LinkNow Media 2024

Wesley and Eve Mendelovitch / The New Secret Santa 2024

With the help of our employees, friends, families and sponsors, we surpassed our goal by raising $31,893.00 and 880 gifts for the children in the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres’ care. This year with more kids in need and less sponsors, it's more important than ever to help our kids have a little happiness in another pandemic-overshadowed year.

  • $18,296

    Raised

  • $30,000

    Goal

  • 26

    Supporters

  • 0

    Days Remaining

Recent Transactions

  • ANDRE SARRAZN

    $205.80 / 6 days ago

  • Farid Nazemi

    $2,058.00 / 11 days ago

  • Stephen Dupuis

    $1,029.00 / 14 days ago

    As always - Wesley and team - thank you for all your hard work- keeping the real spirit of the season alive. And thank you for the opportunity to participate. Wishing you the best of success with this campaign! Stephen Dupuis and family

  • Anonymous

    $1,029.00 / 21 days ago

    Great work for a great cause, keep it going

  • Paul Karlsgodt

    $514.50 / 24 days ago

    Go team LinkNow!

  • Stephanie Kobzan

    $51.45 / 25 days ago

  • Shannon Labrash

    $51.45 / 25 days ago

  • Christina Ho

    $51.45 / 25 days ago

  • Jennifer Conn

    $40.00 / 26 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $5,556.60 / 28 days ago

  • Anonymous

    $1,029.00 / 28 days ago

    Amazing job...keep it up.

  • Margo Legault

    $102.90 / 32 days ago

    Thank you for opening up this initiative to others. I look forward to contributing every year.

  • Khyati Khyati

    $51.45 / 32 days ago

  • Danielle Bettan

    $51.96 / 35 days ago

  • June Tweddle

    $51.45 / 35 days ago

  • Patricia Spencer

    $25.73 / 36 days ago

  • Judy Hanson

    $128.63 / 38 days ago

  • Kimberly Jacobs

    $514.50 / 39 days ago

  • Marc Hardgrove

    $3,601.50 / 40 days ago

    We look forward to participating in the Youth Christmas Drive each and every year. Thank you!

  • Marvin Mendelovitch

    $205.80 / 40 days ago

  • Paolo Bastone

    $437.33 / 40 days ago

    Great job as usual, always a pleasure to help:-)

  • Jonathan Auerbach

    $180.00 / 41 days ago

  • Hans Skillrud

    $257.25 / 41 days ago

    We are very thankful to the LinkNow team who puts in all of the effort to ensuring this fundraiser can happen and is a success. Thank you all, from Team Termageddon!

  • Anna Mushynski

    $51.45 / 41 days ago

  • Lindsey Barr

    $20.00 / 41 days ago

    Wishing everyone a season filled with joy!

About LinkNow Media 2024

Back in 2012, our staff decided that the same old company gift exchange was not doing enough during the holiday season. Sure, we had the opportunity to gift coworkers with entertaining and embarrassing presents, but the truth of it was that these gifts often ended up in the trash at the end of the day.

Our first thought was that we could donate to an orphanage. However, there are currently no orphanages in Quebec. Parentless and deserted children are funnelled directly into foster care programs. So, the research began. After extensive review, we landed on the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres and knew that we had found our match. A non-profit organization, Batshaw Youth and Family Centres have been providing underprivileged children with the support they need for over 25 years.

They do this through professional psycho-social, rehabilitation, and social integration services, and a number of other free amenities such as: Child placement services for neglected children Support for victims of psychological, physical, or sexual abuse Assistance for abandoned children Assistance for children with behavioural problems Family mediation Adoption disclosure Court expertise on child custody. The Batshaw Youth and Family Centres also deal with young offender interventions by virtue of the Youth Criminal Justice Act. If something is affecting Quebec’s youth, the dedicated staff at Batshaw are there.

After reading about the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres, we of course wanted to arrange a meeting. And, while we thought we knew what we were getting involved in, nothing could have prepared us for the stories we heard. Our hearts ached, and our stomachs dropped upon hearing the stories of how children end up under the care of the Batshaw Youth and Family Centres.

Stories of abuse, neglect, sexual assault, violence, death… much too awful to even repeat. We also came to realize that there are far more neglected kids in our province than we originally imagined. The Centre deals with thousands every year. Thousands of children, who, instead of looking towards their future with inspiration and confidence, feel as if they have no future ahead of them. . . There has never been a better time to help. With 100% of your donation going to the kids please help us give back to our youth. Thank you!