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| Samuel helping with the signs |
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| 20,000 flyers and invites were distributed for Doors Open |
All the preparations were done!
All the signs were up the day before the big event!
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| Signs and schedules were up for the Doors Open event |
June 4, 2016 - a clear blue sky with mild temperature and no rain in sight! A perfect day for our neighbours and friends to come out and visit us at Doors Open 105 Gibson!
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| One of the helpers at the Stone Y. Cooking Demo |
105 Gibson Centre is a great place to be for people of all ages in the community! But we are only two years old and few people have heard about us.
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| Pastor Wesley encouraged audience to participate |
As the Chair of the Doors Open Organizing Committee, my role was to coordinate and oversee the planning and organization of this event so that we could reach as many residents as possible and let them know about our community centre.
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| Story telling at the Kids Zone |
Pastor Jonathan, Director of 105 Gibson Centre, and Pastor Monica, Director of Volunteer Services, assembled a great team working on this event.
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| Young people helping at the Photo Booth |
Since March 2016, our group met weekly and planned for this event. Dedicated to sharing the programs and the great facility of 105 Gibson with others , Committee members and volunteers worked extremely hard on this project.
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| The Photo Booth - a highly popular booth at Doors Open 105 Gibson |
Their dedication and passion for this event was evident and to be commended as they spent countless hours accomplishing their assigned tasks.
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| The magician entertaining the crowd |
Praise God! Our efforts and hard work paid off as we welcome over two thousand visitors to 105 Gibson on June 4; many of whom were on their first visit to our centre.
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| First time visitors to 105 Gibson - learning about a magic trick from the pro! |
Many came to attend the Mental Health Workshops while some were here to see other events.
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| Visitors to Doors Open 105 Gibson were invited to take part in the free classes |
Numerous shopped at the Thrift Store, tried out various free classes such as line dancing. dancercise fitness, painting and arts and crafts classes
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| Visitors enjoyed many class demos |
Many watched the Karate, Erhu, and cooking demo classes.
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| A robot welcome visitors at one of the 60 plus booths |
Many groups and organizations from the community took part. There were a number of interesting and creative booths giving information ranging from health, to recycling to recreation and science There are over our sixty plus booths.
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| Delicious desserts from our Middle Eastern families! |
Off course, there were lots of food! Visitors enjoyed sampling delicious foods from various countries.
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| Malaysian food offered at Doors Open |
Desserts from the Middle East to curry dishes from India, Malaysia, there were lots of scrumptious food from which to choose.
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| Senior group members and Pastor Jonathan |
Everybody had a part in Doors Open 105 Gibson. From the oldest to the youngest, many participated in this event.
The Senior Fellowship Group worked all night and contributed their specialty desserts to the event.
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| Great desserts by our new Middle Eastern families |
Our new families from Syria and Middle East showed off their fantastic sweets.
They were highly popular among the visitors!
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| One of the Committee members at the Food Booth |
Some people were very creative not just in their cooking but in their presentation as well!
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| Everyone had a great time! |
It was a fun and exciting event for the community!
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| Community open mic on Friday night featuring the visually impaired participants |
What a privilege it was for me to have worked and served along side an outstanding and committed team of volunteers for the past few months!
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| The All Stars Concert on Sat. evening during Doors Open 105 Gibson! |
Initially, I thought I was sacrificing much time and efforts working on this committee.
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| Great audience participation at one of the concerts |
After seeing the bright smiles on visitors' faces at the various events and watching their enthusiastic participation that day gave us a tremendous amount of pleasure!
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| A fantastic Concert of Hope took place on Sunday evening! |
We knew that our months of hard work was rewarded!
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| A good friend of ours drove five hours to help us in the event! |
The best part was knowing we did play a tiny part in letting people know 105 Gibson is here for the community and serve the community!
On a personal level, God has blessed me with a fantastic group of new friends who share the same passion, vision and positive attitude as me in serving the community of Scarborough/ Markham!
It was an exhausting sixteen hour day but a joyful and exhilarating one for all the Committee Members!
We were grateful at how well everything turned out at the open house event. Praise God!!!
R.T.
Doors Open 105 Gibson Centre
Markham, Ontario
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