Making a Cash Donation

Both food and cash donations are essential to our operation.  The community gives generously during our Food Drives but there are expenses for items that cannot be donated.  The high number of visitors to our programs makes it increasingly difficult to maintain our stock levels through our two annual Food Drives.

Monetary donations allow us to replenish our stock or items most needed.

Please consider sending a donation today using CanadaHelps.org.

We will gladly accept either your personal cheque or credit card as another means of sending your donation to us.  Provided below is a link which will take you to our donation form.  Please print it on your personal printer and mail it to:

The Inn of the Good Shepherd

Administration Office

115 John Street, Sarnia ON  N7T 2Z1 

Instructions for opening the donation form.

Please press your left mouse button once over the red text.  This will open the file needed to view and print.  Click here to open the donation form on your computer.

This link requires that your computer have software to view a PDF file.  If you are unable to view the form please install Adobe Reader which may be downloaded here.  The version provided on will work with Windows XP and the new Vista operating systems.  Simply follow the onscreen instructions and then return to this page.  This page will remain open for your convenience. 

 

We anticipate the need for over 200 back-to-school kits this year.  Kits are filled with essential school supplies such as paper, pens, binders and more!

Manley's Basics have partnered with The Inn to help make sure children are ready for school.  There are pre-packaged kits for various grades.  Purchase one at either Manley's locations and they will deliver it to the The Inn to be given to a family in need.

Purchased kits or any school supplies can also be dropped off at The Inn or our drop-off barrels at most grocery stores.

Most needed items

Items for food boxes need replenished frequently.  Most needed items  that can be left in our conveniently located barrels at most local grocers are:

• cereal
• canned vegetables
• dry pasta
• pasta sauce
• canned pasta
• kraft dinner
• hygiene items
• juice boxes
• school lunch items
• baby foods and formula
• canned milk
• coffee
• powdered milk
• sugar

Not sure what to donate?  At at most local grocery stores you can purchase a pre-packaged food donation for just $5.00, which has our most needed items.

For perishable items such fresh fruits and vegetables plus meats please drop them off directly to the Inn at 115 John Street between the hours of 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday to Friday.

How your donations are helping others
 
Your contributions to The Inn have helped others in need.  Below are the estimated numbers of individuals / families we have helped per month.

• Food bank 1,700 people
•  Soup kitchen 2,400 people
•  Emergency shelter 25 people
•  The Haven (youth shelter) 12 people
•  Genesis 250 people get clothing
•  Utility bank 40 families - helped to retain their housing