Year in Review 2011 - 2012

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.

www.ottawafoodbank.ca A Message from the Executive Director

“You must receive most of your support that has decided to do a food drive for us, the time from the government?” and effort these groups put aside from their regular duties to ensure the less fortunate are cared for is his question is one we hear often when giving inspiring. a tour of our Michael Street warehouse. This is As well, there are the many corporations, businesses Tbecause people are often surprised to learn that and individuals who contribute financially through the Ottawa Food Bank distributes 12 to 14 tons of either their annual donation or by directing the proceeds food each working day, and is the main food supplier from a special event towards the organization. We for close to 140 emergency food programs throughout are grateful they have adopted the Ottawa Food the City of Ottawa. With our support, these programs Bank as the cause that is close to their heart. feed, on average, 48,000 people per month, 37% of Our supporters often express how impressed they whom are children. are with the efficient operation we run out of our We explain that the City of Ottawa is our largest warehouse. This is a testimony to the dedicated and Peter Tilley financial supporter but the truth is this amounts to creative staff team and countless volunteers with Executive Director less than 10% of our annual budget. If we factor in the whom I have the privilege of working with throughout Ottawa Food Bank value of food that we distribute, the number is closer the year. But as hard as we all work to keep this to 2% of our overall operations. engine finely tuned and running as smoothly as This usually leads to the next question: “How possible, we couldn’t move forward without the fuel does your team accomplish such a big mandate?” It that drives the whole operation. That fuel is the is then that we proceed to talk about this amazing support we receive form this great city of ours. community of ours. Whether it is one of the food Thank you Ottawa for allowing us to do what we do distribution centres located in one of the industrial each and every day, and for making 2012 another great parks, or support from one of the grocery store year! We most definitely couldn’t do it without you. chains, or a local business or government office

A Message from the Chair of the Board

s we come to the end of my second year as recent article in the Globe and Mail, “we could see a Chair of your board, I continue to consider it a record number of people going to food banks in 2013”. Agreat privilege to serve in this capacity. We are very proud that the Ottawa Food Bank has On behalf of your board, I want to express my sincere been recognized as a Top Pick Charity for the third appreciation to the hard working staff, the volunteers year in a row by Charity Intelligence Canada. In addition, who give so generously of their time, our member the OFB received Non-Profit of the Year (silver) from agencies without whom we could not complete our the Ottawa Business Achievement Awards last year, mission of feeding the hungry in Ottawa, and so many which is very gratifying. others in the community who support the Ottawa Food Last year, we were able to secure a ten-year lease Bank in a myriad of ways. which will allow us to stay in our current We have built a strong group of directors over location until at least 2023 and expand into the the past few years and I am delighted that we were space that had been previously occupied. I am able to add three distinguished new members last pleased to report that renovation and expansion Michael G. Adams year: Sheila Fraser, former Auditor General of Canada; is well on its way to completion with much of the Chair of the Board Graham Richardson, CTV News Anchor, and Jim Devoe, labour and supplies having been donated. Ottawa Food Bank CEO, Congress of Aboriginal People. I will close by expressing my sincere appreciation I often say that I volunteer with an organization to everyone who made this past year so successful where we wish there was no need for growth however, and productive for the Ottawa Food Bank. Best our usage numbers keep going up. According to a wishes for 2013. Board of Directors Chair Ginsberg Gluzman Directors Jim Devoe Michael G. Adams Fage & Levits, LLP Irene Cameron CEO Senior Vice-President Principal Congress of Aboriginal Brookfield Soundvest Capital Secretary Carson Grove Elementary School Peoples Management Barbara Carroll Executive Coordinator David K. Law Graham Richardson Vice Chair Debra Dynes Family Centre Partner, LLP Anchor Diane Morrison Gowlings CTV Ottawa News at 6 Past Chair Executive Director Sarah Roncarelli Sheila Fraser The Ottawa Mission Larry Mohr Principal Strategy Director Retired Auditor General of Fifty Strategy & Creative Canada Treasurer LM Consulting Natalie Evans Louisa Simms CGA, Manager, Assurance & Executive Coordinator Advisory Services Heron Road Food Centre Food Distribution: Fiscal Year 2011 – 2012

