DAYBREAK BARBECUE

For those unfamiliar with  "L'arche Daybreak", they are an established, world wide, non profit organization committed to providing care and a complete family / social environment for the developmentally handicapped. Their Motto, " Change the World One Heart at a Time ", underscores their accomplishments in establishing communities of group homes throughout the world, and the unselfish work that they do to make the lives of their clients and residents as full and complete as possible. 

In keeping with our commitment to help and assist the developmentally handicapped wherever possible, we decided in early 2001 that we would invite the Richmond Hill Daybreak Community, and their families, to share an afternoon with us complete with bike rides, events, prizes, and Barbecue. As a result, our first Daybreak Day was held in June 2001 at the Brothers Of The Blade, MC,  property, and was sponsored By W.I.S.H. 

To say that the event was a complete success would be to understate the fun and good times that everyone in attendance enjoyed.  That afternoon can be summed up in a comment made to one of our members by one of the Daybreak staff in attendance............" I've lived and worked with a lot of the clients that are here for quite a few years and there are some that I've never seen smile until today ".......

Just like our Manitoulin Island event has become very special to many people, so has this one day spent with Daybreak. 2005 marked our fifth year holding this event and it just gets better every year.