Mackie's Place
14455 104th V3R 1M1 Surrey, BC, Canada

Some members of our own crew have signed up for the Mackie’s Pie Challenge! WHAT?! How awesome is that? To support our YOUTH TEAM... Head to the link below and DONATE to Team Little Pies! https://mackiesplace.kindful.com/pie-challenge

Have you registered for the Mackie’s Pie Challenge yet?! Join TODAY to help us raise support for at-risk youth in Surrey! From now until Saturday, May 29th, the first 25 people who register a team* will receive a FREE MACKIE PIE delivered to their house AND have their name entered into a draw for a Mackie Box, meal kit, and TWO bottles of @kerrisdalecocktails Head to the LINK IN OUR BIO to register TODAY! ... *Minimum $200 fundraising goal, cocktails given to participants aged 19 or older.

JOIN THE CHALLENGE! From now until Saturday, May 29th, the first 25 people who register a team* will receive a FREE MACKIE PIE delivered to their house AND has their name entered into a draw for a Mackie Box, meal kit, and TWO bottles of @kerrisdalecocktails Head to the link below to register TODAY! ... https://www.mackiesplace.com/share-a-slice *Minimum $200 fundraising goal, cocktails given to participants aged 19 or older.

Our kitchen crew has been testing MINI Mackie Pies and they’re oh-so-cute and, of course, DELICIOUS! Strawberry rhubarb, blackberry, and turkey pot pies

These two have kicked off our 2021 PIE CAMPAIGN! They’re competing with one another to raise money for Mackie’s Place and the loser gets #mackiepied! From today until Saturday, May 29th, the first 25 people who register a team* will receive a FREE MACKIE PIE delivered to their house AND have their name entered into a draw for a Mackie Box, meal kit, and TWO bottles of @kerrisdalecocktails Head to the link below to register TODAY! ... https://www.mackiesplace.com/share-a-slice *Minimum $200 fundraising goal, cocktails given to participants aged 19 or older.

Friday evening’s Meals with Meaning class was a success! We had so much fun cooking with our host, Tanyce, and her friends! A huge thank you to Tanyce, all of our guests, and to our entire production team!

Our Mother’s Day Mackie Boxes SOLD OUT and our crew of youth and volunteers did an amazing job of getting them packed and ready for pickup today! We can’t wait for your loved ones to receive their Mackie Boxes!

A couple weeks ago we had a volunteer train some of our staff, volunteers, and youth on Naloxone (Narcan) administration. Naloxone is a potentially life-saving medication that can counteract some of the effects of opioids and prevent overdose. With the current opioid crisis in BC, this is such an important skill and tool to have on hand. Thank you, Levi, for providing this invaluable training for us! ... Fraser Health Government of British Columbia City of Surrey

It’s another Meals with Meaning night tonight! We’re excited to gather with another awesome group on Zoom tonight and cook up a delicious Italian feast!

SATURDAY, MAY 29 IS MACKIE DAY Save the Date! We’re having a drive-through parking lot party at Mackie’s Place and there will be FREE MACKIE PIES! That’s right this is your chance to get one of our famous Mackie Pies! 10am - 1 pm! Mark your calendars! More details to come.

Our Mother’s Day Mackie Boxes are LIVE! This is the PERFECT GIFT for your moms, grandmas, wife, or any other special woman in your life! They would also make a great end-of-year gift for teachers! Head to the link below to purchase yours today! https://mackiesplace.square.site/s/shop

Our kitchen crew has been testing MINI Mackie Pies and they’re oh-so-cute and, of course, DELICIOUS! Strawberry rhubarb, blackberry, and turkey pot pies

We have something exciting launching this week A Mother’s Day Mackie Box filled with all the best goodies to spoil your mom, wife, grandmother, or any other special woman in your life! Included in the box will be a gorgeous tea towel and handmade Mackie’s mask, both of which were sewn by Helga Klassen, one of our amazing volunteers! We are so thankful that she was willing to gift us with her time and incredible talent! Swipe for more photos Stay tuned for more details and the launch later this week!

Our Mother’s Day Mackie Boxes SOLD OUT and our crew of youth and volunteers did an amazing job of getting them packed and ready for pickup today! We can’t wait for your loved ones to receive their Mackie Boxes!

A couple weeks ago we had a volunteer train some of our staff, volunteers, and youth on Naloxone (Narcan) administration. Naloxone is a potentially life-saving medication that can counteract some of the effects of opioids and prevent overdose. With the current opioid crisis in BC, this is such an important skill and tool to have on hand. Thank you, Levi, for providing this invaluable training for us! ... Fraser Health Government of British Columbia City of Surrey

Our Mother’s Day Mackie Boxes are LIVE! This is the PERFECT GIFT for your moms, grandmas, wife, or any other special woman in your life! They would also make a great end-of-year gift for teachers! Head to the link below to purchase yours today! https://mackiesplace.square.site/s/shop

We have something exciting launching this week A Mother’s Day Mackie Box filled with all the best goodies to spoil your mom, wife, grandmother, or any other special woman in your life! Included in the box will be a gorgeous tea towel and handmade Mackie’s mask, both of which were sewn by Helga Klassen, one of our amazing volunteers! We are so thankful that she was willing to gift us with her time and incredible talent! Swipe for more photos Stay tuned for more details and the launch later this week!

