WEBSITE: http:\\www.reachoutcommittee.ca

Email: reachout-committee@sympatico.ca 

Dear Friend, 

On June 2nd 2007 Reachout will be hosting its 2nd Annual Walk for Peace.
This will take place at the Lakefront Promenade Park, 800 Lakefront Promenade off Lakeshore Road East, east of Cawthra in Mississauga.
The event starts at 11:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Last years event was a huge success with participants from all across the GTA.
Our goal is to raise funds for Reachout’s upcoming Youth Scholarship Awards as well as to bring awareness to the constant violence that is plaguing our community. There will be a 10km beautiful trail in the park.
After the walk we will have a free barbeque and games. This will be an all-day fun and family event.  
We want to address the problems of youth in the community, to promote positive relationships between youth, to work with parents, members of the community and other organizations.

Reachout Committee is a voluntary, non-profit community-based organization founded in 2001 in Mississauga in response to problems of conflict and violence in the African-Canadian community.
Its membership includes 96 active members from the local community with youth from all cultural backgrounds-- primarily African-Canadian. Since its inception, Reachout has served many youth by operating and managing several programs and projects,
 and utilized many trained volunteers from the community to support its activities.
Reachout provides these services to the community of Toronto, Mississauga and Brampton.

Empowering our youth is Reachout’s main focus. Creating an environment of mutual respect and trust between youth and adults as well as between the youth themselves is crucial.  
Reachout works to build positive relationships between youth and the police and justice system. Reachout is open to all youth regardless of age, gender, socio-economic background, sexual orientation, abilities or ideological perspective.
We mainly respond to the needs of our young people. Reachout strives to be a self-sufficient organization. We are dependent upon the financial contribution of our members and supporters for the successful implementation of our work.

We will advertise your company name on all Walk for Peace material prior to the event, your company will have verbal recognition through the event,

If you don’t think you will be able to participate in the Walk, a pledge/donation to support us would be GREATLY APPRECIATED! Please consider making a pledge to this year’s Walk for Peace.

Over the years this organization ahs made significant affecting positive change amongst the youths and has become well a well respected, highly visible and vibrant grassroots organization.

We are looking forward to this challenge and achieving new personal goals while raising money for such a worthy organization. Please call 905-501-9337 if you have any questions and let us know if you will be walking with us.

Sincerely Yours,

Angela Thorpe

Executive Director

phone #: 905-501-9337