When I heard that our large truck was out of commission for repairs, I thought: oh,oh. That truck is the one our food and grocery program workers use every day to travel the city to pick up donations.
We use it to pick up bread, canned goods, staples and meat at various grocery stores. We head out to the far limits of Ottawa to get produce and fruit from Shouldice Farm. Businesses like Shopify that have their own kitchens will donate leftovers to us on a regular basis. Or we might use the truck to pick up a load of donations someone in the community has raised for us.
We also use the truck to make deliveries to our other facilities, like Hope Living in Kanata.
We have a smaller van that we've been using but on some days it means several trips back and forth so that we can unload and then head back out on the road.
We're very grateful that Shepherds of Good Hope has people who believe in what we do and donate regularly. Thank you. We would not be able to serve 1,600 men and women if not for the kind people who send us money or goods.
Going out on social media to raise funds for a specific project is not something we do often. We gave it serious thought. We settled on this idea because we think it's doable. By keeping the requested donation low and spread out among a large group, we're counting on 600 people to dig into their pockets and make that $10 donation online.
Fixing the truck is a necessity. We can't do our jobs without it. When we get to 600 people, we'll know we have enough donations to cover off the costs of the repairs. Please donate by visiting our truck campaign fund.
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