A Numeracy Evening involving several stakeholders including School Council, Student Council, The Parent and Family Literacy Centre, The Alta Vista Public Library, Ridgemont High School Students, OSICO, and staff and students was designed to showcase how working together can complement learning, leadership, and citizenship. The evening started with a trilingual (three projectors English, Somali, and Arabic) overview on mathematics and how it has evolved since parents have been in school. What happened went far beyond  mathematics by the end of the session — language, culture, and unfamiliarity  with Ontario schools was replaced by friendship, support, and parents helping each other as well as their children. The workshops were presented  by staff volunteers and with the assistance of a Somali and an Arabic translator. There were about 120 parents in attendance. Not only was there numeracy learning, there was community building.