The St. Marguerite d’Youville “Faith in Action Ministry” (Brampton, Ontario) made a contribution of $300 to ACCESS Dominican Republic. The Faith in Action Ministry is dedicated to introducing Fair Trade products into the Canadian market. They sell items such as Cocoa Camino brand sugar and Fair Trade Certified organic chocolate, which comes from the Dominican …
Read more »During the month of August 2006, the local community contributed to the ACCESS School Supply Drive. Thousands of items were collected and will be shipped to poverty stricken areas around the world, so that children living in poverty can obtain a better experience and have a chance at education with school supplies. Along with the …
Read more »Keith Vaz, a grade eleven student from Brampton, Ontario cycled 120 Km over two days. On August 14th and 15th, the dedicated teenager rode his bike from Brampton to Guelph, Ontario and back. He did the route alone, although he had the support of dozens of friends an family. Keith stated, “I just wanted to …
Read more »The community website Brampton.com has included ACCESS Dominican Republic’s August School Supply Drive in its Events Calendar. The School Supply Drive will run from August 19 through September 3, where donations can be dropped off at St. Marguerite d’Youville Church in Brampton. Monetary Donations will also be accepted towards the charity. More information, including a …
Read more »On Friday July 14, 2006, an article about ACCESS has been included in the Lifestyle & People section of The Brampton Guardian in their Weekend issue. The article is based on an interview with Daniel Francavilla with quotes from school chaplain Tony Whelan and Father Wayne Manne. It explains the work of the charity and …
Read more »On Friday June 30 2006, an article about Daniel Francavilla’s involvement in ACCESS was printed in The Catholic Register. The article was entitled “Poverty moves student to action”, and is also available online. The article talks about what Daniel witnessed while in the Dominican Republic and how he was inspired to help out. Youth Speak …
Read more »On Wednesday June 28, 2006 St. Charles Garnier Elementary School in Mississauga, Ontario was visited by guest-speaker Daniel Francavilla. As this was the second-last day of school, it was the last presentation of the school year. The presentation focused on the theme of Social Justice, relating to the situation in the Dominican Republic. The presentation, …
Read more »On Friday June 23, 2006, Daniel Francavilla and Michael Onabolu presented to the grade seven and eight students of Our Lady of Providence Elementary School in Brampton. The name of the school Our Lady of Providence is interestingly tied to the Dominican Republic, because one of the local schools started by the Grey Sisters in …
Read more »Siblings Bianca and Christian Malatesta, students at Robert J. Lee Public School, were inspired to do something themselves to help the children of the Dominican Republic, after learning about the exposure trip. These two students decided to host a cookie bake sale for the teachers at their school (Robert J. Lee, Brampton). It took a …
Read more »On Monday, June 19, 2006 an article about ACCESS was included on TheBramptonNews.com, an online news source for all the news in and around Brampton, Ontario. The article was featured on their homepage under the Featured Articles section. Featured Articles » Brampton Student Starts Charity…$8,500 RaisedBy Community Notes | Published June 19 | Community NewsDaniel …
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