iscal year 2011 – 2012 proved to be a Quebec-based programs were fully supported to finish the summer months with a small landmark year for the Ottawa Food Bank by the Moisson Outaouais, the large central inventory of canned goods on hand, all the Fbecause, for the first time since it was warehouse in Gatineau. The Ottawa Food Bank while sending out more food to its Ottawa- founded in 1984, the Ottawa Food Bank played a central role in working diligently over based programs than ever before. In particular, warehouse was no longer the food supplier the past five years with partners from the our programs saw increases in the distribution for emergency food programs based in the Outaouais community to get this program up of bread, fresh vegetables, frozen meat, milk, Outaouais Region. Beginning October 1st 2011, and running. As such, the organization was able and school meals.

Food Distribution numbers by category (in pounds): Snacks, Soft Drinks Produce 430,758 961,416 6% 13% 16% Dairy, Eggs, Juice Baby Supplies 1,156,950 185,166 3% Household / Misc. Dry 4% 288,954 22% Canned Goods 1,573,884 Fresh Harvest / City Harvest 13% 931,878

Frozen Meat / Frozen Misc. 7% 16% Bread, Cereal, Grains 511,974 1,183,761

Total = 7,224,741 lbs.

Summary of Financial Statements (Condensed): Fiscal Year 2011 – 2012 iscal year 2011 – 2012 was another successful year for the Ottawa receive funding from Centraide Outaouais, which was for our support of Food Bank in terms of revenues. While the organization continues to the Quebec-based programs. Fbenefit from steady growth in revenues from many of its staple As always, food purchases were the single largest expense item. There initiatives (such as Food Aid, Christmas Cheer, the MCA golf tournament, etc.) were challenges this year with increases in Truck Repairs and Warehouse there was also an increase in revenues from the direct mail campaigns, Costs (up because of the cost of purchasing boxes). The organization also much of this due to the success of an additional third mail-out campaign. increased its budget for Food-raising, Fundraising and Advertising Revenue from other grants was down significantly as we no longer initiatives. The addition of one new staff member and one part-time position increased the overall salaries’ expenses.

Revenues General Donations $ 799,634 Corporate Donations / Other Grants / Planned Giving 343,145 Winter Appeal, Non Gala and Summer Mail Outs 1,346,309 Special Events / Other Revenues 841,653 Government Grants 323,726

Total Revenues $ 3,654,467

Expenses Food Purchases $ 1,229,393 Salaries & Benefits / Contract Workers 1,326,087 Rent, Operations (utilities, fuel, office, etc.) & Misc. 550,297 Food-raising, Fund-raising, Promotions 481,309 Depreciation 98,300

Total Expenses $ 3,685,386

Net Revenue $ (30,919) Member Agencies

he Ottawa Food Bank is the central food collection, storage, and distribution centre for a network of local emergency food programs. These programs are our member agencies, stretching across the Ottawa Region, and include community food banks, food cupboards, Tmeal programs, multi-service programs, and school breakfast and snack programs. We equitably distributed donated and purchased food amongst our members in the most efficient way possible, based on each agency’s need. Our member agencies also adhere to guidelines, including the fair and respectful treatment of beneficiaries, and standards of food handling and distribution.

