VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION NIGHT

On Wednesday, April 30 HOOTC acknowledged and celebrated our Volunteers. As always, it was a wonderful night gathering together to celebrate with them and to acknowledge all that they do for Out of the Cold and our guests. Over 200 Volunteers attended the event. Delicious food was served by Luigi’s and Jeff Goodes entertained us as MC. The raffle was a big hit again this year and winners happily picked up their prizes when their winning number was called.

Volume 17 Number 2 November 2014

From the desk of Sister Nancy Sullivan Executive Director We begin our 17th season of Hamilton Out of the Cold with grateful hearts ~ grateful for the privilege of helping people who need what HOOTC can provide ~ grateful for the best volunteers in the world ~ grateful to generous donors and partners who help us to help others. We bid a fond adieu to George Liversidge our long time Treasurer whose term was finished. We welcome Rev. Dr. Ian McPhee, pastor at Erskine Presbyterian Church as a new Board member. Paul Berton is moving on from his position as Coordinator at MacNab on Saturdays as Alessandra Robinson takes up the reins there. Paul Sullivan relinquishes his role as Breakfast Coordinator to Carol Gauthier as Paul becomes our new Treasurer.

See our Volunteers hard at work and loving every minute of it!

Thank you to those who donated items for the raffle. Thank you also, to those who donated their time to help us host such a great night. We can’t say enough about our Volunteers and know that if not for their continued hard work and support we wouldn’t be able to carry out the program’s very important outreach.

On behalf of those you so willingly serve,

THANK YOU! On !

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217 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8P 1J4 905-308-8447 hootc97@gmail.com hamiltonoutofthecold.ca

The following is an Excerpt from the Allegra Website: “Allegra’s FootPRINT Fund is set to be a resounding success yet again, awarding as many as 29 non-profit organizations a share of $20,000 worth of in-kind marketing and print services. FootPRINT fund helps eligible non-profit organizations enhance their image, expand their services and extend their printing budgets utilizing Allegra’s marketing and print services. If you are a non-profit that could use our help in these ways we encourage you to apply for next year’s FootPRINT Fund.”

HOOTC is very pleased to be one of the recipients of the FootPRINT Fund this year. Last season Allegra created our effective and meaningful new logo. This year they have created our stunning new HOOTC brochure. Thank you to Aryn for all of your patience and thanks to all the other individuals from the Allegra group for their special care to our program.

Please check out Allegra at allegrahamilton.com

HOOTC can also be found on FACEBOOK

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We are excited to announce

our new website!

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HOOTC is striving to keep you informed about our breakfast and dinner programs, as well as events,

updates, and special notices.

Please continue to visit our website for the latest news and information including updates on closures

due to inclement weather.

Special Thanks to Tom W., our new Webmaster for all the hard work he put into creating the new website for

Hamilton Out of the Cold.

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GROUPS

Ancaster Film Fest Beth Jacob Synagogue Blessed Sacrament CWL Catholic Women of Incarnation Central Presbyterian Church City of Hamilton Mischa Weisz Foundation Roman Catholic Episcopal Corp. St. David’s Presbyterian Church St. Francis Xavier School St. Joseph’s School of Nursing In Honour of Sr. Virginia Hanlon

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We are most fortunate to have received donations from the following individuals/groups. May God bless you abundantly for helping our less fortunate sisters & brothers. Our program is a registered charity # 86426 3488 RR0001. Tax receipts are available and given out in January.

OUR BENEFACTORS

IN MEMORIAM In Memory of Given By

Colin Applewaite Pamela & Ivan Kovacek Maria DiTomaso Julian & Mariclaire D’Angela Isabell Kerr Donna Dunlop Patrick McKenna Haymarket Management Inc.

/Mackesy Smye Lawyers Eileen Van Nynatten Janet MacCullouch

Jane Mulholland

INDIVIDUALS

Tom Airth ~ On Behalf of Gary DeGroote, GWD Management

Barbara Abraham Anonymously ~ In Honour of Garnet & Gail Rogers

~ In Recognition of their Christian

Service Award: Elizabeth & Alan Dilworth

~ In Honour of the 60th Wedding Anniversary

Of Audrey & Joe Kemp

~ In Honour of the 80th Birthday

Of JoAnne Oatridge

Cheryl Baldin James & Sheila Burrows ~In Honour of the 50th Wedding Anniversary

Of George & Edna Liversidge

Bob & Maggie Carr Sheldon Clark Nicholas Curto Leonard & Anne Marie Coughlan Gord Cowman & Sylvia Campbell ~In Honour of the 50th Wedding Anniversary

Of George & Edna Liversidge

Suzanne DeSouza William Duyvestyn Raymond Franchetto Lorna Gillem Ellen Gillespie Gladys Griffith HOOTC Guest Joanne Hastings Pam & Ivan Kovacek ~In Recognition of the Graduation of Mark Sabljo

