The COVID-19 pandemic is a health and human crisis threatening the food security and nutrition of millions of people around the world. As the spread of the novel coronavirus started to take a toll on the hundreds and thousands of people living within the Mississauga region, a deep concerning thought hangs in the back: How […]
September 17th, 2020 The Compass Move – Fall of 2021 The Compass Food Bank and Outreach Centre, also known as the Lakeshore Community Outreach Centre Inc., is proud to announce that the Board has approved the lease with Indwell for space at 425 Lakeshore Road East. In January of 2017, the Benson Property Task Force […]
Happy September all! The Walk is approaching quickly now, I hope everyone is preparing their routes! As the third installation of our Volunteer Spotlight series, we’re going to be focusing on Trish Trapini, the Market Manager here at The Compass. Trish began working with The Compass in the spring of 2013. After 20 years working […]
Can you believe it’s September? I love the chill that’s in the air some mornings! It’s a lovely change after a hot summer. We miss everyone, and look forward to seeing you again. The kids have gone back to school so you’ll see us on site again. This email is to share some updates on […]
Next up in our Volunteer Spotlight series, we’d like to introduce you to one of our summer student interns, Emily Love. Emily began volunteering with The Compass 3 years ago, when she studied food insecurity as part of her degree in Health Sciences. After seeing the real effects of food insecurity in her community, Emily […]
Welcome to the first instalment of our Volunteer Spotlight series, where we showcase some of our hardworking Compass volunteers and share a little bit about them. First up, meet Earl Driver, vice-chair of the board of the directors, a Compass volunteer for over 12 years, the cooker of The Compass’s favourite Christmas turkeys, and the […]
It’s time to put on your fundraising hats! From September 13th to 19th 2020, we’re looking forward to one of The Compass’s signature fundraising events; Walk the Walk for The Compass. This year we have a bit of a twist though, as we adapt to a more virtual way to walk our walks during the […]
With our annual Walk the Walk for the Compass fast approaching, we thought we would share a step by step guide on how to set up your fundraising team on Canada Helps! 🙂 We hope this encourages you to sign up with your team, and as always if you have any questions please do not […]
Hello friends of The Compass! It’s that time of year again! We had so much fun with you at the walk last year and we are getting ready again to Walk the Walk for the Compass 2020. This year things are a little bit different and we will be doing a Virtual walk for the […]
To our Clients, Volunteers, Churches, Donors and Friends: We miss you all. Things have changed a lot since our 2018 Annual General Meeting held in April 2019. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Compass has had to reorganize our Market operations to ensure the safety of our clients and volunteers. We have had some […]