Community Food Banks Youth Services Bureau - Besserer Riverview Alternative School Alfred Food Bank Youth Services Bureau - Carruthers Robert Bateman Public School Banff Avenue Community House Youth Services Bureau - Cooper Robert E. Wilson Public School Banque Alimentaire C.C.S. Food Bank Youth Services Bureau - McEwen Severn Avenue Public School Britannia Woods Food Pantry Youth Services Bureau - Nelson St. Michael Catholic School Caldwell Family Centre Youth Services Bureau - Queen Mary St. Nicholas Adult High School Centretown Emergency Food Youville Centre St. Nicholas Graham Campus Confederation Court Community House Vincent Massey Public School Dalhousie Food Cupboard Kickstart After 4 Club Programs Debra Dynes Family House After 4 Club - Banff Avenue Meal Programs Foster Farm Family House After 4 Club - Blair Court APPLE Gloucester Emergency Food Cupboard After 4 Club - Britannia Woods Britannia Woods Grab and Go Heron Emergency Food Centre After 4 Club - Caldwell/Carlington Centre 454 - Anglican Social Services LifeCentre Food Bank After 4 Club - Carlington CHC Centre 507 Lighthouse Emergency Food Centre After 4 Club - Club 310 Cornerstone 172 Lowertown Community House After 4 Club - Confederation Court Cornerstone 314 Morrison Gardens Emergency Food Centre After 4 Club - Debra Dynes Cornerstone 515 Nativity Parish After 4 Club - Emily Murphy The Door Youth Centre Orleans-Cumberland Emergency Food Program After 4 Club - Foster Farm Breakfast Empathy House of Recovery Overbrook-Forbes Emergency Food Program After 4 Club - Foster Farm Community House Foster Farm Lunch & Breakfast Program Parkdale Food Center After 4 Club - Leading Note Foundation Heather Manor Partage Vanier After 4 Club - Meadowlands Public School Jericho Road Ministries Pavilion Food Bank After 4 Club - Michelle Heights Life House 2nd Stage - Ottawa Mission Pinecrest Terrace Family House - Food Bank After 4 Club - Morrison Gardens Parkdale United Church - In from the Cold Riceville Food Centre After 4 Club - Overbrooke / Leetian & Isaac Regina Towers Rockland Help Centre After 4 Club - Pinecrest Terrace Rideauwood Addiction and Family Services Russell Heights Community House After 4 Club - Russell Heights Somerset West CHC Drop-in Sadaqa Food Bank After 4 Club - Strathcona Heights St. Luke’s Lunch Club Samaritan Support Services of Ottawa-Carleton Vesta Recovery Program for Women Stittsville Foodbank Kickstart Breakfast Programs Woodlawn - Ottawa Mission Westboro Region Food Bank Adult High School Alta Vista Public School Multi-Service Programs Food Cupboards Cambridge Street Public School AIDS Committee of Ottawa (Living Room) Better Beginnings/Better Futures Charles H. Hulse Public School Capital City Mission Carleton University Food Centre Charlotte Lemieux, Ecole Elementaire Centre Espoir Sophie Carlington CHC Connaught Public School Good Day Workshop Catholic Immigration Services Carson Grove Elementary School Inner City Ministries Centre Psycho Social École la Vérandrye JF Norwood House Cité collégiale École le Carrefour Minwaashin Lodge Elizabeth Wynn Wood Alternate Program École Pavillon Samuel-Genest Odawa Native Friendship Centre Harmony House École Petit-Prince Operation Come Home Hunt Club Riverside Community Service Centre Glashan Intermediate School Ottawa Mission John Howard Society - McLaren Gloucester High School Salvation Army - Bethany Hope Centre John Howard Society - Ste. Anne Hawthorne Public School Salvation Army - Booth Centre Kosher Food Bank J.H. Putman School Shepherds of Good Hope Pinecrest Queensway Health and Community Manor Park Public School St. Joe’s Women’s Centre Services Marie-Curie École Élémentaire Publique St. Joseph’s Parish Sandy Hill Community Health Centre Notre Dame High School St. Mary’s Home and Young Parent Outreach Centre SFUO Bon Appetit Food Bank Our Lady of Mount Carmel The Well Tungasuvvingat Inuit Family Resource Centre Pinecrest Public School

