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October 17th: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

Since 1993, the whole world (through the United Nations) celebrates on October 17th, the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty.

ActionS sincerely hopes that each day be an October 17th until we can see this social injustice disappear.

We should not rely solely on our governments to fight against poverty, but it is a goal that must be covered by each individual who has the chance to live decently and by each successful business. The more the community is involved, the more the task becomes easier to accomplish.

We must continue the fight until every man, every woman, and every child has the opportunity to realize his full potential.

We, in ActionS for a better childhood life quality, strongly believe that investing in children and uphold their rights is one of the best ways to end poverty. Help us achieve our mission.

The poverty is a real fact in Montreal

(Excerpt from the message of thanks addressed to the volunteers
of our 2nd charity sale event)

Once again, we would like to thank you: it is never enough to highlight your important contribution to the cause of the fight against child poverty.

Unfortunately, it was confirmed to us while holding our 2nd charity Sale at 1/3 of the price and often at less than 1/4 of the price besides offering the 3rd item for free in a disadvantaged environment, that poverty is a real fact in the greater Montreal area and that we, as a society, should take more concrete actions to fight this problem, and that our organization's mission has indeed its raison d'être.

Many of us have noticed how much time a lot of people who came to our event had to spend before deciding to purchase even an item offered at $1, $2 or $3 that is worth 5 times more on the market. It showed us that even in this holiday season, many of our fellow citizens have to weigh every penny they were considering to spend and see if it was really a necessity.

So thank you very much for your help and your time and thank you for responding positively to our call despite the short notice. Your availability allowed us to hold this event and be able to organize it within a few days time. Without you, all our efforts would have gone in vain.

We were very pleased by your presence and we hope we can count on you in our upcoming events.

October 17th: International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

President's word on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty

October 17th is the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. It is celebrated every year since 1993, when the General Assembly of the United Nations has designated this day to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty in all countries.

For more information click on the link below:
http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/poverty/index.html

It is true that in Canada and more specifically in Montreal, the concept of poverty is different from the one aimed by the United Nations that focuses mainly on the economic aspect of the problem. Nevertheless it is as important to try eliminating poverty among us, because of its critical social effects with their negative impact on children living in poverty situation that are as we all know, harmful on both these individuals as well as on the society.

I would like to extend a special thanks to all our donors, sponsors and volunteers for their support.



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