WOW!
(MOB)ilizers you blow our MINDS!
Collectively we have raised over 10,000 cans to donate to local food banks! Think of all the people who are going to be able to go to bed with full tummies tonight thanks to your INCREDIBLE support of this campaign!
We at the DTTO MOB leadership team are so beyond proud of all your hard work and dedication! And we know how proud your communities are of you guys too because we've heard from countless groups about how excited their neighbors were to see such passionate young people spending their Halloween helping others! One woman kept the Pod 4 team chatting for 15 minutes about how to get her community more involved in the campaign for next year!
We've heard so many of your incredible stores and would love to share some highlights! For full stories from a bunch more of our groups, check out our Facebook page at
http://www.facebook.com/dttomobilizers !
"Hunger Busters" (Richmond Hill): One of the team’s highlights was the generous amount of support this year! Full bags of canned goods from many houses had been readied for us to collect. By bonding with the people in the area for the last three years, we have now become a regular sighting for many residents on Halloween night. The Halloween for Hunger initiative has definitely raised awareness about starvation and famine not just on the global scale, but also locally.
Tessa (Wellington): Two friends and I went trick or treating in Ashgill Gardens subdivison in Wellington, Ontario (2 and a half hours away) It was so much fun, and all our backs hurt this morning from our heavy backpacks! I was shocked by the support we received. 159 non perishable goods were our total, and I will bringng them to my local Wellington food bank.
Celeste (Bayview and York Mills): One woman, who, might I add, hadn't even noticed the business card-sized reminders we handed out, had a whole box of delicious canned goods ready to hand us. A few houses later, we had already filled two wagons and a shopping cart (that my local grocery store kindly let us borrow for the night) and had to call our parents' car around for a drop-off. Every giving house that followed ignited our enthusiasm and by the end of the night we were running in between houses. Two and a half hours later, sweaty, tired and accomplished, six toddlers in tiaras reached the end of their route, home. Hot chocolates in hand, we counted a total of exactly 200 items of food! We can't wait to get them to the good people of the North York Harvest Food Bank.
Alex, Asha & Wendy (Coxwell and Danforth): Everyone had a great time and most people reacted very positively to our campaign! Everyone benefited through this campaign. The most powerful moment was when all the cans were in the front foyer and we saw what a difference just the 25 of us could make, by giving up one night of the year to help the less fortunate memebers of our community! We can't wait until next year!
Natasha (Woodbridge): Many people in the Woodbridge area were very generous and gave us many cans and unperishable food items. We were going from door to door with a wagon and we had to empty it several times. I believe we sent out the message that we want to make a difference in today's society and that we want to help people who are in need. Everyone I went with was so pleased with the outcome that they said they couldn't wait to do it again next year.
Madi (Whitby): We went around Whitby collecting non-perishable food items, and ended up collecting an amazing 150 items. Some highlights of the night were dragging around our wagon full of cans and attracting people, who then brought us food items, and when people would chase us down the street with their food items they didn't give us when we asked them at the door. The overall highlight of the night was when people would compliment on what a great thing we were doing, and were genuinely happy to donate their non-perishable food. We will be bringing our donations to our school, All Saints Catholic Secondary School, and they will take it from there bringing it to shelters.
Make sure you guys all check out the Facebook page and continue submitting your numbers and stories! We'll keep posting them there as they come in! We love you guys and are so thoroughly impressed by your efforts! Remind us to give you all huge high-5s when we see you next on November 13th for our epic Silent Cities demonstration! Remember to sign up and start fundraising with these links:
More details will be coming later and for anyone who loves art and has no plans for this Friday, feel free to come check out Art For Vow at the Me To We Store!
So crazy impressed by you all!
MAD MOB LOVING and we'll see you soon!
The DTTO MOB Leadership Team <3
