Resource Centre for Independent Living

June 4th, 2018 is Independent Living Across Canada Day. RISE and Independent Living Canada are celebrating this national day by showcasing disabled Canadians and recognizing those who use their abilities to be active, contributing citizens, breaking down barriers and changing the perspectives. To show your support for Independent Living Across Canada Day and for the work that RISE continues to do, you can send us a message on our website, Facebook page, email, voice mail or simply donate online and support the work RISE does within our community.

Every single $1 donated to RISE here throughout June enters us to win a prize of $10,000 on Canada, July 1st 2018! Every dollar counts, so make sure to donate (even if it is only $1) and tell your friends & family about it! Just remember, donations must be made through the link above to qualify. BASIC CONTEST INFORMATION: Every $1 donated IN JUNE is an automatic entry for your charity of choice to win (minimum $3 donation required) Challenge begins June 1, 2018 at midnight Newfoundland Daylight Time (NDT) and ends on June 30, 2018 at 11:59:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) Grand prize draw is on CANADA DAY, July 1, 2018 - $10,000 will be donated to the winning charity Only donations made on givingchallenge.ca or through the canadahelps.orgwebsite will be entered for the prize draw To learn more about the Great Canadian Giving Challenge, check out their website: http://givingchallenge.ca/

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Another fun night at our Community Canvas Paint Night. Lots of laughs to be had by everyone. Thanks Sabina for being a great teacher! It was nice to see our regulars and some new faces too!!! Hope to see everyone on June 19th for our next event!!! Share this with all your creative friends & Like us on Facebook to stay up-to-date with future events!

StopGap Parry Sound has officially received funding to go ahead with the project. Come join us at our launch party on Saturday, June 2nd for a free BBQ! This spring, RISE worked with our community partners and local individuals to build the StopGap ramps for participating businesses in downtown Parry Sound. RISE would like to thank our partners Community Living, Home Depot, the Love Your Block initiative by Lakeland Power and the Town of Parry Sound, as well as Josee and all of the people who volunteered their time and expertise to help build ramps and make the StopGap Parry Sound project a success. We would also like to thank the Wolf Den, White Squall, Dainty Delights, the Town Trading Post, Shelby's Hair Salon, Big Sound Buy & Sell, Kitchen Cupboard Bulk Foods, and Kenny's Shoes for helping to make our community more inclusive for everyone. Want to learn more about StopGap Parry Sound? Are you a local business interested in a StopGap ramp? Contact Kylee Labrosse at 705-746-6996 x106 or klabrosse@risercil.ca, or send a message to StopGap Parry Sound on Facebook!

Provincial Debate with the 3 parties was held today at the Stockey Centre in Parry Sound. Afterwards the PC party hosted a luncheon and greet & meet with PC leader Doug Ford, MP Tony Clement, and MPP Norm Miller. Gary Froude, a Self-Manger on the Direct Funding Program and Tammy Gould, RISE's Executive Director, met with Doug Ford.

RISE recently received a cheque for $192.10 from the PSDBA and would like to thank everyone who donated their change, and again, thank you to the PSDBA for their efforts in organizing and administrating this great initiative for local fundraising! RISE collected donations ​from January 1 - March 31, through the fundraising parking meters located at different locations around the downtown Parry Sound area. All funds raised through the parking meters will be used by RISE to help support the services, programs, and events our organization runs. The initiative is overseen by the Parry Sound Downtown Business Association (PSDBA) and has already raised funds for Harvest Share, Treetops Community Forest, and Community Living Parry Sound.

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We're collecting 10,000 pairs of sneakers! No, we're not trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records. We're holding the RISE Shoe Drive to raise funds for our organization and support micro-enterprise vendors in developing nations. No need to open your wallet for this fundraiser - plus, you'll not only be supporting RISE, but also empowering entrepreneurship in countries across the planet, where families live on as little as $2 a day, giving people opportunities to help combat poverty. So how does it work? Drop off your gently used shoes (see below for drop box locations and the kinds of shoes we're looking for), RISE collects and stores them until we have enough to begin shipping them to our shoe drive fundraising partner, who manages the shipment of the shoes to small business owners in developing nations and pays RISE for overseeing our end of the operation. What kind of shoes are we looking for? Gently worn, new or used running shoes. So no boots, heels, crocs, or sandals, please. Where are the RISE Shoe Drive drop boxes located? Aside from our office, 70 Isabella Street., Parry Sound, we also have them at the following locations for your convenience: BRACEBRIDGE Bracebridge and Muskoka Lakes Secondary School MACTIER MacTier Public School MCDOUGALL McDougall Public School NOBEL Nobel Public School NORTH BAY Chippewa Intermediate Secondary School F.J. McElligott Secondary School Widdifield Secondary School PARRY SOUND Legion Branch #113 Parry Sound High School Parry Sound Public School St. James Church SEGUIN Humphrey Public School SUNDRIDGE Sundridge Centennial Public School Want to get more involved? Contact us to find out about the different volunteer opportunities available with the RISE Shoe Drive: Tabitha admin@risercil.ca (705) 746-6996 ext.103

​From January 1 - March 31, RISE is collecting donations through the fundraising parking meters located at different locations around the downtown Parry Sound area. All funds raised through the parking meters will be used by RISE to help support the services, programs, and events our organization runs. The parking meter fundraising initiative began when parking downtown became free in late 2016, and most of the parking meters were removed. The remaining meters were paint red and kept to provide an opportunity to raise funds for local community organizations. The initiative is overseen by the Parry Sound Downtown Business Association (PSDBA) and has already raised funds for Harvest Share, Treetops Community Forest, and Community Living Parry Sound. There are nearly a dozen meters, one located near each of the following establishments downtown: the LCBO, Bargain Shop, Post Office, Wellingtons, TD Bank, White Squall, Jessica Vergeer Studios, Bearly Used Books, Old Fire Hall, and Lil’s. So, the next time you see one of these red meters, unload some of those spare coins weighing down your wallet and pockets. Don't forget to look under your couch cushions, furniture, jackets and to check all the little nooks and crannies in your car! Every little penny, dime, nickle, and quarter on its own may not be much, but when you count them all together, those small coins make big change! RISE thanks everyone for their contributions, as well as the PSDBA for their efforts in establishing and maintaining this great fundraising initiative!

Wishing all of the community and our consumers, members, directors, supporters, and Coffee Break sponsors a very Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays from all of us at RISE!