Event Report: Care for All Canada at Adam House 2025 Funraiser Walk
Welcome to Canada Package Preparation Event
Date of Event: September 29, 2025
Location: Medical Sciences Building, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Organized by: Care for All Canada Inc.
Overview
On September 29, Care for All Canada hosted a community service event at the University of Toronto’s Medical Sciences Building in support of Adam House Downtown. The purpose of this initiative was to prepare “Welcome to Canada” care packages for refugee families who will be receiving support through Adam House. These packages will be distributed during the 2025 Adam House fundraiser.
This collaboration reflects our shared commitment to fostering dignity, compassion, and health equity for newcomers to Canada. By providing essential skincare products and personal touches, we aim to ease the transition for refugee families beginning their lives in a new country.
Activities and Engagement
Package Preparation:
Four dedicated volunteers came together to assemble 80 care packages for refugee families. Each package included essential dermatologic and skincare items, carefully selected to meet common needs.
Products Distributed:
A total of 400 products were prepared and packed into the 80 packages. The primary items included:
Moisturizers
Acne facial cleansers
Sunscreens
Personalized Letters:
In addition to the products, each package contained a handwritten letter addressed to the recipient family. These letters offered words of welcome, encouragement, and solidarity, underscoring the human connection at the heart of this initiative.
Community Impact:
Families Supported: 80
Packages Prepared: 80
Products Included: ~400
Volunteers Involved: 4
These packages will soon be in the hands of refugee families, offering both practical support and a warm welcome. By combining essential care items with personalized messages, the initiative aimed to meet both physical and emotional needs of those starting anew in Canada.
Reflections and Next Steps
This event highlighted the power of small acts of care in creating lasting impact. The volunteers’ dedication and the thoughtful inclusion of personal letters enriched the meaning of the packages beyond the products themselves.
Moving forward, Care for All Canada will:
Participate in the upcoming Adam House fundraiser walk to continue showing our support.
Explore opportunities to expand the scope of welcome packages in future years, based on feedback from recipient families.
Strengthen collaborations with Adam House to ensure that community priorities guide future initiatives.
We are grateful for the opportunity to contribute to Adam House’s mission and to stand alongside refugee families as they begin their journey in Canada.
Prepared by:
Care for All Canada
careforallcanada@gmail.com