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 11th anniversary of this popular fundraiser. Since 1997, Raising the Roof has sold over to 525,000 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 classic black or stylish khaki green (red toques available at select participating Home Depot stores only) -- 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 5, 2008 – to show that you care about Canada’s homeless.

Order online through Raising the Roof directly. Toques are $10 each and are available in classic black or fabulous khaki green!

Have too many toques already? Pick up one of our stylish black ball caps or luxurious polar fleece scarves, available through Raising the Roof for just $15 each – two more ways to show your support of long-term solutions to homelessness in Canada.

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: 604-482-0673 e: bc_toques@yahoo.com		DURHAM, ON Teresa Bugelli Campaign Coordinator C/O Motorcity Saturn 1520 Dundas Street East Whitby, Ontario L1N 2K7 Tel: 1-905-666-4667(home) Fax: Unavailable bugellit@whitby.ca
CALGARY, AB Virginia Hong Inn From the Cold Society (Partner Agency) 106, 110 – 11 Avenue SE Calgary, Alberta T2G 0X5 Tel: 403-263-8384 ext. 228 Fax: 403-263-9067 Cell: 403-681-9067 virginia@innfromthecold.org		EDMONTON, AB Jim Molnar Communications Officer Edmonton Housing Trust Fund Suite 901, 10025 - 106 Street Edmonton, AB T5J 1G4 Tel: 780-944-5697 Fax: 780-496-2634 jmolnar@ehtf.ca
THOMPSON, MB Laurie Irving Canadian Mental Health Assoc. (Partner Agency) 43 Fox Bay, PO Box 456 Thompson, MB R8N 1N2 Tel: 204-677-6057 Fax: 204-677-5534 housing@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 jleskiw@ndinawe.ca
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@cogeco.net		NIAGARA FALLS, ON Diane Corkum 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 Fax: 905-357-0143 diane.co@projectshare.ca
STRATFORD, ON Donna Pammer Executive Director Stratford/Perth Shelter Link(Partner Agency) 25 St. Andrew Street Stratford, ON N5A 1K2 Tel: 519-272-2294 Fax: 519-272-1952 dpammer@shelterlink.org		ST. CATHARINES, ON Nancy MacIntosh Program Manager Community Care (Partner Agency) 12 North Street St. Catharines, ON L2R 6W8 Tel: 905-685-1349 Fax: 905-685-3938 nmcintosh@communitycarestca.ca
OTTAWA, ON Carol Ann Geikes Executive Director Centre 507 507 Bank Street Ottawa, ON K2P 1Z5 Tel: 613-233-5626 Fax: 613-233-5088 centre507@ncf.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
NEWFOUNDLAND Bruce Pearce Community Development St. John’s Community Advisory Committee on Homelessness 91 Pleasant St. St. John’s, NL A1E 1L5 Tel: 709-689-9615 Fax: 709-739-3520 bpearce@nl.rogers.com www.raisingtheroofnl.org		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

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.