SNOW EMERGENCY--CLOSED
2025-01-21, 2025-01-28 | Ontario
Due to the significant weather event today–AKA SNOW, we are closed today. Stay home, stay safe everyone.

CLOSED--Board Training
2025-01-22, 2025-01-29 | 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.

Gravenhurst--Popcorn Packet Making
2025-01-24 13:00 - 15:00 (America/Toronto) | 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 !!

Make It Sow Seed Fundraiser
2025-01-25 08:00 - 2025-02-22 17:00 | Ontario
Fight food insecurity by starting to grow your own and support MIFC too. Make It Sow uses only high-quality NON-GMO seeds and offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee.
This fundraiser runs from Saturday, January 25 to Saturday, February 22. It is an online fundraiser and you must place your order on the Make It Sow website. You can find that here.
Use the following group code: MIFC_2025
For every 10 pkgs of seeds sold, Make It Sow will also plant a tree in Canada on our behalf. Win-win for everyone.
Order your seeds today and let’s start growing our own food sources. Jump start your garden this March….

Bracebridge--Fire & Ice Festival Popcorn Event
2025-01-25 09:00 - 18:00 | Bracebridge Manitoba Street, Ontario, Canada
MIFC is happy to be returning to Bracebridge’s Fire & Ice Festival. We are manning one of the warming stations for the day.
While folks are warming up they will be able to pop popcorn packets over the fire. A way to enjoy an authentic Indigenous food source in a way it should be appreciated. Smoke enhanced.
Come out and join us at this event.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2025-02-04 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-11 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-18 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-02-25 13:00 - 15:00, 2025-03-11 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.

Gravenhurst--Smokeless Smudge
2025-02-04 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, 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.

Alex's Place--Beaded Leather Keyring
2025-02-05 19:00 - 21:00 | Alex’s Place, 49 Pine Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1N3, Canada
This is a closed session–open only to the residents of the transitional housing in Bracebridge known as Alex’s Place.
This month we are learning beginner beading skills on deer hyde. Participants will make a keyring.

MIFC Board Meeting
2025-02-10 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-10 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.

Gravenhurst--Mno Zaagidiwin Giizhigat
2025-02-11 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Happy Valentine’s Day–take this opportunity to learn some love phrases in language. We will be working on cards too.

ZOOM--What's The Story You Want To Tell?
2025-02-12 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom Meeting
Join us for a writing workshop–the topic will be:
What’s the story you want to tell? Getting started on writing about your life.
This is a free workshop and facilitated by Firefly Creative Writing.
If interested, please email: info@mifc.ca in order to receive the zoom link. For those unable to attend on this day/time, the event will be recorded for later access.

CLOSED--Board Training
2025-02-13 | Ontario
Sorry for the inconvenience, but some members of the Board are in training sessions.

Gravenhurst--Beaded Necklace
2025-02-18 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Beginner friendly. Learn 2 bead stitches–ladder and brick stitch in this simple but elegant necklace.
Ladder and brick stitches are often found in a wide variety of other projects–so learn the basics here.

CLOSED--Board Training
2025-02-19, 2025-02-26, 2025-03-05 | Ontario
We will be closed on Wednesdays January 8 through to March 12, 2025.
Sorry for the inconvenience, but some members of the Board are in training sessions.

Bracebridge--Beaded Necklace
2025-02-20 13:00 - 15:00 | Bracebridge Salvation Army Church, 456 Manitoba Street, Bracebridge, Ontario, P1L 1Y3, Canada
Beginner friendly. Learn 2 bead stitches–ladder and brick stitch in this simple but elegant necklace.
Ladder and brick stitches are often found in a wide variety of other projects–so learn the basics here.
We would like to say maarsii, miigwetch, nia:wen, thank you to our facility location sponsor — South Muskoka Ministries, Bracebridge Salvation Army Church

Gravenhurst--Leather Keyrings
2025-02-25 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Join us as Vonnie introduces us to a beginner friendly leather keyring project.

CLOSED--Board Training
2025-02-27 12:00 - 17:00 | Ontario

EVENING--Gravenhurst--UFO's
2025-03-03 18:30 - 20:30 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
Requests have been to offer some evening workshops to aid those unable to attend during the day. This is our first one–so will be casual. Bring an unfinished project and let’s work together on learning new stitches, tips, and getting some of those items completed.
Older children/teens are welcome to join in the activities. Younger children will require more supervision, but there are Aunties in the room–so lots of love to go around.
We are going to start with offering 1x month to get started.

Gravenhurst--Meetsho Taak--Let's Eat
2025-03-04 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.
This Tuesday we will be starting spring planting by getting some seeds planted for indoor germination. Thanks to our recent Make It Sow fundraiser–we purchased seeds in order to address food security in our community and they are planting 2 trees on MIFC’s behalf.

Gravenhurst--Dreamcatchers--March Break Family Event
2025-03-11 13:00 - 15:00 | St James Anglican Church, 191 Hotchkiss Street (John Street door), Gravenhurst, Ontario, Canada
FAMILY FRIENDLY EVENT–Join us this March Break to make Dreamcatchers and learn teachings.
