The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighbourhood Grant Recipient


As part of The Starbucks Foundation’s Neighbourhood Grants program, Beach United Church was selected to receive a $2,700 grant. This grant award is thanks to a nomination from our local Starbucks partner at 1960 Queen St. East, who recognized the food justice work at Beach United.

Through this unique program, The Starbucks Foundation invites Starbucks partners to nominate a local organization in their community. Since 2019, more than 10,000 grants have been awarded to local organizations, amounting to more than $15 million.

To learn more, please visit:  https://stories.starbucks.com/press/2021/strengthening-communities-through-neighborhood-grants/

We are so grateful for this grant, and want to thank our friends at Starbucks for nominating us – we are excited to continue our food justice work, and help provide nutritious meals to our community.

Big Band Music Night

Join us on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 7pm-10pm for an evening of music by the Toronto All-Star Big Band and vocalists John Amato and Shannon McDougall in support of The Beach Cares refugee sponsorship program. Tickets are $50 and can be purchased on Eventbrite.

In additional to the fabulous music, you can expect an evening with:

  • Hors d’Oeuvres
  • Silent Auction
  • Dance demo/lesson
  • Door Prizes
  • Gift Baskets
  • Cash Bar
  • and more!

Cost: $50 per person

Tickets are limited, so don’t wait!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE

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The Beach Cares (TBC) is a church and community organization founded in 2015 to sponsor Syrian Refugees. It is a joint project of Beach United Church, The Anglican Church of St. Aidan and members of the local community.

If you’d like to support Beach Cares financially, please consider making a donation at the St. Aidan’s donation site. TBC welcomes volunteers for the ongoing refugee work.


We are seeking sponsors for our Big Band Music Night fundraising event, and silent auction donations within the Beach community.

Please contact Jo-Anne Laforty at jolaforty@gmail.com.

Community Takeaway Lunch

As we all know, hunger does not stop for the summer, so we at Beach United are planning to continue to provide a takeaway lunch at our doors starting next week.

These lunches will include sandwiches, a piece of fruit and a baked goodie every week on Thursdays from 11am-12pm. As always, this is welcome to everyone in need of a nutritious takeaway meal.

In order for us to continue throughout the summer, we would very much appreciate your financial support – you can find ways to donate at this link.

Volunteers may also be needed, so please contact us if you would like to help out! Thank you in advance.

https://beachunitedchurch.com/donate/

May 14 – Blessing the Work of Many Hands

Please join us in blessing the beautiful work of our Knitting for Shivering Children Group on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 14. The knitted vests, blankets, hats and toys will be on display in the church for 2 weeks, before being donated to the charity Canadian Food for Children.

The worship service will be led by minister Rev. Greg Daly and our music director Steven Webb and starts at 10:30 am at 140 Wineva Avenue.

You may also join us via YouTube livestream.