Our Mission Our Vision

Our Mission
To collect and distribute food to member agencies serving people in need in the Ottawa area.
Our Vision
That no one goes hungry in the Ottawa area.
Messages from
Executive Director & President of the Board
Peter Tilley
Executive Director
Ottawa Food Bank
The year 2010 proved to be a challenging one for the Ottawa Food Bank. During the past two decades, greater
than 10% of our product, most of that fresh fruits and vegetables, has come from one supplier– a large east end
warehouse– that supplies food to the region’s largest chain of grocery stores. With only one month’s notice, we
learned that this warehouse was transferring most of its food distribution operations to Ajax, Ontario. As expected,
this had a huge impact on the Ottawa Food Bank and the greater than 140 programs that we support.
The organization was quick to counter this challenge, though, and immediately implemented a policy to increase
the distribution of canned food items to member agencies by 10%. Certainly, this action was aided by the fact that
we have experienced great success with record-breaking food drives over the course of the past fiscal year. And not
only did we receive a commitment from our good friends at CFRA to proceed with the ground beef program, Food Aid,
for another year, but a new partnership was developed with the Chicken Farmers of Canada. The Food Bank now
receives 10 pallets of frozen chicken every quarter. On top of all this, a groundbreaking initiative commenced in the
spring of 2010, in partnership with the Ontario Association of Food Banks, when the Ottawa Food Bank introduced
Community Harvest Ontario to the region. We are now working with local farmers to not only glean fresh produce from
their crop overages, but to also plant and harvest our own crops; all this as an effort to supplement the diets of food
bank beneficiaries with fresh, locally grown produce. This program will continue to grow in coming years.
On the financial side, our agencies and supporters can be comforted in knowing that, even during these
challenging economic times, the Ottawa Food Bank has had another successful year in meeting most of its financial
targets, ensuring there will be no changes to the services we provide.
Yes, the loss of our single largest supplier of food had a huge impact on the organization, one that we may
never fully recover from. But thanks to this great Board / staff / volunteer team that we have in place and, most
importantly, thanks to this incredible group of community supporters who care for us each and every day, we look
forward to the coming year with optimism, renewed energy and great pride in the work we do to assist those in need
in our community.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank our employees, volunteers, member agencies and community supporters
for the seemingly limitless support that the Ottawa Food Bank (OFB) continues to receive from everyone involved in
feeding the hungry in our community.
I often remind people that our board is a governance board and not a management board. The Board’s role is to
provide strategic direction to the staff and monitor their performance on the delivery and completion of the
organization’s business plan. To do this we have adopted some best practices in organizational management:
Larry Mohr
President of the Board
Ottawa Food Bank
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Each fiscal year we approve a business plan and create a corporate charter in which we identify all of
the major objectives and projects for completion during the year. The Executive Director updates the
Board quarterly using a dashboard report that outlines exactly how we are progressing on achieving
our goals for the year.
The Board fine-tuned the organization’s Vision and Mission statements included in this report to be more
concise, focused and aligned with our intended strategy.
The Board also established a number of committees to work more intensely on important issues like fundraising, communications, by-laws and agency relations. These Committees perform an important
function in providing advice to the Board on emerging issues and challenges and create opportunities to
bring expert advice to the organization.
This year also saw the Moisson Outaouais commence operations in earnest and generate significant donations of
money and food from Quebec. The Ottawa Food Bank and the Moisson have reached an agreement that should see
all support for Quebec-based agencies transferred to the Moisson Outaouais by July of 2011. We look forward to
continuing to assist the Moisson Outaouais as they take over these important responsibilities.
As I reflect back on the year that has passed, it was a very productive one for the Ottawa Food Bank. Thanks
again for your ongoing support and goodwill.
Food Distribution: Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Food Distribution was down significantly from the
previous year. Fiscal year 2009 – 2010 proved to be
one of the most challenging years ever in the history of
the Ottawa Food Bank in large part due to the
closure of an east end warehouse that had provided
us with greater than 10% of our product for more than
twenty years.
Even though the organization sent out more ‘A’ (Canned
Goods), ‘B’ (Baby Supply) and Fresh Harvest/City
Harvest items than ever before, the loss of product from
this supplier still left its mark on the overall operations.
Bread, Cereal,
Grains
1,303,776
Household /
Misc. Dry
325,026
Produce
786,780
18%
5%
Total
7,102,647
lbs.
