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An Evening of Service and Commitment: The Anpuneri Annual Dinner |
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Friday, 20 January 2012 12:25 |
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The Anpuneri Humanitarian Relief Organization (ANPUNERI) held their Annual Dinner on Friday, December 2nd, 2011 at Merlyn's Taste of World Restaurant (www.merlynstasteofworld.co m) in Markham. Following a social hour, the evening's program continued with ANPUNERI presentations discussing current and future project plans, and finally a dinner. 100% of the funds received from the ticket sales will be spent on selected ANPUNERI’s Vanni Area Villages Rehabilitation projects. IMHO Canada is very grateful to Anpuneri for their continued commitment and was honored to collect a check for $5,000 towards efforts aimed at rebuilding lives through livelihoods support and empowerment programs in the community of Ramanathapuram. Congratulations to the ANPUNERI family on another successful year of serving others and helping to bridge the gap!
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Toronto Goes Lights Out during Earth Hour Party for Japan Relief |
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Friday, 03 June 2011 18:33 |
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In honor of Earth Hour, a movement designed to draw attention to the environmental crisis we are facing today, members of the Mix 'n' Mingle group in Toronto gathered for an evening mixer and surprise game of "murder mystery". All over the world, at a pre-determined time, people turn off their lights and shut off electric devices at Earth Hour to let the planet breathe a little easier. Parties and events are organized world-wide as people band together to make a difference. The March 26th Mix 'n' Mingle special event feautured great music, food, drinks and company, all while raising $750 for emergency relief efforts in Japan.
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8th Annual Convention Brings together Service-Minded Individuals from around the World |
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Tuesday, 17 May 2011 13:34 |
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Supporters from across 17 US states and 5 countries (including Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Sri Lanka) gathered at the Sheraton North Houston in Houston, Texas for IMHO’s 8th Annual Convention. Over 100 guests joined for the morning session and more than 200 for the evening session. The event provides a rare opportunity for those committed to providing humanitarian services to people in need globally to come together and share their insights, experiences, and motivation under the banner of IMHO.
In the year since our last convention, IMHO has reached several milestones. With the recent additions of IMHO Lanka and IMHO European Union, and the continued growth of IMHO Canada, the IMHO family of organizations continues to grow and expand its reach. In 2010, IMHO also directly implemented its first project outside of Sri Lanka by taking a volunteer team of 6 individuals to Ethiopia to conduct needs assessments, dole out medical supplies and services, and lay the foundation for future efforts. We are currently working on a number of efforts in Ethiopia, and have undertaken projects in Haiti and India too. With your support, more than $2.5 million in support, equipment, and other resources has gone into relief and development efforts since 2004, mostly to war-affected and impoverished communities in Sri Lanka.
With the continued resettlement of war-affected persons across Northeast Sri Lanka and much emphasis still on rebuilding the health and medical infrastructure of the Northeast, there remains much to be done in serving this vulnerable demographic and bringing people to their feet again. We perhaps face greater challenges now than ever before with dwindling attention on Sri Lanka and many international & local NGOs scaling back their operations on a significant scale—all the more reason that we must remain steadfast in our commitment to helping people in Sri Lanka rebuild their lives and move forward.
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Carleton University Students Extend a Helping Hand |
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Wednesday, 01 June 2011 14:16 |
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IMHO Canada wishes to extend its gratitude to the students from the Carleton University Tamil Student Association (CUTSA), a non-profit student organization that spreads awareness about Tamil culture, for their support. The CUTSA organizes events in order to increase awareness of the humanitarian situation and needs in Sri Lanka and encourages the raising of funds to support humanitarian causes. The organization aims to create events that bring together the creativity and ambition of Tamil students with the mutual cause being the need for human rights such as access to basic healthcare. With the efforts of the CUTSA committee and members and the Tamil community of Ottawa, a donation of $460 was made to IMHO Canada ($200 from members of the Ottawa community and $260 from the CUTSA itself). We thank all who have extended their support to IMHO Canada as we strive to develop and improve health care infrastructure and services in underserved regions, such as communities across Sri Lanka. Having access to basic healthcare facilities and services is a right that every human being has, and we are grateful to those who help make this a reality for people in need. |
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Volunteers Launch "Wedding Favours" Campaign at OHM Wedding Show |
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Wednesday, 06 April 2011 18:07 |
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On March 26th three representatives from IMHO Canada attended the OHM Wedding Show in Markham to promote IMHO Canada's most recent campaign--"Wedding Favours". It was a great start to the campaign and an exceptional venue at which to share the idea behind IMHO Canada's "Wedding Favours" Package. Our volunteers did an outstanding job explaining to the brides- and grooms-to-be about this new idea, and most of them seen carried away. Already, a number of couples have pledged to support this initiative and help use their special day to give back to those in need. Please check out our "Wedding Favours" page for more information.
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