TORONTO - United Steelworkers (USW) Canadian National Director Ken Neumann announced the Steelworkers Humanity Fund is contributing $130,800 to 63 different food banks in Canadian communities where USW members live and work. “In communities as diverse as Lady Smith,...
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Success with Peanut Butter!
Brent Harper - Cornwall's Clean Water Guy - and his fiance Lynn stopped in the Agapè Centre and donated funds for the Peanut Butter Campaign! The Agapè Centre needed 200 jars of 1KG Peanut Butter for the Children's Christmas Baskets and with their donation,...
2 NEW Contract Positions with the Agapè Centre
The Agapè Centre needs two great individuals to join our team! For more information, check out the job descriptions here: Sorting Coordinator Research & Development Coordinator These positions were made possible through the generous support of the Ontario Trillium...
Agapè Centre receives $150,000 from the Ontario Trillium Foundation
Cornwall, Ontario – The Agapè Centre has a brighter future, thanks to a $150,000 grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation. MPP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, Jim McDonell joined OTF’s representative Tracey Beauregard in congratulating the Agapè Centre at the...
Rotary Interact Club – Kids & Food drive for the Agapè Centre
At Saint Lawrence Secondary School, Ilze Hillier, secondary teacher and Dean Stanley, Rotarian Project Advisor started the Interact Club at SLSS. Their first project with a group of secondary students was to do a food drive for the Agapè Centre. 5 weeks of soliciting...
1st Annual snowsuits for warmth Penny Drive
The Agapè Centre wants the community to start donating their pennies to help keep area children warm this winter. Each penny raised will go towards the snowsuit fund to purchase snowsuits for children. “We want to collect as many pennies as possible and this is the...
Enter to win a BASKET of Cheer
The Agapè Centre will be at the LCBO Brookdale starting today from 3:30 - 8:30 pm. We will be at the LCBO for four weeks at different times. For a donation of $5.00, you can enter to win this basket of cheer valued over $600.00. For a donation of $20.00, you will...
More than 1,000 Cornwall families need help this Christmas
In recent years, the Children’s Christmas Fund has joined hands with the Agape Centre to formulate a common list for distribution of food vouchers and food baskets. Since 1993, the Children’s Christmas Fund and the Agape Centre have been involved in distributing food...
Cornwall high school helping out Agape Centre
The Holy Trinity Justice League held a clothing drive to help out the Agape Centre from Oct. 22-25. Close to 300 clothing items were collected to help out local people as we approach the colder months of winter. Members Kristalyn Labrecque and Collette...
Please share your warmth with a child.
The Agapè Centre purchases 500 snowsuits a year to give to children in need. No matter what you are able to give, each and every dollar counts right now. We must continue to ensure that no child is left out in the cold. To do that, we rely entirely on donations to...