Alternative Processing Systems Metro Warehouse Sealtest- Natrel Food Industry Chicken Farmers of Canada Metro Grocery Stores St. Laurent Fruits and Costco McKesson Canada Vegetables Partners Day and Ross Meyers Transport Summit Foods Our food industry partners make a Dempster’s Canada Bread Loblaws Companies East - Sun Tech Tomatoes Erb Transport Limited National Grocers Vortmans Cookies significant impact in the lives of those in Four Seasons Fruits and Vegetables Loblaws Grocery Stores Walmart need through their generous donations of Giant Tiger Saputo Cheese G.P. Weston Bakery perishable and non-perishable food items. Herb and Spice Ontario Association of Food Banks Thank you for your continued support. Hospital Food Service Orleans Fresh Fruits Hope Clement TBarbara Clark City of Ottawa Cisco Systems Canada hankCIBC Head Office Peter &Astra Chrisholm-Groskaufmanis Anna Chow Chicken Farmers of Canada Yi Chen Centraide Outaouais Larry Cebulski CCSA StaffCharities CAW Social Justice Fund Kenneth Carmichael Capital JunkInc. Canadian Tire Canadian Renewable FuelsAssociation Canada Employment &Immigration Union CAA Travel Agency (NEO)Limited C &GMax Consulting Inc. Derek &Joan Burney Gregory Bryson YoDennis &Mary Ann Michael Brisseau Josephine Brick Rod Brandvold Anthony Branch James Boychuk Edwin Bourque uBorden Ladner GervaisLLP Bootleg Buttons Archie Book Linda Bonen Silvana Bolano Blue LinkAssociates Limited SBloomberg Bentall Kennedy (Canada) LP Oumhani Belhout uJane &ColinBeaumont BBS Construction (Ontario) Ltd. Thérèse Bartley M. E.Bartley ppoBarry J.Hobin &Associates Architects Inc. Connie Barrowclough Mary Barker Bank of America Resham Bains Rosemary Badcock Louise Aronoff Patricia &DonAmundrud Glenn Allard Judith Allanson Sherlynn Akitt rters!Alan Aitken Adobe Systems Canada Inc. Adam’s AirportInn Leon Adam Accenture Inc. Amy Abell Razek Abdelnour A. R.Tech A Company of FoolsTheatre Inc. 2 Keys Corporation 1634097 Ontario Inc. 1460932 Ontario Ltd. 1202180 Ontario Ltd. who contributed $1,000ormore duringthe2011–2012fiscal year. ambassador inthefightagainstcommunityhunger. Thefollowing isalistof thosesupporters you’re anindividual,family, corporation, smallbusiness, orcommunitygroup, you are avalued T he Ottawa F Brown ood Bankwould like toextend awarm thanks toyou, oursupporters. Whether Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP Michelle Gosselin Robert Goheen Thelma Gleeson Glebe Collegiate Institute Mark Giovannetti Joseph Gerard Helen Gault Garrad Hassan Canada Inc. 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Linda Damus Alex Cunningham Colin Crowe Daniel &Joanne Crossman Catherine Creber Galen Countryman Congregation of Notre Dame Confederation Heights Fitness Centre Concentra Financial Community Foundation of Ottawa Columbus Club-Council 485 Gloria Cline Sheldon Clement Lions Club of Gloucester Inc. Daniel Liboiron Maxine Levesque Marc Lepine Marc Lepage Leah Lepage Legal Services Benevolent Fund Jane Ledingham Christine Leadman Gerard Lavimodiere Laurentian Chapter IODE Edwin Langner Landscape Ontario M. Lamba Lafarge Canada Inc. Geoffrey Kubrick Mike Kroeker Irene Kroeker Kraft Canada Inc. KPMG Toronto Susan Konzuk Klocwork Sunny Khosla Nafisa Khan Kenny Audrey Ina Kennedy Stephen Kelly Peter Karwacki Jolanta Karpinski Deepthi Kamawar JP Morgan Chase&Co. Derek Jonker Marc Jolicoeur Kim Johnson John Johnson Peter Johns Jon Jennekens Michel Jean Heidi Jackson J. D.Hersey &Associates Inc. Iridian Spectral Technologies Ltd. George Ireland Debra &Kenneth Ingram ING Direct IBM Canada Ltd. Geri Hutchinson Mohamed Samy Hosny Sharrette Simon Herriotts Lorraine Hernandez Jan Heney Janet Hempstead John Hember Heenan Blaikie Jean Heenan Kyle Heath Eleanor Heap Philip Hamilton Halogen Software Gordon Gushue Joanne Guimond Tracy Griffin Green Shield Canada Raizha Gramcko Debbie Graham Eric &KimGraham Ho Shin Carmel Liston Susan Ouellette TD Canada Trust Live Nation Ontario Concerts GP, Inc. Lorraine Overduin TELUS Corporation Lixar IT Karen Owen The Capital Hill Group Ottawa Inc. Priscilla Loates Arlene Pagtakhan The Co-operators Loaves and Fishes Fund of Ottawa-Carleton Gordon Peters The Corporate Research Group Ltd. Cécile