The Toronto launch of Elevate Community got kick-started with a small event at the Right Wing Sports Pub on Yonge Street on Sunday, April 16th. The event was open to members and prospective members and they got to hear about who we are and why we think it is important to connect our communities, not only in Toronto, but across Ontario and Canada.
Stephen Graham spoke about Elevate Community and why it is important for us to grow larger and stronger together with a focus on social events and as well as growing our financial, education, healthcare and farming sectors through business incubation and an expanding option of platforms. Amir Kendic introduced Elevate Local which is an e-commerce platform to promote like-minded businesses to our community.
The event was well received by guests, and three special guests who are running for Mayor in the Toronto Mayoral election in June 2023. Sarah Climenhaga is running for her 3rd time after placing 5th in the 2022 campaign. She is an author and is a regular contributor on Substack. Knia Singh is a human rights lawyer and it is also his 3rd time running for mayor. Our 3rd candidate, Anthony Furey, is known for his work as a journalist for the Toronto Sun and editor of True North.
It was a great event where the candidates got to hear from our community about some of our concerns and we got to hear from them. While Elevate Community will not endorse any particular candidate, we are proud to offer a voice and platform for candidates that align with our community's values. We wish them all the successful campaigns!
The event closed with a group discussion where we collaboratively discussed next steps for our community and we are pleased to present another Toronto event will be an outdoor BBQ hosted by Charlene Day, who has been a member since November 2022 and is also the North York representative for Vaccine Choice Canada. Check-out our calendar of events for details and bigger events to come!