GRADE 8 FASTS FOR A GLOBAL IMPACT, with proceeds to MEI Service Teams 2026. Donate using the form below, and include the name of the student whose fundraising efforts you are responding to!
Donate to MEI Service Teams 2026 (Grade 8 Fast)
Donations of $25 or more will receive a tax receipt by email in February, 2027 for the 2026 tax year.
Online Donation form CLOSES at 2:30 pm on TUESDAY, Feb 3.
If you have questions, please contact the MEI Middle School Office. Tel 604.859.3700 or by email: middle@meischools.com
Per CRA guidelines, receipts are issued in the name of the payee (the cardholder): if paid personally, with a personal donation receipt, if paid by a business, with a business donation receipt. Charitable Registration Number: 10769 1065 RR0001
Funds raised in excess of a student’s fundraising target will be kept by the team until all the team’s expenses are covered, at which time the donation may be given to another team or Service Learning Initiative. ALL donations made to the MEI Service Learning Program are non-refundable. Per CRA guidance “A registered charity cannot return a donor’s gift. At law, a gift transfers ownership from the donor to the charity. Once the transfer is made, the charity is obliged to use the gift in carrying out its charitable purposes.”
More info about the MEI Service Teams that the Grade 8 Fast Supports
Team Abbotsford / Mission
Led by Brad Knodel, this team will spend the first week of Spring Break working with several organizations right here in our own part of the world. Students and leaders will be staying at Camp Luther and will be “away from home” for 6 nights.
This opportunity is open to students in grades 9-12.
Team Kyuquot
Led by Dawn Thiessen, this team will spend the first 10 days of Spring Break serving in a remote indigenous village located on the Northwest Coast of Vancouver Island. The team will be working with the local church there running art and sports camps.
This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12.
Team Mexico (Casa De Luz)
Led by Rebecca Enns, this team will be spending the first week of Spring Break serving at Casa de Luz in Primo Tapia, Mexico.
Casa de Luz Ministries | Breaking the Cycle of Poverty
MEI Secondary contact leader: Amber Balzer
This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12.
Team Mexico (OLOC)
Led by Jenny Thiessen, this team will spend the first week of Spring Break working with One Life – One Chance.
One Life One Chance Ministries | Christian Non Profit in Mexico
They will be involved serving the people of the San Quintin Valley in many ways, including building a home for a family in need.
This opportunity is open to students in grades 10-12.
Team India
Led by Sandra Fehr, this team will be spending 2 weeks serving in the foothills of the Himalayas working with a local children’s home.
MEI Secondary contact: Jonathan Brooks
This opportunity is open to students in grades 11-12.
Anticipated fundraising target: $4000 per person > Donate
Team Kenya
Led by Corina Kropp, this team will spend two weeks serving with the Imani Orphan Care Foundation. Please note that this trip has vaccination requirements.
Home – Imani Orphan Care Foundation
MEI Secondary contact leader: Jolie Willems
This opportunity is open to students in grades 11-12.
Team Rwanda
Led by Darren Berg, this team will spend 2 weeks serving with Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions.
Kurumbuka Leadership Solutions
This opportunity is open to students in grades 11-12 who have demonstrated leadership abilities and who have an interest in further developing their leadership potential.
