Restorations has teamed up with Burlington Montana’s for our first Restaurant Charity Takeover!

Come eat at Montana's in Burlington anytime on Sunday, May 1, and just by enjoying a meal out, you are supporting Restorations! Montana's in Burlington is donating 15% of all food sales to Restorations on that day.

There will also be extra fun for the kids! Elsa and Spider-Man will be joining us from 12:30-2:00 PM and Magician Bumbling Bert will be joining us from 5:30-8:30 PM.

Face painting, silent auction items, and more!

Come out and support our Survivor Led Peer Programming on Sunday, May 1st as we raise funds for our annual retreat.

Check out our Facebook Event page for more details!
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We are encouraging people to make a reservation to ensure the restaurant can accommodate you during your preferred time!

You can make your reservation by:
Calling Montana's directly at 905-319-1317
Emailing montanasburlington@gmail.com
Or filling out this form: https://bit.ly/3OvApMI

We understand that many are still uncomfortable with dining out. Take-out orders contribute to the fundraising event too! So considering calling in your order or ordering online on May 1 to support Restorations.

Join us online on Monday, December 20th as our staff team works from Nancy’s House and shares with you a look at our home, our work, and the impact you have in the lives of survivors.

Join us online in your pajamas because we’ll be in ours too! You can join the pajama party throughout the day on Instagram and Facebook.

Learn more about the history of Sleep Tight events and this year’s online campaign here.

Join Fiorella Kuczma, Restorations Interim Executive Director, for an informational evening on understanding human trafficking and prevention strategies.

You can expect to learn the following:

• Information on who Restorations is and what we do

• What is human trafficking and how does it happen locally?

• Know the signs and indicators of human trafficking

• Understanding today’s popular apps and tech and how to safeguard use for kids

• How to communicate about online safety/healthy boundaries/human trafficking with our youth

• Hear our Executive Director’s story

This event is perfect for parents, grandparents, teachers, and youth interested in learning more about trafficking as many children return back to in-person schooling this fall.

Purchase tickets here

After a crazy year we are so happy that Ride is back for another year! This year, all the freestyle options that you enjoyed last year are BACK and there are more options than ever for everyone to participate! Ride, walk, or explore your own interests through the outdoors, games, crafts and so much more! All while raising money to support Restorations.

You can register to to participate here. Or make a donation to the restorations team here.

Join us for a virtual night of guided painting with instruction by Heather de Haan of Creative Collective Burlington, followed by a question and answer panel with members of the Restorations staff. Learn more about what Restorations does for the community while getting to create a beautiful handmade piece of art.

What to Expect:

7:00-8:30pm: Heather de Haan will lead us in instruction of an original butterfly piece. Follow along step by step as Heather creates this piece. We are so grateful to Heather for donating her time for this event. *List of materials required will be sent after ticket purchase ( approx. cost $12)*

More about Heather: "Since I was a young child, spending countless hours stretched out on the floor of my bedroom immersed in my sketchbook, creating and designing have been a part of my everyday life. With a background in the fashion design industry, I have pivoted into facilitating accessible creativity in community for all ages and stages in life.

I enjoy working with beginner artists in the safe environment of the art studio to learn skills and techniques and unlock their creative potential. I believe that the creative process is not defined by perfection, but by exploration, growth mindset, and that "making" is necessary, healing, and soul filling. I enjoy all forms of art, especially painting (mostly acrylics), creating mixed media, murals/street art, and am currently discovering my evolving personal artistic style. I look forward to meeting you and potentially creating with you!"

8:30-9:00pm: Members of the Restorations staff including Interim Executive Director, Fiorella Kuczma, will join the panel to answer your questions about Restorations, who we are, and what we do for the community. This is an amazing opportunity to learn about Restorations from our staff who are passionate about educating our community and supporters! *Please submit any questions you would like to hear discussed during the panel with your ticket purchase*

We can’t wait for you to join us for our paint and panel night!

PURCHASE TICKETS HERE: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/paint-and-panel-a-night-with-restorations-tickets-167316318613

The Ride for Refuge is a family-fun walking and riding event that supports charities who help those who have been displaced, exploited, persecuted and abused.

2020’s event has exciting new details. Check out our webpage about the event for more information!

The Ride for Refuge is a family-fun walking and riding event that supports charities who help those who have been displaced, exploited, persecuted and abused. For more information about the event please click the "about" link below. This year Restorations is honored to be the host charity of the Ride for Refuge. To support Restorations you can register to participate or volunteer and make sure to specify when you register that you are fundraising for Restorations. We appreciate your support more than you know and can't wait to see some of our followers on Ride day!

Words can’t even express how grateful we are for our community who showed us tremendous love, encouragement and support.

Check out this article from The Hamilton Spectator on Restorations and our event! We are thankful for the reporter's long-time commitment to reporting about human trafficking in Hamilton.