11%
Baby Supplies
185,004
3%
7%
Canned Goods
1,778,976
25%
11%
13%
Dairy, Eggs,
Juice
940,977
Snacks,
Soft Drinks
492,977
7%
Frozen Meat /
Frozen Misc.
514,215
Fresh Harvest /
City Harvest
775,710
Stats & Facts
The Ottawa Food Bank
collects, stores and
distributes food to its
140 member agencies
serving people in need in
the Ottawa area.
The Ottawa Food Bank
provides emergency
food to 43,000 people a
month – 37% of those
being children.
With its food industry
partnerships and bulk
purchasing power, the
Ottawa Food Bank turns
every $1 donated into
$5 worth of food into the
community.
14 tons of food leaves
our Michael Street
warehouse each and
every working day.
In 2010, the Ottawa Food
Bank distributed well
over $14 million worth of
nutritious food to those
in need.
Summary of Financial Statements (Condensed): Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Financially, fiscal year 2009 – 2010 proved to be another
successful year for the Ottawa Food Bank. While our
regular, staple fundraising activities – such as special events
and direct mail campaigns – remain strong, it is encouraging
to see growth in the areas of corporate donations and
planned giving.
Food purchases continue to be the single largest expense
item, even with savings on canned food purchases thanks
to the success of the large food drives. As well, the addition
of three new staff positions increased the salary expenses.
Revenues
General Donations
$ 758,000
Corporate Donations / Grants / Planned Giving
632,000
Direct Mail 1,116,000 Special Events / Other Revenues 600,065
Government Grants
293,000
Total Revenues
$ 3,399,065
Expenses
Food Purchases
$ 1,222,000
Salaries & Benefits / Contract Workers 1,084,000 Rent & Operations (utilities, fuel, office, etc.) 479,000
Food-raising, Fund-raising, Promotions
342,000
Depreciation / Miscellaneous 127,527
Total Expenses
$ 3,254,527
Net Revenue
$ 144,538
Thank You Supporters!
Our heartfelt thanks to you, our supporters – individuals, families, corporations, small businesses and community groups – who are our ambassadors in the
fight against community hunger. You are an important part of the Ottawa Food Bank family and your contributions are greatly appreciated.The following is a
list of those supporters who have contributed $1,000 or more during the 2009-2010 fiscal year.
1135382 Ontario Inc.
1239366 Ontario Inc.
2Keys Corporation
3M Canada Company
A. B. Everitt Inc.
A. R. Tech
Acuity Research Group Inc
Leon Adam
Adam’s Airport Inn
Adobe Employee Payroll Deduction
Donations Program
Adobe Foundation Fund
Adobe Systems Incorporated
Agriculture Union Local 70075
AIT Social Club / 3M Canada
Sherlynn Akitt
Alcatel-Lucent
Patricia & Don Amundrud
Anglican Social Services Centre 454
Eric Anttila
Ashbury College
Lori Assheton-Smith
Rosemary Badcock
Resham Bains
Elaine Baker
Eelke & Hanna Bakker
Bank of America
Thérèse Bartley
BBS Construction (Ontario) Ltd.
bcIMC Realty Corporation
Francine Beauchamp
Jane & Colin Beaumont
Bell Employee Giving Program
Robert Bennett
Paul Benoit
Cynthia Bernstein
Eva Berringer
Denis Bissonnette
Harley & Laurie Bloom
Bloomberg
Arche Book
Booster Juice (Glebe location)
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Jean Bourassa
Lélia Bousquet
Michael Bowler
Anthony Branch
Rod Brandvold
Dennis & Mary Ann Brown
C & G Max Consulting Inc.
CAA North & East Ontario
Calian
Canada Employment & Immigration Union
Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies
in Health
Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Renewable Fuels Association
Kenneth Carmichael
CAW Social Justice Fund
Centraide Outaouais
Chicken Farmers of Canada
CIBC - Corporate Communications and
Public Affairs
Cisco Systems Canada
City of Ottawa
Sheldon Clement
Gilles Cloutier
Francine Colbourne
Coldwell Banker Sarazen Realty
Community Foundation of Ottawa
Confederation Heights Fitness Centre
Congregation of Notre Dame
Connor, Clark & Lunn Foundation Ltd.
