• Replaced our boilers and installed a more energy-efficient heating/cooling system
• Installed a multimedia system in the Sanctuary to provide a visual dimension to our
  worship
• Conducted two reviews, one into our governance and one into our relationship with
  The Fairlawn Neighbourhood Centre
• Developed policies and procedures around duty of care and accessibility
• Funded the creation of an advocacy staff position at Toronto Southeast Presbytery,
  ably filled by Beth Baskin
• Launched the gift card fundraising initiative, raising over $1,900 in the first 14
  months
• Turned Greetings! (formerly a monthly publication) into a shorter publication distributed weekly
• Ran a series of Stewardship breakfasts and lunches to help members think about
  the full role of giving our time, talent and treasures
• Hosted three candidates’ meetings for the community in a 12-month period, for the
  municipal, federal and provincial elections
• Welcomed neighbours to the church for coffee and dessert
• Remembered those from our church who died serving their country in the First World
  War with Marybeth Duggan’s Poppies Grow display on the front lawn
• Collaborated with The FNC on a Family Dance for members of the congregation and
  the community
• Held our first Bethlehem Market with the Sunday School and various church
  ‘artisans’
• Witnessed the completion of 40 Oaks affordable housing complex
• and we are undertaking a church identity project called 'How We See Ourselves'

This list is only a small part of the total church activity in 2011. By reading the reports in the Annual Report from the chairs of our councils, committees and teams, you’ll get
a clear picture of the Fairlawn rejuvenation.

~ excerpt from the Council Chair's Report p. 3 from the 2011 Annual Report