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I am an engineering manager working in the high tech industry for over 25 years. I graduated with a bachelor of science in Computer Science from McMaster University in Hamilton and now live in Ottawa with my husband Michael, and two rescue dogs, Bree and Emily. I am a mom to two amazing children. In my spare time, I'm an avid-yogi. I love spending time outdoors and am an avid reader. My parents instilled in me the importance of volunteering and giving back to the community at a young age. This is a lesson I've carried with me throughout my life. When I heard the Ottawa chapter was looking for a local coordinator, I jumped at the opportunity. It is a cause near and dear to my heart. I, along with all the other dedicated volunteers that make the Ottawa chapter a success, are excited to be helping The Shoebox Project this year with its mandate of supporting and empowering women in the national capital region.
While we are searching for a local coordinator for this chapter, our agencies are still being supported. If you are interested in being a local coordinator, please click here to learn more about the role and apply.
Our Kingston Chapter is currently without the necessary leadership to keep this Chapter active. If you are interested in this rewarding Volunteer opportunity to bring this chapter back to your community to support women in the region, please click here to learn more and apply!
Please check this page again soon for more information.
Dates: November 16, 2026 - December 11, 2026
This holiday season, fill a standard-sized, decorated Shoebox with approximately $50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might enjoy, and include a warm greeting or message of support. Our volunteers distribute these gifts to local women’s shelters and community agencies serving women impacted by homelessness across Canada.
Whether you donate a Shoebox virtually or in-person, it is more than just a gift. It is a rare and powerful reminder that we all matter.
Please check each location for their operating hours.
The Ten Spot - Barrhaven
3171 Strandherd Drive, Unit 205A, Barrhaven, ON, K2J 5N1
The Ten Spot - Westboro
397 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON, K2A 0E9
The Ten Spot - Kanata
451 Hazeldean Road, Kanata, ON, K2L 1V1
Third Avenue Spa
784 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3V6
David Hollingsworth - Personal Injury Lawyers
176 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6H4
Head Office Ottawa
430 Hazeldean Road, Unit 6, Kanata, ON, K2L 1T9
Taggart Group of Companies
3187 Albion Road South, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 8Y3
Dates: November 16, 2026 - December 11, 2026
This holiday season, fill a standard-sized, decorated Shoebox with approximately $50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might enjoy, and include a warm greeting or message of support. Our volunteers distribute these gifts to local women’s shelters and community agencies serving women impacted by homelessness across Canada.
Whether you donate a Shoebox virtually or in-person, it is more than just a gift. It is a rare and powerful reminder that we all matter.
Please check each location for their operating hours.
The Ten Spot - Barrhaven
3171 Strandherd Drive, Unit 205A, Barrhaven, ON, K2J 5N1
The Ten Spot - Westboro
397 Richmond Road, Ottawa, ON, K2A 0E9
The Ten Spot - Kanata
451 Hazeldean Road, Kanata, ON, K2L 1V1
Third Avenue Spa
784 Bank Street, Ottawa, ON, K1S 3V6
David Hollingsworth - Personal Injury Lawyers
176 Bronson Avenue, Ottawa, ON, K1R 6H4
Head Office Ottawa
430 Hazeldean Road, Unit 6, Kanata, ON, K2L 1T9
Taggart Group of Companies
3187 Albion Road South, Ottawa, Ontario, K1V 8Y3
A New Day Youth and Adult Services
CALACS francophone d’Ottawa
Carlington Community Health Centre
Carty House Ottawa
Catholic Centre for Immigrants: Welcome House
Centre Youville Centre Ottawa-Carleton Inc.
Chrysalis House
Dalhousie Emergency Food Cupboard
Family Services Ottawa
Harmony House Women's Shelter
La Maison d’amitié
Nelson House of Ottawa Carleton
Odawa Native Friendship Centre & Odawa Reaching Home
Rideau-Rockcliffe Community Resource Centre Food Bank
Salus
Salvation Army Bethany Hope Centre
St. Joe's Women's Centre
St. Mary’s Home & Young Parent Outreach Centre
Willows Program- /Métis Nation of Ontario
Windrose Supportive Housing Program
YM/YWCA National Capital Region Housing Services Department
The Ottawa Shoebox Project occupies the ancestral, traditional and contemporary lands of the Kanienʼkehá꞉ka (Mohawk), Omàmìwininìwag (Algonquin), Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ. In particular, our Chapter resides on land ceded in the Crawford Purchase, 1783. We recognize and support the Indigenous individuals and communities who live here now, and those who were forcibly removed from their homelands. In offering this land acknowledgement, we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history and experiences.
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