Paul-Emile Coulombe
Galen Countryman
CRA Data Services
Catherine Creber
Daniel & Joanne Crossman
David Crowder
John Cullen
Darryl Damude
Linda Damus
Helen Davis
Delta PSI Delta Sorority
Danny Dillon
Ian Docker
Geoff Doherty
Kirk & Sarah Dorland
James Douglas
Doyle Salewski Inc.
Dr. B. J. MacInnis Medicine Professional
Corp.
Marilynne Drummond
Robert Dubue
Deborah Duffy
Anthony & Sharon Dunn
David Dunsmore
Anne Shirley Eagen
Robert Eaton
Bernadette Eischen
Paul Elliott-Magwood
Richard Ellis
EllisDon Corporation
Emerald Links Estate Community Association
Emmanuel Alliance Church of Ottawa
Entrust Technologies
Estate of Antje G. Bruinsma
Estate of Bernard Lacroix
Estate of Esmee Rose Negus
Estate of Frances Leeney
Estate of Jacqueline Blanche Brugger
Estate of Mr. Frank R. Howell
Adrian Evans
Mark Evenchick
Excel HR
Famille Secours, Paroisse Ste Rose de Lima
Farm Credit Canada
Farmers’ Market Association
Stewart and Eleanor Fast
Brian Faulkner
Mark Fazio
Lynda Ferris
Filles de la Sagesse
Patrick Finn
Margaret Finn
Fisher Scientific Employees Fund
Michael Francis
Douglas Frosst
Susanne Frost
Fund-Tel Publishing Corp.
Denise Germain
Mark Giovannetti
Gowlings
Eric & Kim Graham
Raizha Gramcko
Joanne Guimond
Harry P. Ward Foundation
Jean Heenan
Janet Hempstead
Lorraine Hernandez
Hindu Society of Ottawa Carleton Inc.
House of Blues Concerts Canada
Hydro Ottawa
IBM Employee Charitable Fund
Indo Canada Ottawa Business Chamber
Investors Group Financial Services Inc.
George Ireland
Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd.
Eric & Catherine Jackson
Allan James
Derek Jonker
Kathleen & Malcolm Jordan
JP Morgan Chase & Co.
Just Eat Canada Inc.
Lynda Kearney
Clifford & Ina Kennedy
Audrey Kenny
Arie Koole
Kathryn Kruivitsky
Wanita Kuske
Jean Lafrance
Pamela Laidler
Don Lane
Laurentian Chapter IODE
Legal Services Benevolent Fund
Andrew Lenz
Marc Lepage
Leah Lepage
Marc Lepine
Maxine Levesque
Likely Communication Strategies Ltd.
Lions Club of Gloucester Inc.
Kendall Lougheed
Alice Lymburner
James Lyons
Macadamian Technologies Inc.
Kenneth & Kimberly MacAskill
Glenn MacCrimmon
Ralph MacIntosh
David Maclaren
Joy MacLaren
Charles Maclaren
Damian MacLellan
Barbara MacPhee
Anthony Maertens
Diana Majury
Jean-Louis & Helene Malouin
Judith & Anthony Maxwell
Kate McCarthy
Steven McPherson
MDS Aero Support Corporation
Mechanical Contractors Association
Medias Transcontinental S.E.N.C.
Jay & Mrs.Deanna Mercer
Merkburn Holdings Limited
Merkley Supply Ltd.
Metlife Alumni Association
MHPM Project Managers Inc.
MicroWorks
Patricia Moore
Marc Morisset
K. M. Morrison
Mosaid Technologies Incorporated
Michael Mulhaupt
Jennifer Myles
Colin Nash
National Arts Centre Orchestra
Players Association
National Money Mart
NAV CANADA
John Neil
Nestle Canada Inc.
Gerry Nigra
Mary Noah Hayes
Ellen O’Brien
Ottawa Amitabha Buddhist Society
of Canada
Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa Guild of Potters
Ottawa International Hockey
Festival
Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier
International Airport Authority
Ottawa Mennonite Church
Ottawa Sun
Otto’s Service Centre Ltd.
Otto’s Subaru - Westboro Auto
Imports Ltd.
