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You can help kids get home safely.
Did you know that Rossbrook House drives participants home every evening- to ensure that each child and youth gets home safely? This year for Giving Tuesday we are asking for your help to raise $2,500.00* towards expenses associated with our safe rides home. Make your donation here. Rossbrook House is proud to be providing safe rides home since the mid 1970s. “When we closed the doors, people who needed a ride home were driven home”, Executive Director Phil Chiappetta said. Phil is also a former driver. All he did was drive kids around, he shared, from
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Fun and Games 2019
The annual Summer Games at Rossbrook House signal the end of the summer break from school. While it’s sad to say goodbye to such a great summer, the Summer Games are more than just tradition. The children and youth cheer each other on- even though they may be competing for prizes- there is laughter and lots of friendly competition. Outdoor sports and races, indoor activities- like playing pool and arm wrestling, plus Inuit games and a whole lot of fun! It’s a great week capped off with a meal and awards. Watch
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Ladies Luncheon 2019
Join the Rossbrook House Foundation at the Rossbrook House Ladies Luncheon! Friday October 25, 2019 Rossbrook House, 658 Ross Avenue This event is SOLD OUT. Thank you to all who purchased a ticket. Donations are always gratefully accepted. Click to make yours! Thank you to Red River College for their continued support of this event! Thank you to our volunteer committee: Jane Quinton – chair Leslie Galloway Katie Krahn Jennefer Nepinak
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Summer Adventures 2019
Summer is coming to a close. I think we can all agree, it went way too fast! The children and youth who spend their summer with Rossbrook House have been BUSY! From catching your first fish and jumping off the dock into the cool waters at camp… to spending a heavenly day on the beach with your buddies… going for a ride to get an ice cream in Lockport or going with your family to a fabulous evening at the zoo… Isn’t that what summer is all about?
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This is What Summer 2019 Looks Like at Rossbrook House
Smiling faces! Fun outings! Camp! Getting crafty in the play room. And hanging out with your friends. Check out what the children and youth have been doing so far this summer! It’s been a very warm summer. Rossbrook House participants have been able to keep cool by going swimming to local pools and beaches. Here they are having a blast at Transcona Aquatic Park. For two weeks every summer, Rossbrook House youth spend a week at Camp Maskwa for fishing, boating, swimming and lot s’mores fun!! #NewAdventures2019 Nothing says summer better than jumping off the dock into the refreshing lake!
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This is What Summer Looks Like at Rossbrook House
From fun outings exploring Manitoba’s hot spots, to going away to camp, or enjoying an ice-cream and hanging out with friends, this is what summer looks like at Rossbrook House. That’s what summer is made for, right? This is what summer looks like video Summer at Rossbrook House means the doors never close. Rossbrook is open 24 hours from the last day of school in June until the first day in September. Daily activities are planned for ages 6-24 and include a daily meal. Some of the activities include: The Youth Leadership program is in full swing.
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Planned gifts
Rossbrook House Foundation has chosen to use Leave a Legacy Month to spread the word that Rossbrook House is set up to accept planned gifts, including those left in wills. Gifts made today are appreciated and help ensure that “no child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be”. However, planned gifts will make a difference in the lives that follow. Ensuring that in the future Rossbrook House continues to be a safe place for children and youth living in the inner-city of Winnipeg, to belong, play, learn and become… Click here to read more about
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As a member of the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP), Rossbrook House is proud to engage with their LEAVE A LEGACY awareness campaign. Rossbrook House Foundation has chosen to use LEAVE A LEGACY Month to spread the word that Rossbrook House is set up to accept planned gifts, including those left in wills. Gifts made today are appreciated and help ensure that “no child who does not want to be alone, should ever have to be”. However, planned gifts will make a difference in the lives that follow. Ensuring that in the future Rossbrook House continues to be a safe place
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Farewell Concert
The Barrel Boys and The O’Pears were in Winnipeg to perform at the West End Cultural Centre. They also gave a performance at Rossbrook House in honour of Sister Bernadette O’Reilly and Sister Margaret Hughes. They had the crowd clapping and singing along, and up on their feet. It was a special evening. As Rossbrook House Executive Director Phil Chiappetta said, “The Sisters wanted something simple and at Rossbrook. Well at least it’s at Rossbrook.” See a few clips from the concert here Among the many well-wishers were former colleagues who have become friends with the Sisters. Participants
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