January 28, 2009
Community says goodbye to a great humanitarian
Peter Neufeld faced his battle with pancreatic cancer as he faced all obstacles; with grace, courage, determination and optimism. His co ... [read more]


January 08, 2009
Peter Neufeld loses his battle with cancer - Ballantrae man led Stouffville's African partnership
Compassionate, great family man, a free spirit, and an asset to the community. That is how those who knew Peter Neufeld describe him. Mr. N ... [read more]


December 2008
A gift of hope
If you have people on your Christmas list who already have everything they could possibly need or want, why not consider making a donation t ... [read more]


November 2008
SIP Dinner a Roaring Success
The 2008 fundraising dinner for the Stouffville Igoma Partnership (SIP) was another resounding success. Preliminary estimates indicate th ... [read more]


October 23, 2008
Small-town project touching lives in a big-time way
Just when you think Stouffville’s sense of community may be lost in the subdivisions and plazas rising up at all corners, your faith can be ... [read more]


October 04, 2008
Igoma dinner marks five years in Africa
A small-town charity is looking for big-time support from residents. The Stouffville Igoma Partnership is holding its fourth annual dinn ... [read more]


September 2008
SIP to host annual fundraising dinner
On Friday Oct. 17, the annual fundraising dinner for the Stouffville Igoma Partnership will be held at EastRidge Missionary Church. The p ... [read more]


June 2008
SIP harnesses the power of the sun
When Valerie Franc and her colleagues at M&Y Chiropractic heard about an innovative oven designed by Solar Freedom International, they thoug ... [read more]


February 2008
SIP focuses on education in 2008
Last year’s fundraising efforts have enabled the Stouffville Igoma Partnership to complete the new mother and child care facility in Igoma. ... [read more]


January 2008
Mosquito nets save lives in Igoma
These mosquito nets, provided by donations from the Stouffville Igoma Partnership, are vital to help prevent malaria in Igoma, Tanzania. One ... [read more]


November 2007
SIP dinner raises funds, hope for the future
Once again, the Stouffville Igoma Partnership (SIP) dinner on Oct. 19 was a night to remember. The annual event raised approximately $37,000 ... [read more]


October 11, 2007
Twins, triplets get good start thanks to partnership
Many residents in Igoma, Tanzania, are healthier and babies have a better chance of a healthy life thanks to the Stouffville Igoma Partnersh ... [read more]


October 2007
From Stouffville to Igoma, A Gift of Hope
On Friday, Oct. 19, Whitchurch-Stouffville Town Council and Chamber of Commerce will host the third annual Fundraising Dinner and Auction fo ... [read more]


August 02, 2007
Boost for African clinic: Stouffville team helps build addition to its latest Igoma partnership project
With the help of volunteers from the Stouffville Igoma Project, a medical clinic in Africa will soon have an addition for an infant care fac ... [read more]


August 2007
Partnership brings hope for the future in Igoma
Peter Boudewyn and his wife, Yvonne, visited Igoma, Tanzania for the third time this spring as part of the Stouffville Igoma Parternship pro ... [read more]


April 19, 2007
Benefit Concert, return trip to Igoma scheduled: Musician still feels Africans pain
Justin Kerswill’s life was turned upside down. He had just visited Igoma in Tanzania and saw the devastation caused to families by diseas ... [read more]


March 2007
SIP plans spring visit to Igoma: New volunteers welcome
Representatives of the Stouffville Igoma Partnership are planning their next visit to the Tanzanian community this spring. The tentative ... [read more]


February 2007
Lack of clean water a major concern for Igoma
EastRidge Missionary Church pastor Lou Geense and Stouffville Igoma Partnership committee chair Peter Neufeld were among a team of 11 volunt ... [read more]


January 11, 2007
We’re not famous, but we can change world
It’s common for towns and cities to partner with similar communities elsewhere in Canada, North America and around the world. Markham, fo ... [read more]


January 04, 2007
Towns challenged to adopt villages
The Stouffville Igoma Project is looking for other communities to twin with an African village to support residents there. The Stouffvill ... [read more]


October 26, 2006
$35,000 raised for Africa at dinner
More Igoman children won’t be dying of malaria and villagers in Igoma may have less water-borne diseases in future thanks to the support of ... [read more]


October 14, 2006
Nurse at heart of town's African aid project
After spending her childhood in Kenya as the daughter of missionaries, Glenna Cummins-Peterson hasn’t been able to forget the plight of the ... [read more]


October 12, 2006
Dinner helps African clinic
Whitchurch-Stouffville residents have a heart for the people of Igoma, an ocean away. Their support of the Stouffville Igoma Partnership ... [read more]


October 2006
Whitchurch-Stouffville joins hands with Igoma
On Friday, Oct. 20, Town Council and the Chamber of Commerce invite everyone to attend the second annual Gala Fundraising Dinner and Auction ... [read more]


September 2006
Stouffville Igoma Partnership to host Gala Dinner in October
The Retail Council of Canada estimates that families will spend an average of $337 per student for back to school supplies this fall. In Igo ... [read more]


May 11, 2006
Concert in Memorial Park helps bring water to Igoma
A trip a young Stouffville resident made to Africa left him with a desire to keep helping people there. To raise more money for the Stouf ... [read more]


May 2006
Concert to raise funds for Stouffville Igoma partnership
When Justin Kerswill returned from Igoma, Tanzania in the summer of 2005 he knew his life had changed forever. He had traveled to the eas ... [read more]


December 15, 2005
Hands-on generosity pays off in Africa
Patients with malaria, AIDS and other diseases no longer have to wait under the sharp rays of the African sun to be treated at Igoma’s only ... [read more]


July 05, 2005
Privilege reaches out to poverty
It's a tale of two cities, with a happier ending. Or, to be more accurate, two communities a world apart, separated by massive income ga ... [read more]


April 23, 2005
$36,000 raised for village
A good-news message from Stouffville will be delivered to an east African village next month. When a 10-member group from Stouffville an ... [read more]


April 02, 2005
Nurse makes new life helping Africans
A Markham nurse is trying to make a difference in an impoverished east African village. Glenna Cummins, 49, has been a missionary nurse ... [read more]


February 03, 2005
Students help peers in Igoma Africa
More than 60,000 school supply items are on there way to east Africa, thanks to a Stouffville school. When James Moule, 12, and Tanya Bur ... [read more]


November 11, 2004
Medical clinic open in Igoma
Every one of the 26 miles Stouffville resident Robin Steckley covered at the Boston Marathon in April means better health care for residents ... [read more]


April 08, 2004
Mom runs Boston Marathon for needy Africans
Robin Steckley of Stouffville has more than one reason to compete the upcoming Boston Marathon. Crossing the finish line of the 26-mile e ... [read more]


December 26, 2003
Holiday cheer spread to African Village
A humanitarian partnership between Whitchurch-Stouffville and a poor East African village will be officially launched at an all-faith church ... [read more]


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Another container on its way to Africa
We are in the process of loading a 20 foot container of medical and other assorted supplies for shipment in April this year. This shipment i ... [read more]


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Barn-raising latest Igoma project
A barn-raising project, coordinated by a Stouffville humanitarian group, has generated $15,000 for a medical centre in east Africa. Abou ... [read more]