out to solve it!

Donations can be dropped off at our Administration office located at 540 Montreal Streeet between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday.

If you have any questions about this Winter Warmth Challenge, you can contact Dawn at 613-542-6672  or by email at dsadler@kingstonhomebase.ca.

On Saturday, July 11 at Glen Lawrence Golf Club, Links With Lily 1st Annual Golf Tournament got off to a “shotgun” start with teams opening on all 18 holes. It was a perfect day of golf, dinner and music. A total of $14,470 was raised through a combination of tickets sales, sponsorship, donations and the silent auction.

A BIG thank you to Tammy Selena Tuck of Eventgal247 for organizing an amazing event with prizes, golf hole sponsors, media and supporting sponsors that helped promote and offset costs. Tammy gathered a committee that followed her lead in making this a successful – and FUN – event!

The silent auction garnered $3,275 which featured the Godin Progression guitar signed by all members of The Tragically Hip. The highest bidder was Councillor Adam Candon who is excited to display the signed guitar in his office. Home Base Housing is grateful to all the businesses who donated to the silent auction, goodie bags and those who sponsored our first tournament.

Thanks also to Doug Wark of Glen Lawrence Golf Club for his expertise and direction in implementing a plan that made the event seamless and well organized. The dinner that was included in the $75 ticket price was a wonderful and welcome feast after the day’s activities.. Doug’s staff was attentive and exceptional in assisting with the success of our first charity golf tournament.

 

 

Be the highest bidder on this uniquely Canadian and Kingstonian guitar.  Centre Stage Music generously donated this Godin Progression electric guitar and it was signed by all members of The Tragically Hip at a recent concert in April at the KROC.  Bidding on eBay continues until 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 11.

Use this link  http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Godin-Progressive-guitar-signed-by-The-Tragically-Hip-/161755815620?  to access eBay to bid on this item.

Other items included in the Silent Auction that will be on display at Links With Lily – 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament on Saturday, July 11 are listed below. The tee-off time is 1 p.m. and the public are welcome to view the packages from 1-3 p.m.  Bidding continues to 7:30 p.m. Proxy bids will also be available for those who are unable to attend the final bidding period.

Item #1       Get Hip With This Guitar  — Godin Progression guitar signed by The Tragically Hip

Item #2       Date Night — gift certificates to Tango Neuvo Restaurant, Thousand Island Boat Cruises and a Todd Muller Photograph

Item #3       Drive to Be Fit — Good Life Fitness and Golf Bag

Item #4        Take Me Downtown! –  gift certificates/passess for Haunted Walk of Kingston, Windmills Cafe, the Screening Room and heel boy shoe store

Item #5        Action Packed —  gift certificates to Cineplex Theatre, Boiler Room and Classic Video

Item #6        Relaxation Nation — One week rental to Hot Tubs R Us

Item #7        Let’s Get Beautiful —  gift basket from Mane Obsession

Item #8        Stay the Night —  Gift certificate to for a deluxe room at Residence Inn by Marriott

Item #9        Just The Details  — Gift certificate for auto detailing (car cleaning extraordinaire!) from  All The Details

Item #10       Giddy Up! — gift certificates to Eastern Cowboy, Taylor Studios and The Kingston Brewing Company (The Brew Pub)

Item #11         Outdoor Excitement — gift certificates to KOA Campground and Loblaws as well as a Makita Construction Radio

Item #12        With This Ring — handcrafted sterling silver ring by master jeweler, Kim Snyder Studio

Item #13         Sailing Into the Sunset — sailing package from Ahoy Rentals

Item #14         Get Fit For Life — gym membership and personal training package from Fit For Life

Item #15         Better Than Spinach – Supplement sames, Popeye gear and training bag

Item #16         Picture Perfect — gift certificate from  Impulse Images, printing for 100 4″x6″ prints from Camera Kingston

Item #17          Legacy Art — print by Leejay Levene with gift cards to Barriefield Groceries

Item #18          Ooh la la  —  gift certificates to Viola European Estetic Studio, La Serine Nails, Back 2 You Mobile Massage, Avenue Florist (arrangement)

Item #19          Be An Ambassador — gift certificate to a traditional room to the Ambassador Hotel and Conference Centre

Item #20         Everybody in the Pool!  — two family day passes and a voucher to the Grand Theatre

Ladies and Gentlemen… start your bidding!

 

 

 

Godin Progression guitar

Thanks to John Gamache from Centre Stage Music for donating this Godin Progression guitar to Links With Lily 1st Annual Charity Golf Tournament’s Silent Auction. The auction and the tournament take place at Glen Lawrence Golf Club on Saturday, July 11, 2015. Tee off time is 1 p.m.

Once donated, the guitar was signed by each member of The Tragically Hip band. Bidding for the guitar will start early July through Ebay. Stay tuned for more details.

Youth Services’ National Award

On June 2, 2014, Youth Services celebrated its 20th Anniversary and a special distinction of the event was the presentation of one of four national awards from Eva’s Initatives. Representatives, Melanie Redman and Maria Crawford presented Tara Everitt, Youth Services supervisor, with Eva’s Award to End Youth Homelessness in recognition of Youth Services’ efforts to help youth in the Kingston community with housing and support services.

Photo (l-r) Ed Smith (Director), Bill Dobson (President), Tara Everitt (Supervisor, Youth Services), Tom Greening (Executive Director),  Joe Hawkins (Member of Kingscourt Community Association ), Melanie Redman (Eva’s Award representative), Mayor Mark Gerretsen, Maria Crawford (Eva’s Award representative).