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NEWSLETTER

Volume 18 Number 2 November 2013

From the desk of Sister Nancy Sullivan, Executive Director

Here we serve again! We are beginning our 17th season of Out of the Cold, a service that regretfully still needs to exist to assist some of Hamilton’s most vulnerable citizens by providing for them hot, nutritious breakfasts and dinners six days each week, from the beginning of November until the end of March. Most of our volunteers return year after year for which we are grateful, but we are also happy to welcome 25 new volunteers this season which brings a spark of fresh air to the program.

Thanks to a grant from the Trillium Foundation we are working on a five year Strategic Plan in order to ensure that we are providing our particular service in the best way possible and to see if there are gaps that can be filled by the dedicated volunteers of Out of the Cold during the winter months.

We are grateful to Samantha McLeod of Taylor Leibow and Nancy Guay for providing our important bookkeeping services.

We bid a fond adieu to Rev Don Berry-Graham who has been a member of our Board of Directors for many years and we welcome Myles D’Arcey who steps up to join our other dedicated Board members.

We also welcome a number of new Coordinators. Christine Rowthorn and her sister Elaine Turkstra are replacing Ariel Rogers at St. Stephen’s on Tuesdays. Luckily Ariel will be staying on as a volunteer.

Annette and John Goar are the new Coordinators at Wentworth Baptist on Fridays taking over from Coordinators Russ and Vyv Reilly who will remain as volunteers. Russ and Vyv’s presence at the Board meetings will be missed.

We also welcome Paul Berton who is assuming the Coordinator role at MacNab on Saturdays replacing me.

Diamond Jiwani, who has coordinated the dinner provided by the Ismaili Muslim Community over these past many years on Thursday nights once a month, is stepping aside. We are grateful to him and we welcome Shafraz Kassam as the new Coordinator.

We distributed our Christmas, holiday packages to our guests earlier than usual this year in order that they may have hats, scarves and socks before the winter really gets underway. We are always in need of new gloves for our guests.

It is with a grateful heart, I wish all of you a blessed 2014.

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION NIGHT

It is always such a wonderful, heartwarming night when we gather with our many volunteers to celebrate them and all that they do for Out of the Cold and our guests. On April 17th this year we celebrated by gathering together with about 250 of our volunteers. It was a wonderful night with excellent food served by Luigi’s. Once again this year Diamond Jiwani and his great volunteers organized an

outstanding raffle with many wonderful donated prizes. Some students from St. Mary’s volunteered to help serve our volunteers and Jeff Goodes entertained us with his engaging and humorous MC style. Out of the Cold would not exist if not for the dedicated and heartfelt service provided by our 400 volunteers, to our most grateful guests. On behalf of those you so willingly serve~ THANK YOU!

The following individuals donated items for our Appreciation Night Raffle. They were gratefully received.

Gerda & Joe Biro Christine Carbotte Johanna deBruin Diamond Jiwani Nasim Jiwani Luigi’s Catering

Nora & Brian Southon Mary Smith Michele’s Salon & Spa Janice Ormond Wrights Cleaners Laurenzo’s School of Hair Design

Royal Touch Auto Service Dylan Mitha Shamima Vellani Sherry Wendling Gail Wilkinson

Volunteers are seldom paid; not because they are worthless, but because they are PRICELESS! --author unknown

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The Ancaster Film Fest is delighted to have completed its tenth 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. In 2013, AFF donated over $15,000 with $8,400 directed to the Hamilton Out of the Cold Program. We at AFF feel honoured to continue to be able to assist HOOTC in this way. The eleventh season of the Ancaster Film

Fest begins on Monday January 6th with screenings at 1:00, 4:00 and 7:15 p.m. at Ancaster Silver City. Memberships are sold out for 2014 but non members are always most welcome, $9 at matinees and $10 in the evening. Visit ancasterfilmfest.com or check us out on Facebook for more information.

~Julian D’Angela

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

George Abraham Anonymous Frank & Berenice Arnold Robert & Jen Baker Cheryl Baldin Coral & Gord Bowen Helen Broadfoot Carolyn Ciccone David Cohen Joanne Cohen Dr Ron & Miriam Davidson John & Danuta De Grosbois Carole-Ann Durran Rosalie & Paul Gaffe Lanie and Joel Goldberg Marcia and Bill Halpren Joanne Hastings Levona Hinchey Rebecca LaFrance Pat & Josie Lashmar In Honour of Sr.

