YOUR IMPACT

ON BUILDING A CONNECTED COMMUNITY

FURNITURE BANK VOLUNTEER IMPACT REPORT 2012-2017

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TD VOLUNTEERS TURN

‘AFFORDABLE HOUSING’ into

‘AFFORDABLE HOMES’

TD Volunteers have helped pass on over

6700 items of furniture to families to

create a vibrant and affordable home.

Through the social enterprise and public

donations TD has helped to divert over

280,000 lbs of furniture from landfill.

CHAIRS26%

BEDS12%

OTHERFURNITURE

ITEMS62%

ON SUPPORTING A VIBRANT PLANET

FURNITURE BANK VOLUNTEER IMPACT REPORT 2012-2017

TD VOLUNTEERS…

HAVE HELPED FAMILIES CREATE

NEW HOMES WITH FURNITURE

(THAT IF STACKED)

WOULD STAND TALLER THAN

7 CN TOWERS…

Furniture Bank would like to thank the following volunteers for the im-

pact they bring into Canadian lives. Without big hearted people like

these Furniture Bank could not exist.

•Adam Montgomery •Carol Kirk •Frank Falvo

•Alain Lacombe •Carolyn Greenwood •Gina Lay

•Alda Romagnuolo •Catherine Liang •Glen Earle

•Alex Lam •Cathy Zupancic •Habeeb Rahman

•Aliza Ahmed •Che Perreira •Haroon Siddiqui

•Amanda Dindayal •Chris Follett •Hicham Zhiri

•Amar Navaratan •Christine McTiernan •Hilary Spence

•Andres Castillo •Christopher Turco •Hirut Gutema

•Angelica Akaravorasate •Connie Quartarone •Isabelle Jablonski

•Angeline Arumainayagam •Courtney Wittman •Jack Chan

•Ankur Save •Dan McLennan •Jack Luong

•Anne Mahoney •Daphne Raponi •Jacquelyn Chin Quee

•Annette Connolly •Darren Lee •Jamie Kruspel

•Anoop Agarwal •Darren Pinette •Janice Bielarczyk

•Anthony Basraran •David Booth •Janine Johnson

•Bala Balranjan •Dave Zuliani •Jeanette Bramble

•Belinda Deuel •David Hunter •Jean-Francois Hamel

•Beverley Williams •Debbie Singh •Jiro Istanboulian

•Bhbi Alli •Dennis Chin •Josephine Lau-Lee

•Bryan Symington •Drew Carson •Judi Suraci

•Bunni Alounde •Eddie Law •Judy Nguyen

•Candy Fung •Elizabeth Barlow •Karamjit Gill

•Carine Chan •Eric Ashby •Karen Siracusa

•Carl Gledhill •Fenella Wong •Katie O'Reilly

* Partial list 2012-2017

•Keith Reid •Mosaddeq Alam •Soumitra Ray

•Kevin Greene •Motaz Notal •Stephen Kong

•Khadene Jaipaul •Mustafa Visram •Stephen Lam

•Kim Stagg •Nanthakumar Karthick •Stephen Pereira

•Kin Ho •Natalie Leal •Steven Wang

•Krista Minos •Natalie Taylor •Sutharjini Thillainathan

•Lance Coe •Nayeon Kim •Suzanne Gagne

•Louie Lianos •Neibert Archer •Sylvarine Chin

•Louis Lau •Nicole Agard •Tammy Gordon

•Marcelle Sears •Olivier Usabuwera •Tammy Marsit

•Marco Gianvito •P.J. Shanthon •Teresa Read

•Margaret McIntyre •Param Parameswaran •Tiffany Hu

•Maria Pinto •Patricia Lee Ting •Tim Stanton

•Mariam Khan •Paul Zeglen •Tony Tsampiras

•Marianne Miller •Peter Petsopoulos •Tricia Vargo

•Mary Bantng •Philippa Dobronyi •Tyler Nzu

•Mathury Selvachandran •Raje Khan •Upul Ranasooriya

•Matthew Binks •Rena Matsis •Vinay Verma

•Max Stiles •Robert Lam •Vivien Ho

•Melissa Occhicone-Ros •Rodica Mitioglo •Wardah Mir

•Michelle Julott •Sabrina McCluskey •william Lee

•Michelle Wong •Sarah Chan •Zahra Shukn

•Mike Shuper •Shupeng Cheng •Morley Driedger •Sophia Park

1. 'This is an awesome organization. Have lots of

stuff to donate. Will do in future'

-- TD Volunteer Denni Chia

2. 'The client walk through was very enjoying,

seeing the people that need assistance and

how grateful they are. It makes me think about

what you have placed in the garbage that

could have gone to good use. What you feel

may be useless can be used by someone.'

