Wild North Gives Back – Wild North Flowers
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Charitable Partnerships

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Floral installation outdoors on stairs with chalk writing that reads we appreciate you, thank you Planned Parenthood, Love Wild North Flowers
healing house, an HIV+ Spa logo and text in red on white brick wall in between two red doors

We love this city and we want to recognize those who work hard to make it better.

We believe in building a strong sense of community by fostering relationships with awesome local charities with a focus on sustainability and social justice.

We form direct partnerships with 12 charities a year and provide an in-kind donation of $500+ retail value each month.

2021 Update: As there are still restrictions around events, we're continuing to support our community by donating directly to organizations, raising funds with our Giving Back Bundles, or providing gift cards.

If you are a local charity and want to apply to become one of our monthly partners, or want to nominate an awesome local charity that you know and love, please fill out our Charitable Partnership Form.

Spotlight on Giving Back in 2021

Save Our Scruff and Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

As part of our 2021 Giving Back initiative, we were able to raise over $700 for both Save Our Scruff and Native Canadian Centre of Toronto!

Save Our Scruff is dedicated to rescuing dogs and finding them safe and suitable permanent homes through adoption, advocacy and education.

The Native Canadian Centre of Toronto empower the Indigenous community in Toronto by providing programs that support their spiritual, emotional, physical and mental well-being.

To support them directly, please visit their donation page on their website.
Save Our Scruff
Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

Spotlight on Giving Back in 2020

Parkdale Community Foodbank

As part of our 2020 Holiday Collection, we included the Olwen Bundle, with $10 from each sale going directly towards the Parkdale Community Food Bank. We were able to raise $780 for them over the month of December! PCFB's mission is to ensure barrier free food, with choice, dignity & respect for all. They feed over 3000 individuals each month, and with COVID, the need continues to grow. To support them directly, please visit their donation page on their website.

The Redwood

We're celebrating Mother's May (because it's more than a day!) in our own way this year by delivering florals to each of the residents of The Redwood Women's Shelter, a local shelter that offers a safe haven to women and children fleeing abuse as well as a 24-hr crisis line. The Redwood provides programs and services to support women and children to live and thrive without abuse, homelessness and poverty. They work for social change through learning, collaboration and advocacy. Due to COVID-19, calls have increased and programming and services are sadly limited. If you'd like to support The Redwood, please visit their website. Contributions go directly towards improving the lives of women and children.

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Daily Bread Food Bank

At the beginning of March, we didn’t know what the future would hold for us - events, weddings and workshops were sadly but necessarily cancelled, and we didn't know if we would even be able to send out daily orders.

Thankfully, as a private studio that operates online, we were able to continue, under stricter sanitization policies and with a very reduced staff. We were relieved, but still didn't know what would happen. Would there be orders!? Thankfully, you happened - staying connected to each other through the act of sending flowers happened!

We are so humbled by your support - it means the world to us that we're still able to create beautiful arrangements every day, and we felt we should pay that support forward.

We wanted to give back to the city that's shown us so much love. So in lieu of donating event flowers for the month of April, we've donated $500 to Daily Bread Food Bank. Food banks need our support now more than ever as the impact of the pandemic has only amplified the stress of food access and poverty.

It is your continued support of our small but mighty business that made this donation a possibility, so thank you!! Please visit the Daily Bread Food Bank's website if you'd like to contribute to their COVID-19 relief efforts.

Spotted: WNF + David Suzuki!

David Suzuki and Grassy Narros elder and mercury justice advocate, Judy Da Silva with floral arrangement in background

Pictured: David Suzuki with Grassy Narrows elder and mercury justice advocate, Judy Da Silva. This floral arrangement was donated by Wild North Flowers in support of environmental justice for Grassy Narrows.

Past Donations:

Julliette's Place
"Julliette’s Place is a safe space for women experiencing abuse to gather their thoughts, come to terms with their current situation, and begin the process of planning their and their children’s future …"

Shoebox Project - GTA North
"The Shoebox Project for Women, supported by Dream, collects and distributes gift-filled Shoeboxes to women impacted by homelessness in communities across Canada and the US. Each thoughtfully created and decorated Shoebox is filled with items valued at $50 that can enhance self-esteem and reduce feelings of isolation for women in need."

Conservation Halton Foundation
"The Conservation Halton Foundation is a registered charitable organization that strives to protect our natural lands, connect our community with nature, and inspire individuals and groups to affect meaningful change."

