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Feed 256 families each week at the Sunday Shelf in Ottawa
Help keep a free food pantry open for families and seniors in Ottawa.
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Since 2021, our volunteer team has run the Sunday Shelf every Sunday from the back of the parish hall. We started with 24 families, and now we feed 256 each week.
Donations have dropped by about 34% this harvest gap, while the line has grown every single week.
We rely on volunteers - 19 of us - and keep no salaries or overhead. I buy staples at wholesale prices at the Ottawa market and keep every receipt.
Each $35 feeds a family of four for a week.
All of the funds go to groceries, fresh produce, and cold-storage costs.
Where the $2,500 goes:
• Refrigeration and electricity: $250
• Rice, beans, flour and oil (wholesale): $1,750
• Fresh vegetables and fruit: $500
I'll keep this page updated with receipts as things happen.
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Wishing you peace, Monique. Hope you get there. We're a small family in Petrópolis but we're thinking of you. Love from Petrópolis.