{"id":8075,"date":"2018-09-28T07:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T07:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/301webdemo.com\/oegema\/?p=8075"},"modified":"2026-02-06T05:10:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T05:10:50","slug":"helping-those-affected-by-ottawa-gatineau-tornadoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/blog\/helping-those-affected-by-ottawa-gatineau-tornadoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Helping Those Affected by Ottawa-Gatineau Tornadoes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8075\" class=\"elementor elementor-8075\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260ad659 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"260ad659\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df196c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df196c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019d like to donate or volunteer to help those affected by the six tornadoes that caused destruction to many locations within the Ottawa-Gatineau region on September 21<sup>st<\/sup>, consider choosing one of the channels below. Also, please be aware that unfortunately, even in a time when many families are in need, there are ongoing scams by groups posing as official channels to help tornado victims. Before giving any food, clothing, household items or money to a charity you\u2019ve not heard of before, do some research and when in doubt choose a better-known charity and if you suspect you have been approached by or donated to a fraudulent charity, contact your local police to report it.\u00a0Canadian Red Cross<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38973d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d38973d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-6.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8078\" alt=\"Red Cross Logo- Oegema, Nicholson &amp; Associates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-6.webp 626w, https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-6-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d48167 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d48167\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After disasters like the six tornadoes which destroyed neighbourhoods in the Ottawa-Gatineau region, financial donations are critical to the Canadian Red Cross. The Canadian Red Cross has mobilized its disaster teams to register impacted people and help provide shelter, relief and comfort. To donate to the Canadian Red Cross online click their logo above, or call 1-800-418-1111.\u00a0The Salvation Army<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e496413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e496413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-7.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8079\" alt=\"Salvation Army - Oegema, Nicholson &amp; Associates- Oegema, Nicholson &amp; Associates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-7.webp 626w, https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-7-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b261257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b261257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Salvation Army is accepting donations of clothing, furniture and household items in anticipation of increased requests from residents affected by the windstorms and tornadoes. You can make donations in person at any Salvation Army thrift store, or call 1-613-247-1435 ext 228 to arrange a donation pick-up for larger items.\u00a0<strong>Ottawa Sens &amp; Fans Tornado Relief GoFundMe Campaign<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e03189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e03189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-9.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8081\" alt=\"The Ottawa Senators - Oegema, Nicholson &amp; Associates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-9.webp 626w, https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-9-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c84a497 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c84a497\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ottawa Senators have created a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds to assist communities and families affected by the tornadoes with a commitment by the Ottawa Senators Foundation to match funds raised up to a certain amount. Click the Ottawa Senators logo above to go to the GoFundMe campaign page if you\u2019d like to donate.\u00a0Ottawa Food Bank<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b800da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0b800da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-10.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8082\" alt=\"OFB Logo - Oegema, Nicholson &amp; Associates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-10.webp 626w, https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-10-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19602d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19602d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Ottawa Food Bank is working incredibly hard and using up much more than their usual amount of resources to help households across the Ottawa region who are in need of food, whether due to their homes being damaged or destroyed, or as a result of losing fridges and freezers full of food from extended power outages. If you, your family, co-workers or community group would like to hold a food drive, volunteer, or donate to the Ottawa Food Bank, click the logo above to go to their website with further information on how you can do so.\u00a0On-Site Clean-up and Support Centre Volunteering<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-589c444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"589c444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"626\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-8.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8083\" alt=\"Ottawa Logo - Oegema, Nicholson &amp; Associates\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-8.webp 626w, https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Inner-image-8-300x200.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 626px) 100vw, 626px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d1793f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d1793f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"content blog col-md-8\"><article class=\"blog_posts listing\"><div class=\"cnt-wrapper\"><p class=\"excerpt\">\u00a0 If you would like to help clean up efforts, you are asked to go to the West Carleton Secondary School at 3086 Dunrobin Road to register as a volunteer in that area, or you can email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:emergencyvolunteers@ottawa.ca\">emergencyvolunteers@ottawa.ca<\/a>\u00a0for more information or visit the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ottawa.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City of Ottawa website here<\/a> with all information on recovery efforts. Please be sure to register through the official volunteer channels as there are still crews completing recovery work and access to some areas is still limited due to safety concerns.<\/p><\/div><\/article><\/article><aside class=\"sidebar col-md-4\"><section class=\"widget-odd widget-last widget-first widget-1 tab-box\"><\/section><\/aside>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019d like to donate or volunteer to help those affected by the six tornadoes that caused destruction to many locations within the Ottawa-Gatineau region on September 21st, consider choosing one&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8077,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-category"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8075"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8075\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12766,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8075\/revisions\/12766"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ona.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}