Ray of Hope Soup Kitchen

You kids are indeed Rockstars! Thank you so much for supporting our kitchen. We are so grateful ❤️

Greg’s last shift at the soup kitchen. Thank you for your service Greg, you will be missed👏. . Had a little homemade cake to celebrate. We welcome Lee to our Ray of Hope family😊

93 meals served today. We are so grateful for all the donations that help feed our folks! Have a wonderful weekend 😊

Please note that the soup kitchen will be closed Monday, May 20th and will reopen Tuesday morning at 10:30 am. Happy Victoria Day😊

We would like to thank our friends at Costco for the yummy desserts they provide for us. We certainly appreciate all the donations that are given. Blessings to you all❤️

Our kitchen is where the magic happens. Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who help feed our folks. Donations are always welcome and we are so grateful ❤️

Ray of Hope would like to thank the family of the late Ethel Deroche for their kind donation to our soup kitchen

A special thank you to Ashlee Miller and Kaytlyn Gagnon of Starbucks on Granite Drive for their generous donation of coffee to the Ray of Hope Soup Kitchen. We are grateful to all who give❤️

The board and management of Ray of Hope soup kitchen would like to express their sincere gratitude to 2 special volunteers , who have given 20 + years and are now moving on. Jack & Vince, we wish you all the best and a heartfelt thank you😊

Please note that the Soup Kitchen will be closed on Good Friday and will reopen Monday April 1st at 10:30 am.

A special thank you to Madelina for the lovely roses that she donated for international women’s day. Sometimes it’s the little things that make a big difference ❤️

We served 53 meals this morning. Yesterday, they had 97. Thank you to our staff and volunteers who make sure good meals are provided for folks in need. People helping people is what it’s all about❤️

Happy Friday folks! We served 72 meals today at Ray of Hope😊 We are enjoying the sunshine today! Maybe the ground hog got it right after all😊 Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers who make it all work.

Check out this link to see a great example of 2 community volunteer-based organizations working together to help those in need. ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) and the Ray of Hope Soup Kitchen came together to help 2 families in need!
https://adra.ca/stories/ray-of-hope-natashas-testimony/

I’m excited to release the video for my first single release for my song “Silent Hero” from my digital album called “From Me To You”.
This album has been a labour of love for the last 2 1/2 years. It is a tribute to my parents, Sid Martell, my amazing dad, who passed in Sept 1993 and Anne Martell, my wonderful mom, who left us July 21, 2021.
You are gone but never forgotten ❤️

The album cover features a painting from Cathy Doull, of the Martell boys jamming. To view more of Cathy’s work visit Catherine_doull on instagram🩷

Also there is a picture of young Sid in 1953 with his guitar looking like James Dean lol!
Dad was a local musical celebrity in Cape Breton in the 1950’s - 70’s often singing on TV and singing many weekends at dances in Cape Breton.

There is a picture of dad’s guitar, a 1953 D-18 Martin that he ordered in from New York when he was in his 20’s.
There is a hole in the guitar from the years of dad strumming the guitar and performing.
I used dad’s guitar on all 14 songs on the album, which includes 8 original songs and 6 cover songs.

The album cover graphic design was done by my talented brother in law, Michael Cintron who skillfully arranged the images and came up with the final design. View more of the works of Michael on his page on Fine Art America.

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/tropically-showered-mike-cintron.html?product=canvas-print

Heartfelt thanks to Mike Oz at studioZproductions
In Moncton for producing the album and video.
Thank you to my brother Terry who plays the keyboards on my original songs and to Allie Bennett
for playing the bass on my original songs on the album and for his amazing finger picking in this video.
Thank you to Jeremy Jayqwack Hebert for his wonderful drum playing on the songs.

The album has been a family affair with my brother Robert Martell contributing his skills on the fiddle and my step sisters Delores Marie Henick, Henrietta MacNeil and Leona Macneil on background vocals.

The video features Ray of Hope Soup Kitchen who just served their 1,000,000th meal, Grass Home at 705 who recently provided amazing care to my family members and to many other families and to Blood Donor Clinic Mapleton Road, Moncton , New Brunswick.
Thank you all so much!

Greg

https://www.facebook.com/100000828834836/posts/6952862504751308/?d=n&mibextid=qC1gEa

Have any leftover wrapping paper, ribbons, bows or extra Christmas decorations that you’re not using? Please consider dropping them off before noon any day before December 20th at the kitchen and help us decorate the dining room for Christmas. Thank you! 🎄 🎁

Last Friday, we served 95 meals at Ray of Hope. This is just an example of a day. We want to thank all of our wonderful volunteers that selflessly come every week, making life better for those in need🥰

The New Brunswick Community Star Award was created in 1997 by the Horizon Health Network to recognize individuals or groups who through activities,attitudes or lifestyles demonstrates and promotes; healthy alternatives to addictive behaviours; contributes to the wellness of the community; or provides support to individuals or the community; to reduce the impact of substance abuse. The award is presented annually as part of the National Addictions Awareness Week Activities. The award, along with a $ 200.00 donation, was presented by Jill Leblanc-Farquarson- Addictions and Mental Health Director.

Closed today in lieu of Remembrance Day. See you, tomorrow.

Today, a lot of our regular Friday volunteers were away enjoying their own various personal adventures. Thankfully, Cole, Clinton and Channveergowda stepped in to save the day! We’re so thankful for your help and it was a pleasure hanging out with you all.

This thanksgiving, we would like to thank all those who help make the Ray of Hope soup kitchen a daily success. On this particular day we served 91 meals to folks in need. We are so blessed to have all of our wonderful volunteers. This is just an example of one day. We wish everyone a very Happy thanksgiving 😊

Kitchen Manager - The Ray of Hope Soup Kitchen is looking for someone to provide 3 weeks vacation relief for our Manager between Oct 1st and mid December, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 2:00 pm. Duties include managing day-to-day operations of the kitchen and providing support to our Head Cook. A list of daily tasks will be provided to the successful candidate. Strong people, communication and organizational skills are essential. Interested applicants should email [email protected] for details on wages and duties.

Many grateful thanks to ADRA Canada for their generous contributions to our ministry. We truly appreciate your caring, giving and loving actions and the extra work you’ve provided to help keep our pantries filled.