The 2020 Au Contraire Film Festival Drive-In to End the Stigma will take place on August 19, 2020 at the Royalmount Drive-in. This year’s event includes short films, live entertainment, food, and a special award ceremony for Dr. Karl Looper. Ticket price $125 per person (applicable $50 tax receipt). Box office now open. For more information, contact 514-798-0791 or info@acff.ca or visit www.acff.ca.

We warmly welcome all of our supporters to the

 Annual General Meeting

Monday, June 22^nd 2020, at 4:00 pm

via Zoom Videoconferencing

RSVPs before Monday June 15th

with your email address would be appreciated

514-932-2199 or info@labrienville.org

www.labrienville.org

 

Nous accueillerons chaleureusement

tous nos sympathisants

à l’assemblée générale annuelle de 

Lundi le 22 juin 2020 à 16h00 heures

par Zoom vidéoconférence

Prière de répondre avant le 15 juin

avec votre adresse courriel

pour réserver une place à l’AGA

au 514-932-2199 ou au info@labrienville.org

www.labrienville.org

L’Abri en Ville’s Annual General Meeting, scheduled to take place on March 16, 2020, is postponed indefinitely. We will keep you apprised when a new date is scheduled L’assemblée générale annuelle de L’Abri en Ville, prévue pour le 16 mars 2020, est reportée sine die. Nous vous tiendrons informés lorsqu’une nouvelle date est prévue.      

You are cordially invited to Projet Imagination’s vernissage, where artwork by several L’Abri residents will be on display.

March 19, 6 pm – 9 pm at Santropol Roulant, 111 Roy East, Montreal.

(Entry fee by donation. Suggested amount $5. Pay what you can.)

L’Abri en Ville’s 2019 Annual Citrus Fundraising Campaign is now underway, and we are taking orders for Indian River Florida fruit. If you already have a L’Abri citrus agent, your agent should be contacting you this month to take your order.  You may also place an order by contacting the L’Abri en Ville office at 514 932-2199 or info@labrienville.org. By purchasing the delicious oranges or grapefruits, and/or by volunteering to help out before or during the two day event, your time, efforts and financial support help L’Abri fulfil its mission of providing supportive housing and community to its residents. Oranges                                       Grapefruits Small Box      $ 35.00                 Small Box      $ 30.00 Large Box      $ 65.00                 Large Box      $ 55.00   Pickup Dates, Times and Place: Monday and Tuesday, December 2nd & 3rd, 2019 from 2:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Mountainside United Church, Lansdowne Avenue corner of The Boulevard, Westmount – parking on Lansdowne L’Abri en Ville provides housing and support to adults living with mental illness. House meetings and individual meetings, weekly and as needed, with L’Abri’s coordinators help to provide stability for our residents. Sixty plus volunteers, many who have been with L’Abri since its inception 28 years ago, continue to provide the social connection and activities such as family or friends might do. Thanks to all of you for supporting L’Abri en Ville in its mission to provide a stable and fulfilling environment for persons with a mental illness.  Your generosity is very much appreciated.

JOIN US FOR A DAY OF ACTIVITIES at

Celebrating Mental Health Day

on Saturday, September 14, 2019 | 1 PM

at Jardineries on the Esplanade at the Olympic Park (Metro Pie-IX) 

THE DAY’S ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• “THE FLIGHT OF THE SOAP BUBBLES”: LAUNCH OF SOAP BUBBLES AS A GROUP
• SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS WHO WILL LAUNCH A NEW MENTAL HEALTH SONG
• PRESENTATION OF THE MENTAL HEALTH RECOGNITION GRANT
• MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY RO AND MARI
• BIBLIOTHERAPY AND PET THERAPY
• INFORMATION BOOTHS TO DEMYSTIFY MENTAL HEALTH AND PROVIDE RESOURCES
• WALL OF MESSAGES OF HOPE
• CHILDREN’S FACE PAINTING
• YOGA CLASS WITH MARIE-EVE CORRIVEAU, KINESIOLOGIST
• PING-PONG, MINI-PUTT AND OTHER GAMES

Save the dates! The annual Au Contraire Film Festival will take place October 22-24 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. There are always many interesting and thought-provoking films about mental illness. Visit www.acff.ca for all information and to purchase tickets.