A Challenge to Support Belong Ottawa!

Supporting Belong Ottawa & the Kanata Food Cupboard! We’ve had a wonderful response to our Outreach project in support of Belong Ottawa. Thank you to all who have responded to date – our donations were greatly appreciated. If you haven’t already donated, please consider contributing now, but also note that we are hoping to keep this initiative going for the foreseeable future. Please see the Challenge details below.

For many years, St John’s has been a committed supporter of the Kanata Food Cupboard (KFC) through both member donations of food and other necessities, and through a financial allocation from the operating budget. In recent months there have been relatively few donations in the KFC bin in the vestibule, and we would like to change that! Please consider picking up something for the Food Cupboard when out shopping. Weekly deliveries will be made to the Food Cupboard as the bin fills up. Thank you for your generous support – the need has never been greater!

Belong Ottawa is the umbrella organization encompassing the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa day care community ministries – The Well, Centre 454, and St Luke’s Table – offering programs that ‘address basic needs, foster dignity, wellness and hope for all’. We are being challenged to reach out and support Belong Ottawa. Belong Ottawa has provided a 2025 Needs List – as follows:

– Men’s deodorant
– Mini tissue packets
– Razors
– Hot Paws/hand warmers
– Underwear (men’s and women’s size M or L)
– Bath towels (can be gently used)
– Socks (can be gently used)
– Reusable shopping bags (can be gently used)
– Empty medicine bottles (these are used to distribute shampoo, lotion, etc.)
– Mugs
– Winter gloves/mittens
– Winter hats and toques
– Toothbrushes and toothpaste
– Bars of soap (large or travel sized)
– Shampoo/conditioner (large or travel sized)

A bin has been placed outside the offices, and another outside the main entrance at St John’s (pictured above), to receive your donations. Pick-up can be arranged should it not be convenient to drop off your donation; please contact Roy Mills at millsroyj@aol.com or 613-592-1480. Monetary donations are also most welcome, either through St John’s (clearly marked: “for Belong Ottawa”), or directly by visiting the Belong Ottawa website.