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TORONTO, Ont. — Canada Cartage has chipped in once again this year to ensure Toronto’s homeless had fresh water to drink. The company provided transportation and warehousing services – providing six dedicated trailers and drivers – to help store and deliver six truckloads of bottled water to homeless shelters in the Greater Toronto Area. This […] Read More
Nestlé Waters Canada has donated $35,000 worth of bottled water to Project Water, a volunteer organization that distributes bottled water to those living on Greater Toronto Area streets who suffer from dehydration during the summer months. roject Water will distribute bottled water to more than 160 social service agencies over the next few months that […] Read More
Toronto – While homelessness is something Torontonians are likely to see on the street every day, one organization has been helping to keep them hydrated during the hot and humid summer months. The city’s front line workers who help the homeless rely on Project Water, a program that was started 14 years ago by the […] Read More
MISSISSAUGA — Several hundred social service agencies, including some from Mississauga, will once again help to distribute bottles of water this summer to the homeless through Project Water. Over the past 13 summers, the campaign distributed more than 1.5 million bottles of donated water to over 170 frontline agencies annually in the Greater Toronto Area. […] Read More
KJ Mullins-Toronto: The businessman doesn’t notice the elderly woman dressed in three layers of clothing sitting against the storefront wall as he rushes in to buy a bottle of water. It’s going to be a long day and he’s hot. After taking a drink he rushes to the corner where he parked his car. He […] Read More
A Global News Toronto story about Project Water 2013. Anthony Farnell reports on Toronto’s weather and discusses Project Water which took place on July 9, 2013. At the event, volunteers helped to distribute over 310,000 bottles of water to 170 front line social service homeless agencies. This water will help the homeless survive the extreme […] Read More
Bottled water best antidote to dehydration for those living on the streets TORONTO, Ontario – Nestlé Waters Canada, Canada’s marketshare-leading manufacturer and distributor of healthy beverage choices, today announced that it has donated $51,051 worth of bottled water to Project Water, a volunteer organization that distributes bottled water to those living on Greater Toronto Area […] Read More
As I sat down to write this blog, the hot summer weather seeped into my office. Outside of the Bargains Group office it was a sunny, sticky 24 degrees and with our air conditioner on the fritz, it wasn’t much cooler inside. I was out of the sun, and had easy access to water to […] Read More
The 14th annual Project Water takes place Tuesday, July 9 with hundreds of volunteers again helping distribute bottles of water to the homeless in Toronto through more than 170 frontline relief organizations. Founded by Jody Steinhauer, president of The Bargains Group, at 890 Caledonia Rd., Project Water began 14 years ago to address the issue […] Read More
On June 19th, Homeless Hub released their State of Homelessness in Canada 2013. I, along with many friends within the not-for-profit sector, was eagerly awaiting the data as the issue of accurately documenting the numbers related to homelessness has been a long standing challenge. According to the research, on any given night in Canada, there […] Read More
Megan McElwain’s elevator pitch to Jody Steinhauer of The Bargains Group took on new meaning when it took place on the elevator ride down from the top of the CN Tower. McElwain, a member of the Entrepreneurs Organization’s Accelerator (EOA) program who runs multimedia/video production outfit McElwain & Company, and Steinhauer, President and Chief Bargain […] Read More
Jody Steinhauer, CBO of the Bargains Group, sat down with the Academy of Design to discuss her interesting career pathway in the fashion industry, from high end to discount buying, she has seen it all. Her expertise and knowledge of the industry is invaluable, and she let’s us in on some key advice to following […] Read More
