Get the vote out! We need your help…Join the Revolution(s) team in providing access to bikes and outdoor adventure for young people in Willowdale.

The Revolution(s) team is applying to receive $1,000 through the AtlasCare “Care to Share” fund. But it’s a draw! The more votes, the better the chance of the Revolution(s) program receiving these funds!

Here’s what you need to do:

• Using the information provided below, vote for YU’s Revolution(s) program. Every day! You can vote once a day.
• Vote here.

What’s the organization you are nominating?

Youth Unlimited (Toronto YFC)

Briefly tell us why you are nominating them:

Just as AtlasCare is pursuing perfect health for your home, Youth Unlimited’s Revolution(s) program is pursuing the wholistic health of young people in Willowdale. Revolution(s) is a start-up initiative using biking, outdoor adventure and mentoring to help young people discover purpose, serve their community and lead a healthy way of life. The $1,000 donation will allow Youth Unlimited to provide access for young people to participate in Revolution(s) who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford to do so.

The organization’s charitable registration number:

14081-3502-RR0001

Revolution(s), a program in the Willowdale area of North York, led by Rodway and Jesse, has a logo! It’s all official business now. Many thanks to Sally C for her creative work in designing the logo. Revolution(s) has a wonderful vision for its work in the Willowdale area:

“We will foster a community of leaders to discover purpose and passion, the value of service and a healthy way of life”.

How? By Discovering through the sport of cycling and outdoor adventure. By Serving their community. By Living through life’s journey in an intentional mentoring relationship. Here, most importantly for the sake of this post, is the logo:

This year, our team will be focusing on Youth Unlimited Toronto’s major fundraising event in October – the Reception of Friends. This is an incredible event with 900+ people present to witness all that YU is doing across the GTA. As a result, there will be no 2011 Amazing Race! Thank you for your support in this event over the last two years and we hope you will join us at the Reception of Friends on October 27, 2011. (Details to follow…)

The Blueprints team unveiled a new look this week as they start their outreach for a new group of young entrepreneurs from Jane-Finch. Check it out at http://www.blueprintsjanefinch.com!

We’ve got a new home for our team in Jane-Finch! It’s a storefront space located near two major high schools in our community. You can find us here. We are excited to be more ‘in the midst’ of things with a steady flow of youth passing by throughout the day. The photos show the space’s evolution from cleared out Dollar Store to Youth Unlimited program space:

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Before...

As it looked when we first saw it!

YU Space Entrance (sign to be changed!)

YU Space under construction

The finished product!

“DO Something…” That’s the name of Josiah Warren’s mind-boggling idea to run a 133.5km ultramarathon to raise support and awareness for Youth Unlimited North York and three other charities. We are truly blown away by this and hope his endurance test spurs us all on to “do something”.

Learn more about this initiative here, and contribute to Josiah’s fundraising goal!

Merry Christmas from all of us at YU North York! It’s been a wonderful year with many exciting developments in our work with young people. We look forward to an even more exciting 2011.

Peace & Joy,
The YU North York Team

The Willowdale Outreach Team is transitioning into the winter by adding breakfast to the menu! It’s a great opportunity to broaden our outreach in this community and also to begin engaging caring and committed adults in this good work. Rodway and Jesse are also excited to embark on some outdoor rec and service project adventures. Stay tuned…