Raising the Roof

Hats off.... It's Toque Time!

The Toque Campaign is a national initiative that gives people from all walks of life the chance to raise funds, raise fun and raise awareness in the fight against homelessness in Canada. This year, Raising the Roof celebrates the 13th anniversary of this popular fundraiser. Since 1997, Raising the Roof has sold over 575,000 toques to Canadians wishing to demonstrate their support for solutions to homelessness!

Warm your head and your heart! Buy your special Raising the Roof toque – available in driftwood (cuffless) or in classic black (cuffed or cuffless) – in exchange for a minimum $10 donation to support programs and initiatives that make a difference in the lives of thousands of men, women and children who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Then, wear your toque proudly on Toque Tuesday – February 3, 2009 – to show that you care about Canada’s homeless.

Order online through Raising the Roof directly. Toques are $10 each and are available in a variety of colours and styles as shown!

Organizing your own Toque Campaign

It's fun, easy and rewarding to launch the Toque Tuesday Campaign at your office, school, community group or place of worship. To get your group involved, contact the closest regional Campaign Coordinator or our national office.

Regional Co-ordinators across Canada

(Please note – partner agencies are the agencies that receive funding from the net proceeds of the Toque Campaign in their community/region)

VANCOUVER, BC Brice Evans Campaign Manager Raising the Roof 2466 West Third Ave., Suite 104 Vancouver, BC V6K 1L8 Tel: 604-338-1658 Fax: Unavailable e: bc_toques@yahoo.com		DURHAM, ON Teresa Bugelli Campaign Coordinator C/O Motorcity Saturn 1520 Dundas Street East Whitby, Ontario L1N 2K7 Cell: 1-905-995-8311 Fax: Unavailable durhamraisingtheroof@yahoo.ca www.durhamyouth.com
CALGARY, AB Darlene Petrie Program Manager McMan Youth, Family and Community Services (Recipient Agency) #404, 315 10th Avenue SE Calgary, AB T2G 0W2 Tel: 403-508-7752 Fax: 403-508-7757 Darlene.Petrie@mcman.ca www.mcman.ca		EDMONTON, AB Wendy Myshak Community Events Coordinator Homeward Trust Edmonton (Recipient Agency) Suite 901, 10025 - 106 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 1G4 Tel: 780-944-5697 Fax: 780-496-2634 wmyshak@homewardtrust.ca
THOMPSON, MB Tammy Watson Canadian Mental Health Assoc. (Recipient Agency) 43 Fox Bay, PO Box 456 Thompson, MB R8N 1N2 Tel: 204-677-6051 Fax: 204-677-5534 programmanager@cmhathompson.ca		WINNIPEG, MB Jenna Leskiw Ndinawe – Our Relative’s Home (Partner Agency) 370 Flora Ave. Winnipeg, MB R2W 2R5 Tel: 204-586-2588 x228 Fax: 204-589-4086 jenna_leskiw@hotmail.com
HAMILTON, ON Carolyn Cade Resource Development Coordinator Wesley Urban Ministries Inc. (Partner Agency) 195 Ferguson Ave. Hamilton , ON L8L 8J1 Tel: 905-528-5629 x240 Fax: 905-528-9977 carolyn.cade@wesleyurbanministries.ca		NIAGARA FALLS, ON Diane Corkum Assistant Executive Director Project S.H.A.R.E. of Niagara Falls (Partner Agency) 4129 Stanley Avenue, Unit 2 Niagara Falls, ON L2E 7H3 Tel: 905-357-5121 ext 22 Fax: 905-357-0143 diane.co@projectshare.ca
STRATFORD, ON Nancy Bomasuit Executive Director Stratford/Perth Shelterlink (Recipient Agency) 130 Youngs Street, 3rd Floor Stratford, ON N5A 1J7 Tel: 519-272-2294 Fax: 519-272-1952 nbomasuit@shelterlink.org		ST. CATHARINES, ON Nancy MacIntosh Program Manager Community Care (Recipient Agency) 12 North Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 6W8 Tel: 905-685-1349 ext. 135 Fax: 905-685-3938 nmcintosh@communitycarestca.ca
OTTAWA, ON Carol Ann Giekes Executive Director Centre 507 507 Bank Street Ottawa, ON K2P 1Z5 Tel: 613-233-5626 Fax: 613-233-5088 manager@centre507.ca		MONTREAL, PQ Maureen Deery Director of National Campaigns Raising the Roof 200-263 Eglinton Ave W Toronto, ON M4R 1B1 Tel: 416-489-9531 Fax: 416-481-1838 mdeery@raisingtheroof.org
Moncton, NB Cathy Manuel Associate Director Moncton Youth Residences Inc. (Recipient Agency) 536 Mountain Rd Moncton, NB E1C 2N5 Tel: 506-869-6338 Fax: 506-869-6336 cmanuel@myrinc.com www.myrinc.com		NS/NB/PEI Bruce Mansour Campaign Manager Make It Happen Inc. 6164 Charles Street, Unit A Halifax, NS B3K 1L4 Tel: 902-221-0111 Fax: 902-425-1705 bruce@makeithappen.ca
St. John’s, NFLD Dave Murphy St. John’s Housing & Homelessness Network (Recipient Agency) 3 Quebec Street St. John's, NL A1A 2S2 Tel: 709-691-7570 Fax: 709-7546102 dmurphy@choices.nf.net		Camrose, AB Randal Nickel The Camrose Open Door Association (Recipient Agency) 4825 - 51 Street Camrose, AB T4V 1R9 Tel: 780-679-6803 Fax: 780-679-6891 director@camroseopendoor.com
DOWNTOWN YONGE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT AREA Monica Kocsmaros, Marketing Manager Downtown Yonge BIA Members only (all other Toronto calls please contact Raising the Roof’s head office) 40 Dundas Street West, Suite 300 Toronto, ON M5G 2C2 Tel: 416-597-0255 ext 6 Fax: 416-597-0233 marketing@downtownyonge.com		Georgian Triangle, ON Gail Michalenko, Executive Director Housing Resources Centre (Recipient Agency) P.O. Box 683, 275 First Street Collingwood, ON L9Y 4E8 Phone: 705-445-0643 ext 237 Fax: 705-445-1516 GMichalenko@housinginfo.ca
Welland, ON Joe Ruicci The Hope Centre (Recipient Agency) 179-181 East Main St. Welland, ON L3B 3W7 Tel: 905-788-0744 Fax: 905-788-074 jruicci@thehopecentre.net		Sault St. Marie, ON Harold Thompson St. Vincent de Paul Society (Recipient Agency) 322 Cathcart Street Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 1E9 Tel: 705-253-2770 x5 Fax: 705-253-2827 haroldthompson@shaw.ca
Regina Coming soon…		Saskatoon Coming soon…

