John Baird MP volunteered his time to help serve meals to the hungry.
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| Here I am with John Baird and my son, Josh. |
A big Thank You to everyone that volunteered their time on Christmas. You really made the day special to those in need!
Friday, 27 December 2013
Christmas 2013
On December 25th, 2013, our clients were treated to our annual Christmas lunch with turkey and all the trimmings!
John Baird MP volunteered his time to help serve meals to the hungry.
A big Thank You to everyone that volunteered their time on Christmas. You really made the day special to those in need!
John Baird MP volunteered his time to help serve meals to the hungry.
A big Thank You to everyone that volunteered their time on Christmas. You really made the day special to those in need!
Thursday, 12 December 2013
CBC Day of Giving
What a past few weeks it has been! CBC chose us for the second year in a row as the charity of choice for their Annual Day of Giving.
Just as last year, the kick off included the Hopes and Dreams contest featured on Alan Neal's "All in a Day" radio show. 7 people raised funds for Shepherds of Good Hope in order to make a dream of theirs come true and they raised over $16,000!
After that contest there were several prizes to be won just for donating! That really made people excited for prizes such as being featured in an Ian Rankin book, having Hawksley Workman write a song and there were so many more!
The big day on December 6 started very early out at Greenboro Station. We were out there with the "Ottawa Morning" team on a bus collecting donations. We also had some very talented artists join us to play fantastic music.
Later in the day on "All in a Day", Alan revealed how much money each participant of the Hopes and Dreams contest raised and we were so thankful and amazed.
At the end of the day, the total was almost $130,000!
But CBC continued to raise money throughout the weekend and the final total was $136,389.75!
Shepherds of Good Hope would like to thank CBC Ottawa, Hopes and Dreams contestants and all of the generous supporters who helped raise the many funds in support of the most vulnerable men and women in the City of Ottawa during their Holiday Charity Drive Campaign. CBC was instrumental in recalling the many stories of those who need our help daily. The campaign was a tremendous success but we could not provide our services without your help. Again, a great big Thank You!
Just as last year, the kick off included the Hopes and Dreams contest featured on Alan Neal's "All in a Day" radio show. 7 people raised funds for Shepherds of Good Hope in order to make a dream of theirs come true and they raised over $16,000!
After that contest there were several prizes to be won just for donating! That really made people excited for prizes such as being featured in an Ian Rankin book, having Hawksley Workman write a song and there were so many more!
The big day on December 6 started very early out at Greenboro Station. We were out there with the "Ottawa Morning" team on a bus collecting donations. We also had some very talented artists join us to play fantastic music.
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| John Hynes plays on Ottawa Morning |
Later in the day on "All in a Day", Alan revealed how much money each participant of the Hopes and Dreams contest raised and we were so thankful and amazed.
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| Hopes and Dreams contestants on All in a Day |
At the end of the day, the total was almost $130,000!
Shepherds of Good Hope would like to thank CBC Ottawa, Hopes and Dreams contestants and all of the generous supporters who helped raise the many funds in support of the most vulnerable men and women in the City of Ottawa during their Holiday Charity Drive Campaign. CBC was instrumental in recalling the many stories of those who need our help daily. The campaign was a tremendous success but we could not provide our services without your help. Again, a great big Thank You!
Wednesday, 4 December 2013
Avnet Group Lunch
Last week, our Hope Living in Kanata residents had the pleasure of a visit from Avnet employees.
They were there to serve lunch and they also brought entertainment! The residents and staff had a fantastic time. Elvis had them dancing, clapping and smiling from ear to ear!
A combination of several cheques totaling $2200.00 were presented to us with a promise of their headquarters in the states matching or topping their donation.
THANK YOU AVNET!
They were there to serve lunch and they also brought entertainment! The residents and staff had a fantastic time. Elvis had them dancing, clapping and smiling from ear to ear!
A combination of several cheques totaling $2200.00 were presented to us with a promise of their headquarters in the states matching or topping their donation.
THANK YOU AVNET!
To see the rest of these fantastic photos on Facebook, click HERE!
Tuesday, 3 December 2013
My Appearance on Our Ottawa!
Last week I had the pleasure of appearing on "Our Ottawa" on CBC with Alan Neal to discuss the CBC Day of Giving.
Shepherds of Good Hope is the designated charity for the 2nd year in a row and are absolutely thrilled!
Please take a few minutes to watch the segment.
Shepherds of Good Hope is the designated charity for the 2nd year in a row and are absolutely thrilled!
Please take a few minutes to watch the segment.
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