Island Mix Restaurant & Lounge is very active in the community & proudly sponsors a number of groups & teams.

• Helping the Homeless

  Island Mix servers helping at Strachan House Shelter Pickering's popular Island Mix restaurant dished out their delicious food at the 5th annual Homeless Shelter Banquet hosted by Loving You Charity in partnership with the Strachan House Shelter over the just concluded holidays. Loving You is a non-profit charitable organization which focuses on the Homeless, Youth entrepreneur Skills, General Community, and Prison Ministry. It is geared to the revitalizing of the homeless, mentorship of troubled youth, community workshops, and outreach programs which motivate and direct troubled people to live a more inspired life.
  
  Here, two of Island Mix's staffers are pictured serving the restaurant's delicious food to those in need at the event at Strachan House Shelter.
  
  Story courtesy of The Durham Citizen

  

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  Island Mix Supports St.Paul's On-the-Hill Community Food Bank

  Mr. K. Yusef,
  
  On behalf of all the volunteers at the food bank, I would like to thank you for the donation of food we received from you this past year. Your support of the food bank is truly appreciated.
  
  God Bless,
  Pat Bennett
  Food Bank Associate Secretary & Treasurer

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  Proud Sponsor of Sick Kids

  Island Mix is a Proud Sponsor of Sick Kids Pickering's Island Mix Restaurant recently made a sizeable donation to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, represernting proceeds from its charity golf tournament, held in Ajax in July.
  
  Helping charitable causes is a regular act for the owners of the popular restaurant, located at Brock Road in Pickering.

  We believe that we have a responsibilty, as a successful business in the community, to give back -- our clients are the ones who help us help the less fortunate

  said Kevin Yusef, one of the owners. Here, Yusef is pictured handing over a cheque for $1500 from Island Mix to Christine Cleland from the Sick Kids foundation. In addition to the generous donations, Kemol Mohamed, another one of the owners, gave a further $300.00 personal donation. Story courtesy of The Durham Citizen

Below is a list of the various groups which have benefited from Island Mix's genorous donations & sponsorships:

2008
Strivers Sports Club
Ontario Police - Public Safety News
Durham City Basketball Association
Alison De Silva Red Tie Affair (SickKids Foundation)
Scarbana (The Children's Aid Society)
Ajax Gunners Soccer Team (Ajax Soccer Club)
SickKids Foundation
Pickering 1993 Rep Team 1
"Pickering Strikers 1997 Girls" U-10 Rep Soccer Team
Pickering High School Cultural Show

2007
International Caribbean Business Fair
Fernie House - Child and Youth Services
Pranav Hindu Mandir Cultural Centre
Phil Lewis WE Network
Strivers Sports Club
"Pickering Strikers 1997 Girls" U-10 Rep Soccer Team
Canadian Caribbean Golf Association
Crestdale Cricket Club
Camp Carnival
Miss Queen of The Islands Canada Pageant
Ministry of Revenue - Annual Federated Health BBQ
All Stars Cricket Team
Diamond United Sports Club
Ajax/Pickering Raiders Minor Peewee AAA
Phil Lewis WE Network

2006
Scarborough Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Canadian Caribbean Golf Association
Canadians Against Child Abuse Society
Ministry of Revenue - Annual Federated Health BBQ
Miss Canada Scholarship Pageant 2006
Caribbean Children Foundation Inc

2005
Caribbean Children Foundation Inc

• Island Mix Shows Generous Spirit

  
  
  Pickering's Island Mix Restaurant recently made a sizeable donation to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, represernting proceeds from its charity golf tournament, held in Ajax in July.
  
  Helping charitable causes is a regular act for the owners of the popular restaurant, located at Brock Road in Pickering. "We believe that we have a responsibilty, as a successful business in the community, to give back -- our clients are the ones who help us help the less fortunate," said Kevin Yusef, one of the owners.
  
  Here, Yusef is pictured handing over a cheque for $1500 from Island Mix to Christine Cleland from the Sick Kids foundation. In addition to the generous donations, Kemol Mohamed, another one of the owners, gave a further $300.00 personal donation.
  
  Story courtesy of The Durham Citizen