Thank you Coupons for Hunger
[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Thank you very much to Colleen and Tonia (and everyone behind the scenes) at Coupons for Hunger for visiting Ottawa and supporting the Ottawa Food Bank while you were here! Coupons for Hunger set up shop at the Ottawa Fall Home Show and asked attendees to bring them their grocery store coupons. Once the […]
Volunteers Needed: Thanks for Giving Food Drive
While it seems like it’s still summer, the autumn and holiday seasons are here! The Ottawa Food Bank always celebrates this time of year with our Thanks for Giving Food Drive. We are calling out YOU, our amazing supporters, to help us by volunteering at a grocery store and encouraging people to donate their favourite […]
Ottawa Food Bank and Ottawa Public Health reveal what hunger looks like in Ottawa at First Annual Harvest Breakfast
For immediate release: September 24, 2015 (Ottawa, ON) To celebrate the harvest season and recognize Hunger Awareness Week, the Ottawa Food Bank hosted their inaugural Annual Harvest Breakfast fundraiser at the Shaw Conference Centre today. At the event, the Ottawa Food Bank released several new statistics regarding hunger in the Ottawa community. One in 17 […]
The Ottawa Food Bank and Ottawa Public Health to paint a picture of hunger in the City during First Annual Harvest Breakfast fundraiser
For Immediate Release: Sept. 22, 2015 (Ottawa, ON) To celebrate the harvest season and recognize Hunger Awareness Week, the Ottawa Food Bank will be hosting their inaugural Annual Harvest Breakfast fundraiser at the Shaw Conference Centre on September 24. The breakfast, emceed by CTV’s Michael O’Byrne, will raise funds to support the purchase of fresh […]
Coupons for Hunger at the Ottawa Fall Home Show
In 2011, Tonia Richardson had 10 boxes of free crackers through couponing and knew she couldn’t eat them all and decided to give some to charity. That was the light bulb moment for Tonia who soon partnered with Colleen Lindemann (a fellow couponing enthusiast) and Coupons for Hunger was born. Since 2011, these coupons angels […]
Hunger Awareness Week and First Annual Harvest Breakfast!
This week is sure to be a busy one for the Ottawa Food Bank and for food banks across Canada. September 21st to 25th marks Hunger Awareness Week in Canada. Food Banks Canada is asking all Canadians to recognize this week, to make a positive impact on the issue of hunger across the country. At […]
MEDIA ADVISORY: RBC gives $30,000 to the Ottawa Food Bank
Organizations ensure Ottawa Food Bank can continue with fresh food well past the harvest season (Ottawa, ON) On September 18th, RBC employees will lend a helping hand to the Ottawa Food Bank – and those whom they serve – in a major way. Employees from RBC will not only be volunteering with the Ottawa Food […]
Get your table today!
First Annual Harvest Breakfast Join us for a delicious fundraising Harvest Breakfast this September 24th, 7:30 – 9 a.m., at the Shaw Centre, downtown Ottawa. As we celebrate both the harvest season and Hunger Awareness Week (Sept. 21 – 25), we call on you to join us and help us provide fresh food to people in […]