Canadian Martyrs Church is partnering with OMRA Shelter Corp, a Canadian charity that provides time-limited rent subsidies to refugees and asylum seekers.
The program is simple: Once a month, OMRA orders grocery cards from Loblaws/Independent and Metro/ Food Basics, ($50 or $100 cards); Shoppers and Farm Boy ($50 cards only). You purchase the amount of grocery cards you’d like and pay exactly the value of the cards. The stores—not you—give 5% of the total directly to OMRA’s rent subsidy program. Just by participating in this initiative, you are giving a monthly charitable donation when shopping for groceries, without spending anything extra on your groceries.
Every month, we will collect your card orders, you pay for them via interact directly to OMRA, and we will deliver your cards on the second weekend of each month, after the Saturday and Sunday Masses. You can give it a try for a month or two at any time.
If you are willing to try, let Susana Sandoz, your Canadian Martyrs Coordinator, know by sending her an email or calling her at 613 797 2232 with the number of cards you want in your monthly order. After placing your order, you then send your e-transfer payment to: omrasheltercorp@gmail.com
For more information, contact Susana Sandoz or Maria Rigby from OMRA Shelter Corp.