Nellie Philanthropy Foundation

Our Achievements

Stu Schwartz Blood and Bone Marrow Drive (May 2016)

Inaugural Demystifinance Stock Market Competition-Bialik High School (September 2017)

Israeli Hockey Athletic Support Drive Link  (December 2017) Featured in The National Post

Israeli Hockey Tape and Lace Drive (April 2018)

Good Deeds Day Equipment collection in West end Montreal for Cdn Friends of Israel Hockey and Hockey without Borders (April 2018)

Donated the supplies to Winterize the Gymnasium roof-Tim Horton’s Camp des Voyageurs, Quyon, Quebec  (Fall 2018)

Hockey Equipment Drive for the Indian Ice hockey program through Hockey Without Borders (September 2018)

Hockey Equipment Drive for the Serbian Ice hockey program through Hockey Without Borders (October 2018)

Chez Doris Winter clothing drive (Winter 2018)

Ellie White Blood and Marrow Drive (December 2018)

Sun Youth Food Drive (December 2018)

Israeli Hockey Stick Drive (February 2019)

Flash Philanthropy Supplies Shopping Spree for Logifem Women’s Shelter (March 2019)

Flash Philanthropy Charity Spin for Camp B’nai Brith of Ottawa’s Bare Necessities Financial Assistance Program (April 2019)

Logifem bed drive – Purchased 27 new mattress covers and pillows for the woman’s shelter (September 2019)

Ellie White – “Show of Hands” at the Ort Gala – raised $95,000 in total that went toward her treatment. (December 2019)

Collected baby food for Moisson Laurentides at the “Tubing for Ellie” event (December 2019)

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During the Covid-19 Pandemic (March 2020-February 2022)

Spearheaded the Groceries CSL initiative along with the City of Cote Saint-Luc and Federation CJA (March 2020-June 2020)

Sourced and procured Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the Jewish General Hospital and the Centre hospitalier de l’université de Montréal (CHUM) (April 2020)

Assisted in the filing and procurement of Health Canada licenses for PPE (April 2020)

Supported other pandemic programs including Federation CJA’s single-serve prepared meal program at the Shaare Zion synagogue run by Zera Café & Catering, Operation Feel the Love-Ressentir L’amour and Souper Hero, an initiative to feed front-line hospital workers (April 2020-)

Provided best practices to UJA Ottawa and the Shaar Hashomayim synagogue for their respective grocery programs (April 2020)

Funded food programs at the Black Community Association of Cote-des-Neiges, the Dawson Community Centre (Verdun), the Depot (formerly, NDG Food Depot), the Filipino Association of Montreal and Suburbs (FAMAS), Moisson Laurentides, and UJA Ottawa (April 2020-June 2020)

Cans for Kids”-Raised over $3,600 collecting bottles and cans (and funds) to benefit the MADA Centre and the Generations Foundation (June 2020)

“Build it Forward” (the Francois LEGO Pandemic Project)-Initiative to collect, sanitize and distribute LEGO to underprivileged children (June 2020)

Hockey stick drive with Hockey without Borders for the benefit of the Lebanese Roller Hockey Association. (July 2020)

Provided iPads to Dress for Success Montreal to enhance its clothing selection process (August 2020)

Inaugural “Nellie Food Drive-in” program at the Belle Neige Ciné-parc in Val-Morin where the first English films ever were shown. Over 77 kilos (150 boxes) of cereal were collected for Moisson Laurentides. (August 2020)

Held second ‘Nellie Food Drive-in” program at the Royalmount Drive-in in Montreal. Over 500 canned fish items were collected for Moisson Montreal (October 2020)

Drop off a Difference/Déposez une différence event, collected the following: for Dress for Success/CSL Seniors Programs-Working iPads/Tablets (and accessories); for Generations Foundation (Xmas Toy Drive)-New Toys; for Moisson Montreal-Canned fish/peanut butter/cereal; for Old Brewery Mission/Welcome Hall Mission/Chez Doris/John’s House-Blankets/towels/sleeping bags/duffel bags/white linens/new underwear/gloves/hats/scarves/ toiletries/women’s hygiene products; for Sock it to me/Stepping Up-New socks; & Gift cards (December 2020)

Nellie Demystifinance Seminar entitled: The Volatility in Gamestop-Has the Game Stopped? (February 2021)

Partnered with Miracle Montréal -March 13 to assist with their non-perishable food drive (March 2021)

Bialik Baby Basics Drive-Collected baby supplies for Moisson Montreal with the Graduating class of Bialik High School (May 2021)

Cereal Philanthropy Campaign-Purchased over 1,200 boxes of cereal and oatmeal for Moisson Montreal, Moisson Laurentides, the Ottawa Food Bank and the Ottawa Kosher Food Bank (June 2021-June 2022)

Second Annual Nellie Food Drive-In at Cine-Parc Belle Neige where just under 200 cans of canned fish were collected. (August 2021)

First ever Nellie Barn-raiser to outfit new arrivals from Honduras. Fifteen items were collected in 48 hours. (August 2021)

Nearly 400 Bikes provided to needy kids through Everybody Bikes (Spring-Summer 2021)

Assisted in distributing 110 school bags containing school supplies to needy kids prior to the beginning of the school year. (August 2021)

Collected Hockey Equipment and computer peripherals at the Cote Saint-Luc Hallowe’en Skating Party (October 2021)

Purchased supplies and provided volunteers to paint the new facility at the Logifem Women’s Shelter as part of our second Nellie Barn-raising event (November 2021)

Stepping Up sock drive for the homeless of St-Michael’s Mission (December 2021)

Nellie Up North- Over a dozen snowshoers raised over $5,000 in the Randonnée sous les etoiles de Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts to benefit the Palliacco palliative care centre (February 2022)

Assisted in the collection of school supplies for newly arrived Ukrainian immigrants for the 2022-2023 school year with the graduating class of JPPS-Bialik. (May 2022)