Let’s Create an Ontario Week of Appreciation!

Exciting news for Ontario’s nonprofit workers! Today, #RichmondHill MPP Daisy Wai introduced a Bill to create an Annual Week of Appreciation for the province’s #nonprofitchampions. What a wonderful boost for the professionals who improve our quality of life through #Ontario’s 58,000 nonprofits.

In Daisy’s words, “We have not remembered to recognize all that nonprofit organizations give to Ontario. This Week is a time to recognize them, especially during this pandemic. We would like the House to come together to give them the recognition they deserve.”

Moved that it be read for the 1st time into the Ontario Legislature. CARRIED.

For the business case for an Ontario Week of Appreciation please read about the over 315 Ontario organizations—for profit and nonprofit—and individuals who support the Week of Appreciation (View PDF). A big thank you to these organizations and individuals for their support.

Please lend your voice to our campaign to recognize the extraordinary professionals in Ontario’s non-profit sector and the importance of their work to our quality of life.

If you live outside Ontario and would like to see a Week of Appreciation in your province, please email raksha.m@bhayanafoundation.org.

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PETITION FOR AN ONTARIO DAY OF RECOGNITION FOR THE INVISIBLE CHAMPIONS OF THE NON PROFIT SECTOR We, the undersigned residents of Ontario, draw the attention of the Ontario Legislature to the following: THAT, WHEREAS Ontario’s Non-profit Sector and Charitable Sector is a large driver of economic and social development:* • 58,000 nonprofits and charities operating in communities across Ontario • Employs over one million workers (600,000 full-time workers) • 5.2 million volunteers • Contributes 2.6% of Ontario’s GDP; $50 billion in economic impact • 45% of income is earned independently of government funding and donations • Provides services that are in such high demand, growth has outstripped the economy • Enriches our quality of life by promoting mental and physical health, social equity, education, the arts, sports and recreation, the environment, child development, senior care and much more • Serves millions of Ontarians in every corner of the province… *Ontario NonProfit Network https://theonn.ca/about-the-sector/ …THEREFORE, we the undersigned call upon the Ontario Legislature to officially recognize staff in the sector for their social and economic contributions to society. Their work is indispensable and heroic, but unlike police, firefighters and medical personnel, it’s all too often invisible. We strongly recommend creating an Ontario Day of Recognition to shine a light on the critical role of the not-for-profit heroes in our communities.

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“United Way Centraide Canada is pleased to support this effort to establish a Week of Appreciation for the Invisible Champions of the Non-profit Sector in Ontario. Every day, frontline workers and professionals are delivering essential community services to ensure that all Ontarians receive the support they need when they need it. United Way Centraide Canada is pleased to work alongside the Bhayana Family Foundation, local United Ways and other partners to support this important recognition.”

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