Pathways for Children, Youth and Families of York
Region
presents
Pathways to Wine 2010
Thursday, June 10, 2010
6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
A Charity Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Event on
behalf of Pathways for Children, Youth and Families of York Region
Pathways to Wine 2010, hosted at Ballantrae Golf and
Country Club in Ballantrae/Whitchurch-Stouffville on Thursday June 10,
2010, is an entertaining and exciting evening filled with wine
tasting, delectable hors d’oeuvres, music, and an enormous silent
auction.
Join
us for a fantastic evening and help support homeless and at-risk
youth and families turn their lives around - this is your chance to
help build the path...one stone at a time.
Where: Ballantrae Golf and Country Club, Recreation Facility. 1
Final Round map
All proceeds raised directly impact homeless and
at-risk youth in your neighborhood. This event is now in its 9th
year and has raised over $225,000 to help individuals just like Thai.
Please read his story to understand what a difference you can make….
At the age of 4 years old I was taken into the
care of the Children’s Aid Society. I faced numerous challenges
leading up to my life today. I resided at multiple foster homes, some
with which I was abused and neglected. I never had a place to call
home. At the age of 19 I was residing in a foster home in the United
States, it was a situation I was very unhappy living in, I wanted to
return to Canada, but did not have any supports to make a successful
transition. It was at that time that I found out about Pathways. I was
accepted into the Pathways Residential Program, where I resided for 8
months. I was provided with a roof over my head, food on the table,
structure and support from staff to teach me the skills necessary to
survive in “the real world”. When I left the residential program I
felt I was ready to achieve success; however I unfortunately found
myself homeless, living on the streets of Toronto and addicted to
drugs. I found within myself the ability to seek treatment and it was
at this time that I was able to contact Pathways once again for
support. I received an Aftercare Transitional Support Worker who
supported and empathised with me. It was through this relationship and
my will to succeed that I successfully completed 13 ½ months of
treatment. Today I am drug free, working full time, live in my own
apartment and am hoping to enrol in college to become a Child and
Youth Worker for September 2010. I feel it is my time to give back,
and I will do that by helping those who are living my past. I do not
know where I would be without the support of Pathways!
Thai is one of many youth that Pathways has helped to
build a path to success. With your help, we will continue to inspire
and empower others to turn their lives around.
is fast
approaching! Visit www.pathwaystowine.ca
for more information or to purchase your tickets and sponsorship
packages.
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