Susan & Michel Ouellette
Karen Owen
Oz Kafe
Parkdale Food Centre
Marjory & Andy Patterson
Nancy Peden
Michael Phaneuf
Shelly Pikowicz
Jacqueline Pothier
Harley & Pauline Potter
Jean Pound
Robert Power
Vivienne Poy
Iola Price
Rudolf Punt
Stephen Quick
R. A. Beamish Foundation
RBC Foundation
Nancy Rector
Christophe Rene
Research In Motion
Rinaldo Hair Designers & Spa
Stanley Rosenbaum
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 480
Karl Ruban
S & S Electric
Sage Data Solutions
Rajiv Samant
Schoeler & Heaton Architects Inc.
Ryan Schwartz
Michael Schwartz
Scotiabank
Harold Seidemann
Shirley Serafini
Danielle Shaw
Allan Silburt
William & Joyce Sinclair
Barbra Snyder
Sodexho Foundation Inc.
Soeurs de l’Institut Jeanne d’Arc
Programs
Soeurs de la Charité d’Ottawa
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Standard Life
June Stilborn
Frances Teresa Stock
Susan Storey
Summa Strategies Canada Inc.
Sun Life Financial
Surplus Warehouse
Ben Svenhard
Systematix
Patricia Tanner
Telesat Canada
TELUS Corporation
The Co-operators
The DeWaan Foundation
The Eastern Ontario and Western Québec
Christmas Cheer Foundation
The Frank Cowan Foundation
The Halifax Group
The Hellenic Community of Ottawa
The Lawson Foundation
The Orleans Lions Club Inc.
The Ottawa Construction Association
The Pampered Chef, Ltd.
The Toronto-Dominion Bank
The William & Jean Teron Foundation
Pran Thomas
Dave & Margaret Thomas
Ann Thompson
Carl Thorsteinson
Tides Canada Foundation
Tierney Stauffer LLP
Tim Hortons Advertising and Promotion
Fund (Canada) Inc.
Michaela Tokarski
TOSA Foundation (Cisco)
Claire Touchie
Glen Tremblay
Cecile Trudeau Loubert
Tweedale Sewer & Water Ltd.
Taras Tymchuk
Tim van Haltersen
Isabel Van Lierde
John Vandenberg
Vankleek Hill Agricultural Society
Richard Vanwyk
Rollande Vézina
Richard Villeneuve
Phil Vincent
H. Waslander
William Douglas Watson
WCPD Foundation
Michael Welch
West Point Products Canada Inc.
Edward Whelan
Daniel Williston
Charlotte Wilson
Christine Wirta
Stanley Wong
James Worthington
Sharon Zakuta
ZW Project Management Inc.
KickStart School Breakfast and After School Snack Program is devoted to feeding children from
low-income families year-round who would otherwise start and end their day on an empty stomach. In
2009-2010 the KickStart Program supported 39 local schools and agencies serving more than 27,000
nutritious breakfasts and 5,566 healthy after school snacks. KickStart also supplied 630 lunches daily to
children in summer camp activities during the months of July and August where there were no school
meal programs available. As well, the Ottawa Food Bank’s donated KickStart truck delivers to all program
participants so that community house staff, teachers and principals are free from having to shop for food or
pick up items from the Ottawa Food Bank’s warehouse.
Baby Supply Cupboard focuses on supplying our Member Agencies with much needed, costly items
such as baby food, cereal, diapers and formula. The program targets our community’s most vulnerable
population: infants whose parents lack the resources to adequately provide for them on a daily basis.
Not only does the Baby Supply Cupboard relieve the burden on caregivers who would otherwise have
to sacrifice their own nutritional requirements to meet their families’ needs, it also ensures that proper
nutrition will be consistently provided for the healthy development of infants. In the 2009-2010 fiscal year
we distributed 1,056 cases of baby food, 3,709 cases of diapers, 1,539 cases of baby formula, and
1,101 cases of baby cereal to our member agencies.
Buy Local, Share Local The Ottawa Food Bank and local food producers share a common and vital
mission – to feed our neighbours. In partnership with the Ottawa Farmer’s Market, the Ottawa Food Bank
collects donations at the Market held each Sunday during summer months at Lansdowne Park. Thanks to
a generous relationship with the vendors at the Market, along with support of volunteers, the Ottawa Food
Bank was able to increase the amount of farm-fresh produce it distributes to its member agencies. In
Summer 2010, 36,727 pounds of fresh produce was collected and distributed, and $3,300 in monetary
donations were collected and put towards food purchases.
