Moustarah & Company Raise Funds for Hope Mission

Moustarah & Company Supports Hope Mission

Moustarah & Company is proud to support organizations that work to improve the lives of people in the Edmonton community. Hope Mission is one of those organizations.

Our relationship with Hope Mission has included both volunteering and fundraising. In 2018, members of the Moustarah & Company team volunteered at Hope Mission, helping prepare and serve a meal to members of the community.

Our support continued into 2019 when the firm participated in Hope Mission’s Cold Hands Warm Hearts campaign.

The campaign provided our team with another opportunity to give back while helping raise funds for Hope Mission’s programs and services.

Participating in the Cold Hands Warm Hearts 5 km Walk

As continued supporters of Hope Mission, members of Moustarah & Company were invited to participate in the Cold Hands Warm Hearts 5 km walk.

The event brought together community members, businesses, organizations and supporters who wanted to help raise awareness and funds for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.

Our team was pleased to participate and contribute to the campaign.

For a law firm, fundraising events such as this provide an opportunity to contribute in a way that is different from our ordinary professional work. Rather than assisting a client with a legal matter, our team was able to contribute time and energy toward a community cause.

What Is Cold Hands Warm Hearts?

Cold Hands Warm Hearts is a Hope Mission fundraising campaign designed to raise awareness and financial support for people experiencing poverty and homelessness.

The campaign uses a winter-themed 5 km walk to give participants an opportunity to experience, in a limited and symbolic way, the challenges associated with being outside during Edmonton’s cold winter months while raising funds for Hope Mission.

The experience is intended to encourage community members to think about homelessness and poverty while supporting an organization providing practical services to people in need.

Campaign details, dates and fundraising activities can change from year to year. Anyone interested in participating in a current Hope Mission campaign should obtain current information directly from Hope Mission.

Visit Hope Mission for current information about its programs and fundraising opportunities
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Why We Chose to Support Hope Mission

Hope Mission provides services to people experiencing poverty and homelessness in Edmonton and throughout Alberta. Supporting an organization that works directly with vulnerable members of the community is meaningful to our team.

Homelessness is a complex issue. People can experience homelessness for many different reasons, and addressing it can require access to food, shelter, health services, employment support, housing assistance and other resources.

Charitable organizations and community groups play an important role in providing these supports.

Our participation in Cold Hands Warm Hearts was one relatively small contribution to that broader effort, but we were proud to take part.

Giving Back Beyond the Practice of Law

Moustarah & Company is an Edmonton law firm focused primarily on personal injury law. Our lawyers spend much of their professional lives helping people navigate difficult legal circumstances.

Community involvement gives our team another way to serve people.

We believe that being part of the Edmonton community involves more than providing professional services. Businesses and professionals can contribute through volunteering, fundraising, charitable sponsorships and other forms of community participation.

Our support of Hope Mission reflects that philosophy.

The Cold Hands Warm Hearts campaign was one example of our team working together to support an Edmonton organization that provides practical assistance to people in need.

Our Continued Relationship with Hope Mission

Our fundraising participation in Cold Hands Warm Hearts was not our first involvement with Hope Mission.

In 2018, members of the Moustarah & Company team volunteered at Hope Mission, helping prepare and serve a meal.

Later in 2018, members of our team—including lawyers, articling students and staff—also volunteered at Hope Mission during the holiday season.

The continued relationship is important because it demonstrates that community involvement can extend beyond a single event.

Read about our first Hope Mission volunteer experience
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Read about our holiday volunteer experience at Hope Mission
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Our Team’s Experience with the Cold Hands Warm Hearts Campaign

Participating in a fundraising walk is different from volunteering in a kitchen or office. It brings the team into the community and creates an opportunity to work together toward a shared objective.

For the members of Moustarah & Company who participated, the Cold Hands Warm Hearts campaign provided an opportunity to step away from our usual professional responsibilities and focus on a community cause.

The event also helped reinforce the importance of community support during Edmonton’s winter months, when weather can make already difficult circumstances even more challenging for people experiencing homelessness.

We were grateful to everyone who supported our team’s fundraising efforts.

Fundraising Makes a Difference

Fundraising allows charitable organizations to maintain programs, provide services and respond to changing community needs.

Contributions from businesses, individuals and community groups can help organizations continue their work throughout the year.

By participating in Cold Hands Warm Hearts, Moustarah & Company was able to contribute to Hope Mission’s fundraising efforts while also helping raise awareness about the organization’s work.

We recognize that our contribution was one part of a much larger community effort involving many participants and donors.

Community Support in Edmonton

Edmonton is home to many charitable organizations and community groups providing assistance to people facing difficult circumstances.

Supporting those organizations can take many forms. People may volunteer their time, donate money or supplies, participate in fundraising events, or simply learn more about the issues affecting people in their community.

Businesses can also contribute by encouraging employees to volunteer and by supporting charitable organizations through fundraising and sponsorship.

Moustarah & Company’s involvement with Hope Mission is one example of how our team has chosen to participate in the Edmonton community.

Why Community Involvement Matters to Our Firm

Our firm’s legal practice is centred on people.

Personal injury clients often come to us after experiencing an accident that has affected their health, employment, finances, family life and future plans.

We understand that legal problems do not exist in isolation from the rest of a person’s life.

Community involvement provides our team with another perspective on the challenges faced by people in Edmonton and reinforces the importance of compassion, respect and service.

Supporting Hope Mission is therefore consistent with our broader belief that professional organizations have a role to play in the communities where they operate.

Encouraging Others to Get Involved

One of the benefits of community fundraising is that people can participate at different levels.

Not everyone can make the same financial contribution or commit the same amount of time. What matters is finding a meaningful way to contribute within your own circumstances.

Volunteering, fundraising, donating, participating in an event or sharing information about a charitable organization’s work can all help.

If you are interested in supporting people experiencing poverty and homelessness in Edmonton, we encourage you to learn more about the work of Hope Mission and the current opportunities available to volunteers and donors.

Learn how you can get involved with Hope Mission
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Looking Back at Our Cold Hands Warm Hearts Participation

Our participation in the Cold Hands Warm Hearts 5 km walk was a meaningful opportunity for the Moustarah & Company team to support Hope Mission.

We are grateful to the people who organized the campaign, the volunteers who helped make the event possible, and everyone who supported our fundraising efforts.

Most importantly, we appreciate the work Hope Mission continues to do for people in our community.

We were proud to play a small part in supporting that work.