Colleen’s Birthday Kathleen M Lyne Donna Mann In Honour of Sr. Colleen’s

Birthday Sylvie & Dan Malloy Andy McDonald Jane McKanday

Gord & Angie McNulty Mark Melanson Al & Helen Minden Dr Michael & Shirley Molot Fr. Mike Myroniuk Jeanette Nathan Peter Noel Msgr RW O’Brien James & Shaun Price Rabbi David & Rebecca Russo Roger & Donna Shapiro Jeanne Sullivan Sr. Nancy Sullivan In Honour of Kim &

Cole’s Engagement

Peter & Aida Sullivan Janet Villani Gerald & Loretta Ward Patricia & Tom Weinstein In Honour of

Ria Mulder’s 75th Birthday

Gail Wilkinson Syd Wilkinson Don & Michelle Whelan

CHURCHES, SYNAGOGUES & MOSQUES

Roman Catholic Diocese of Hamilton St. David’s Presbyterian Church

GROUPS & CORPORATIONS

Ancaster Film Fest Blessed Sacrament, CWL Borthwick Memorial Golf

Tournament City of Hamilton Class of 1958 St. Joseph’s School of

Nursing In Honour of Sister Virginia

The Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada Hendriks’ Group Maple Leaf Doll Club MAZON Canada Mischa Weisz Foundation Ontario Trillium Foundation Regina Mundi CWL Religious Society of Friends Social Fund @ Bay Manor

Apartments Spiritual & Social Network St. Augustine’s CWL St. Columba Ladies Guild Women of Wisdom In Honour of Sr.

Donalda

DONATIONS IN KIND Allegra FOOTPRINT Fund ~ Cards, New Logo Ancaster Film Fest ~Food Drive Susanne Adams Staff~ St. Jo’s Ambulatory Health Services,

Dialysis R.N., Technicians, Support Staff ~ Toiletries Mary-Louise Beecroft ~Knitted Scarves Sylvia Cohen ~ Knitted Hats & Scarves Bentley Condominiums Residents~ Non-Perishable Food &

Clothes

ED Smith ~ Sauces, Jams, other Food Items Holy Rosary School Burlington ~ Ms. Tara Wilson & Grade

7 Confirmation Class ~ Candy, Knitted Goods, Toiletries John Lepore Foods ~ Meats

Kraft Canada ~ Food Items & Gift Baskets Little Hats That Grew ~ Knitted Items Judy Rosen & Dr Chris Bart ~Toiletries Saltfleet Library ~ Knitted Items Sister Michaela ~ Mittens Staff from ALU ~ Mugs Dr. Stephen Shaughnessy ~ Toothpaste Dr. Frank Stechey ~Toothbrushes Shirley & Hilton Silberg~Toiletries Margaret Town~Mittens &Toques Valley Park Library ~ Knit Wits ~ Knitted Items

Dr. Alan Zucker~Cases of Toothpaste

OUR BENEFACTORS

ANCASTER FILM FEST

We were most fortunate to have received donations from the following individuals/groups. Our program is a registered charity. Charitable Registration # 86426 3488 RR0001

Tax receipts are available and given out in January. May God bless you abundantly for helping our less fortunate sisters & brothers.

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MEMORIAMS

In Memory of: Given by: Bob Baldin Dan & Bev Perco David Boardman J. David & Eva Amos John & Pat Griggs Ward & Shirley Russell Ginetta Boldrine Tony DeFilippo Antonina Cottone Angelo & Anna Venditti Anna Currie Julian & Mariclaire D’Angela Harold Dawson Marie White Helen Dillon Olga Warren Kathleen Fleming Olga Warren Rose Gallagher Jerry & Jan Tjepkema Robert Hand Rose Volpini Hand Martha Hawkes Jane Mulholland Evmarie Kennepohl Patricia & Tom Weinstein Loraine Peripoli Angelo & Anna Venditti Irene Sadkowski Tom & Patricia Weinstein Richard Venditti Angelo & Anna Venditti Elsie & Alona Picone & Evan Williams Don & Michelle Whelan Flora Jean Weinstein Fran Carter

Joseph & Audrey Kemp Marilyn & Paul McInnes

MISCHA WEISZ FOUNDATION

Once again this season HOOTC was the thankful recipient of a donation from the Mishca Weisz Foundation.

