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Guignolée in Orleans – Food Drive

December 8, 2016 by St Vincent de Paul Ottawa

Annual SSVP Orleans Food Drive a Huge Success!

The annual food drive by the St Vincent de Paul chapter in Orléans, also known as La Guignolée, was held on December 4th 2016. The weather was mild with a little sun and no snow. La Guignolée is the principal event in Orleans to gather food, clothing, furniture and money for the benefit of those in need at Christmas and throughout the year.

Charitable Donations

At the end of the day two 5 ton trucks were loaded with furniture and clothing. These will be brought to the St Vincent de Paul Ottawa Thrift Stores to be distributed to whomever may require them, or for sale in the charity shops to support community programs. The non-perishable food donations have been gathered into food baskets to help over 100 families for the Christmas holidays. Funds and further goods will be used to help 20 or more families per month throughout the year. Over $20000 in funds were donated this year.

Volunteers Needed

Over 350 volunteers came to help this year’s Guignolée. Among the groups supporting Vincentians in their fight against poverty in our neighborhoods were the Girl Guides, Boy Scouts, the Lions Club, the Knights of Columbus, and teams from Garneau Catholic High School and Béatrice Desloges Catholic High School as well as friends from local parishes and many young families. A baked bean diner was held at the end of the day to thank the volunteers. St Vincent de Paul Orleans is very thankful for the great turnout of volunteers. Participating in La Guignolée is rewarding and a great opportunity to bring friends and family together. We hope to see even more volunteers next year as this year could of been an even greater success with a higher turnout.

Sponsors of La Guignolée Orléans

The Orleans chapter of St Vincent de Paul would like to thank St Albert Cheese and Dessureault Your Independent Grocer for their generous support.

Volunteers from Beatrice Déloges Catholic High School
Volunteers from Beatrice Déloges Catholic High School
The Team from Garneau Catholic High School
The Team from Garneau Catholic High School
The team coordinating the Guignolée in Orléans
The team coordinating the Guignolée in Orléans
The Girl Scouts team hanging out after the Guignolée
The Girl Scouts team hanging out after the Guignolée
Sorting canned goods donations
Sorting canned goods donations
One Truck for Clothing the other for furniture donations
One Truck for Clothing the other for furniture donations
Mapping the routes for the food drive in Orleans
Mapping the routes for the food drive in Orleans
Many young famillies volunteered at the Orleans SSVP Food Drive
Many young famillies volunteered at the Orleans SSVP Food Drive
More canned good donated by the Orleans community
More canned good donated by the Orleans community
Loading one of two full truckloads of donations headed for the Ottawa Thrift Stores
Loading one of two full truckloads of donations headed for the Ottawa Thrift Stores
Lions Club Volunteers at the Guignolée
Lions Club Volunteers at the Guignolée
Friends from the community came by in support of the food drive
Friends from the community came by in support of the food drive
A snap shot of just some of the canned goods donated on Dec 4th
A snap shot of just some of the canned goods donated on Dec 4th
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