“Striving to End Hunger in Our Community”

Proudly Serving the Hamilton Community since 1997

Volume 21 Number 2

Ride for Refuge 2018

From HOOTC Executive Director

Congratulations and Thank You

to all of our Sponsors and

Participants!

Our 2nd "Ride for Refuge" fundraiser

was very successful once again this

year for Hamilton Out of the Cold.

We had 35 participants, 200 donors,

wonderful weather and lots of fun.

Your efforts will go a long way in

helping us to continue to serve those in

need in our Community.

Thank You!

KINDNESS. Such a simple word, and yet, when implemented; even through the smallest of gestures, it’s a

simple word which can have a powerful and profound effect.

Kindness is an important and extraordinary human practice. It is one experienced frequently as we serve

our many guests. It occurs in our relations with our compassionate volunteers, we recognize it in the

generosity of our donors, and it is evident from the gratefulness of the people we serve.

Hamilton Out of the Cold (HOOTC), through its dedicated and precious volunteers (HOOTC heroes), provides hot,

nutritious meals for those in need, but also and very significantly, serves so much more. HOOTC serves to fill a physical

hunger but I believe; through kindness and consideration, also fills a deeper human connection. How incredibly

fortunate we are as a community to be given such an opportunity to share in the wealth of kindness.

May we always be mindful of that gift.

As we begin our 21st Season together, we look forward with anticipation, to continuing to provide hot, nutritious meals

for those in need ~ serving our guests with dignity and compassion. Warmly and with a Thankful Heart, Janice Ormond

Dave & Lynda Bowen & the Hamilton Police Association Retirees for holding the Grey

Cup Fundraiser Event for Hamilton Out of the Cold. It was a great night spent with great people.

Steve Hmiel & Angelo Mosca

Dofasco Employee Donations Fund

THANK YOU to MAZON Canada for their incredibly generous donation to Hamilton Out of the Cold. MAZON Canada is an indispensable Outreach organization that assists so many. We are very grateful to them for their past and present support. From the MAZON Canada Website: MAZON Canada is the national Jewish response to hunger. To date, our organization has allocated over 8 million dollars to frontline organizations battling hunger across Canada. Mazon (mah’ZOHN, n) Hebrew for food, nourishment, sustenance

THANK YOU to the Ancaster Film Fest for

their unwavering and ongoing support. All

profits from the Ancaster Film Fest are given to

local charity organizations including local food banks

and the Hamilton Out of the Cold program. Special

thanks to Julian & Mariclaire D’Angela & the Ancaster

Film Fest Committee Members Lisa Poleck, John and

Mary Irvine, Judy and Paul Lessard, Elaine Fawcett, Bill

Morris. Please visit ancasterfilmfest.ca to learn more

about this wonderful group.

for your generous support…

Anonymous Donations were

gratefully received

in MEMORY of

Guiliana Bisutti

Paul Burt

Dan Ford

Patrick Leonard

Joan Nowacki

Alfred Schrattenholzer

Steve Stokl

In MEMORY of

JEANNE SULLIVAN

Wayne Beaudoin Rita Bozz

Susan Brown & Steve Kennedy Lisa & Christopher Chevalier

Liz Cybalski Suzanne deSouza

Julian D’Angela Heather Davidson Tom & Mary Jaczenko

Arnie & Karen Gerum Catherine Giovinazzo

Wayne & Veronica Hannon Kathy & Dave Havill

Paul & Kim Hureau Dan & Philomena Marranca

Joan McMahon

Tim Morton Theresa Murphy William & Mary Nagy

Christine Pearson James Purcell Marion Rahn

Diane & Gerrard Ramsbottom Frank Rinaldo Theresa Sarabura

Hugh & Helga Sullivan & Family

Joseph & Siona Sullivan & Family

Peter & Aida Sullivan

John & Laura Suttherland John VanderZyden

Tom Weinstein Gail Wilkinson

THANK YOU Don, St. Mary’s students and all those who

participated and/or assisted in “We Scare Hunger”. Hamilton

Out of the Cold was very grateful to once again be recipients

of incredible donations from this special outreach event.

“Once again, St. Mary’s High School students give generously to

Hamilton Out of the Cold. Thanks to the outreach of our St.

Mary’s students participating in “We Scare Hunger”, we were

able to support the Salvation Army in Dundas, the Flamborough

Food bank and your Out of the Cold program. Sincere

appreciation is extended to our parents who assisted and all the

generous donors!” Don Hall ~ Chaplaincy Leader

WE SCARE HUNGER ~ 2018

Our Benefactors

The following individuals and groups have made donations from May 2018 to November 2018.

We are very grateful to our Benefactors and want to make sure that we’ve acknowledged everyone.

If we’ve missed you, please let us know and we will be sure to include you in our next Newsletter.