Mischa Weisz was the President and CEO of the TNS Smart Network. He flourished in business and as a generous entrepreneur who, upon discovering he had a short time to live, wanted to do something significant and important for those in need. 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 and his name will live on through the spirit of his generosity. Thank you MISCHA.

MEMORIAMS

Anonymous Donations were gratefully received In Memory of:

Iris Beitz Mary Ferguson Dorothy Goodman Thomas T. Irving Wendell Lewis Robert Muir Ed Shea Jim Sherlock Bill Smith Dorothy Toole Maureen Tunney

"I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.” ~ Albert Schweitzer

ALLAN MILLER was a longtime HOOTC Volunteer, Coordinator, Board Member, Supporter.

The following individuals gave donations in his Memory:

Joe & Gerda Biro Mike & Michelina Bozzo Charles & Sandra Brown Carol Burnell Gloria Colizza Nora Crawford David & Mary DiGregorio Barbara Fijalkowski Marian Fijalkowski Margaret Firth Jozef & Christine Kedzierski Barbara McCoy Joffre & Lynne Morris Joan & Stanley Phillips Tim & Erica Rogers Victor & Myrna Sguigna George Simpson Wendy Soyka Karla Tessaro Marie White Gail Wilkinson

BORTHWICK TOURNAMENT

Hamilton Out of the Cold was one of the grateful beneficiaries of proceeds from the 43rd Annual Borthwick Golf Tournament.

We are grateful to George Hampson, May Wainwright

and all involved with the Annual Borthwick Golf Tournament at the Hamilton Golf and Country Club in September which resulted in a sizable donation to HOOTC.

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HAMILTON OUT OF THE COLD PROGRAM COALITION 217 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON L8P 1J4

Registered Charity # 86426 3488 RR0001 Phone: 905-308-8447 E-mail: hootc97@gmail.com hamiltonoutofthecold.org

ALLEGRA~FootPRINT HOOTC was chosen to receive services from Allegra’s FootPRINT Fund. Thank you to Aryn and everyone at Allegra for your work on our new logo. Well done. “The FootPRINT Fund® helps eligible nonprofit organizations enhance their image, expand their services and extend their printing budgets utilizing Allegra’s marketing and print services.”

HALLOWEEN FOR HUNGER On Halloween Night students from St. Mary’s High School visited their neighbours and instead of collecting for themselves collected non perishable items for those in need in our community. Hamilton Out of the Cold was one of the very grateful recipients of this event. A heartfelt Thank You to the students of St. Mary’s High School and all those involved who helped to provide for our program. It really helps us in serving our guests throughout the HOOTC season.

ST. ANN’S ANCASTER ~ FOOD DRIVE St. Ann’s Parish in Ancaster put out a call to their parishioners to help provide for our Breakfast Program. Thank you to all those at St. Ann’s, Ancaster who answered that call and donated so generously.

"If you see someone without a smile ....give them one of yours" Anonymous

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

MAZON CANADA Out of the Cold is very thankful to be chosen this year to receive a donation from MAZON Canada. There are many worthwhile organizations that MAZON funds and we are very grateful to be one.

Their generosity will provide many hot, healthy meals for those in need.

The following is an Excerpt from the MAZON Canada Website:

Who we are… MAZON Canada is the national Jewish response to hunger. To date, our organization has allocated over 7 million dollars to frontline organizations battling hunger across Canada.

mazon (mah’zohn, n) Hebrew for food, nourishment, sustenance

What we do… Based on the tradition of tikkun olam (healing the world), MAZON Canada raises awareness of poverty and hunger and links it with the mitzvah (obligation) of tzedakah (charity.) Funds raised by MAZON Canada are distributed on a non-denominational basis and allocated once a year giving much needed relief to carefully vetted organizations that provide basic food needs.

Our mandate…MAZON Canada responds to the needs of the hungry wherever and whoever they may be.

Please visit their Website @ www.MAZONcanada.ca

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