Robert Knuckle Levona Hinchey Alyssa Hunt Carol Matteson Andy McDonald Angie & Gord McNulty Mark Melanson Dr. Michael & Shirley Molot Carolyn Molot & Brian Allen Dr. Bruce & Bettina Neable ~In Honour of the 70th Birthday

Of Lou Marasco

Peter Noel Dr. Barbara & Brian Pinto Diane Preston Jim & Shawn Price Gord & Pam Robson Joan Seabrook Trevor & Kathryn Smethurst On Behalf of St. Raphael School

DONATIONS IN KIND

Dr. Steven Deskin ED Smith Food Share Kraft Little Hats That Grew St. Mary’s H.S. ~We Scare Hunger

St. Ann’s School Ancaster Turner Park Library United Trophy Dr. Alan Zucker

Donations Were Given Anonymously In Memory Of:

Jerry Devay Marguerite Duffy

Marilyn Galambos John Keeler

Jane Marie MacKintosh Bernie Mathews Betty McInnes

Dr. George Osbaldeston Patrick Peckham Joclyn Richmond

Paul Riddle Paul Rotsaert

George & Mary Weykamp Nicky Youseman

The Following Individuals Gave Donations

In Memory Of Betty McInnes

William & Mary Elizabeth Fulton Mary Helen & Ed Ginnis Frances LoPresti Scott McInnes June More Ollie Thomson Natalia Yakubovich

In Honour Of David Woods’ Birthday

Donations Were Given By:

Dr. Gastaldo Medicine Breda Higgins David Arteta Ramiro Larrazabel

INDIVIDUALS Cont.

Jeanne Sullivan Angelo & Anna Venditti Gerald & Loretta Ward Patricia & Tom Weinstein Dr. Donald Whelan Marie White Gail Wilkinson David Woods

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The Borthwick Memorial Golf Tournament

For its second year, Hamilton Out of the Cold was one of the grateful beneficiaries from the 44th Annual Borthwick Golf Tournament. We are very grateful to May Morgan, George Hampson and all those individuals involved with the annual Borthwick Golf Tournament at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club. The September event resulted in a sizable donation to HOOTC. Excerpt from the Hamilton Golf and Country Club Website “This year’s proceeds will support five local Hamilton Charities: Hamilton Food Share, Wellwood, Wesley Urban Ministries, Out Of the Cold and Ancaster Community Services.”

Please visit their website @ www.hgcc.ca

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Mischa Weisz Foundation

“In 2007, when Mischa Weisz was diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer, his close friend and financial advisor, Frank Helt, was there to help.” Excerpt from TD Waterhouse 2010 Newsletter

HOOTC was the appreciative recipient of a donation from the Mishca Weisz Foundation. Mischa Weisz was the President and CEO of the TNS Smart Network. He was a generous entrepreneur who, upon discovering he had a short time to live, wanted to do something significant and important for those in need. With help from his friend Frank, Mischa set up a foundation that would allow his family and friends to continue to give financial gifts to worthwhile charities after his death. Mischa will be remembered for this generosity and his name will live on through the spirit of his giving. Thank you Mischa.

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Ancaster Film Fest

The Ancaster Film Fest is delighted to have completed its eleventh year providing the best in Canadian and International films to the Hamilton region while donating all of its proceeds to charities and service organizations. Since inception approximately half of the proceeds have been given to the Hamilton Out of the Cold program in recognition of the fantastic service this wonderful organization provides for the needy and homeless during the five coldest months of the year. Starting in January of this year and up to the present date; Ancaster Film Fest has donated $8700 to the Out of the Cold Program. We at AFF are honoured to continue to be able to assist HOOTC in this way. The twelfth season of the Ancaster Film Fest begins on Monday January 5th with screenings at 1:00, 4:00 and 7:15 p.m. at Ancaster Silver City. Memberships are sold out for 2015 but non members are always most welcome, $9 at matinees and $10 in the evening. ~ Julian D’Angela Visit ancasterfilmfest.com or check us out on Facebook for ongoing information.

THANK YOU to the Ontario Trillium Foundation

for their assistance in helping us to serve our guests in various ways. For further information check out their website: www.trilliumfoundation.org

We Scare Hunger

Thank you to all the St. Mary’s high school students, parents, teachers and donors who participated in this very successful food drive. The food will go a long way in helping feed our very thankful guests.

Excerpt from We Scare Hunger “Millions around the world go hungry every day, even in our own backyard. This Halloween, hold a food drive in your school or community, or trick-or-treat for non-perishable food items instead of just candy. Then, drop them off at your local food bank to help stop hunger in its tracks.” Please visit their website at freethechildren.com