MIFC Board Meeting
2024-11-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-12-09 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Toronto) | Zoom Meeting
This is the monthly Board of Directors Meeting. General members of our membership (2024 active) can attend these meetings as observers. If interested, email: info@mifc.ca to receive the zoom link. If not yet a member, join today.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-11-12 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-12-17 08:00 - 17:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us every Tuesday in Gravenhurst for some soup and other treats. A way to provide good company and food and address some food security issues too.
Thank you to the District of Muskoka Community Enhancement Grant for making this programming possible.

Gravenhurst--Orange Quilt Workshop
2024-11-12 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
In 2021 over 6,000 orange ribbons were tied at the Silver Bridge in Bracebridge. After they were taken down it was determined that these ribbons would be used in an ongoing teaching tool. A Community Quilt. However, it takes time and a lot of sewers, experienced or not, to come together and work on quilt blocks.
Will you join us as we blitz work on the quilt? Time to get some more squares completed–and with 6,000 ribbons, it is going to take a lot of squares.

Bracebridge--Healing Blankets
2024-11-13 13:00 - 15:00 | Bracebridge Salvation Army Church, 456 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1Y3, Canada
First time offered at this location and a great way to close out our year. We are making Healing Blankets. This is a popular activity as we make and wrap each other in love and healing. These are no-sew blankets and are a true piece of community participation as we all work together and pour good intentions into each one before they are gifted at the conclusion of making.
Thank you to the Community Enhancement Grant from the District of Muskoka for making this programming possible.

Huntsville--Healing Blankets
2024-11-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Aspdin Community Centre, Muskoka District Road 3, Utterson, Ontario, P0B 1M0, Canada
First time offered at this location. We are making Healing Blankets. This is a popular activity as we make and wrap each other in love and healing. These are no-sew blankets and are a true piece of community participation as we all work together and pour good intentions into each one before they are gifted at the conclusion of making.
Thank you to the Community Enhancement Grant from the District of Muskoka for making this programming possible.

Gravenhurst--UFO Projects
2024-11-19 13:00 - 15:00, 2024-11-26 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Every once in a while we need to slow down and finish what projects have been started. At the request of participants this week has been set aside as a time to bring in some of our previous workshop items–not yet finished and get them done.
Join us over soup lunch, laughter, and conversation as we work on a wide variety of projects and deal with those UFO’s. (Un Finished Objects)

Ryde--Healing Blankets
2024-11-22 13:00 - 15:00 | Ryde Co-op Community Centre, 1624 Barkway Road, Gravenhurst, Ontario, P1P 1R3, Canada

SNOW EMERGENCY--CLOSED
2024-11-29 - 2024-12-16 | Ontario
Due to recent snow and state of emergency in our communities–we are closed this week

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-12-03 08:00 - 17:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Due to recent snow and state of emergency in our communities–we are closed this week
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Join us every Tuesday in Gravenhurst for some soup and other treats. A way to provide good company and food and address some food security issues too.
Thank you to the District of Muskoka Community Enhancement Grant for making this programming possible.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2024-12-10 08:00 - 17:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us every Tuesday in Gravenhurst for some soup and other treats. A way to provide good company and food and address some food security issues too.
Thank you to the District Municipality Community Enhancement Grant for making this programming possible.

Gravenhurst--Christmas Giveaway--Set Up
2024-12-20 09:00 - 12:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
VOLUNTEERS needed on this day to help transport and set up the room for our Annual Christmas Giveaway event.
It is an FREE outreach program where new and gently used items that have been donated are made available to the public to use for their own Christmas gift giving or even personal use.
But it takes time to set up and prepare for this event. If you can assist on this morning, message: info@mifc.ca

Gravenhurst--CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY
2024-12-21 08:00 - 14:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us from 9 am – 2 pm to freely shop for your loved ones or pick up a few items for yourself. This is a joint community project aimed at easing the financial burdens at this time of year by having FREE new or gently used items available for your own gift giving purposes or personal use.
VOLUNTEERS will be needed at 2 pm to help us clear the hall and truck remaining items back to storage.

CLOSED--Christmas Break
2024-12-22 08:00 - 2025-01-06 17:00 | Ontario
The Board of Directors wishes everyone a happy holiday season. The office will be closed from Sunday, December 22, 2024 until 9 am Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
Stay safe, stay warm and we will see you when programs resume on Tuesday, January 7, 2025.
In the meantime, this is not a holiday for your Board of Directors as we complete end of year reports and compile grant applications. Thank you for understanding the need for uninterrupted time to complete these as we forge ahead with 2025 programs and services.
Maarsii, miigwetch, nia:wen

National Ribbon Skirt Day
2025-01-04 | Ontario
National Ribbon Skirt Day originated in Saskatchewan in 2020 when a First Nations girl was denied wearing her ribbon skirt at school. The Ribbon Skirt was created by First Nations and Metis and it is common to see women wearing them today.
Although this is a national day set aside to recognize and wear Ribbon Skirts with pride–you can wear them any day.

Gravenhurst--NuYah Cookie Baking
2025-01-07 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
One thing about winter and celebrating the New Year or NuYah is the beloved cookie referred to as NuYah Cookie or Indian Cookie.
Its a Haudenosaunee tradition to give out these cookies to your family on the New Year. Old folks say that these were made into little doll shaped cookies and given out to your fathers relatives at the New Year aka NuYah when visiting.
Come and join us in making and sharing NuYah cookies and look forward to what 2025 has in store!

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2025-01-07 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us every Tuesday in Gravenhurst for some soup and other treats. A way to provide good company and food and address some food security issues too.

CLOSED--Board Training
2025-01-08, 2025-01-15, 2025-01-22 | Ontario
We will be closed on Wednesdays January 8 through to February 25, 2025.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but some members of the Board are in training sessions.

MIFC Board Meeting
2025-01-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting
This is the monthly Board of Directors Meeting. General members of our membership (2025 active) can attend these meetings as observers. If interested, email: info@mifc.ca to receive the zoom link. If not yet a member, join today.

SNOW EMERGENCY--CLOSED
2025-01-14, 2025-01-21 | Ontario
Due to the significant weather event today–AKA SNOW, we are closed today. Stay home, stay safe everyone.

Bracebridge--Smokeless Smudge Spray
2025-01-16 13:00 - 15:00 | Bracebridge Salvation Army Church, 456 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1Y3, Canada
As a way to enter the new year’s programs with a good mind we are going to create individual smokeless smudge sprays. These will be made using white sage essential oil.
Smokeless smudge is always great to carry with you in your travels for those times you need a quick grounding of mind and spirit. Great for areas where you can’t light up your smudge bowl.

We would like to say maarsii, miigwetch, nia:wen, thank you to our facility location sponsor — South Muskoka Ministries, Bracebridge Salvation Army Church

Gravenhurst--Popcorn Packet Making
2025-01-24 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Bracebridge Fire & Ice Festival is coming up on Saturday, January 25, 2025. MIFC will be there for the entire day manning one of the warming stations. While people stand around the fire to keep warm they will be able to pop a personal package of popcorn over the fire.
However, in order for that to happen, we need to pre-assemble 400 packages. Come out and learn how to make this simple campfire treat and help us get ready to do this FREE community outreach program.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2025-01-24 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us every Tuesday in Gravenhurst for some soup and other treats. A way to provide good company and food and address some food security issues too.
DUE TO SNOW WEATHER CANCELLATION–THIS WEEK IT IS ON FRIDAY !!
