For more than 25 years, Denis Charbonneau and Rob Paiement have played a central role in the Orléans-Cumberland CRC Firefighters’ Food Drive. What began as an effort to help families in need has become an annual tradition that brings the community together and makes a real difference year after year. Their grassroots teamwork exemplifies leadership…

Louise, Arlette and Sylvie — a cousin and two sisters — represent six decades of quiet generosity to Counselling and Family Service Ottawa, a bilingual organization with French Language designated programming, agency founded in 1940. Arlette’s tie began in her first job in the 1960s; she later contributed to renovations tied to the agency’s building…

Anita Manley is a passionate mental health advocate, volunteer, fundraiser, and founder of Ottawa Blues for Youth, a community event in support of The Royal. Drawing from her own lived experience and lifesaving care at The Royal, Anita has turned personal recovery into community action. Through Ottawa Blues for Youth, she brings together musicians, sponsors,…

Ali Shaker is the Executive Director of Foodeliver, an Ottawa nonprofit built on the belief that no person should lose their dignity to receive food. Foodeliver provides nutritious and culturally appropriate groceries through private home delivery while protecting Canada’s environment by rescuing surplus food and reducing the greenhouse-gas emissions associated with food waste. Since September…

100 Women+ Who Care Ottawa is a women-led, volunteer-driven giving circle that has transformed simple generosity into measurable community impact. Since 2014, the group has surpassed $525,000 in collective giving, supporting more than 135 charities across Ottawa. Its model is accessible and powerful: members gather quarterly, hear directly from local charities, and combine individual gifts…