Past Events

Past Events & Campaigns!

Interim Place's Annual General Meeting

7th Annual Steps To End Violence Against Women Walk 2018

On Sunday, August 26th, Interim Place hosted the 7th Annual Steps to End Violence Against Women Walk together we raised over $41,000!

Thank you to all of those who attended Interim Place's 7th Annual Steps to End Violence Against Women Walk!

Thank you to all of you who joined us at the 7th Annual Steps to End Violence Against Women Walk yesterday and took steps forward to end violence against women in our community! As announced yesterday, so far, we have raised over $41,100 - congratulations!

If you were unable to make it on Sunday, donations can be made via the walk website until Friday September 15th.

Thank you once again to everyone who participated! Your feedback is important to us. We especially want to hear how we can help you to continue to make a positive impact in the lives of women who experience violence in our community! Please fill out the survey here!

Interim Place's 2nd Annual Purple Tie Luncheon

On Sunday, June 3rd, Interim Place launched the In Her Name Fund at the 2nd Annual Purple Tie Luncheon and together we raised $25,000!

Thank you to all of those who attended Interim Place's 2nd Annual Purple Tie Luncheon! A special thank you to our male allies who continue to support the important work that we do at Interim Place! With your support we were able to launch the In Her Name Fund, which is designed to breakdown barriers that women who are experiencing violence face. With the launch of the In Her Name fund, we will be able to increase the amount of support we can provide to meet women’s needs.

Thank you once again to everyone who attended the Purple Tie Luncheon! Your feedback is important to us. We especially want to hear how we can help you to continue to make a positive impact in the lives of women who experience violence in our community! Please fill out the survey here.

If you were unable to attend the Luncheon, and would like to make a donation to the In Her Name Fund, you can do so here.

SPARK! Youth Leadership Group

SPARK: Youth Leaders Against Gender Based Violence is open to young women identified folks between the ages of 12-18. The program will give young women an opportunity to discuss and learn about issues of gender based violence through the arts.

Join us for an opportunity to explore issues of gender based violence through the use of mixed media arts! Engage in discussions and art making with other young women identified folks in a fun, supportive setting. Learn about different types of gender based violence through a feminist, anti-racism, anti-oppression framework, develop your leadership skills and become an advocate to challenge violence and create change! No experience necessary. FREE of cost. To be a participant in this program, please email Laura at laura@interimplace.com.

Purple Tie Luncheon 2017

Interim Place’s 1st Annual Purple Tie Luncheon was a huge success!

Thank you to everyone who attended Interim Place's 1st Annual Purple Tie Luncheon! Men have an important role to play in preventing violence against women.

Thank you to all of our auction and draw sponsors: Credit Valley Golf and Country Club, Ladner’s Clothiers, Corus, Ottawa Key Shop, Royal LePage, DSifunphotos.com, David Dixon, Green Ace Landscaping and the Robertson Family.
Thank you to our male allies and advocates: Pinder Singh, Brad Butt, Sven Spengemann, Stewart Juelich, Mike Kennelly Gerry Ruygrok, Bernie Bernard and Jake Dheer. Male engagement as role models, non-bystanders, allies and advocates is important in our work to end violence against women and girls.
Thank you to our wonderful emcee Jake Dheer and to our keynote speaker Glen Canning, father of the late Rehtaeh Parsons, and an advocate for victims of sexual assault.

Thank you to all of the organizers, volunteers and staff who assisted with the event. Without the dedication of our team, this event would not be possible. Thank you to everyone who attended in order to ally with women and help end violence against women.

Rays of Hope Gala 2017

Thank you to everyone who supported putting together this phenomenal event!

This night would not have been possible without the support of our Gold Sponsor Phantom Screens, our Silver sponsor CGI Group and our media sponsor Rogers TV. A special thank you to our Woman of Courage Keynote author Rebecca Walker and our emcee Jahmeelah Gamble.

Thank you to the many in-kind supporters of tonight’s event:

Thank you to all of the organizers, staff and volunteers who assisted with the event. Last but certainly not least to our audience, our community for believing in the work we do and for taking a stand with us tonight to make a statement that women fleeing violence have the support of their community.

5th Annual Steps To End Violence Against Women Walk 2016

Thank you to every who attended Interim Place’s 5th Annual Steps to End Violence Against Women!

Thank you to everyone who contributed and helped with this amazing event! Because of you, we were able to raise $46,406.47 of our original goal of $50,000!

This year, we honoured the 32 women we lost in Peel from 2006-2016, the 1,211 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women across Canada and the 41,000 women and their children who have accessed Interim Place’s services since 1981.

Thank you to our gold sponsors, Erinwood Ford and Meridian, and to our Bronze sponsors, CIBC and Enersouce. Thank you to our in-kind donors, Kernel’s, Boston Pizza and Suncor.

Thank you to everyone who participated and donated. Our top three teams were Walking4Womyn, Walking With Angels and Prophix CSR. Our top three individuals were Sharon Floyd, Rebecca Rogers and Stewart Juelich. Thank you for everyone’s hard work!

Thank you to all of the organizers, staff and volunteers who assisted with the event. Finally, thank you to our community for believing in the work we do and for helping take a step forward in ending violence against women.

For more information on the walk please visit our walk website.