If you and your dirty car are in Halifax today…
Written by admin2 on August 29th, 2009Filed under: Themes, Bum Deal, Campaign Watch
Quoting the Friday, August 28th edition of The Chronicle-Herald:
The Saint Mary’s Huskies football team is hosting a car wash Saturday in Halifax to raise funds for Hope Cottage. The team, along with the Halifax RCMP, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service, will wash cars, with all proceeds going to the non-profit agency, which provides hot meals to the needy. Some other Saint Mary’s athletes will help out, as will players from the Halifax Rainmen basketball team. The car wash will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at O’Regan’s Chevrolet Cadillac on Robie Street.
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Quoting halifaxnewsnet.ca:
Hope Cottage [2435 Brunswick Street; (902) 429-7968] is a charitable organization whose mission is to provide meals to those who cannot afford to obtain these meals themselves. Since its inception Hope Cottage has grown into a Halifax institution feeding more than 200 meals a day, Monday to Friday. Each day a brunch of soup and sandwich is served from 10:00 to 11:00 and a hot prepared meal from 5:00 to 6:00. Hope Cottage was originally financed by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. For the past 15 years or so Hope Cottage has been self sufficient, with all revenues coming from unsolicited donations from individuals and corporations. The annual operating budget for the cottage is approximately $165,000.00. Hope Cottage relies heavily on volunteers. There are three volunteers for each meal, for a total of 30 people working two to three hours a week. Volunteers will work the same meal every week. These people serve meals, serve coffee, wash dishes etc.
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