Monthly Archives: January 2013

Our Friends in Ridgetown, Ontario Come Through Again!

There are lots of preparations under-way for our upcoming trip to Belarus and not all of them are in Brockville!  About 600 kilometers west, in Ridgetown, Ontario, a group of our friends are preparing to bring a load to Brockville to be included in the containers leaving in February.

Back in 2004 CAC Director Neil Matheson spoke to a group in Ridgetown Ontario outlining our work in Belarus, and the members of the Erie Street United Church responded by starting a sock drive.

Sock_Drive

The word spread and many talented hands got busy.  Since then the program has grown and Continue reading →

2013 Initiatives

Happy New Year everyone!  What better day than today to share our list of initiatives for 2013.  We are in for another exciting year.  Along with our ongoing and critical deliveries of food and family parcels we will continue our many programs within the Chausy Region with a special focus on the Chausy Orphanage and local organizations supporting the physically and mentally challenged.  Great strides are being made in the region by dedicated volunteers to help integrate these folks into the community and remove the social stigma and we are there to help and support these groups.  Please read on and see the exciting year we have in store.

Eric McKenzie

On behalf of Dave Shaw – Director of Humanitarian Aid

 

Containers

ContainerCAC will limit our aid shipment to 3 transport containers of aid this spring. The containers will consist of Continue reading →