Tag: food bank
Stittsville Royals plan special food drive this Sunday
(via the Stittsville Royals) On Sunday, January 3 the Stittsville Royals Juniors Hockey Club is having a Food Drive to replenish the Stittsville Food Bank’s cupboard. They’re offering $2 off tickets if you bring a non-perishable food item.…
Over 9,000 items collected for Food Bank during “Fill the Bus”
For the 30th year, OC Transpo parked buses outside of local Loblaws, Superstores and Your Independent Grocers locations across Ottawa on Saturday, asking shoppers to pack them full of food…
NOTEBOOK: Bradley-Craig, Reverie, wetland trial, mosquitos
BRADLEY-CRAIG FARM UPDATE I was part of a small group of residents from Stittsville and beyond who met with Councillor Qadri this week about the Bradley-Craig Farm. We’ve also started…
Everything you need to know about this Saturday’s Parade of Lights
(Photo courtesy of Danielle Barabé-Bussières) Floats, bands, firefighters, costumed characters and yes, Santa Claus himself will be marching down Stittsville Main Street on the evening of Saturday, November 28. Here’s…
Ed Taylor at Gaia Java this Friday, proceeds to Stittsville Food Bank
This Friday we have a treat for you! Three talented musicians who have been in the shop many times before, sometimes as audience, other times as performers. Ed Taylor is…
Stittsville Public School will support 17 families at Christmas
(Above: Stittsville Public School student Ella Sultan helps sort some of the many donations received last year.) Hi, my name is Ella and my mom and I are organizing the Christmas…
Dedicated youth make a big difference at Stittsville Food Bank
(Photo: Stittsville Food Bank volunteers front row L-R: Kayla Robinson, Connor Meek, Caroline Frost, Shaheen Aziz, Gillian Smith, Back Row, L-R: Theresa Qadri (Chair), Adam McCaw, Quentin Pickett. Photo by…
Three ways to support the Stittsville Food Bank during the holiday season
(Photo by Barry Gray.) DONATE FOOD Fill the Bus, which is the 30th Annual Christmas Food Drive will take place on Saturday, December 5, between 9am-5pm at Brown’s Your Independent Grocers…
Still time to register a float in the annual Parade of Lights
Yes, Santa Claus is definitely coming to town and the Stittsville Village Association (SVA) is hoping to make his welcome the biggest and best ever. Santa’s parade, in the evening…
Black Family Farm helps Food Bank via Community Harvest program
(ABOVE: Tom Black in front of greenhouses with produce for the Ottawa Food Bank. Photo by Barry Gray.) Every day there are people in Ottawa who go hungry. But they shouldn’t…
Stittsville Food Bank needs donations!
via Shad Qadri’s weekly newsletter: The Stittsville Food Bank would appreciate the following donations as the stock on these items is low: Apple Juice 1.89 litre, mixed juices, boxed drinks,…
Algonquin student plants the seeds for a community garden
Algonquin College student Kelsey Boggis-da Silva wants everyone in Stittsville to have the opportunity to start a garden, even if they don’t have enough room in the backyard, or any yard…
“Overwhelming response” from Stittsville Public School and community
(Above: Stittsville Public School student Ella S. helps sort some of the many donations received.) When my eight year old daughter suggested that we “adopt-a-family” from the Food Cupboard on behalf…
PHOTO: Fire Station #46 makes a donation to the Stittsville Food Bank
The crew from Fire Station 46 on Iber Road visited the Stittsville Food Bank earlier this week to make a donation. The holiday season is one of the busiest times…