May 2019

Newsletter #7

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Capital Campaign Update

Donor Profile: Simon Wookey’s spirit of giving comes straight from the heart. 

For Simon Wookey, making a $150,000 donation to the new International Estonian Centre (IEC) to support the creation of a library is a heartfelt way to honour his family. Read more here. 

Donor Profile: Spirit of giving is all in the family- Jüri Otsason, Bernadine Morris, and Rein Otsason.

When Jüri Otsason’s parents, August and Saale, settled on a farm in Sweden after escaping from Hiiumaa, Estonia in 1944, Jüri’s father would travel by bus into Stockholm to sell the family’s milk and eggs to local merchants. Read more here. 

Interested in donating to the Capital Campaign for the International Estonian Centre? Please write to donations@estoniancentre.ca. Donations can made in tribute to or in memory of an individual, and may be made as a family gift.

Updates

City approval on minor variances a positive step forward. 

The City of Toronto’s Committee of Adjustment approved the full slate of minor variances presented by the International Estonian Centre (IEC) at its hearing on May 15, 2019. Read more here. 

Events

Community Engagement Session

Friday June 7 2019 from 5:30 to 7:30pm at Tartu College

Join us on Friday, June 7 from 5.30 – 7.30 p.m. at Tartu College for a special Community Engagement Session that will shine the spotlight on the IEC’s outdoor space. North Design Office will present their landscape design, which includes the rooftop garden. After the presentation, come over to 11 Madison to take a peek inside this heritage building that will form part of the Centre.

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