Exclusion hurts & belonging is a basic human need. Pink Shirt Day encourages us to foster belonging by being kind & inclusive. We're pleased to have the support of Fire Chief Ayotte & Mayor Watson for our Proud To Be Me fundraiser. Our members are wearing pink February 23-26!
got mine on 😉 just can't show ya here 😁 it is in my fb story tho 😊
Thanks to Kodiak Snow Removal (kodiaksnow.ca/) for going above and beyond by stepping up to clear the driveway of one of our members who's battling cancer!
Wasn’t this 2 years ago? Hope he/she is doing well!
We're long time supporters of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa and have registered a team for this virtual fundraiser: app.simplyk.io/en/team/eb7a36bf-3b2a-4b02-bea6-470b65430bdc. To get things started, we donated $750 from our Benevolent Fund and – between now and March 31 – members are encouraged to boost this amount by donating $1 per meal at the fire house.
Note: Interested members can also register for the 'home edition' as an individual or household (www.bbbso.ca/donate/bowl/), organize a fun bowling event at home, and fundraise through their own network. If you do so, please join the OPFFA team to help boost our total!
Bowl For Kids' Sake | Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ottawa
www.bbbso.ca
The annual Bowl For Kids' Sake event is our number one fundraiser, raising money to support mentoring programs for youth. Learn more and donate today!
Very grateful to the University of Ottawa Heart Institute for saving our brother Derek Bowker – a great firefighter (and a fighter) who's raised so much for charity in Ottawa. His story is a stark reminder during Heart Month of how precious life is. Let's honour Derek and his Hockey for Little Hearts tournament by supporting the University of Ottawa Heart Institute.
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In a Greely neighbourhood, Derek Bowker is a keeper of the frozen pond where locals typically skate and play shinny.Lynne Jamme
Ottawa Fire was on the scene in minutes to battle the 1916 blaze, but sadly 7 lives were lost and Centre Block destroyed. Clerk Michael MacCormac saved the Parliamentary Library by closing its iron doors. His grandsons Mike and John became Ottawa firefighters (and are now retired).