Remembering the homeless in January

A lot of people like to donate leading up to Christmas. It's wonderful and I'm always blown away by the generosity of people in Ottawa.

Then the cold, harsh winter sets in. We get the January and February blahs. We're bundled up, we're busy with our lives and it's understandable that we have other things on our mind.

But for the homeless men and women in Ottawa, the need is still there.

The Ottawa Real Estate Investors Organization decided to do something about it. They have purposely scheduled their food and clothing drive for January and February. They want to remind people that Ottawa's homeless population needs help 365 days a year.

Thank you so much to Victor Menasce, Managing Partner of US Real Estate Partners, for his work in organizing this drive.

On Wednesday morning, you might have seen Victor and me on CTV Morning Live. Thank you to CTV Morning Live for the coverage.

Upcoming TV Segments

This week is very exciting!  I get to go on television to talk about the amazing chefs that will be serving our guests at our 3rd Annual A Taste for Hope!

Over 1600 people come through our doors everyday to access our programs throughout the city.  By putting on this signature event, we raise money to cover the costs of running these essential programs.  The chefs that serve tasty creative dishes at A Taste for Hope do it all out of great generosity and have kindly provided their services at no cost.

Tomorrow I will be on CTV Morning Live with Chef Danny Mongeon.  Danny is the former owner of Hooch Bourbon House and has recently gone on to start Share Freehouse that is opening this April.

Catch the show Wednesday, March 18 @ 9:15am on CTV

 

I was on Daytime Ottawa this morning with Sarah from Sarah J's Cupcakes this morning.  It was such a fun segment and after we all had a group hug!

I get to go back again on Friday - this time with Chef Jason Laurin of Essence Catering.  It will be Jason's first time at A Taste for Hope and we are very excited to have him on board.

Check it out Friday, March 20 @ 11:00am on Rogers Television

Haven't got tickets to the event yet? GET THEM HERE!

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