Orphan Sponsorship Program (OSP) Urgent Appeal for Donations!

As the last few days of Ramadan (Month of Fasting) are approaching, what better way of earning the benefits of these important days than by helping an orphan?

The Orphan Sponsorship Program is currently sponsoring 131 orphans from over 20 countries. So far, we have only raised enough to re-sponsor around 21 orphans out of the 131.  We now require around $50,000 to re-sponsor the remaining 110 orphans for another year, so please help us continue this entirely volunteer student initiative!

Please donate generously to help those children who have no one else. We thank you if you have already sent in your donations and encourage you to spread the word, telling others to donate (the one who tells others to do good will be rewarded as the doer of the good)!

Donations can be made online via PayPal (see our link on the right-hand side), by cheque or cash donations at the MSA Iftaars (free dinner to break the fast) on campus, as well as at Friday/Jummah prayers on campus

Cheque or cash donations can also be passed to official OSP representatives.  Email us at osp.uoft@yahoo.ca for futher details and we can arrange for an OSP representative to meet with you at convenient date/location.

Thank you for your continued support!

The Orphan Sponsorship Program at the University of Toronto, St. George Campus

Orphan Sponsorship Program (OSP) Change in Mailing Address

Our mailing address has recently changed.  Below is the updated address; please note that our suite number has changed from 405 to 505.

Orphan Sponsorship Program
c/o MSA, University of Toronto, St. George campus
21 Sussex Avenue, Suite 505
Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1J6

Regardless of this change, please be assured that all mail that has already been sent to the OSP’s previous mailing address will still reach us.

Thank you for your continued support!

Orphan Sponsorship Program (OSP) Bake Sale Fundraiser!

Jog up your brain after a 14 hour fast with a glucose fix! Sumptuous sultry cakes, cocoa-powdered cupcakes, brownies oozing with chocolate… who knows what to expect! Yours to discover at… The OSP Bake Sale Fundraiser!

When: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 during MSA Iftaar (free dinner to break the fast during Ramadan – the Month of Fasting) at UofT, St. George campus.

Where: Koffler Institute, aka Multi-Faith Centre at Main Activity Hall, 2nd floor.

569 Spadina Avenue Toronto, Ontario M5S 2J7.

See map for exact location (marked as KP):

http://rrs.osm.utoronto.ca/map/f?p=110:1:2923937410171815037

All proceeds go towards supporting the Orphans of the Orphan Sponsorship Program (OSP) at UofT.

Contact: osp.uoft@yahoo.ca to volunteer for the event, donate, or help to bake goodies for the bake sale.

- Our first bake sale of this year that took place on August 7th, 2009 was successful!  All donations raised from the bake sale went to sponsor orphans that the OSP at UofT is sponsoring.  Thank you to all who supported us.

- Our second bake sale of this year will be on September 15th, 2009 (details above).

Join Us at OSP at UofT Annual Booth and Orphan Greeting Card Signing Event

Pictures of Some Orphans Sponsored by OSP at UofT

Orphan Sponsorship Program (OSP) at the University of Toronto, St. George (Downtown) Campus (UofT) invites you to:

OSP at UofT’s ANNUAL BOOTH AND ORPHAN GREETING CARD SIGNING EVENT (FOR EVERYONE)

WHEN:  Friday, September 4th, 2009 12pm-4pm

WHERE:  At OSP-MSA tables/booth during Clubs Fair at Hart House Circle (on UofT, St. George Campus), Near Queens Park Subway Station

Hart House Circle is close to the Hart House Building (HH) as well as University of Toronto Students’ Union (UTSU) Building.

See the map for exact location of HH and UTSU (labeled ‘SO’ in the map): http://rrs.osm.utoronto.ca/map/f?p=110:1:12138785371723912869::NO:::

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The OSP at UofT aims to maintain a rapport with the children we are sponsoring by signing Greeting Cards and sending Gifts to them, and we want you to be a part of this wonderful relationship!

Come and join us for a delightful afternoon of Fun, a chance to win Prizes, and to put smiles on the faces of orphan children from around the world!

There’ll be poster displays, information booth about the OSP, and henna application available.

The Orphan Sponsorship Program (OSP) was launched in 2003 with the aim of making a positive difference in the lives of orphans around the globe.  In 6 years of OSP’s existence, we’ve fundraised over a quarter of a million dollars (which is unheard of in student fundraising history!), allowing us to annually sponsor over 130 orphans from over 20 countries, over 4 continents.

For more information, email: osp.uoft@yahoo.ca and visit the site: www.ospuoft.wordpress.com

NOTE: This event is free to attend

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Below are some pictures of some greeting cards and gifts that were sent to our sponsored orphans last year:

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