Isaiah Hofer faced a conundrum when a strong growing season left him with a surplus of spuds. So he called up the Farmlink Project to give away millions of pounds of potatoes.
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A volunteer sorts food items in the receiving area of the warehouse at the Ottawa Food Bank in April 2020.(Justin Tang/Canadian Press)
Wilson first volunteered at the Ottawa Food Bank as a 12- and 13-year old. I remember sorting food into boxes and just being blown away that this existed [and] that there were kids out there who needed food, she recalled.
Wilson attended Canterbury High School and went on to earn a degree in fine arts and theatre from Concordia University in Montreal, but her focus has always been on the management side of things, which she describes as a skip, hop and a jump from working in the charity sector.
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For this Syrian family, volunteering is their way of giving back
Four days a week, Hannan Alhelwa packs fruits and vegetables into boxes in the kitchen of Ottawa s Bethel Church, preparing them for people in need. It s her way to show gratitude to the country that welcomed her and her family.
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1:01Hannan Alhelwa, Elias Al Samaan and their daughter Meeriam have been volunteering at Care Centre Ottawa, packing food hampers and hoping to give back to the community that first welcomed them when they arrived as Syrian refugees in 2016.1:01