It's cold out there! On February 20th, The Agapè Centre is hosting the Coldest Night of the Year, a 2, 5 & 10 km winter walk hosted in 80+ cities across Canada in support of our work here in Cornwall with the hungry, homeless, and hurting. GOAL: With your help,...
The holiday season is a special time of the year for us at Agapè. Sometimes we see people on their worst days – stressed, anxious, feeling a little hopeless and unsure of how they are going to make ends meet and get food on their table for themselves or their...
Bushel or bag, hand-picked or store bought – it’s all welcome. On Wednesday November 4, students from St. Lawrence College will be collecting apple donations at Pommier Square (corner of Pitt and Second streets) from 12pm to 5pm. Students from the school’s Community...
Thank you to Cornwall's RBC Financial Group for the $10,000 cheque. Donations like this help us feed thousands in our community. These funds will purchase food for both the soup kitchen and food bank. Read more here.
Sheldon Veenstra and his food-raising friends have a new goal in sight: 7,500 cans collected for the Agapè Centre. This amazing young person has organized food drives every fall for our food bank. Last year his team surpassed their goal of 6,500 cans, and we have no...
Throughout the month of July, Séguin Patate, Cardinal Meats, and Betty Bread teamed up to give away free hot dogs to anyone who brought in a healthy food item or cash donation for the Agapè Centre. The Monday ‘Hot Dog Days for Agapè’ at the locally famed chip stand...
There's a new way for businesses to help the Agapè Centre bring fresh food to people in need. Our pick-up and delivery truck was refinished with a large photo of fresh veggies and the Agapè Centre's logo on one side, and a display of our resale store, New For You, on...
Thank you to Best Western Plus Parkway Inn and Conference Centre for applying to the Best Western - Better World Fund for the Agape Centre. The $2,500 awarded will be used to buy food for the food bank. Pictured are: Paul Levebvre (General Manager), Alyssa Blais...
You’ll be there for your poutine fix anyways, so why not get a hot dog, free with a donation to the Agapè Centre, too? The locally famed chip stand has teamed up with Cardinal & Son Wholesale Meats and Betty Bread for ‘Hot Dog Days for Agapè’. Every Monday in July...
Renovation projects are underway, but it’s business as usual for the Agapè Centre . “We don’t want to close our doors to those who need us. It’s the whole reason we’re doing the work, and we are doing everything we can to keep services running,” said the Agapè Centre...