Loubert Michael Phaneuf The DeWaan Foundation Luxcom Technologies Inc. John Poland The Eastern Ontario and Western Québec James Lyons Harley & Pauline Potter Christmas Cheer Foundation Macadamian Technologies Inc. Jean Pound The Halifax Group Kenneth & Kimberly MacAskill Robert Power The Harold Crabtree Foundation Glenn MacCrimmon Vivienne Poy The Hellenic Community of Ottawa Ralph MacIntosh Prime Restaurant Advertising & Marketing Fund The Home Depot Canada Foundation David MacLaren Public Service Alliance of Canada The Masha Krupp Translation Group Ltd. Elizabeth MacNeill Rudolf Punt The National Hotel & Suites Anthony Maertens Purolator Inc. The Orleans Lions Club Inc. David Maertens Kelly Quattrocchi The Pampered Chef of Canada Diana Majury Stephen Quick The Printing House Ltd. Jean-Louis & Hélène Malouin R. A. Beamish Foundation The Properties Group Management Ltd. Manulife Financial Rainbow Natural Foods Inc. The Redeemed Christian Church Jeanne Marceau-Joyal Raven, Cameron, Ballantyne & Yazbeck LLP The Royal Oak Steve Marsh Jean Raymond The Sharbot Group Ltd. Anne Martel RBC Foundation The Wesley & Mary Nicol Charitable Foundation Judith Maxwell Nancy Rector The William & Jean Teron Foundation Penelope McCann Regulvar Canada Inc. The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro Inc. Kate McCarthy Remax Metro-City Ltd. Dave & Margaret Thomas Kate McCartney Christophe Rene Pran Thomas Stuart McLean RFew Solutions Group Inc. Thomas J. MacNeil Contracting Ltd. Brie McManus Ian Rhodes Ann Thompson MDS Aero Support Corporation Riders Club - Chapter 011 Dave Thomson Mechanical Contractors Association Scott Robertson Tamra Thomson Leslie Meerburg William Rooney Carl Thorsteinson Nicole Menzies John Rosefield Thyme and Again Creative Catering Merkburn Holdings Ltd. Stanley Rosenbaum Emma Tibbo Merkley Supply Ltd. Rotary Club of West Ottawa Tides Canada Foundation Metlife Alumni Association Dane Rowlands Tierney Stauffer LLP Norman Miller Karl Ruban Tony Graham Group of Companies Christiane Millet Ruiter Construction Ltd. Claire Touchie William Mills Matthew Sachs Glen Tremblay Richard Mimeault Saleem Karkache Restaurant Ltd. Mircea Trifan Aydin Mirzaee William Sammon Trillys Systems Douglas Mitchell Sander Geophysics Limited Joseph Trus Paul-Alain Monpas Ryan Schwartz Frank Turner David Montoya Scotiabank D. J. Turner Patricia Moore Harold Seidemann Taras Tymchuk Morguard Investments Ltd. Shift Recycling Inc. United Steelworkers Ottawa Jim Morris Eric Simard University of Ottawa N-Able Technologies Inc. William & Joyce Sinclair Isabel Van Lierde National Arts Centre Orchestra Players Association Sandra & George Smith Vandenberg & Wildeboer Architects Inc. Jonathan Neri Jerry Sociedade Phil Vincent Melinda Newman Sodexo Christopher Waddell Duy Nguyen Sodexo Foundation Inc. Walmart Canada Corporation Gerry Nigra Soeurs de la Charité d’Ottawa Dave & Sarah-Jane Ward-Badenoch Sarah Nikkel Mihaela Solomon Bert Waslander Michael Nolan Paul Somogyi Anne & Glenn Waters Ed & Donna Ogonek Michael Soulier Weathervane Press Samuel Olusanya Paul Muriel Squires Mike Weider Ontario Association of Food Banks St. Matthew’s Anglican Church Debbie & David Weinstein Ontario Credit Union Charitable Foundation Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada Diann Whitehead Ontario Public Service Employees Union Michael Stewart Lawrence & Margo Williams Local 464 André St-Jacques Charlotte Wilson Operation Harvest Sharing Frances Stock Stanley Wong Ottawa Amitabha Buddhist Society of Canada Susan Storey Shawn Woods Ottawa Citizen Theresa St-Pierre Carole & Lee Workman Ottawa Guild of Potters John Strath James Worthington Ottawa Hospital & Region Imaging Associates Stratos Inc. WrightCo Management Consulting Ltd. Ottawa MacDonald-Cartier International Airport Joyce Stuart John Young Authority Summa Strategies Canada Inc. Gordon Zans Ottawa Media Inc. Systematix ZaZaZa Glebe Ottawa Region Masonry Contractors Association Taggart Parkes Foundation Deborah Zimmerman Ottawa Regional Society of Architects Patricia Tanner ZW Project Management Inc. Otto’s Service Centre Ltd. Robyn Tatton Otto’s Subaru - Westboro Auto Imports Ltd. Nancy Taylor Programs