-- TD Volunteer Lance Coe

3. 'This is a very good contribution to those in

need of improving their place.'

-- TD Volunteer Olivier Usabuwera

4. 'This was a great experience as I was not aware

that this existed. I will definately be donating

stuff from my home, as at times there are things that we don't need, and just throwing them out is not a solution especially when

they can help someone.' -- TD Volunteer Karamjit Gill

5. 'Re-opens your eyes to those less fortunate. Great organization I would love to help more. I will share how to help out with family

and friends.' -- TD Volunteer Amanda Dindayal

6. 'I will never throw out anything again. I think the Furniture Bank is an awesome place with a great concept'

-- TD Volunteer Tammy Gordon

7. 'Happy to help--looking forward to continue support.'

-- TD Volunteer Cathy Zupancic

8. 'It's a fascinating cause and an amazing way to help bring

smiles. Impactful.'

-- TD Volunteer Jamie Kruspel

9. 'Happy to continue support and think of other ways to

help.'

-- TD Volunteer Philippa Dobronyi

'It was an amazing experience!

Amazing people doing fantastic job for a great

community cause. We at TD, support such

wonderful initiatives. It's great to see happy

faces and result of our such short volunteer

hours.'

-- TD Volunteer Irina Karpenko

IN YOUR OWN WORDS

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“WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THIS EXPERIENCE?”

10. 'I feel great. It was a great experience.'

-- TD Volunteer Louie Lianos

11. 'Even donating a single piece of furniture can help towards setting up

someone else's house and making them a home .'

-- TD Volunteer Mariam Khan

12. 'I see there are so many people who need a lot of things that we take

for granted. I will start donating a lot more than I used to.' -- TD Volunteer Haroon Siddiqui

13. 'Definitely need to volunteer more. Great Experience.' -- TD Volunteer Eddie Law

14. 'I didn't know about Furniture Bank before. I will definitely tell my friends and family about this and encourage them to donate and get

involved. You have a great model and vision.' -- TD Volunteer Tiffany Hu

15. 'It has connected me with the individuals who use services such as food banks, furniture bank, etc. and understand they all have different

stories.' -- TD Volunteer Chris Follett

16. 'I have never seen people going through tough times with smiles that sweet. Very awesome non-profit organization.'

-- TD Volunteer Tyler Nzu

17. 'It was nice to have a chance to give back to the community. I think Furniture Bank is a very useful service, I'd highly recommend.'

-- TD Volunteer Carl Gledhill

18. 'It was a good way to learn how to donate and not waste furniture. It can be used to give to people who need it.'

-- TD Volunteer Courtney Wittman

19. 'Allowed me to see possibilities for future donations. Learned wood work and I look forward to volunteering again.'

-- TD Volunteer Aliza Ahmed

20. 'This was an amazing experience being involved with an organisation that provides so much needed service. It was very rewarding.'

-- TD Volunteer Jacquelyn Chin Quee

21. 'Volunteering always makes me more appreciative

of my life.' -- TD Volunteer Marcelle Sears

22. 'I feel great. I will not be hesitant to come back

again if I get asked.'

-- TD Volunteer Habeeb Rahman

23. 'The experience was great, it is a much needed ser-

vice. Very well run and operated.'

-- TD Volunteer Dave Booth

24. 'How to interact with clients, the how to an offer,

what to offer.' -- TD Volunteer Rodica Mitioglo

25. 'Nothing seems to be wasted. It can be refurbished

or cleaned for reuse by others.'

-- TD Volunteer Sylvarine Chin

'Furniture Bank is truly making a

difference in our community! Will

definitely be volunteering in the future

at Furniture Bank!'

-- TD Volunteer Debbie Singh

26. 'It gives me a broader sense about people who are in need of furnishing their homes and don't have much financial capa-

bility to do it on their own.' -- TD Volunteer Raje Khan

27. 'Furniture Bank is truly making a difference in our community! Will definitely be volunteering in the future at Furniture

Bank!' -- TD Volunteer Debbie Singh

28. 'It opened my eyes to the community to get more involved to help.' -- TD Volunteer Jeanette Bramble

29. 'It's a reminder that we can all be in a tough spot one day. Be kind.' -- TD Volunteer Andres Castillo

30. 'I have a great appreciation for life and it made me appreciate it even more.' -- TD Volunteer Beverley Williams

31. 'I had never heard about Furniture Bank before, but now knowing it exists and how it provides for needy people in the

community gives a joy to my heart and I feel like I accomplished something today.' -- TD Volunteer Wardah Mir

32. 'There is a lot of work that goes into just getting peices together and salvaging items for other families to continue using.