New Circles
"New Circles Community Services is a not-for-profit, grass-roots agency that builds strong and caring communities by providing basic necessities to those living in poverty. We provide much needed clothing, employment skills training, and settlement support to individuals living on a low-income, as well as all Syrian and other government-assisted refugees across the city."

John Howard Society of Toronto
"The John Howard Society of Toronto is a non-profit organization committed to providing and developing programs that reduce the social, economic and personal costs of crime. The Society is dedicated to helping all people who have been in conflict with the law and individuals at imminent risk of coming into conflict with the law through service, education and community programs."

Alzheimer Society of Toronto
"We help support the journey that people living with dementia and their families and caregivers undertake every day"

360 Kids
"At 360°kids community always comes first. Since our founding in 1989, we have continued to provide a full complement of programs and services aimed at assisting at-risk and homeless youth. We take a complete 360° approach to care."

Healing House
"In 2018, we opened the world's first HIV+ spa and called it Healing House. It was a chance to smash the stigma around skin-to-skin touch, and an opportunity for our HIV+ Healer to connect with patrons in a deeply personal way."

Animal Alliance
Animal Alliance of Canada (AAC) is a federally incorporated non-profit organization committed to the protection of all animals and to the promotion of a harmonious relationship among humans, non-humans and the environment.

Egale Youth Services
Egale works to improve the lives of LGBTQI2S people in Canada and to enhance the global response to LGBTQI2S issues. Egale will achieve this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education and community engagement.

Anduhyaun Inc.
Anduhyaun Inc. strives to support Indigenous women and children in their efforts to maintain their cultural identity, self-esteem, economic, physical and spiritual well-being.

Ronald McDonald House Charities - The House Party
The RMHC Toronto Young Professionals Committee (YPC) is dedicated to raising awareness and funds in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities Toronto. Together, the YPC hosts events and activities, such as the annual House Party gala, to help families of seriously ill children stay together at a time when they need each other the most. To date, The House Party has raised more than $130,000 in 3 years.

The Children's Book Bank
"The Children's Book Bank was founded in 2007 with a mission to provide free, gently used books to children and their families living in high needs communities in Toronto. Today, it is a vital organization which operates a busy storefront in the Regent Park/St. James Town neighbourhood and partners with community organizations, schools and health clinics equally committed to crucial importance of literacy development All children should have the chance to choose and own their favorite books and, thus, the Book Bank is proud that in 2017 we connected over 127,000 free books with eager readers."

Cupe 3903 Fundraiser
"CUPE 3903 works and organizes to improve the working conditions of the nearly 3,000 education workers at York University who comprise our membership. Improvements in our working conditions also improve the learning conditions and environment of the wider York University community."

Twist & Shout Prom
"With a vision of bringing love, joy, happiness and nostalgia to senior citizens, "Twist and Shout Prom Night" recreates a 1950's prom for nursing home residents and their families. A 1950's band plays all the hits from big name artists from that era such as Elvis, Buddy Holly and The Everly Brothers, and the entire space where the event takes place is decked out like a prom. Snacks and refreshments are provided, and each nursing home resident receives a corsage or boutonniere. A Prom King and Queen are also crowned!. The event takes place on May 9th at the Vermont Square long-term care home in downtown Toronto."

Florence Booth House
The Florence Booth House is a shelter offering compassionate, unconditional support through a holistic approach that encourages each woman to maximize her individual potential in all areas of life; body, mind and soul.

West Neighbourhood House
Toronto's West Neighbourhood House is a non sectarian social services agency supporting immigrant and refugee families as well as providing a safe haven for women and children in need. West Neighbourhood house provides stimulating community programming and housing to those in need.

Second Harvest
Established in 1985, Second Harvest is the largest food rescue charity in Canada. Second Harvest rescues fresh, surplus food that would otherwise go to waste, and delivers that food to more than 220 social service agencies in Toronto, feeding people experiencing hunger. In 30 years Second Harvest has rescued and delivered over 100 million pounds of good food, thus preventing 50 million pounds of greenhouse gases from entering the atmosphere. Second Harvest’s vision: No Waste. No Hunger.

 

Save our Scruff
"Save Our Scruff is a non-profit organization located in Toronto dedicated to rescuing dogs and finding them safe and suitable permanent homes through adoption, advocacy and education. By working with committed volunteers, foster homes, veterinarians, and trainers, we are able to rescue dogs and provide them with loving temporary care while finding them well-matched, carefully screened forever homes."

The Toronto Wildlife Centre
"Toronto Wildlife Centre promotes the peaceful coexistence of people and wildlife by providing education and expert advice about wildlife situations, and providing medical care to sick, injured and orphaned wild animals with the ultimate goal of releasing healthy animals back into the wild."

