Mission to Seafarers: Port of Thunder Bay

How You Can Help

Volunteers
 The Mission relies heavily on volunteers for its operation. They find it a very fulfilling activity. Volunteers are needed for watch keeping, driving various tasks at the Seafarers' Centre. Go to Volunteer Opportunity.

Financial Donations
The Mission to Seafarers: Port of Thunder Bay has a Charitable Registration Number and an income tax receipt will be issued to donors. Donations may be made at any time by mailing them to:

     Mission to Seafarers: Port of Thunder Bay
     Suite 450, 100 Main St.
     Thunder Bay, ON  P7B 6R9

Donations may also be made through the Electronic Offering Program.

Individuals  who make a financial donation or volunteer and organizations who make a financial donation become a ‘Friend of the Mission to Seafarers', can vote at the General Meeting and receive a newsletter published once a year.

Revenue for the Mission

  • Donations:

  • Anglican Diocese of Algoma,

  • Thunder Bay Port Authority,

  • Individuals,

  • Anglican parishes and other churches,

  • Service Clubs, and

  • Corporations.

  • Fund-raising:

    • Annual Fund-raising Dinner

    • Meat Sale

  • Transfer from investments and bank interest

  • Sale of phone cards, soft drinks

Seafarers' Centre,
drop-off box is under awning

Donations in Kind
 Magazines and clothing may be put in the drop-off box at the Seafarers' Centre. The Centre is just inside the gate at Keefer Intermodal, which is open Monday to Saturday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m..

Magazines: particularly recent ones, especially newsmagazines. Most welcome are those in other languages such as Spanish, Hindi, Croatian, Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, and Tagalong.

Clothing: Clean, used or new, but usable, warm, small-large men's clothing is needed. Seafarers coming in October to December and April to May often are not dressed for winter conditions. Suggested donations are: sweaters, jackets, T-shirts, mitts and toques.

Pop Cans: The Mission is now accepting pop cans to raise funds. A barrel for the cans is located outside the Seafarers' Centre. For large donations of pop cans, people can take them into Dutchak Recycle Inc, 346-4785, off Hammond Ave (TB Harbour Improvements) and put the cans on the Mission to Seafarers’ account.

Expenses of the Mission

$43,712 needed annually

 

 

Staff - The Chaplain, Rev'd Ed Swayze, is hired on the basis of 3/8 of a full time position.

Centre - Supplies, Maintenance, Satellite TV, Telephone.

Van - Gasoline, maintenance and repairs.

Bibles

Discretionary - This is for emergency assistance to seafarers.

Volunteers, Public Relations and General Administration - 
This includes volunteer and donor recognition, newsletter, 
Blessing of the Fleet, office supplies, web site and accountant.

Corporate Donor Appreciation

Barb Williams, chair of the Board of Directors,
presenting Donor Appreciation Plaque

 

Master

Chief Engineer

Chief Officer

Duty Officer

Friend

Level of Financial Doantion

$3,000 or more

$2,999 to $1,000

$999 to $250

$249 to $100

$99 to $10

Recognition on Web Site and link to site

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Port Tour in van during shipping season*

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Wall Plaque

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Certificate

 

 

 

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Receive a copy of the Annual Report

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Recognition in Newsletter

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 * To receive port tour, the tour must be booked at least two weeks ahead of time. Van can accommodate a maximum of 14 persons.

Corporate includes any group, organization, business and church.

Publicity Materials

Print Materials

At least one month's notice is required for print materials to be mailed. 

Power Point Presentations

These presentations take 20 to 25 minutes to present. Arrangements can be made for the chaplain or a volunteer to give these presentations or they can be e-mailed to interested people.

Display Board

Please let us know if you would like to have our display set up

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