Happy #fridayintroductions Meet Lavinia, one of our amazing Youth Workers! She’s been working with us for a few months overseeing our homeschool program and kitchen supervision. Some fun facts about Lavinia:... 1. She was born in Romania and can speak fluent Romanian 2. Sushi and bubble tea are her top fave foods 3. She loves sports and being out in nature and used to figure skate competitively 4. She used to be shy, but a few years ago she had an experience that changed her view of people and now she loves interacting and hanging out with people! 5. She used to do background acting and got to meet a few celebs

To our crew, our volunteers, and our staff, Mackie’s Place is here for you. This past year has taught us all the immense value of connection and conversation, and how vital the two are for our mental health. Today, on #BellLetsTalk Day, we are reminded to never stop reaching out to loved ones for support

Making some amazing 100% soy candles in e.SCENT.ials today! These will be part of something exciting coming NEXT WEEK Hint:

The Chef Skills crew had a Red Seal in on Friday to teach them how to make a frittata! How good do these look?! Thank you, Christine, for sharing your skills with us!

LAST DAY OF 2020 which means it’s the last day to complete your year-end giving! We have raised $178,006 so far this month bringing us SO CLOSE to our first goal of equalling our guaranteed match of $110,000. Only $41,994 to go! While we are still short of our $325,000 goal, we are so grateful to have raised this much in such a challenging year. We are continually blown away by the support of our community THANK YOU!... HAPPY NEW YEAR to our crew, staff, and supporters! We have loved walking through this past year with all of you! https://www.mackiesplace.com/donate

We can’t miss the milestones!! They are the accomplishments along the way, the reminders that all the hard work, sweat, tears and sacrifice are worth it and leading us somewhere. We have this dream that one day Bono will come and join us for an event. Too lofty? We know ... We have also dreamed of being able to deliver pies and Mackie Boxes to some of our local celebs! Why?? Because these sorts of goals are the milestones I’m talking about - they give us moments to celebrate along the way. They also allow the recipients to learn about what is happening in their communities around them (and the in Bono’s case ). They offer the person of influence an opportunity to get behind causes that matter to their hearts by using their own social equity and reputation to spread the word. So, on Mackie Box packing day, we made 4 extras and labelled them with the names of people we dreamed we could deliver them to. Michael Bublé, Jillian Harris, Ryan Reynolds and of course, BONO! I am not sure if our crew thinks we are half at times, but they always seem to jump on board with our sometimes absurd and lofty dreams -- haha!! Thank you, Mackie Crew, for DREAMING BIG with us!! Within a week, we were able to deliver to two of the four peeps above and we received one VERY exciting call from Michael’s assistant thanking us for the amazing gifts. She shared how Michael (or Mike, as I like to call him in my dream world where we’re great friends ) was blown away by what our young crew had accomplished and has asked to be on our mailing list. She also asked if they can buy more pies in the future?! UMMM... YES PLEASE!! If that was not enough, Jillian then shared her Mackie Box on her insta-stories. At which time, our crew and team proceeded to let out an embarrassingly loud screech and do yet another HAPPY DANCE!! See our absurd and lofty dreams sometimes come true!! What a week!! This is the fun that comes in the midst of all the tired & hard work. And we are not stopping here!!! NO way! Stay tuned to hear about our 2021 DREAMS TO COME! Michael and Jillian, thank you!! And BONO... WE ARE COMING FOR YOU NEXT! - Bobbi-Rhea (ED & BIG Dreamer)

#fridayintroductions Meet Alena! She’s been working with us for a few months now and our crew adores her! Here’s a few fun facts about Alena: 1. Her biggest fear in life is that a bird will fly into her car when the windows are rolled down ... 2. Her goal for 2021 is to do stand up comedy (if the world ever opens again) 3. Her favourite time of day is twilight because there’s something so magical about the sun almost setting See more

As a former teacher and teacher educator, I am very aware of how difficult and necessary it is to support young people beyond school. I believe Mackie’s Place beautifully bridges the crucial gap between home and school, and brings together educational and social work understandings to do what is most important for vulnerable young people provide hope! Their emphasis on supporting and equipping young people within a caring, creative, challenging and mentoring context is making a significant difference in the lives of many young people." - Kim Franklin, former Dean of Education, Trinity Western University

The poor don’t need our used blue jeans or SpaghettiOs, they need your social equity and reputation. - Shannan Martin This year, we have seen our supporters advocate for Mackie’s Place like never before! Using their social equity and influence, they have encouraged others to join the Mackie’s Place MOVEMENT and become supporters themselves. It has been so incredible to see the power of word-of-mouth and people’s passion to see the youth in our city thrive. Through Zoom pa...rties , crowdfunding campaigns, and pie deliveries , our DREAM to see Mackie’s Place become a movement is coming true. Interested in joining the movement? Head to link below to support Mackie’s Place today! https://www.mackiesplace.com/donate

First comes the dream! What comes next? The way we see it, you need a few things to see that dream come to fruition: 1) a plan 2) the follow-through, and 3) some great people to help you get there. We opened in 2017 with $7000 that some amazing people chipped in for a pilot project. We predicted that this was enough for 6 months to offer a great homemade meal once a week, as well as incentives for the job skills program. Ever since we opened, we have dreamed of a day whe...n we’d have a $100,000 donor. Why? What does $100,000 mean? It meant we could provide more hours, more meals, for more kids, and it meant that we were trustworthy! Like any great journey, along the way, we have had some great disappointments. We’ve come close to closing due to cash shortages, we’ve experienced fatigue, and had moments when our hope was fading. There were times we asked the question, do we quit? Then, this Christmas - IT HAPPENED, we received that first $100,000 donation! And, what a day that was!! We literally did a happy dance. Our dream was a lofty one, no doubt!! Maybe you have some lofty ones too; maybe you’re tired and hope has dwindled. DON’T QUIT!! Will you join us in dreaming big for 2021? If you would like to support Mackie’s Place, head to link below to give today! https://www.mackiesplace.com/donate