Hunger at Home is the Ottawa Food Bank’s core program of Fresh Harvest and City Harvest are the Ottawa Food collecting and distributing food to its member agencies located citywide. Bank’s perishable food retrieval programs. Each day, the Ottawa Food In April 2012, the Board of Directors approved a new Food Distribution Bank’s Fresh Harvest truck makes stops at major local grocery stores, Policy focused on providing strategic guidelines and direction for the picking up such items as fresh meat, produce, bakery and deli goods. This distribution of goods to member agencies of the Ottawa Food Bank. food is then delivered the same day to one of the Ottawa Food Bank’s This new framework ensures ongoing and equitable food distribution member agencies, typically a soup kitchen or emergency housing shelter. throughout the Ottawa Region. The policy defines the types of programs City Harvest is a perishable food retrieval program that focuses on being supported and provides priority food distribution to programs prepared meals and food items from local restaurants, retirement homes, serving those most in need in our community. and food service providers. The Ottawa Food Bank’s City Harvest truck picks up the prepared foods and delivers it directly to a soup kitchen or KickStart School Breakfast and After School member agency that offers a meal program. In the 2011/12 fiscal year, Snack Program 931,878 lbs of fresh food was collected and distributed through the Fresh is devoted to feeding children from low-income families year-round Harvest and City Harvest programs combined. who would otherwise start and end their day on an empty stomach. In 2011/12, the KickStart Program supported 46 local schools and Chicken Donation Program Since the spring of 2010, the agencies, serving 39,414 nutritious breakfasts and 10,380 healthy after Ottawa Food Bank has been the grateful recipient of top quality, frozen school snacks. During the months of July and August, and thanks to the chicken purchased and delivered through its partnership with the Chicken continued support of Sodexo and their Feeding Our Future Program, the Farmers of Canada. In fiscal year 2011/12, the Ottawa Food Bank received Ottawa Food Bank was able to provide support to local children and youth and distributed 2,813 cases of chicken to its member agencies and food participating in community-based summer camp programs. Sodexo staff bank program recipients. volunteered their mornings to prepare a total of 12,787 lunches that were distributed to 13 Community House summer camp programs. The Ottawa Food Community Harvest Launched in the summer of 2010 as part of Bank was able to provide food support to an additional five summer camp a pilot project through the Ontario Association of Food Banks, the Ottawa programs. The Ottawa Food Bank’s KickStart vehicle, donated by Adobe Food Bank’s local Community Harvest program was initiated to increase Systems Canada, delivers to all program participants. the amount of fresh, healthy produce distributed to families and individuals using food bank and meal programs. In 2012, with the help of 26 farming partners and 259 volunteers, the Ottawa Food Bank received and was able to distribute 56,130 pounds of fresh produce to families and individuals in need.

