Gloucester Fair at the Rideau Carleton Raceway This year the Gloucester Fair runs from Thursday, May 23rd to Sunday, May 26th. On Thursday, May 23rd, admission will be free! So the fair is encouraging people to bring non-perishable or fund donations for the Ottawa Food Bank! Where: Rideau Carleton Raceway (4837 Albion Rd) For more [ read more... ]
2012 March
Saturday, March 31st, 2012
Spring Food Drive
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With Easter just around the corner it’s time to hop into action and donate non-perishable items to the Ottawa Food Bank for those in need. Our wonderful volunteers will be out at participating grocery store locations on March 31, April 1 and April 7 handing out bags for you to place your donations in. We’re [ read more... ]
Monday, March 26th, 2012
The Printing House’s Generous Donation
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THE HOLIDAY CARDS THAT KEEP ON GIVING Over the holiday season, The Printing House (TPH) created seasonal cards where the whole production is donated – from the artwork to the printing – giving The Printing House the opportunity to donate 100 per cent of net proceeds to their chosen charities. During the 2011 holiday season [ read more... ]
Friday, March 23rd, 2012
An Amazing Food Drive – Thanks, CCLA!
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County of Carleton Law Association’s Courthouse Food Drive The CCLA held their annual Court House Food Drive in early March. Every morning various members of the CCLA and Ottawa law firms would station themselves in the lobby of the courthouse from 8-9:30 a.m to accept donations from anyone entering the building. Their hard work throughout [ read more... ]
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
The Potato Project
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SPUDS FOR THE FOOD BANK The Heritage Academy’s Potato Project is an amazing example of innovation, creativity, and spreading awareness. For the last six years the school’s Vice Principal, Derek Rhodenizer, has been growing a school garden with his students as a fun learning experience. He began to ask himself, “can we begin to give [ read more... ]
