United Way Volunteers

Yesterday we had a very special group of volunteers come to our Murray St. locations. During the local United Way campaign, certain businesses will provide staff members who work directly with United Way Ottawa. These volunteers decided to come to Shepherds of Good Hope in order to see firsthand some of the work that goes on. They rolled up their sleeves and pitched in with tasks ranging from cleaning to activities with the clients. A big thank you to all the volunteers and to United Way for helping to build stronger communities.

Fatima

Fatima's mom works in the kitchen for Shepherds of Good Hope.  She had overheard that the kitchen had been running low on spaghetti sauce (they go through a lot!).

Fatima had just received her EID money, which is a gift to children from their parents after Ramadan.  She decided that she wanted to help those less fortunate than herself and use the money to buy spaghetti sauce for the soup kitchen!

 

 

What a very wonderful gesture of compassion from young Fatima! 

 





Laura's Independent Grocer

Myself, Jo, Laura and Linda (Manager at Hope Living)

 

I went over to Laura’s Independent Grocer on Eagleson Rd today in order to say thank you to everyone at the store for being so incredible to the clients at Hope Living in Kanata. Laura’s Independent Grocer has really gone out of their way to welcome us to the community and ensure that the kitchen at Hope Living always has lots of great things for the clients to eat. We especially want to extend our thanks to Laura and Jo (Pictured Above) who often use their personal vehicles to ensure that the goods get to us promptly. Thank you Laura’s Independent Grocer for being such amazing neighbours!

Target Canada

Over the last year Target Canada has been an incredible community partner making countless donations of food, clothing and other much needed goods to various Shepherds of Good Hope facilities. So we were very excited when they asked us if a team could come volunteer in the soup kitchen and meet some of the clients that they are helping to support. The team was working so hard at peeling potatoes and making sandwiches we had a tough time pulling them away in order to take a photo!

 

A big thank you to everyone at Target Canada for making community a priority.

If you ever want to volunteer or learn more about the programs at Shepherds of Good Hope please contact Judy.