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Neighbour Day 2023

Skip The Depot

Skip the Depot and support Made by Momma!

Looking for an easy way to manage those recyclable bottles?
Are you looking for new ways to support our charity?
Do you have bottles and cans piling up in your garage?  We want them!

We’ve partnered with SkipTheDepot making your life a lot easier! You won’t even have to leave the house!

Skip the Depot can help you stay safe, stay home and turn your refund into support for families in the community. Donate them today!

What is SkipTheDepot? A door-to-door bottle collection service that makes refundable recycling and fundraising easier than 1,2,3,4…

1. Download the app
2. Book a pickup
3. Place your bags outside
4. Donate your bottle returns refund directly to Made by Momma. ♥
EASY!
Download the SkipTheDepot app here: https://app.skipthedepot.com/madebymomma and start donating your bottles/refunds directly to us! (charitable tax receipt eligible!)

They’ll come and pick them up from you: please just make sure you select Made by Momma upon refund.
Use the coupon code DONATEMOMMA so 100% of your donation goes back to local families facing adversity or crisis.

Your donated bottle refund helps pay for our essential basic needs programs for vulnerable families! Fundraising made simple!

Did you know that our supporters have (so far) recycled 284,738,411 containers?! And not only that, that resulted in saving 27,700 kg in Greenhouse Gas, saved 94,800 kWh of energy, AND spared 14,600 kg from the landfill? 
Amazing!

2023 Summer Intern Opportunities

Looking for a meaningful summer job? Love giving back to the community? We’ve got exciting news….
we’re looking for a few fabulous Summer Interns!

As a volunteer-run organization, every aspect of what we do is done by volunteers….client intake, cooking & baking, updating the website, tracking data, planning events, making baby essential care packages, answering emails, delivering meals, organizing donation drives, attending community events…and everything in between!

The summer months can be a busy time for our organization so we’re looking forward to finding some dynamic students to help us run our Resource Centre. The positions currently available are Resource Centre Coordinator, The Happy Birthday Project Coordinator, and Marketing & Events Assistant.

We’d love to find passionate and caring applicants who are / or have taken non-profit studies, social work, nursing, child development, psychology, sociology, business, PR/Marketing, events planning, communications, or management studies to be a part of our team. These positions have been created for a “youth” between 18 and 30 years old. 


This summer job will provide you with the opportunity to acquire new skills and gain valuable work experience in the non-profit sector. If you are passionate about the work our charity does and you’d like to apply for this position, please get in touch with us. Resumes can be submitted via LinkedIn here.

We thank all applicants for their interest; suitable applicants will be contacted for interviews.

These positions are being supported by the Canada Summer Jobs Program/Service Canada
Eligible Student Participants:

To be eligible to participate in the CSJ initiative, individuals must:
• be between 15 and 30 years of age at the start of the employment;
• be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act3; and,
• be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial/territorial legislation and regulations.

Crave Cupcakes – IWD 2023

Sweet! 🎂

We are absolutely thrilled to be the Crave Calgary charity of choice for International Women’s Day this year! 💫

Thank you to our friend Dina at Calgary Party 50 for choosing Made by Momma to receive this lovely honour! #Grateful ❤️

$1 from each individual women’s day cupcake and $5 from each women’s day cupcake pack sale will go towards supporting and empowering women from all walks of life.🥳

Be sure to pre-order your special cupcake(s) for Wednesday, March 8th! 🎂

Learn more about this initiative here: https://www.cravecupcakes.ca/collections/womens-day

{ if you know our team, you know cupcakes are our fav! }

Mayerthorpe Memorial Rocking Horse Fundraiser

On this sombre anniversary, we are looking to find a spark of hope from a tragic day. This stunning handcrafted rocking horse was made in memory of the fallen four from the Mayerthorpe tragedy to help raise funds for their families. This intent has been carried forward over the years to support more families in the community.

Rick Kaye donated the horse on behalf of his family to the organization Against All Abuse, and his wish was that it raised money for a great cause of our choice…and AAA chose Made by Momma!!! And now Against All Abuse is donating it to help raise funds to support local families facing adversity or crisis.

This is a rare opportunity to own such a special part of this powerful piece of history by helping bring smiles for generations to come. This rocking horse is only available through the online auction – don’t miss out!

For more information on this beautiful opportunity or to place your bid, please visit the link below!

32auctions.com/AAArockinghorse

#Mayerthorpe

#AgainstAllAbuse

#MadebyMomma

#YYCcharity

#WeWillRemember

#PayItForward

#DonationDriven

#VolunteerRun

#SilentAuction

#InMemory

#RockingHorse

Shop Online & Support Calgary Families

Did you know that with just a few clicks, you can shop for our most needed items through these online Wish Lists, and get your donations directly shipped to us?

We have many ways you can shop online and support the families we are helping! ♥

Kitchen Expansion & Relocation Project

Have you heard? We are taking over our little corner in West Hillhurst! We now have two buildings and are working towards our Kitchen Expansion and Relocation Project. This project includes a much-needed walk-in cooler and walk-in freezer, more islands and prep space, more ovens, another cooktop all of which will allow us to feed more families facing food insecurity, crisis and adversity.

Summer 2022 Marketing & Events Internship

2022 Summer Intern Position: Marketing & Events Assistant
Looking for a summer job? Love giving back to the community? We’ve got exciting news! We’re looking for an amazing intern to join our team this summer in the role of Marketing & Events Assistant.

♥ October: The Gift of Warmth Donation Drive

Winter is coming! We won’t mention the “S Word”, but it sure is starting to get cold out there, and this Winter is predicted to be colder than average.

♥ September: Bare Essentials Donation Drive

Introducing our September Donation Drive!
We’re going Back to Basics this month, and collecting NEW socks and underwear for everyone in the family! Many of the families that Made by Momma support are in financial crisis. Others have escaped threatening living situations with only their clothes on their back. And still others, who are in medical adversity don’t have the time or resources to pick up the Bare Essentials.