Ottawa Home and Garden Show. Why?
- Ottawa Innercity Ministries
- Mar 18, 2014
- 1 min read
OIM has been given a booth at the Ottawa Home and Garden Show, March 20 to 23 at the Ernst and Young Centre. Why?
A friend of the ministry donated this 10’ x 20’ exhibitor’s space so that people who are thinking about renovating, redoing and re-fixing their own homes might take a moment and consider people who don’t have any home at all.
Our booth will have an area where visitors can see some of the art work that our Passion 4 Youth artists have created; we will be showing the 7 minute OIM DVD and also another shorter DVD featuring interviews from three of the youth from the program; we will have a visual aid of a home (on Bristol board) where visitors can buy a brick for a donation of any amount, and we can collect funds for new space (which we desperately need).
Then we’ll top it off with not one, but two (and maybe three) surprises that you can only discover if you come by and have a visit with us.
The Ottawa Home and Garden people are expecting over 20,000 visitors to the show this year, and it is a privilege to represent OIM there. We have scheduled volunteers and staff for the entire weekend, and you will want to see how this works!
Please consider this your special invitation: ‘Come on down’ and visit us!
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I really enjoyed reading about the Home & Garden Show and it got me thinking about the simple joy of puttering in the garden. For the last few summers, I've actually found working on my yard to be incredibly relaxing, almost like therapy. My most helpful find has been my trusty central pneumatic inflator, which I use for so much more than just tires. It effortlessly powers a little air duster I use to clean my potting bench and tools, and even runs a small paint sprayer for refreshing my fence. Having the right simple equipment really does turn chores into a more peaceful and satisfying time outdoors.