2026 No Child Alone Dinner
January 18, 2026
Help us celebrate 50 years of Rossbrook House!
Rossbrook House Foundation is hosting the No Child Alone Dinner
on Thursday, April...
#TBT The Rossbrook House community was shaped with the support and cooperation of MANY volunteers, staff and agencies. In 1979, four Sisters from the Sisters of Sion moved into 435 Elgin Avenue in Winnipeg. They included Bernadette O’Reilly and Margaret Hughes along with Sister Rita and Sister Virginia. In 1981, they moved into 549 Elgin and lived there until they moved to Saskatoon to join the Sion community in the spring of 2019.
During the four decades they resided in Winnipeg, they worked closely with the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, creating schools and community with Rossbrook House.
Sister Bernadette brought her passion for teaching to the junior high school Eagles’ Circle and, at the request of the graduating students, created the high school; Rising Sun. She also was Executive Co-Director of Rossbrook House.
Thanks to the dedication and fortitude of Sister Margaret, the off-campus elementary school Wi Wabigooni was established. She was a teacher there for over 30 years, sharing her sense of humour and caring nature with hundreds of students, before retiring in 2015. She was also involved in the creation of the annual Rossbrook House Pow Wow.
Sister B, as she is affectionately known as at Rossbrook House, and Sister Margaret are both lovingly remembered, respected and talked about by many participants, staff and former students. They are both honoured each year during the Open House when Rossbrook House awards scholarships in their names.
Imagine how different Rossbrook House could be today if they hadn’t lived so close by?
Read about the three off-campus school programs: rossbrookhouse.ca/schools/
Sister Bernadette and Sister O’Reilly were honoured with the Order of Canada. Read about that here: rossbrookhouse.ca/order-of-canada-for-sisters-2/
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Tickets are still available for the 2026 No Child Alone Dinner on April 30. Enjoy a delicious meal while supporting children and youth at Alloway Hall, Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg.
Tickets are $150.50 each and are available online: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-nca-dinner-tickets/
If you can’t be there in person, you can support from afar: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-no-child-alone-dinner-donation/
Please make plans to celebrate 50 years with Rossbrook House staff, volunteers, children and youth, and emcee Tina Keeper on April 30! There will also be a silent auction.
Read more about the NCA Dinner here: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-no-child-alone-dinner/
#nca2026
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Fifty never looked so good! Rossbrook House turned 50 in January, and we are celebrating all year with specials events, creating legacy projects, and sharing memories. Keep watching here for details.
To read more, we have a page on our website where we will be sure to keep you updated and it is also filled with memories, so check it out when you can:
rossbrookhouse.ca/rossbrook-house-turns-50/
You can also share your memories with us by emailing Rossbrookis50@rossbrookhouse.ca
We’d love to hear from you.
#rossbrookis50
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March schedules for programs and activities. Rossbrook House will be open 24 hours during spring break.
Open everyday for ages 6-24.
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As we celebrate our 50th year, many memories are being shared and so many former participants are saying how they learned to play pool at Rossbrook House. Playing pizza pool – where the winner takes home their own full pizza- is also frequently mentioned.
Pizza Pool is still happening to this day at Rossbrook House. Congrats to this talented player on taking home the prize during a recent competition.
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Thank you to FortWhyte Alive for once again opening its doors and heart to the children of Rossbrook House and IRCOM - Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba this past Tuesday evening for the 8th annual Cold City, Warm Hearts.
They had the best time zooming down the toboggan run with their friends, roasting marshmallows and going snowshoeing! Thank you to the wonderful staff and volunteers who helped the children to have fun while celebrating winter!
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“Rossbrook House has been a part of my life for over 50 years. When the Sisters of the Holy Names first moved to 588 Ross Avenue on July 27, 1974, we opened our home and our hearts to the youth of the area. Six months later we got the Church at the end of the Street. Initially, I helped where I was needed. After the older youth moved down to the church, I worked for about 10 years with the ‘little ones’, running “Club” in the basement, until Sister Gerry got sick and then we moved it to Rossbrook House. I later volunteered with the homework club.
