Hooping for Hunger – Presented by FLOW Hooping for Hunger is a family fun day and hula-hoop-a-thon which aims to raise funds for and increase education around hunger issues both locally and globally. Over the last three years, nearly $30 000 has been raised and distributed to the Chalmers Community Service Centre and The Hunger Project Canada. This year, we […]
Dear CCSC Supporter: On Sunday April 8th your presence and participation at the 2018 Annual General Meeting of Chalmers Community Services Centre are deeply appreciated and we hope that you will consider joining us as we review the accomplishments of CCSC in the past year and look forward to our exciting plans for 2018. The […]
Since Chalmers Community Services Centre began operating in 1997 its primary purpose has been based on helping provide those in need with food. Part of our mission statement includes the line “food security for all”. And yet in the city of Guelph approximately 17%, of people live with food insecurity according to the recent Vital […]
You’re Invited! Please join us at the Upcoming Farm Launch! To celebrate and commence the beginning of another growing season! This year’s launch will be taking place at Chalmers Community Services Centre. We are celebrating a decade of donating food to the centre, last year alone we donated 1444 lbs of food! WHERE: Chalmers Community […]
Did you know Chalmers actually has two locations?! We have one location on Macdonell Street, for guests who are needing access to food downtown. And then we’ve got this wonderful thing that happens every Thursday morning on the property of Three Willows Church in the west end of the city. That’s Chalmers West. They offer food […]
2018 promises to be a year of opportunity and challenge for Chalmers Community Services Centre. Early indications are that we will see at least a 25% increase in guest visits, many of whom will be families with young children. Our food budget (over 50% of our total expense budget) will inevitably be stretched this year […]
Once again, a garage sale will be held in support of Chalmers Community Service Centre. The garage sale will take place on Saturday, March 17 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and this year it will be at a new location – Centennial CVI. Donations of good quality items may be made between March 12-16 from […]
How often do we hear someone say “I’ll be glad when it’s all over”? Well, our Christmas message offers a few ideas to help keep the season alive: Remember that Christmas Day is the beginning of the Christmas season, not the end. Even if you are back to work before new year’s, how can you […]
The elves (aka volunteers) are hard at work organizing gift bags for guests! We couldn’t do it without you! Christmas Gift Bags will be distributed at all 3 CCSC pantries: Wed. 7-8 pm (41 Macdonell St.) Thurs. 10 am -12pm (577 Willow Rd.) Fri. 10 am-12 pm (41 Macdonell St.) for the next 2 weeks.
Chris Willard, Executive Director of the Guelph Community Foundation (second from right) and Lianne Carter Ladner, Marketing & Communications at The Guelph Community Foundation (far right) stopped by for cake and coffee at the Welcome Back to the Cafe event held on Tuesday, Dec. 12 9:30 am to 11 am. Thanks to a grant from the […]
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