For Communities not listed above, please contact Raising the Roof’s national office directly:

Paula Patryluk
Campaign Coordinator
Raising the Roof/Chez Toit
263 Eglinton Ave. West
Toronto, ON M4R 1B1
Tel: 1-888-664-8851
Fax: 416-481-1872
paula@raisingtheroof.org




	Do you want to get your whole school involved in Toque Tuesday? Secondary and elementary schools across Canada have been involved in the Toque Campaign since the beginning. Helping to raise awareness and funds for local agencies is a great way to get young people involved in their communities. Raising the Roof is also pleased to donate two dollars from every toque sold by participating secondary and elementary schools back to the school for other programs and activities of their choice. We request that schools notify us in writing if they wish to take advantage of this offer. Our Youth Engagement Program provides resources for high school students to learn about homelessness and how they can play a role in finding solutions. This education package entitled No Place Like Home includes interactive classroom activities and lots of suggestions for student-initiated projects. To download your copy go to the Resources section of http://www.sharedlearnings.org/res.cfm.

The money raised from the Toque Tuesday Campaign goes to local partner agencies working to reduce homelessness in communities across Canada, as well as to Raising the Roof’s national Youthworks initiative. Our focus is on long-term solutions to homelessness. Click here for a list of Partner Agencies or to read profiles of the kinds of initiatives that have benefited from your support through our Toque Tuesday Campaign. To learn more about our national Youthworks initiative, please go to our Home Page.