Food Aid is a program, entering its seventh year, that adds nutritious ground beef to the diets of local
families in need. In 2010, the Ottawa Food Bank BBQ and radiothon raised $112,000 to purchase local
cull cattle (older cows that farmers are unable to export). These were then processed locally, frozen and
delivered to the Ottawa Food Bank for distribution to its member agencies. Since its inception in 2005,
Food Aid has purchased 1,226 cows and distributed 494,270 pounds of ground beef.
Fresh Harvest is one of the Ottawa Food Bank’s perishable food retrieval programs. Each day, the Fresh
Harvest driver sweeps major grocery stores within the area, picking up such items as fresh meat, fresh
produce, bakery and deli goods. This food is then delivered the same day to one of the local soup kitchens
or to one of the city’s emergency housing shelters.
City Harvest is a different perishable food retrieval program of the Ottawa Food Bank that focuses on
prepared meals or food items from local restaurants, retirement homes and food service providers. The
prepared food is then delivered directly to a soup kitchen or agency that has a meal program. More than
650,000 pounds of fresh food is collected and distributed each year for the Fresh Harvest and City Harvest
programs combined.
Moisson Outaouais Transition The Ottawa Food Bank continued guiding regional food bank counterpart
Moisson Outaouais on its journey to establish itself independently. The Quebec distribution centre has
mirrored the Ottawa Food Bank’s operations and has begun food delivery to its agencies. The two food
banks have reached an agreement that should see all support for Quebec-based agencies transferred from
the Ottawa Food Bank to the Moisson Outaouais by July of 2011. We look forward to continuing to assist
the Moisson Outaouais as they take over these important responsibilities.
Planned Giving In the year since its inception, the Ottawa Food Bank’s Planned Giving Program has
received several significant gifts from donors, including bequests, gifts of life insurance, securities and gifts
in wills. Donors considering such a gift are able to realize significant tax benefits in their current financial
planning. The program also has the potential to lower the taxes for beneficiaries of estates. The program has
recently grown to include two new options: In Memoriam gifts for those wishing to make a donation as a
tribute to a loved one who has passed away; In Honour gifts for those looking for a way to celebrate a
special occasion such as a Birthday, Wedding, or Anniversary.
Member Agencies
Food Industry
The Ottawa Food Bank is the central food collection, warehouse and distribution centre for a network
of emergency food programs – our Member Agencies – in the Ottawa Region. These programs include
missions and soup kitchens, emergency grocery hamper programs, school breakfast and meal programs,
drop-in centres, as well as women’s and men’s shelters. We equitably distribute donated and purchased
food amongst our members in the most efficient way possible and based on each agency’s diverse
needs. Member Agencies also adhere to guidelines and standards of food handling and distribution,
including the fair and respectful treatment of beneficiaries.
• Adult High School
• After 4 Club - Banff Avenue
• After 4 Club - Blair Court
• After 4 Club - Britannia Woods
• After 4 Club - Caldwell/Carlington
• After 4 Club - Club 310
• After 4 Club - Confederation Court
• After 4 Club - Debra Dynes
• After 4 Club - Emily Murphy
• After 4 Club - Leetia and Isaac
• After 4 Club - Michelle Heights
• After 4 Club - Morrison Gardens
• After 4 Club - Pinecrest Terrace
• After 4 Club - Russell Heights
• AIDS Committee of Ottawa Living Room
• Alfred Food Bank
• APPLE
• Avenue des jeunes - Héberge ados
• Banff Avenue Community House
• Banque Alimentaire C.C.S.
