Crafting Friendships - Building Bonds
Together, we can make a difference.
Crafting Friendships - Building Bonds
Together, we can make a difference.
Together, we can make a difference.
Together, we can make a difference.
As a proud member of Men's Sheds Canada, we are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive environment where men can connect, learn, and contribute to our community. We started the Burlington Men's Shed in late 2022 and now have over 30 members.
Burlington Men's Shed is now officially registered as a not-for-profit corporation in Ontario. This proactive step marks a significant advancement in our ongoing effort to increase membership and expand our community group’s potential. Since its inception three years ago, Burlington Men's Shed has worked to foster camaraderie, a sense of purpose, and a platform for sharing skills. As an incorporated entity, our Shed is now better positioned to broaden its reach and deepen its impact. Incorporation demonstrates our organization’s commitment to longevity, accountability, and growth. This new structure provides a framework for transparency, enabling more opportunities for fundraising, sponsorship, and government support, ensuring the Shed can serve its members and the community long-term. It also creates a more professional environment for the Shed’s operations. It brings with it responsibilities to govern wisely, manage finances prudently, and engage strategically with the community. As a forward-looking organisation, we recognise the importance of sustainability—not only for our Shed but also for the social fabric we help to build.
Since our beginning in late 2022, the City of Burlington has hosted our group under its Adult Program Schedule, providing a space for our weekly meetings, liability insurance, and support with participant administration.
Our weekly meetings take place at the Tansley Woods Community Centre. We typically engage in discussions that can include guest speakers, brainstorming sessions for ideas and projects, and general conversation. We are an informal group of over 20 members, each with diverse interests and backgrounds.
Over the past year, we have participated in many activities, such as judging an MBA student pitch competition at McMaster University, building raised garden beds for the Burlington Food Bank from recycled wooden shipping containers, and visiting various manufacturing plants, including Toyota and a local vinyl record pressing facility.
We have a group that meets on Friday mornings for hiking and weekly scheduled pickleball games.
Our ambitions include finding affordable meeting space that would allow us to establish a small workshop. We have funded and plan to purchase a CNC Router in early 2025, which will be initially set up and located in the garage of one of our members.
We're a bottom-up organization where new ideas and initiatives are always welcome.
Join us at Burlington Men's Shed and be a part of a global movement that is redefining what it means to support and empower men in today's society.
We're an informal and friendly group
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