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 2011/12 fiscal year, 99 cases of baby food, 3,562 cases of diapers, 1,653 cases of baby formula, and 844 cases of baby cereal was distributed to our member agencies.

Food Aid is a program, entering its eighth year, which adds nutritious Planned Giving Launched in 2009, the Ottawa Food Bank’s ground beef to the diets of local families in need. In 2012, the Ottawa Planned Giving Program continues to receive significant gifts from donors, Food Bank BBQ and radio broadcast raised a record $167,407 to purchase including bequests, gifts of life insurance, securities, and gifts in wills. local cattle. Processed locally, this quality ground beef is then frozen and Donors considering such a gift are able to realize significant tax benefits delivered to the Ottawa Food Bank which gets distributed it to its member in their current financial planning. The program has the potential to agencies. Since its inception in 2005, Food Aid has purchased 1,545 cows, lower taxes for beneficiaries of estates. The program also offers donors had 200 cows donated by individual beef farmers and distributed 753,840 the ability to make In Memoriam gifts as a tribute to a loved one who has pounds of ground beef. passed away, and In Honour gifts to celebrate a special occasion such as a Birthday, Wedding, or Anniversary.

KNOWhunger! Education Program The Ottawa Food Bank believes that it has a responsibility not only to reach out to the community for support, but also to educate and engage. From having speakers visit and speak at schools and community events, to developing online content on what hunger looks like in our city, KNOWhunger! continues to raise awareness of hunger in the Ottawa Region. The program is also enhancing existing relationships and developing new ones that are resulting in the recruitment of new supporters, volunteers, and ambassadors of the cause. Third Party Events Adobe Golf Tournament Hot 89.9 Food Drive RCMP Musical Ride Open House All Seniors Care Grandparents Day Investors Group Comedy Night Re/max Holiday Party Bushpilots Benefit Concert Jah Cutta Concert Santa’s Souper Singers Canada Science and Technology Museum Jewel 98.5 Concert Scouts Metro Food Drive Members Holiday Party Keller Williams Realty Red Day SIFE Carleton Let’s Can Hunger Events Canstruction Mayor’s Annual Canada Day Celebration Snowflakes in the Glebe Capital City Derby Dolls Fundraiser for Seniors St. Patrick’s Day Parade Capital Food Blitz Mayor’s Annual Christmas Celebration Steering Towards Hope Fundraiser Christmas Cheer Breakfast & Broadcast MCA Ottawa Golf Tournament Tenant-Landlord Food Drive Christmas Goose Concert NAC Fan Fair The Masha Krupp Translation Group Cisco Golf Tournament Nakkertok Ski Pulk Pull Ottawa’s Got Talent Fundraiser CTV two CTV Morning Live/BOB FM NCAO Food Drive The Phoenix Fundraisers Food Drive OC Transpo Loblaws Food Drive The WORKS 10th anniversary campaign Delta Psi Delta Halloween Food Drive Oliver! Fundraiser The WORKS Westfest fundraiser DFAIT Golf Tournament Ottawa 67’s/Scouts Canada and Scotiabank Thrill the World Dusty Owl Fundraiser Food Drive Tim Hortons Food Drive Five Hole for Food Ottawa Court House Food Drive Tim Hortons Jamboree Fred Wong Memorial BBQ Ottawa Fat Cat’s Food Drive Trick or Eat Halloween Food Drives Fresco’s 20th Anniversary Ottawa Foodie Challenge (Ottawa U, Carleton and Algonquin) Friends of the Farm Plant Sale Ottawa Fury Food Drive Trick or Treat with the Mayor Gowlings Ball Hockey Tournament Ottawa Ice Bowl Vintage Clothing Sale Great Bowls of Fire Ottawa Police Association Christmas Party Walmart Food Drive Great Canadian Chicken BBQ Ottawa Senators Food Drive Nights WICKED Fundraiser Great Glebe Garage Sale Provincial Food Drives Zombie Walk Halloween for Hunger Food Drives Purolator Food Drive

Ottawa Food Bank Volunteers he Ottawa Food Bank is fortunate to work with a wide variety of volunteers from the Ottawa community. This rich volunteer base includes students, retirees, schools, service clubs, government and corporate groups, and individuals with varying physical and mental Tabilities. Without the help and hard work of these volunteers, the Ottawa Food Bank would not be able to fulfill its mission.

Volunteer Hours By Activity – Fiscal Year 2011-2012

Community Harvest 6.1% Events – 1,240.5 hours 5.9% 1,276 hours 2.8% Board/Committee – 600 hours 4.4% Administration – 923.5 hours Warehouse & Transportation 80.8% 16,990.5 hours

Stats • Volunteers donated 21,030.5 hours of their time in 2011-2012. • Volunteers completed work equivalent to that of approximately 12 full-time employees this fiscal year. • The Ottawa Food Bank had the pleasure of working with approximately 3,000 volunteers.