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Ottawa Flood Disaster Relief

Samaritan's Purse is now in Ottawa dispatching teams of volunteers to help the 6,000 flood victims from Canada Day. And after long days of clearing debris and helping families recover, their 24-member Lead Team returns to home-base tired and hungry. The need…dinner for 24!

Dan Cole, CHRI’s Media Consultant, reached out to Michael Davy, owner of Davy’s Your Independent Grocer on Montreal Rd. "We love having the opportunity to partner with our advertisers when there’s a need in the community.” As a local grocery store, would Michael provide the ingredients for a hearty dinner for 25 people?

Michael’s immediate response, “this is our community and we love to serve.” Michael and his wife Sara delivered 30 fully prepared individual meals with cooked chicken, fries, fresh vegetables, dessert and all the trimmings!”

As the volunteers enjoyed their hard-earned dinner a few shared some impactful moments from the days work. What most remembered "we're doing this for THE ONE, that ONE person who needed this visit the most today; staying present with them and at the end of the day, having helped without asking anything in return”.

If you, or someone you know is a flood victim in need of help, Dial 3-1-1

Learn about Disaster Recovery Assistance here.

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