• Banque Alimentaire de la Petite
Nation
• Better Beginnings/Better Futures
• Bon Appetit SFUO
• Bouffe Pontiac
• Britannia Woods Food Pantry
• Caldwell Family Centre
• Cambridge Street Public School
• Capital City Mission
• Carleton University Food Centre
• Carlington Community Health
Centre
• Catholic Immigration Services
• Centre 454 - Anglican Social
Services
• Centre 507
• Centre Alimentaire Aylmer
• Centre d’aide 24/7
• Centre Espoir Sophie
• Centre Mechtilde
• Centretown Emergency Food
• Charles H. Hulse Public School
• Charlotte Lemieux, École
Élémentaire
• Confederation Court Community
House
• Connaught Public School
• Cornerstone 172
• Cornerstone 515
• Dalhousie Food Cupboard
• Debra Dynes Family House
• École la Vérandrye
• École Pavillon Samuel-Genest
• Elizabeth Wynn Wood Alternate
Program
• Empathy House of Recovery
• Famille Secours, Paroisse Ste
Rose de Lima
• Foster Farm Family House
• Foster Farm Lunch & Breakfast
Program
• Glashan Intermediate School
• Gloucester Emergency Food
Cupboard
• Good Day Workshop
• Harmony House
• Hawthorne Public School
• Heather Manor
• Heron Emergency Food Centre
• Inner City Ministries
• Jericho Road Ministries
• JF Norwood House
• John Howard Society - McLaren
• John Howard Society - Ste. Anne
• Joseph Store House
• Kosher Food Bank
• La Mie de l’entraide
• L’Amicale des Handicapés
Physiques de l’Outaouais
• L’Autre Chez Soi
• Le Gîte-Ami
• Le Grenier des Collines
• Les Habitation Nouveau Départ
• Life House 2nd Stage - Ottawa
Mission
• Lifeline Centre
• Lowertown Community House
• Maison d’hébergement pour Elles
des Deux Vallées
• Maison du B.R.A.S.
• Maison Unies Vers Femmes
• Manne de l’Ile
• Manor Park Public School
• Marie-Curie, École Élémentaire
Publique
• Minwaashin Lodge
• Morrison Gardens Emergency
Food Centre
• Nativity Parish
• Notre Dame High School
• Odawa Native Friendship Centre
• Operation Come Home
• Orleans-Cumberland Emergency
• Food Program
• Ottawa Mission
• Our Lady of Mount Carmel
• Overbrook-Forbes Emergency
Food Program
• Parkdale Food Centre
• Parkdale United Church - In from
the Cold
• Paroisse Notre Dame de la
Guadeloupe
• Paroisse Ste-Maria Goretti
• Paroisse St-Jean Marie Vianney
• Paroisse St-Renée Goupil
• Partage Vanier
• Pavilion Food Bank
• Pinecrest Public School
• Pinecrest Queensway Health and
Community Services
• Pinecrest Terrace Family House
• Food Bank
• Regina Towers
• Riceville Food Centre
• Rideauwood Addiction and
Family Services
• Riverview Alternative School
• Robert E. Wilson Public School
• Rockland Help Centre
• Russell Heights Community House
• Salvation Army - Bethany Hope
Centre
• Salvation Army - Booth Centre
• Salvation Army - Gatineau
• Samaritan Support Services of
Ottawa-Carleton
• Sandy Hill Community Health
Centre
• Severn Avenue Public School
• Shepherds of Good Hope
• Somerset West Community
Health Centre Drop-In
• Soupe Populaire de Hull
• Soupe Yolande Duval
• Soupière de l’Amitié de Gatineau
• St. Joe’s Women’s Centre
• St. Joseph’s Parish
• St. Luke’s Lunch Club
• St. Mary’s Home and Community
• Outreach
• St. Michael Catholic School
• Stittsville Foodbank
• The Door Youth Centre
• The Well
• Tungasuvvingat Inuit Family
Resource Centre
• Vesta Recovery Program for
Women
• Vincent Massey Public School
• Westboro Region Food Bank
• Youth Services Bureau - Besserer
• Youth Services Bureau - Cooper
• Youth Services Bureau - Nelson
• Youth Services Bureau - Queen
Mary
• Youville Centre
Partners
Alternative Processing Systems
Chicken Farmers of Canada
COSTCO
Day and Ross
Dempsters-Canada Bread
Erb Transport Limited
Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables
Frontenac Institution
Giant Tiger
Health Care Food Services
Hellenic Centre
Herb and Spice
Kraft Canada
Loblaws Companies East —
National Grocers
MetroCanada
Meyers Transport
Macartney Farms
McKesson Canada
Neilson Dairy
Ontario Association of Food Banks
Orleans Fresh Fruits
Produce Depot
Sealtest Dairy
Summit Foods
SunTech Tomatoes
Voortman Cookies
Weston Bakeries
Third Party Events
‘A’ Channel Ottawa Fame for Food
Adobe Golf Tournament
Bushpilots Benefit Concert
Canadian Museum of Science and Technology
Members Party
Capital Food Blitz
