Youth Unlimited North York

Revolution(s) in the Mirror!

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:44:30 +0000

Over 90 volunteers turned out for Revolution(s)’ second Bayview Bike Park revitalization on Saturday, May 5th. We had an article in the North York Mirror to boot! Check it out here. We continue to proudly partner with many community organizations to make the Bike Park useable once again and are excited to start riding on it now!

Help us spread the word about our big event!

admin — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 05:00:11 +0000

Setting a world record requires a lot of people.Perhaps you’d like to help us spread the word! We’ve got great posters to share with you. Follow the links below to open up a sample and email us at scan@theqrcode.ca if you’d like us to send you some posters, invites or flyers.

The Event Poster: An eye-catching 13″ x 17″ poster!
The Event Insert: An 5.5″ x 8.5″ (half-page) flyer great for inserts in bulletins.
The Event Invite: A 4″ x 4″ postcard invitation with just the basics.

If you’re not sure what our big event is…well, we’re creating the World’s Largest QR Code! Check it out at http://theqrcode.ca and sign up today to set a world record and change a kid’s life while you’re at it.

And don’t forget to check out our campaign video and share it with your friends:

Celebrate: A Sketch & Believe Event!

admin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:33:53 +0000

Celebrate with us this Saturday evening, all in support of our girls’ arts program “Sketch & Believe”! Check out the Facebook event here.

We are excited to invite you all to an evening of dance, music, visual arts and drama featuring the girls of Sketch & Believe, a program of Youth Unlimited (Toronto YFC), and guest artists.
Join Vanessa Madden and Karen Robinson in supporting the creative voices of the young women from the Jane-Finch community.
The evening also includes a silent auction, light refreshments and desserts.

Tickets are $20 at the door. This is a fundraising event.
P: 416.901.1625 ext. 228
E: VANESSA@YOUTHUNLIMITEDGTA.COM

Hope everyone can make it!

Blessings,
Vanessa & Karen

A QR Code Photography Contest

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 23:56:36 +0000

Are you into photography? There we’ve got a contest for you! Jay McIntyre, the official photographer of our World’s Largest QR Code Event, is hosting a fun contest to raise awareness about our recording-breaking event. (In case you didn’t know, we are going to set the world record for the world’s largest QR Code on June 16 – with 1369 people!) Check out http://theqrcode.ca to learn more about the event.

Jay’s contest is to see who can come up with the most creative photo incorporating the YU QR Code. Read about the contest details, rules here.

What do you win? A free session with Jay – awesome! And you’ll get a square to participate in the QR Code event in June – sweet!

Scott Moore: A satisfying day at the ‘office’

admin — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:28:57 +0000

There are some days when you come home with a deep sense of satisfaction. Knowing today was a job well done.

Working with youth and desiring to see them reach their full life potential isn’t like many jobs. You can’t say, “I painted that.” Or, “I built that.” Or, “I made this much in sales today.”

But boy, looking at the beaming faces of nine young people riding the BMX bikes they built through our Revolution(s) Earn-A-Bike initiative at Joyride150 today was simply amazing.

Pride. Confidence. Self-esteem. Fun. New skills. Community.

A job well done. Well done, Jesse – leader of Revolution(s). Well done, Clem – our chief bike mechanic. Well done, Amos – our crucial sidekick volunteer. And most importantly, well done Rev(s) youth – you did it!

Enjoy the ride.

QR Code Promo Video Launched Today!

admin — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 15:39:24 +0000

Check out our World’s Largest QR Code Campaign Video today! Thanks to Dan Stewart and Brandon Quek for making it happen.

Set a world record. Change a kid’s life while you’re at it.

admin — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:46:57 +0000

We have launched our QR Code poster campaign! It’s simple and conveys the two key parts of our major event on June 16, 2012 (learn more at theqrcode.ca):
(1) This is going to be fun – setting a world record for the World’s Largest QR Code.
(2) This is going to be significant – impacting the lives of young people in North York through our many programs.

Here’s the poster…if you want to put it up somewhere, email scan@theqrcode.ca to get your own copy!
Help build the world’s largest QR Code!

New Photos

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 20:36:38 +0000

We’ve added a few new photos to our headers! Browse the site and you’ll be sure to see one – they’re generated randomly.

Thanks to Jay McIntyre of jmphotographyonline.ca for taking some beautiful shots of our team and our young people in action.

Want to set a World Record?

admin — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 03:03:33 +0000

Have you ever wanted to be a part of something huge? Well, here’s your chance! We are creating the World’s Largest QR Code Campaign – making history to build the future – in support of our programs that work among the young people of North York. Here we come Guinness Book of World Records^TM! How’s it going to work? This visual will help:

We’ve created a separate campaign website that will give you all the details – check out theqrcode.ca. Here’s the gist: On Saturday, June 16, 2012, over 1300 people will gather to create the World’s Largest QR Code at Esther Shiner Stadium in North York (Toronto, ON). It’s going to be a blast! There are only 1,369 squares to the QR Code, so get yours today.

Here’s all the campaign info:
Twitter: @TheQRCode_CA
Email: scan@theqrcode.ca
Web: http://theqrcode.ca

Earn-A-Bike is launched!!

admin — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 17:22:35 +0000

Last night was the inaugural session of the Revolution(s) Earn-a-Bike program. The basic concept: start with a partially assembled BMX bike, a handful of tools, degreaser, lube and oil. Over 8 weeks, our 9 youth participants will dissemble and re-assemble these bikes in the context of a leadership training environment. At the end of the weeks, the bike will be theirs!

Through our partnership with Silent Sports, the youth will soon be riding beautiful Norco Nail bikes. Thanks to Spring Garden Church for providing space for the program. And we look forward to giving the Norco Nails their maiden voyages at JoyRide 150!

The youth were eager to learn and we are excited to begin this journey with them.

Jay McIntyre, of Jay McIntyre Photography, captured our first session immaculately. Check out his blog posting to see all the pictures from the night.