It also gives each a gift card to buy a turkey, and provides donated gifts for children in the households.īy the middle of the week, the Salvation Army’s local Christmas Kettle Campaign had already reached its $140,000 goal, and the kettles were scheduled to be manned by volunteers at local shopping centres until Christmas Eve. The Salvation Army buys food to fill hampers aimed at feeding households on Christmas Day and during the days the agency’s food bank is closed for the holidays. (PAUL MORDEN, The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden / The Observer Mike Tanner checks turkey warming in the oven as he and other volunteers from Trinity Anglican Church in Sarnia prepare a meal Thursday in the kitchen at the Inn of the Good Shepherd Soup Kitchen. “We’re very fortunate to live in the community that we do,” Thomson said. She credited the donors and volunteers with making that possible. “We’ve been fortunate enough that we’ve been able to handle the need.” “Last year, we were just over 600,” she said. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. The Salvation Army in Sarnia had distributed 718 hampers by mid-week but was still putting together a few “emergency” hampers in the final days before Christmas, said Krystal Thomson, manager of its community and family services department. Rita Damoiseaux, left, and Renate Baldwin get dessert ready as part of a group of volunteers from Trinity Anglican Church in Sarnia preparing a meal Thursday in the kitchen at the Inn of the Good Shepherd Soup Kitchen. Platt said one reason may be that applications for its hampers weren’t included with local social assistance cheques this year because of a mix up. The number of hampers handled this year by Yuleglow is down from last year. She said they have been providing those folks with what food and gifts they can pull together. “There have been all kinds of people calling and still wanting” hampers, even though the program’s official cutoff date has long since passed, Platt said. Teresa Morris butters bread while she and other volunteers from Trinity Anglican Church in Sarnia prepare a meal Thursday in the kitchen at the Inn of the Good Shepherd Soup Kitchen. Overall, the Yuleglow clearing house, which it runs along with several local churches to avoid duplication, took in a total of 1,002 applications this year. Vincent de Paul had provided 814 Christmas food and gift hampers. “They are appreciative – most of them are so thankful,” but many also said it won’t be enough to get them through the coming days, she said.Īs of Wednesday, St. “The cost of food is so high, and just the cost of rent is so high,” Platt said. Vincent de Paul gives out gift cards in the place of food hampers at Christmas in amounts intended to be enough to feed households while food banks are closed over the holidays.īut with the rising cost of food and rent, many said the amount of help they’ve received won’t cover their needs. I’ve never had so many people say that the hampers weren’t enough,” Platt said. Operating costs for the space are about $70,000 a year.After 40 years “in this line of work. The Harbour Restaurant annually paid the city about $80,000 in rent and about $50,000 in taxes. The pilot program would also help the city cover some of the costs of maintaining the building. Lawrence College leading to a micro-credential culinary training, including access to a commercial kitchen at St Lawrence College business training and mentoring. “Participants have frequently cited the motivation, clarity of a path, extensive learning, confidence building and peer support as instrumental in working towards launching or expanding their business.”Īmong the program’s activities are college-level business training from St. All participants were in the early initial stages of launching their businesses when they joined the project,” a report to council from Peter Huigenbos, commissioner of business, environment and projects, stated. “Over the past two years, the YourWay project has served over 40 local women - all of whom are either newcomers, racialized, Indigenous and/or women with disabilities. The program is designed to “offer individual and group-based support to women entrepreneurs or aspiring women entrepreneurs who are racialized, newcomers or have a disability.” Lawrence College, is funded by $500,000 from the Queen’s University-led WE-CAN women’s entrepreneurship project. The YourWay program, a partnership between the city, KEYS and St.
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