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ONFE Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Lisabelle Boudreau
As National Volunteer Week comes to an end, ONFE continues to celebrate some of the amazing volunteers working to make a positive impact in our communities by fueling kids and igniting learning. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself… I grew up in New-Brunswick, but I decided at 25 years old to move from the…
Read MoreONFE Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Karen Ho
This week ONFE celebrates National Volunteer Week by placing a spotlight on some of the volunteers making a change in our community. Meet Karen Ho, a volunteer with our Volunteers in Education program. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself… I am a fourth year psychology student at the University of Ottawa, from Toronto, Ontario. During…
Read MoreONFE Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Christine LeBlanc
ONFE celebrates National Volunteer Week by highlighting some of the amazing volunteers doing great work in our community. Meet Christine Leblanc, volunteer with our School Breakfast Program. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I was born in Toronto, went to high school in Timmins, came to Ottawa for university and forgot to leave. Recently I…
Read MoreONFE Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Terrin Stachiw
As part of the National Volunteer Week celebration, ONFE is placing the spotlight on a few volunteers creating change in our community by fueling kids and igniting learning. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself… Hi, I’m Terrin. Since a young age, I have found my myself perpetually amazed by flight and this has led me…
Read MoreONFE Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Yusuf Khalid
In celebration of National Volunteer Week, ONFE is highlighting some of the volunteers doing amazing work within our communities to fuel and ignite learning. 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself. I am a recent graduate from the University of Ottawa, where I completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Accounting. I was born in Nairobi, Kenya…
Read MoreONFE Volunteers in Education Spotlight: Amy Grochot
In honor of National Volunteer Week, ONFE is highlighting some of the amazing volunteers working with our programs to help make a difference in our community. In this blog we’d like to give the opportunity to get to know Amy Grochot, a volunteer with our JA Ottawa program. 1) Tell us a little bit about…
Read MorePitch It To Win It! JA Ottawa’s Pitch Competition
Watch JA Ottawa make history, with our first-ever pitch competition! We invite you to attend JA Ottawa’s pitch competition, Pitch It to Win It! on Saturday May 1st, 2021, 12:00-2:45PM EDT. JA Ottawa students will pitch their companies to a panel of judges, competing to see who has the best pitch! Learn about all the companies that will be presenting here.…
Read MoreONFE Spotlight: Ashley Richer
Recently, one of ONFE’s own was recognized with a Faces Ottawa Award. Ashley Richer, ONFE’s Advancement Manager, was voted Ottawa’s Fundraising/Philanthropic Professional of 2021! We’re so proud to have her on our team. In this blog we’d like to give you a chance to get to know Ashley. 1) Tell us a bit about yourself.…
Read MoreConnecting educators to industry to improve youth career literacy
Last month we were happy to contribute a blog to CareerWise, run by CERIC: Advancing Career Development in Canada. In the blog, we share how ONFE connects youth with career readiness programs, through our unique network model. Read the CareerWise blog here.
Read MoreThe Café That Sparked a Change
Sparks flew March 1st to 5th as ONFE hosted Café Spark, a virtual event benefiting the School Breakfast Program. Café Spark was created in celebration of 30 successful years of supporting kids from grades K-12 with over 35 million nutritious meals, helping them to start the school day on equal footing with their peers. ONFE…
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