Hi Everyone,

The holiday season is almost here and I would like to invite you all to join us in contributing to OCSC’s first annual Holiday Food Drive.

We would like the Ottawa City Soccer Club members to band together to help make Christmas a little better for those less fortunate.

We will be collecting donations on-site at Algonquin College Dome Monday Dec 19, 2022 from 6-8:30p and Tuesday Dec 20, 2022 from 6-8:30p.

Volunteers needed – Earn High School Volunteer Hours

Sign up here

Food We Gratefully Accept

Non-perishable, nutritious food items such as canned meats and vegetables, cereal, and rice are easy to store and deliver to our member agencies. Take a look at this list to see what kind of food our clients need most, or if you’d prefer to donate money, click here.  All Money donated will be provided to the food bank along with our food donations on Wednesday, Dec 21, 2022.

Most needed items:
  • Baby Diapers
  • Baby Food & Formula
  • Canned Fish & Meat
  • Canned Vegetables & Fruit
  • Cereal (Whole Grains)
  • Dry Pasta (Whole Grain) & Sauce
  • Legumes (Canned or Dried)
  • Peanut Butter
  • Rice (brown)
  • Canned Stews & Chili

Food We Cannot Accept

We want to ensure all your donations make it to the tables of those in need, so to prevent waste please avoid donating the following:

  • Vitamins
  • Over the counter medications (i.e. Tylenol, Advil etc.)
  • Home baked-goods or food prepared in a home environment
  • Personally wrapped meats
  • Opened food items, or food not in its original container/packaging
  • Candy and snack food items in packaging that can easily be tampered with or contaminated (i.e. individual raisin boxes, foil-wrapped treats etc.)

When donating snacks please keep in mind that a nutritious treat is always preferred.