Social Initiatives

Community Outreach & Social Programs

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Supporting programs that support kids!

Once upon a time, Dr. M’s employees surprised him one Christmas with a hat, in addition to some fun other fun apparel based on “Meldrum anecdotes” found within his amusing – yet highly educational – lecture videos.

His treasured hat, with his company logo, was carefully displayed only when he was amongst those that already knew of its existence … until one day he forgot that he was wearing it when completing one of his sought-after YouTube videos.

While the content was very important, it was overshadowed by the apparent availability of Meldrum-Merchandise.
Comment after comment was posted by viewers demanding to have what he wore.

Being the person that he is, not only did Dr. M provide such an availability (at least for those in the US and Canada – due to overpriced shipping elsewhere), but the sales of said hat were also provided to a charitable cause.

Fast-forward a year later and the demand for the hat was renewed … wanting to spread the support, Dr. M chose a new charity and Big Brothers Big Sisters North & West Niagara was notified of our pending donation.

Once aware of their needs for funding, having not been able to execute the regular BBBS events (Covid … UGH!) Dr. M took it one step further and for every hat purchased, an additional $40 would be donated.

… if you’re trying to follow the math, that was $75 per hat sale going to BBBS.

When all was said and done, Big Brothers Big Sisters North & West Niagara received $25,000

A special thank you to our High school volunteer, Elliott, who boxed and shipped all of those purchases

… and to all of you who helped make this happen!

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Supporting programs that support kids!

2020 WIBA Finalist - BUSINESS THAT GIVES BACK category

We were honoured to not only have been nominated for the WIBA – Business that Gives Back Category, but also making it through as a top four finalist.

The award is listed to recognize “a woman or a company that supports women’s issues. This business or individual has taken positive action to invest in their community and sees social responsibility as an integral part of the business’ success”.

Gillian's Place

Making Christmas Special

Gillian's Place

Backpacks for back-to-school!

Gillian's Place

Adopt-a-Family ... or two, or three, or nine!

Gillian's Place

2020 Donation of $30,000 to Gillian's Place ...

Community Care

2020 Donation of $15,000 to Community Care of St. Catharines and Thorold ...

Humane Society

2020 Donation of $15,000 to Lincoln County Humane Society ...

Back-to School

Backpacks for back to school success

ChromeBooks for Online Education

Chromebooks for Online Classes

Hospice Christmas Dinner

Helping with the Niagara Hospice Christmas Dinner

Gillian's Place

This will be the third year that the M-team has helped Santa provide Christmas gifts for families relying on the support of Gillian’s Place, our local women’s shelter. This year we expanded our reach to include not ONLY the families within GP Second-Stage Housing Program, but also those families - and single women - that reside in the Shelter itself. • 43 children • 28 families • 15 volunteers • 10 days of shopping • 5 car loads of gifts • 4 hours at Toys R Us alone • 2 full days of wrapping • 1 amazing Christmas season Our expanded reach not only provided magical Christmas mornings for those that are part of the Gillian’s Place ON-SITE programs … having these families taken care of, the additional donations and support that GP receives from the rest of the community provided for more than 80 families that use their OFF-SITE programs. Poly-Pockets were opened … train sets were built … smiles were shared … memories were made. THIS is why we do it !

Gillian's Place

Back-to-School is 98% exciting and 2% nerves ... a new teacher, a new class and new supplies to start off a new year. We were once again able to help make this the focus by outfitting backpacks for 30 students - ranging from Jr kindergarten through to High School - currently under the care of the Gillian's Place programs. ... with everything from lunch accessories and masks to day planners, locker accessories and mathematical calculators, these kids can look forward to September's classes. And we didn't do it on our own this time - we had some help! Did you know that Ontario Secondary Students are required to complete 40 hours of volunteer work in order to receive their diplomas? We provided the opportunity for three (3) high school students in the Niagara area to complete some of their required hours and they were thrilled to participate, with a full day of: - planning - shopping - budgeting - packing and organizing ... a special thank you to Jemma, Hailey and Simona for all your hard work helping us make back-to-school special for your peers!!!

Ontario Living Wage

... Member since December 2020

“A living wage is not the same as the minimum wage, which is the legal minimum all employers must pay. The living wage sets a higher test – it reflects what earners in a family need to be paid based on the actual costs of living and being included in a specific community.”

NPRN Website

We have always upheld that society needs to look to it’s Businesses for change, not the Government … and we are proud to be part of the change.

SUPPORTING EDUCATION

Brock University co-op program

We have proudly supported the Brock Co-Op program through hiring, mentoring and providing hands-on work experience for Brock students for more than 4 years.

Brock University - Student Networking Events

Twice yearly the Brock Co-op department hosts an Employer Networking Event - this provides a simulated open networking session, giving students an opportunity to practice their networking skill with actual employers. We have been happy to accept the invitation to participate in these sessions and further support the Co-Op Program.