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In 2017, Ampai Thammachack founded Step Above Stigma at Queen’s University, a charity that strives to increase mental health accessibility and end the stigma of mental illness. This year, the 24-year-old was recognized by Ascend Canada with the Social Impact Award for her exceptional charity work. Ascend Canada is a
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Families in need of healthy, satisfying meals in the Kingston area will continue to receive much-needed groceries and produce, thanks to the support of the local Rotary Clubs. On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, Lionhearts Inc. was presented with a $1,000 cheque for the ‘Children’s Weekend Wellness’ program. Elsabé Faulkson, president
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COBS Bread RioCan Centre Kingston raised $34,769 during COBS Bread’s second annual Doughnation Day campaign. On Saturday, April 2, 2022, $2 from the sale of every six pack of hot cross buns was donated back to The Food Sharing Project. Customers were also invited to donate to The Food Sharing Project
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Although their goal of collecting 30,000 lbs of food and $60,000 in donations was not realized at this year’s Food Blitz, the Partners in Mission Food Bank is giving thanks to all those who participated in the Blitz after a two-year hiatus. After the annual “essential food drive” for the
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Editorial note: To mark Nutrition Month 2022, Kingstonist will be featuring a column from a Kingston-based Registered Dietitian (RD) each week throughout the month of March. For more information on nutrition and the role of the dietitian, visit the Dietitians of Canada website.The following article, Indigenous Food Sovereignty and Land
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Members of the joint youth ministry of St. James’ Anglican, St. Mark’s Lutheran, and St. Mark’s Anglican churches have come together to campaign for a cause during the season of Lent. This year, the youth group’s ‘Caring through Sharing Campaign’ is raising funds to provide the residents of the Portsmouth
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Parry & Penny’s Community Fridge, a fridge/pantry located outside the Family News Stand in the LaSalle Plaza in Kingston, is stocked daily with grocery items – and those in the community are welcome to take anything they need. The community fridge started when Saeid Tahamtan saw a television program on
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A team of determined students known as Bags of Promise (BOP), from Queen’s University and The Royal Military College (RMC), has been working hard since the spring of 2021 towards their first-ever bag donation drive, which will involve donating bags of essential items to youth experiencing houselessness at the Kingston
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Nearly $4,000 worth of tools have been stolen from a Habitat for Humanity Kingston Limestone Region construction site on Rose Abbey Drive. According to a release from Habitat, the theft was discovered on Monday, Jan. 31, 2022, when staff and volunteers arrived to work on at the site, which is
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Almost Home and YGK Thrift completed their annual clothing donation drive on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. The donations included items like clothing (adult, children, maternity) and accessories, including hats, boots, robes, shoes, coats, bags, suitcases, sunglasses, costume jewelry, gloves, etc. Almost Home is a local charitable organization which provides temporary
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Next week, theatre enthusiasts have the opportunity to enjoy all the 2021 productions from the Thousand Islands Playhouse in the comfort of their homes. 2021 Replay is a week-long program that will run from Tuesday, Jan. 25 to Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Viewers “Pay What You Can” to stream the
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As temperatures drop and the snow begins to pile up, the staff at Thousand Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, with the help of donations, are keeping the community warm for the second winter in a row. The local Salvation Army thrift store closed its doors in late 2020; That’s when Brett
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