GIFTS IN KIND

AMICA

Virginia Ashberry

Binbrook Church

Phyllis Brandon

Catering by Luigis

Ruby Chalmers

Church of the Nativity

P.X. Dermody Funeral Homes

Fortino’s Main W/Rifle Range Rd

Food Share

Richard Gelder

Ivy Kielbasa

Emily Knox

Lococo’s

Linda Lowry

Ruth & Angela MacLean

Minute Man Press

Gisele Rottaris

ED Smith

St. Ann’s Parish

Stephen Fielding

Mondelez Canada

Red Hat Club

St. Mary’s School ~ Don Hall,

Students & Community

Villages of Glancaster

Billy Yakiwchuk

Betty Young

INDIVIDUALS

Kenneth & Sharron Alford

Honouring & Celebrating Dave &

Nancy Morley’s 50th Anniversary

Dave & Lynda Bowen

Walter & Christine Boyd

Virginia Brisbin

Marty Broughton

Margaret & Tim Burke

Younga Choi

Kathie Comeau

Kathering Conway

Jennifer Dawson

In Honour of Jodi Taylor’s 50th

Birthday

William Duyvestyn

Sharon Fazari

Shirley Fredlander

Tyler Firth

Patricia Fulton

Nadine Gorsky

Bernadette Hendricken

Happy Birthday Grandsons

Lynda & Tony Hendriks

Jonathan Hodge

Deborah & Stephen Kadrowsky

Audrey Kemp In Hounour of Ria

Mulder’s 80th Birthday

Nicole Khalaf

Maria Theodora Kidis

Dr. Anne Klassen

Rebecca LaFrance

Mark Levine

Robert McGowan

Sylvie Malloy

Andy McDonald

S. McManus

Erika McMeekin

Angie McNulty

Alan Moffett

Susan Moreau

David & Nancy Morley

Fr. Mike Myroniuk

Debbie Nault

Patti O’Brien

Bev and David Ogus

Zane, Bram & Jack Ogus

Jim & Shaun Price

Ward & Shirley Russell

Kathryn Starodub

Lawney Starr

Jeanne Sullivan

Paul Sullivan

Jodi-Anne Taylor & Ryan McGreal

In Lieu of Gifts for Jodi’s Birthday

Janis Topp

Gerald & Loretta Ward

Marie White Happy Birthday

Cheryl Bonny

Syd Wilkinson

GROUPS & CORPORATIONS

Ancaster Film Fest

Dofasco Employee Donations Fund

Hamilton Police Retirees

Association ~ Grey Cup Fundraiser

Healthcare & Municipal Employees

Credit Union

Knights of Columbus Council 7464

Provincial Environmental Services

Royal Bank 2018 Retiree Grant

Soroptimist International of

Hamilton – Burlington

Sous Bas

Spiritual & Social Network

Walmart Canada ~ Community

Giving

CHURCHES, CWL’S, SCHOOLS

Christ’s Church Cathedral

Harmony Baptist Church

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Regina Mundi CWL

Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp of

the Diocese of Hamilton

St. Agnes School

St. Gabriel Catholic School

St. Luke’s RC Parish

University Bible Fellowship

DONATIONS

In Honour of

JACKIE VOLTERMAN’S

BIRTHDAY

Jim Bucciachio Brenda Davis

Eileen Valerie Evens

Anne & George Hampson

Tanya Jenkins

Jen Walton & Marvin Karron

Diane Kuwabara Carol McNeil

Shirley Smye Mona Tam

Alexander & Irene Turpie

Janet Villani Mary Whitfield

Hamilton Out of the Cold 209 MacNab St. N. #105, Hamilton, ON L8R 2M5 905-308-8447 hootc97@gmail.com HamiltonOutOfTheCold.ca

Registered Charity # 86426 3488 Tax receipts are issued in January.

Hamilton Out of the Cold provides a fantastic program and dedicated community

service because of our 450+ Volunteers. On November 29th Hamilton Out of the Cold

Volunteers were honoured to be nominated and receive the YMCA Peace Medal.

The YMCA Peace Medal is given to local individuals and groups who are fostering peace, tolerance and social justice. CONGRATULATIONS to each and every one of our phenomenal Volunteers. What a privilege to belong to such an incredible organization which serves the community so well through the work of extraordinary people.

Well Done HOOTC Volunteers!

Central Presbyterian Church

165 Charlton Ave. W.

Christ’s Church Cathedral

252 James St. N.

Erskine Presbyterian Church

19 Pearl St. N.

Immanuel Christian Reformed

61 Mohawk Rd W.

MacNab Presbyterian

116 MacNab St. S.

St. Mary's Parish

56 Mulberry St.

St. Nicholas Ukrainian

260 Melvin Ave.

St. Stephen on the Mount

625 Concession St.

Wentworth Baptist Church

120 Wentworth St. N.

Wesley Centre

195 Ferguson Ave. N.

2018-2019 LOCATIONS

Hamilton Out of the Cold could not provide its invaluable services without our exceptionally gracious hosts. THANK YOU

Doors open at 4:00 pm

Monday MacNab

Tuesday St Mary’s & St. Nicholas

Wednesday Erskine

Thursday Central

Friday Wentworth

Saturday MacNab & Christ’s Church Cathedral

Doors open at 5:00 pm

Monday Immanuel

Wednesday St. Stephen on the Mount

In Memory Of Given By

Paul Ardeline David & Lynda Bowen

Darlene Briggs,

Una Mulder Tom & Patricia Weinstein

Marjorie Ferguson Marie White

Patrick Leonard Kathy & David Havill

Sue McLachlin Irene & James Hough

8:30 am to 9:00 am

Monday to Saturday

Wesley Centre

BREAKFASTS

DINNERS

YMCA Peace Medal Breakfast 2018

In Memory Of Given By

James Dougan

Edith Gillie Lynn Gillie

Sue McLachlin Irene & James Hough

Amalia Peripoli,

Giovanni Segalin,

Luciana Barichello Angelo & Anna Venditti

Mary Srigley David & Nancy Morley

Michael Starodub Carol Woods

Pam Will Cathy Brims

Kim Morris

MEMORIAM DONATIONS

“Good evening HOOTC The first point I would like to make is I truly am thankful to HOOTC and all the volunteers for feeding me over the last many months. When I would attend the different Churches for the meals, all the individuals that were serving me were always so kind and respectful. Plus, the meals were fantastic. I certainly will miss Chef Tony on Mondays.”

~Received from a HOOTC Guest at the end of last season