Some favourite memories are to see the youth in all their excitement when Sister Gerry was able to lease the Church and to witness their cleaning and making it ready for a place of their own, also to be present when Sister Gerry received the Order of Canada (1983) from Governor General, Ed Schreyer. People from all walks of life came together to honour her.”
--Sister Marylyn Gibney, SNJM
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We are thrilled to share that Tina Keeper will Emcee the 2026 No Child Alone Dinner on April 30. Tina hosted the first No Child Alone Dinner in January 2016 and also has a history with Rossbrook House as the Educational Assistant at Wi Wabigooni school.
Tina is a mother and a Kokum from the Inninuak of Norway House Cree Nation in the Treaty 5 territory and of the Muskrat Dam First Nation of the Treaty 9 territory. She is a media producer and an advocate. She is best known for her award-winning role as ‘Michelle Kenedi’ on the CBC tv series North of 60 which ran from 1992-2003. Read more about Tina on our website: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-no-child-alone-dinner/
Get your tickets today to celebrate 50 years of Rossbrook House at the No Child Alone Dinner. Enjoy a delicious meal while supporting children and youth at Alloway Hall, Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg. Tickets are $150.50 each and are available online: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-nca-dinner-tickets/
#nca2026
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March program schedule for ages 6-11.
Rossbrook House is open every day for ages 6-24.
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There are many programs for ages 12-17 including Leadership, Van Rides, a Young Women’s group and Young Men’s group. Programs can include fun outings like going to play arcade games, the movies, getting snacks, or doing crafts like painting or learning to bead.
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Participants in the Energy Plus Leadership program have been baking in the kitchen. Look at the delicious-looking cupcakes they made and decorated.
The Leadership program at Rossbrook House is available throughout the year to both age groups, teaching leadership skills through volunteer work, outings and meeting inspirational people in a variety of careers.
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Rossbrook House is open 24 hours all weekend for ages 6 to 24 to drop in.
Meals, snacks, activities, programs and safe rides home.
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#FBF Flashback Friday to Cold City Warm Hearts. The event coming up next week will the 8th annual ‘Cold City, Warm Hearts’. Each winter participants from Rossbrook House and IRCOM’s (Immigrant & Refugee Community Organization of Manitoba) after-school program meet at FortWhyte Alive for outdoor fun.
“Cold City, Warm Hearts is one of our favourite winter traditions at FortWhyte Alive. It’s a chance for kids to simply be kids as they play, laugh and spend time outdoors together. At FortWhyte, we’re proud to provide a safe and welcoming space where young people can explore, be active and have fun,” said Liz Wilson, President and CEO of FortWhyte Alive.
FortWhyte Alive will once again generously open their doors for an evening of winter activities for up to 80 youngsters to celebrate winter, make new friends, and learn about the wonders of a Canadian winter. Thanks to the volunteers and staff from the three organizations, the children will snowshoe, go down the thrilling toboggan run, and have a marshmallow roast. It’s an evening we look forward to each year.
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Congratulations to Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Inc. on their 40th anniversary. Celebrating 40 years of your good work in the community with a few youth & staff from Rossbrook House!
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Tickets are still available. Be sure to get yours today to celebrate 50 years of Rossbrook House at the 2026 No Child Alone Dinner on April 30. Enjoy a delicious meal while supporting children and youth at Alloway Hall, Manitoba Museum in Winnipeg.
Tickets are $150.50 each and are available online: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-nca-dinner-tickets/
If you can’t be there in person, you can support from afar: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-no-child-alone-dinner-donation/
Please make plans to celebrate this amazing milestone with Rossbrook House staff, volunteers, children and youth on April 30!
Read more about the NCA Dinner here: rossbrookhouse.ca/2026-no-child-alone-dinner/
#nca2026
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