Canadian HIV/Aids Legal Network
"The Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network promotes the human rights of people living with, at risk of or affected by HIV or AIDS, in Canada and internationally, through research and analysis, litigation and other advocacy, public education and community mobilization."

Good To Be Good Foundation
"We work to service and support those who have experienced at risk issues and require emergency relief so that they may thrive without abuse, injustice, and poverty. With that, we advocate and live for social change through learning, collaboration and fruitful giving."

Stella's Place
"Designed by young adults, their families and professionals, Stella’s Place provides comprehensive mental health services for 16 to 29 year olds. We provide our services in a positive, peer engaging, non-residential community setting."

CAMH
"The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) is Canada's largest mental health teaching hospital and one of the world's leading research centres in its field."

Working Women Community Centre
"Working Women Community Centre (WWCC) is a charitable organization that has been making a difference in the lives of Toronto’s immigrant women and their families since 1974. Through our work over the decades, we see time and again that access to the right programs and services build healthy communities. From settlement counseling and community initiatives to economic development and resident engagement, we deliver programs and services based on a dignified model that makes WWCC feel like a trusted friend."

West Neighbourhood House Holiday Staff Christmas Party

Toronto's West Neighbourhood House is a non sectarian social services agency supporting immigrant and refugee families as well as providing a safe haven for women and children in need. West Neighbourhood house provides stimulating community programming and housing to those in need.

Women's Own Withdrawl Management Centre
Women's Own Withdrawal Management Centre provides withdrawal support to women aged 16 and over who are in an acute state of intoxication or withdrawal from alcohol or other substances and whose condition can be safely managed in a non-medical residential setting.

Queen West Central Toronto Community Health Centre
Queen West Toronto Community Health Centre is a support system and open door facility for the homeless, youth, immigrant, and refugee communities within Toronto. They provide healthcare, community programming, harm reduction practices, counselling, and gardening opportunities to the underserved populations of Toronto.

RockCliffe Middle School Graduation
"Rockcliffe Middle School is an inner city middle school in the Jane and Eglinton area. We are considered one of the top 50 Neediest schools in the Toronto School Board. Our school staff work extremely hard every day to ensure that these kids learn and succeed for the future. Thank you for your generous donation of flowers for our teaching staff." - Natasha Lesar, Educational Assistant

Justice For Grassy Narrows: A panel discussion & public call-to-action
"For half a century, mercury contamination of the English-Wabigoon watershed has poisoned the people and ecosystem of Grassy Narrows. After years of activism led by Grassy Narrows residents, Ontario committed $85 million in 2017 to clean up this “gross neglect” and Canada has committed to building a mercury poisoning care home in the community. But much remains to be done to help Grassy Narrows rebuild their health, culture and livelihood. On April 19 the David Suzuki Foundation is hosting a panel discussion moderated by Hayden King and featuring scientist and broadcaster David Suzuki, Grassy Narrows elder and mercury justice advocate Judy Da Silva, and author/academic Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Mississaugas of the New Credit elder Peter Schuler and the Little Eagle Feather traditional drum group will provide the evening’s welcome ceremony."

Planned Parenthood Toronto
PPT exists to ensure that all young people in the city of Toronto have access to information and services that promote healthy, informed decision making around sexual and reproductive health.

The Living City
The mission of The Living City Foundation is to raise funds for the initiatives undertaken by Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA), especially for The Living City program. Established in 1961, the Foundation has raised more than $40 million for conservation work in the Greater Toronto Area.

Camp Awakening
Founded in 1982, Camp Awakening offers summer camp programs that give youth with physical disabilities the opportunity to gain independence, make lasting friendships, develop confidence, and accomplish things they never thought possible.

Jessie's Centre
Jessie's Centre is a multi-service resource centre for pregnant teenagers, young parents and their children. They have developed a variety of programs and services to meet the special needs of young families throughout the City of Toronto. They are a pro-choice organization that supports a woman's right to make choices about her sexual health and pregnancy options.

Parkdale Project Read
Parkdale Project Read (PPR) is a free community-based adult literacy and academic upgrading program serving Parkdale since 1986. PPR offers one-to-one tutoring and small group learning that supports learners in developing reading, writing, basic math and computer skills while celebrating diversity, building equality, and strengthening community. With a drop-in learning centre located at King & Dufferin, PPR is dedicated to creating an accessible and welcoming environment where students can bring their whole self (body, mind, emotions, and spirit) to learning.

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