Welcome to NEWVISIONSTORONTO!

NEWVISIONSTORONTO is dedicated to supporting children and adults with developmental and physical disabilities to reach their maximum potential, assume their valued role in society and participate in their community. As you can see our involvement in community activities is enjoyed by all participants!

HERE IS THE LINK TO OUR 2013 SPRING NEWSLETTER

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New Website Coming Soon! We are in the process of creating a new website and hope to launch it within the next few months

14th Annual Golf Tournament is taking place on Tuesday August 20th We hope to see there!

Our Penny Drive is over and we have raised over $1,600.00! This is a great response and we want to thank everyone who donated their pennies and spare change.

We cannot identify everyone who helped us raise this amount but we do need to mention a few people and groups whose extra effort helped us collect our pennies. Tuula Kallimaki and Julie Owens helped collect pennies on our behalf at Princess Margaret Hospital. Margaret Bush got her choir and the ROM collecting on our behalf and Michaela Hill took the lead at St. Clements School. A special thanks to all our staff who collected pennies and the Barber family for regularly filling our jars with their collections.

We also had two local businesses placing jars in their shops, Susan Merry took the lead at "All The Best" and everyone at "The Alcom Saloon".

We want acknowledge the great support we have received from the Kingsley family with their recent efforts to spruce up our 89 Henry Lane Terrace location. Not only have they donated a flat screen TV and furniture, they have also painted walls, installed new flooring and received donations from family and friends to make this happen. Watch for a feature story in our spring newsletter about the great work the Kingsley's have done for New Visions Toronto.

WE also appreciate the ongoing support we receive from the Barber family. They continue to be wonderful supports and strong advocates for New Visions Toronto. We are very fortunate to have great families like this. Your ongoing support does make our job a little easier.

A BIG Thank You to Doug King for his recent donation Of $5,000.

Doug has challenged all families and friends of New Visions Toronto to also donate what you can, or match his donation or better yet, beat his donation!

Donations received will assist us in equipping all our homes with new lifts and to complete other home improvements in some of our locations.

Please keep the pennies rolling, tell your friends and neighbours, businesses and organizations in your area and consider making a donation to our MATCHING CHALLENGE.

Our Penny drive is about half way to getting one new lift! See how quickly those pennies can add up! We are very pleased by our progress so far and we thank you for your support.

A special thanks to the schools, local businesses and the ROM for agreeing to be a Penny Drop Location. Don't stop now! Remember every penny counts!

Everyone at our Bicknell location would like to send a BIG THANK YOU to;

SONY of CANADA LTD.

for their recent donation of a 50 inch flat screen television.

We would also like to thank Donna Trella for making this connection for us.

New Visions Toronto's BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2012 – 2013

President……………….Deborah Brown             Year Elected/Appointed 2012
Vice President……… Tom Hunter (F)                Year Elected/Appointed 2012
Secretary……………….Michael Ali (F)                Year Elected/Appointed 2011
Treasurer………………Richard Wiskin              Year Elected/Appointed 2012
Director………………..Michael Barrett (F)          Year Elected/Appointed 2012
Director………………..Nils Connor                       Year Elected/Appointed 2011
Director………………..Charles Creppy               Year Elected/Appointed 2011
Director……………… Barney Bailie (F)              Year Elected/Appointed 2012
Director………………..Natasha Cosulich            Year Elected/Appointed 2011
Director……………… Donna Trella (F)                Year Elected/Appointed 2012

F = family member       Elections for the Directors of the Board were held at the AGM in September 2012

Frank Ferreira resigned from the Board Effective February 20, 2013. New Visions Toronto thanks Frank for his dedication to the Board and New Visions Toronto.

Election of Officers took place at the Board of Directors meeting in October 2012

The 2011 "NVT Thrill Seeker" Team