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Our 7th International Dinner was a great success! Thank you to everyone who bought tickets, contributed as sponsors or silent-auction donors, and especially to the sold-out crowd that came out despite the blizzard, and made our fundraiser a night to remember! The final tally is in, and the event raised just over $6400. An impressive team of 49 volunteers gave over 150 volunteer hours, and it is…

This week is National Volunteer Week, and we want to express a HUGE thank-you to all our invaluable volunteers! In the last year, 66 volunteers gave an impressive 451.5 volunteer hours to MJMC. Life is busy and free time is a precious commodity in this day and age, so it means so much when people choose to volunteer with us. Our organization and our clients benefit in so many ways from the time,…

Are you a newcomer to Canada who could benefit from weekly employment readiness workshops in a small-group setting? Every Wednesday from May 10th to May 31st, the Newcomer Welcome Centre is offering a series of 4 workshops with their employment coordinator, Robyn. Each session will cover a different step in the process of finding employment: the initial job search, cover letter writing, resume…

Thank you to Briercrest College for doing a great job hosting some of our daytime language classes, last Wednesday! The classes got a change of scenery and travelled to Caronport for the day. They were given a warm welcome, a tour of the campus, and got to experience English lessons in a new learning environment. The lessons were led by two student-teachers completing their final practicums before…