From November 17 to December 12, the Ottawa Food Bank had the incredible honour of partnering with Bell Media for the CTV Your Morning Ottawa Food Drive, proudly sponsored by Doyle Salewski Inc.
Throughout the campaign, CTV Your Morning Ottawa, featured inspiring stories from our community, highlighting the significant impact of food and funds raised for the Ottawa Food Bank. The initiative wrapped up with an exciting, on-air food and funds drive where supporters joined us live at Bell Media’s Ottawa studio. The energy was electric as supporters, partners, and volunteers came together to make an unforgettable difference!
Photos by Peter Croal
At a time when more than 1 in 4 households are struggling to afford enough to eat, it was heartwarming to see the community come together.
From December 8 to 11, viewers heard from incredible voices in our community including:
Rachael Wilson (CEO), Natalie Spooner (Incoming Interim CEO), Kelly Barry (Registered Dietitian), Ugochi Ibeh (Family Support Resource Worker, Carlington Community Health Centre), Emily Coja (Senior Nutritionist, Ottawa Public Health), Line Côté (equiTABLE Resident Expert) and Tricia Johnson (Director, Communications & Development). Stories from the week can be found on CTV Your Morning Ottawa’s website.
Thank you to our community members who told their stories, our donors who stopped by or made donations in advance, our volunteers, and to the CTV Your Morning Ottawa and Bell Media team for organizing the Food Drive! Together, you raised:
$380,110.59 + 24,825 lbs of food!
The funds collected from this special broadcast will help purchase and distribute food to 71 food programs across Ottawa. Below is a list of the donors featured throughout the special broadcast:
Donor | Amount |
Adult Fun Superstore | $2,129 |
Aenos Food Services | $7,000 + Food |
Amazon Canada | $20,000 + Food |
Boyd Moving and Storage | $10,000 |
Canadian Showtime Chorus | $600 + Food |
Candor Plumbing and Heating | $3,000 |
Celebright Ottawa | $6,000 + Food |
CLV Group, InterRent, and the many sponsors of the Mike McCann Charity Golf Tournament | $100,000 |
Coventry Connections | $9,660 |
CSL Behring Canada | $12,000 |
CTV Your Morning Ottawa Union | $300 |
Doyle Salewski Donation | $10,000 |
Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and Loblaw | Food |
Fill the Foyer presented by CAPCORP | $75,229.90 |
Gunpla | $13,420.69 |
Heart & Crown Irish Pubs | $10,000 |
Liuna! Labourers’ International Union of North America, Local 527 & 527A | $10,000 |
McMillan LLP | $20,000 |
Nancy Allen RE/MAX Hallmark Realty Group | $6,688 + Food |
Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation Active Retired Members 2025 | $5,000 |
Ottawa Fire Services | $1,800 + Food |
Ottawa Mortgage Brokers – Frank Napolitano | $10,350 |
Ottawa Police Service | Food |
Ottawa TFC | Food |
Riverstone Retirement Communities | $11,000 |
ROC Swimming | $15,215 |
The Fo Guang Shan Temple and the Buddha’s Light International Association (BLIA) of Ottawa | $5,000 |
United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 175 and 633 | $3,000 |
United Steelworkers Union (USW LU 8327) – Steelworkers Humanity Fund | $4,500 |
Yarmand Tech Ltd. | $2,000 |
Online Donations | $5,968 |
Cash Collected During and After Our Broadcast | $250 |
TOTAL FUNDS COLLECTED | $380,110.59 |
FOOD COLLECTED DURING OUR BROADCAST | 24,825 lbs |
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