John Weatherall

My story is about the Out Of The Cold program in the City of Toronto. The Out Of The Cold program is an ecumenical service to the homeless of Toronto providing food, shelter, and personal support in the winter months from November to April every Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning. Those in need of shelter are cooked an evening meal, given sleeping bags and mats to sleep on, are served breakfast in the morning, and given a bagged lunch as they leave.

I chose the Out Of The Cold program as my charity based on a talk I had with my parish priest, Father Pat, at the University of Toronto Newman Centre chapel. Father Pat told me that the program was in need of financial support. Ten minutes following our conversation he received an email from the group stating they needed support. I took this as a sign that they were indeed the charity I would help this Christmas.

For more information on the program I included a link (http://www.homelessness.on.ca/ootc.html) and hope the Out Of The Cold program will be in your thoughts when giving this Christmas season.
— Paul Schuck