Carleton University Meal Exchange Halloween
Food Drive
Christmas Cheer Broadcast & Breakfast
Christmas Goose Concert
Cisco Golf Tournament
Ottawa Court House Food Drive
Delta Psi Delta Halloween Food Drive
DFAIT Golf Tournament
Dusty Owl Chocolate House Event
Fall Colours Marathon
Friends of the Farm Plant Sale
Giant Tiger Ottawa
Gowlings Ball Hockey Tournament
Great Bowls of Fire
Great Canadian Chicken BBQ
Great Glebe Garage Sale
Hot 89-9 Hunger at Home Food Drive
Keller Williams Realty Red Day
Kraft Spread the Feeling
Lawzfest
Mayor’s Annual Christmas Celebration
M&M Meat Shop BBQ
MCA Ottawa Golf Tournament
Music Soup with Jenn Gould
NAC FanFair
NCAO Multicultural Picnic
OC Transpo/Loblaws Food Drive
Ottawa 67s/Metro Mac and Cheese
Ottawa Dragon Boat Festival
Ottawa Ice Bowl
Ottawa Police Association Christmas Party
Ottawa Senators Food Drive Nights
Ottawa Senators Fan Fest
Provincial Food Drives
University of Ottawa Meal Exchange Halloween
Food Drive
RCMP Musical Ride Open House
Re/Max Christmas Party
Santa’s Souper Singers
Saslove’s Juniper Duelling Chefs
Scouts-Metro Food Drive
St. Patrick’s Day Parade
STOMP Food Drive
Sunlife Golf Tournament
Tenant-Landlord Food Drive
The WORKS WESTFEST
Tim Hortons Food Drive
Tim Hortons Jamboree
Trick or Treat with The Mayor
Vintage Clothing Sale
New Programs
Community Harvest
Mobile Giving
The Ottawa Food Bank participated as one of four pilot locations chosen
In 2010, the Ottawa Food Bank was one of the first local charities to join
by the Ontario Association of Food Banks to partner with local farmers to
dramatically increase the amount of fresh, healthy produce distributed to our
member agencies and, in turn, local families in need. Through this program
initiative, we are developing a strong network of local farmers who are setting
aside land for growing projects, offering opportunities to Food Bank volunteers to prepare beds, plant seeds, weed and pick produce, and donating left
over produce which cannot be sold at market. This program brought in 35,000
lbs of fresh produce and will continue to grow in coming years.
the mobile giving revolution, offering donors another way of showing support
by texting donations via their cell or smart phone. For example, you can text
the word HUNGRY to 45678 and a $5 charge will show up on your next cell
phone bill. Donations are processed by the Mobile Giving Foundation (www.
mobilegiving.ca) and are directed to the charity. Visitors to Food Bank’s website (www.theottawafoodbank.ca) can also give by adding their mobile phone
number and service provider to the Mobile Giving widget that appears on the
home page.
Ottawa Food Bank Volunteers
Volunteers are critical to the day-to-day operation of the
Ottawa Food Bank. They touch nearly every part of what we do.
You might find them helping to deliver food to one of our 140
member agencies, helping out in our offices, sorting
food in our
warehouse, or collecting food at a community event. These are
only a fraction of the helpful tasks carried out by Ottawa Food
Bank volunteers.
Volunteer Hours By Activity – Fiscal Year 2009-2010
Transportation
3,529 hours
Administration
2,304 hours
Events
2,234 hours
9%
Warehouse 15,394 hours
10%
15%
66%
Stats
- Volunteers donated 23,461 hours of their time in 2009-2010.
- In 1984-1985, 100 volunteers donated their time. That number has increased to 2,700 in 2009-2010.
- Volunteers completed work equivalent to that of 12 full time employees in 2009-2010.
Board of Directors
President
Larry Mohr
Business Development Consultant
Vice President
Michael Adams
Senior Vice-President
Brookfield Soundvest Capital Management Ltd.
Treasurer
Barbara Carroll
Executive Coordinator
Debra Dynes Family House
Secretary
Diane Morrison
Executive Director
The Ottawa Mission
Directors
Irene Cameron
Principal
Connaught Public School
Natalie Evans
Manager, Assurance & Advisory Services
Ginsberg Gluzman Fage & Levitz, LLP
John Jarvis
General Manager
The Westin Ottawa
David Law
Partner
Gowlings
Donna Levesque
Director
Aylmer Food Centre
Sarah Roncarelli
Strategy Director
Fifty Strategy & Creative
Michael Sangster
Vice-President, Federal Government Relations
TELUS
Louisa Simms
Executive Coordinator
Heron Emergency Food Centre