Robert Rhéaume is an outstanding volunteer fundraising leader whose impact spans youth, health care, housing, and food security in Ottawa. He has helped raise close to $23 million, including more than $20 million for the Montfort Foundation, approximately $1 million for BGC Ottawa, the equivalent of one million pounds of food through Drive Away Hunger,…

To volunteer is to step forward—and Matt Jacques inspires others to step forward with him. His volunteer journey with The Ottawa Cancer Foundation began in the Fight for the Cure boxing ring and grew into lasting service as a recruiter, founding emcee of Laugh for the Cure and Chair of the Foundation’s Leadership Council. Matt…

Mark is passionate about the housing and homeless sector. Mark has sat on various committees, chaired different committees, and was our Board Chair for four years. In 2023-2024, Mark chaired our Capital Campaign committee and sat on the planning committee for our newest supportive housing residence on Eccles Street. He’s played a major role in…

Rachel and Kyle Braatz have dedicated more than two decades to strengthening their community through volunteer leadership, philanthropy and an extraordinary ability to inspire others to give back. As volunteer Co-Chairs of CHEO Foundation’s historic $220 million Kids These Days Campaign, they have helped mobilize community support for transformational pediatric healthcare and cancer research while…

Janet served as the Board Chair of The Ottawa Hospital Foundation during the launch of Ottawa’s largest fundraising campaign – $500-million Campaign to Create Tomorrow and a key member of the Campaign Executive Committee. She helped raise $4.9M, Co-Chaired the President’s Breakfast, and annually raises funds with her late dear friend, Sindy Hooper’s #MEMC Crew.…

Doug and Cindy Anthony are the volunteer leaders behind one of Eastern Ontario’s most successful fundraising initiatives: the Kin Club of Russell’s Catch the Ace lottery. For ten years, they have each dedicated 40–70 hours per week, generating over $18 million in sales, awarding more than $9 million in prizes, and donating over $7.88 million…

Since their first volunteer shift in April 2015, the Daughters of Penelope, Euphrosyne Chapter 292, have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to supporting Ottawa’s most vulnerable residents. Through dedicated volunteer service, generous philanthropy, and unwavering community leadership, they have become valued partners of the Ottawa Food Bank. Their contributions help strengthen a network that recorded more…