Fantastic organization and contribution is very valuable!' -- TD Volunteer Annette Connolly

33. 'Furniture Bank definitely open any other opportuntitiy for volunteering for me. I would definitely tell my friends and fami-

ly about it, either to donate or volunteer. There are still lots in need in Canada, so keep doing what we can!'

-- TD Volunteer Michelle Wong

34. 'I learned that those in need deserve to feel and live like everyone else. I always focused on food and shelter but, not on

what makes someone feel at home.' -- TD Volunteer Nicole Agard

35. 'Learned how much furniture is needed and is appreciated by the clients. All the volunteers are inspiring coming in on a

regular schedule.' -- TD Volunteer Katie O'Reilly

36. 'I feel blessed to be able to help a family out. And relized

there are many families in this city who look like me howev-

er they don't have as much.' -- TD Volunteer Janine John-

son

37. 'Very thankful to experience what we take for granted oth-

ers need badly' -- TD Volunteer Bhbi Alli

38. 'It is an eye opener for sure. We know now where to send

the furniture that we no longer need. I learned that you

have a pick-up service and learned so much more' -- TD Volunteer Zahra Shukn

39. 'Very supportive of concept and mission. We need to spread the word to insure awareness and donations.'

-- TD Volunteer Max Stiles

40. 'It is an amazing organization' -- TD Volunteer Che Perreira

41. 'It was a great experience, learned some new techniques and felt great' -- TD Volunteer Kevin Greene

42. 'Learned what Furniture Bank is all about. How to use certain tools' -- TD Volunteer Morley Driedger

43. 'My favorite because I am very impressed with your growth over the past years' -- TD Volunteer Pitilippa Pobronyl

44. 'I didn't know about Furniture Bank and in this volunteer event. What a great service to clients who are in need.

Congrats in your great work in the community' -- TD Volunteer Teresa Read

'I didn't know about Furniture Bank or

this volunteer opportunity. What a great

service to clients who are in need.

Congrats in your great work in the

community'

-- TD Volunteer Teresa Read

45. 'It was an amazing experience!

Amazing people doing fantastic job for the great case. We at TD,

support such wonderful initiatives. It's great to see happy faces

and result of our such short volunteer hours.'

-- TD Volunteer Irina Karpenko

46. 'It makes you feel good about yourself knowing you're helping

people who are less fortunate.' -- TD Volunteer Daniel Gardner

47. 'I really enjoyed my experience.

It was a real eye opener to what people needs and how easy it is

to donate. A small donation goes a long way and here you can

see that taking place.' -- TD Volunteer Natalie Hillyer

48. 'I didn't realize this service was available. It showed me that

there are many people out there that can use this. The family I

helped seemed appreciative of the items they picked out'

-- TD Volunteer Don O'Connor

49. 'It was great experience to see we have these organizations and

volunteer who help the community' -- TD Volunteer Suran Kang

50. 'I will definitely be more careful when cleaning and throwing out

household items because those things could be very useful to

another.' -- TD Volunteer Fariha Shakeel

51. 'This was a great, eye-opening experience. Helping people come in and choose the items they need in order to live a comfortable

life is extremely rewarding' -- TD Volunteer Krizia Bozzo

52. 'Showed me the large variety of items that can be donated towards a good cause. Great experience overall - thank you.'

-- TD Volunteer Colin Leung

53. 'It was an eye-opening experience and I learned more about how I can help donate (e.g. dishes pots and pans. It was a great ex-

perience and I enjoyed it.' -- TD Volunteer Jocelyn Chiu

54. 'This has been yet another amazing experience!!! Thank you. I would definitely like to volunteer!! Been trying'

-- TD Volunteer Beverley Williams

55. 'Reinforces the needs of others. Encourages me to spread the word to others and seeing items that are in need is helpful.'

-- TD Volunteer Deborah Smith

'Wow, it was an eye opener for me.

Things that I take for granted have a

different perspective. I can certainly

appreciate all the humble and hard

work.'

-- TD Volunteer Martha Reyes

THANK YOU

FURNITURE BANK VOLUNTEER IMPACT REPORT 2012-2017