"Close From Afar"
Our Previous Events
Our group would like to express gratitude and appreciation for our collaborators, contributors, and volunteers for their continuous love, support, time and effort, and physical and monetary donations!
Jan 17th, 2026
TCF Edmonton
Networking Event
We had the opportunity to participate in a networking event run by the Edmonton chapter of The Citizens Foundation. Our team members volunteered as table leads, and facilitated discussions about community, youth empowerment, and leadership.
July 18th 2025
United4YEG X Root4Trees
Volunteer Event
Our team volunteered with Root for Trees, which is a tree planting initiative run by the City of Edmonton. Together we planted 134 trees in Terwillegar Dog Park!
Oct 1st 2024 - Jan 16th 2025
3rd Fundraiser in Support of:
Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation
We ran our third recyclable bottle drive fundraiser in support of the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and raised $504.80 in total! It was a success!
February 23rd to April 25th, 2024
Food Drive in Collaboration with Michael Strembitsky School in support of:
Edmonton's Food Bank
A huge thank you to Michael Strembitsky School for collaborating with us to support our community! Additionally, a big thank you to the grade 5 and 1 class at James Gibbons School for contributing to our drive! We raised 988lbs!
December 28, 2023
Volunteer Event with
Edmonton's Food Bank
Our team participated in our second in-person volunteering event at Edmonton’s Food Bank. We had such a blast putting together boxes with meals and seeing all the other volunteers hard at work! It's incredible the impact the Edmonton's Food Bank has in the community!
July 28 - September 15, 2023
Bottle Drive in Support of:
Edmonton Humane Society
We recently completed our first bottle drive to support the Edmonton Humane Society. It was a fun and different experience! We raised $402.65, and we plan to do more events for them in the future annually!
December 7 - 23, 2022
In Collaboration with Michael Strembitsky School
Food Drive in Support of:
Edmonton's Food bank
We had the opportunity to work with a school for the first time and it turned out to be a success! Together with Michael Strembitsky School, we collected 756 lbs of food to support Edmonton's Food Bank. We would like to express our gratitude to the staff, students, and parents who generously contributed their time and donations. It was a wonderful way to end the year!
February 11 / 18 / 24, 2023
Volunteer Event in Support of:
Hope Mission
We volunteered with Hope Mission three different times in February 2023, helping out with making and packing sandwiches, handing out juice boxes, doing and wiping up dishes, and much more!
April 7 - May 20, 2023
2nd Fundraiser in Support of:
Stollery Children's Hospital
We completed our second bottle drive fundraiser to support the Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation. The foundation reached out to us and asked if we would like to host a drive for them - our team jumped on the opportunity - and we were able to raise a total of $658.70!
November 9, 2022
Volunteer Event with
Edmonton's Food Bank
We hosted our very first in-person volunteering event - a combination of our team members and other recruited volunteers - at Edmonton’s Food Bank which was a success! Some volunteers folded food donation bags while other volunteers helped hand out food hampers!
December 13 - 20, 2021
In Collaboration with Banana Republic
Food Drive in Support of:
Edmonton's Food bank
We collaborated with Banana Republic South Common for a food drive to end the year! 152 lbs were donated to support Edmonton’s Food Bank.
March 20 - May 26, 2022
1st Fundraiser in Support of:
Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation
We ran a big bottle drive fundraiser for around 2 months in support of Stollery Children's Hospital Foundation and raised $516.25 in total! It was a huge success!
Aug 19-29, 2021
In Collaboration with Ayesha Khan & friends
Bottle Drive for Palestine in Support of:
Islamic Relief Canada Palestine Emergency Appeal
In support of Islamic Relief Canada Palestine Emergency Appeal, our team collected bottles with our friend Ayesha Khan and her group of friends! We raised $312.35!
July 12 - August 30th, 2021
In Collaboration with Fajar Haq
School Supply Drive in Support of:
Edmonton Public Schools
In collaboration with our friend Fajar Haq, we ran a school supply drive in support of EPSB! There were various and diverse school supply donations!
June 12th - July 1st, 2021
In Collaboration with Youth Wellness Alliance
Food & Toiletries Drive in Support of:
Edmonton's Food Bank
We held another Food & Toiletries Drive while we collaborated with YWA in support of Edmonton’s Food Bank to collect food and toiletries. Together, we collected a total of 353 lbs!
April 25-30th, 2021
In Collaboration with Business Development Bank of Canada
Food & Toiletries Drive in Support of:
Edmonton's Food Bank
We held a Toiletries & Food Drive in support of Edmonton's Food Bank, with the help of the Business Development Bank of Canada. We collected 772 lbs of toiletries and food - this has been our biggest collection of donations so far!
March 26 - 31, 2021
Toiletries Drive in Support of:
Edmonton's Food Bank
We ran our Toiletries Drive in support of Edmonton’s Food Bank and collected 368 lbs of toiletries and food!
December 11 - 18, 2020
Food Drive in Support of:
Edmonton's Food Bank
Our first ever Food Drive was in support of Edmonton's Food Bank, where we collected 743 lbs of food to help those fighting hunger during the holiday season!
