Kiwanis Eastern Ottawa

We're holding a Club meeting tonight. Just a reminder that everyone is welcome to attend a meeting... the curious, the interested, the cynics... and see why our churn rate is even lower than Trump's approval rating.... in Canada!

STAPLES/KIWANIS 2020 START TO SMART SCHOOL DRIVE On Wednesday, November 18, 2020, the Kiwanis Club of Ottawa West and the management team of South Keys Staple...s met to celebrate the handing over of 17 Chromebooks to both the Ottawa-East and the Carlington Community Health Centres to be donated to children living in Ottawa Community Housing . This is the culmination of the first Staples/Kiwanis joint project launched in 2020 called Start to Smart School in which Staples matched all their Ontario Stores with a Kiwanis club in a joint effort to collect funds at their cash registers on behalf of the local Kiwanis Club. In this joint Back to School program to help children have tools necessary for them to learn, theKiwanis Club of Ottawa West was matched with the South Keys Staples store. Theyhanded over to Ottawa West gift cards in the amount of $5,589.10 which allowed us to purchase the 17 Chromebooks. Undoubtedly,this was a win win project for the children, both Community Health Centres, Staples, Kiwanis clubs and Ottawa Housing Foundation. We certainly look forward to joining Staples in thismeaningful fun-venture next year. In the picture from left to right are: Urge Ibrahim, South-East Ottawa Community Health Centre Supervisor of Children & Youth programing; Wayne French, Chair, Board of Directors, Ottawa Community Housing Foundation (OCHF); Anita MacLean, Chair, Community Service, Ottawa West Kiwanis Club(OWKC); Angela Begin, A/Executive Director OCHF; Paul McCumber, Treasurer, OWKC; Sue Hackett, A/General Manager, Staples South Keys; William Brown, Staples employee; Faye Beaufort , A/President OWKC; Cam MacLeod, Executive Director, Carlington Community Health Centre; and Rose VandenbergStaples’Cashier extraordinaire. (Photographer our LG Gary Coulombe Manotick KC). (Submitted by F. Beaufort OWKC) See more

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You are not alone. We are so grateful to our partners Eastern Ottawa Resource Centre / Centre des ressources de l'Est d'Ottawa and Orléans-Cumberland CRC for their commitment to helping our neighbours stay home and stay safe.

We regret to announce that our highly anticipated annual event, O Canada Orléans, cannot take place this year. Please read the full announcement to learn how we have redirected efforts in the midst of this crisis.

We strive to be socially responsible. It’s the driving force behind everything we do. And while that usually means being out in the community, these days it means staying in for our communities. Thank you for doing your part to curb the spread and the fear. #preparednotpanicked

Our community is home to some pretty remarkable people, the folks at School of Rock Orleans among them. These generous souls have been incredible partners of Kiwanis' year after year for O Canada Orléans on Petrie Island. While we may be thinking of a different 'red and white' costume this time of year, Canada Day is always on our mind, so thank you for all you do - for us and so many others for the Orleans, Ontario community.

Life is like a sewer what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom LehrerLife is like a sewer what you get out of it depends on what you put into it. Tom Lehrer