--- title: Overwhelming Community Response to the Ottawa Area Tornado Disaster description: Overwhelming Community Response to the Ottawa Area Tornado Disaster image: https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/42537014_1901938806549242_1636228938860593152_n.jpg --- [![cropped-foodbanklogo](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-foodbanklogo.png?width=200&height=54&name=cropped-foodbanklogo.png "cropped-foodbanklogo")](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/) - [Home](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca) - [Who We are](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/who-we-are) - [Help](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/help) - [To Donate](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/to-donate) - [To Volunteer](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/to-volunteer) - [Our Helpers](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/our-helpers) - [Programs and Events](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/programs-and-events) - [Contact Us](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/contact-us) - QUICK LINKS - [To Donate](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/to-donate) - [Help](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/help) - [Contact Us](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/contact-us) - [Our Helper](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/our-helpers) # Overwhelming Community Response to the Ottawa Area Tornado Disaster [Home](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/) / [blog](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog) / Overwhelming Community Response to the Ottawa Area Tornado Disaster - [By Stittsville Food Bank](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/author/stittsville-food-bank) - March 18, 2026 - 5:47 pm ![Stittsville Food Bank](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/caf98ae9eb2ddaf7b63e49f793c4988c.jpg) ##### Stittsville Food Bank Read more from this author: [See articles](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/author/stittsville-food-bank) The food bank opened up its doors to accept donations on behalf of our friends and neighbours in West Carleton. All donations are going to the West Carleton Food Access Centre. We were overwhelmed with the response from the community not only by the generous donations but also their willingness to help out! Here’s some highlights from Monday’s busy session: - ![42556420_1896216633780871_703935145425502208_n](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/42556420_1896216633780871_703935145425502208_n.jpg?width=959&height=777&name=42556420_1896216633780871_703935145425502208_n.jpg) Jo-Jo’s Pizzaria donated $320! - ![42459677_1901936429882813_6494686808700354560_n](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/42459677_1901936429882813_6494686808700354560_n.jpg?width=540&height=720&name=42459677_1901936429882813_6494686808700354560_n.jpg) Thanks to Brie, Natalie, Shayla, Keegan and Darcie. They went door to door to collect donations and then came to the food bank to help out. - ![42564382_1901936489882807_5726236336751378432_n](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/42564382_1901936489882807_5726236336751378432_n.jpg?width=720&height=960&name=42564382_1901936489882807_5726236336751378432_n.jpg) Thanks to Brie, Natalie, Shayla, Keegan and Darcie. They went door to door to collect donations and then came to the food bank to help out. - ![42435042_1901936463216143_1362211867916763136_n](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/42435042_1901936463216143_1362211867916763136_n.jpg?width=720&height=960&name=42435042_1901936463216143_1362211867916763136_n.jpg) Thanks to Brie, Natalie, Shayla, Keegan and Darcie. They went door to door to collect donations and then came to the food bank to help out. - ![42537014_1901938806549242_1636228938860593152_n](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/42537014_1901938806549242_1636228938860593152_n.jpg?width=960&height=720&name=42537014_1901938806549242_1636228938860593152_n.jpg) The Kanata Rangers Atom V team with players from Stittsville, Kanata and Nepean dropped by with a generous donation of money and food.   ### Categories - [Food](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/tag/food) - [Brown Bear Day Care](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/tag/brown-bear-day-care) - [Shane Folay and Team](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/tag/shane-folay-and-team) - [Stittsvilla's Youth](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/tag/stittsvillas-youth) ### Recent Posts [![Another big donation from Stittsville’s youth!](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/31958695_1712837422126049_7160873392072032256_n.jpg)](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/another-big-donation-from-stittsvilles-youth) ### [Another big donation from Stittsville’s youth!](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/another-big-donation-from-stittsvilles-youth) Stittsville Food Bank > 18 March, 2026 Another wonderful youth donation! Big thank you to Torin and Jae! You guys showed ... [READ MORE »](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/another-big-donation-from-stittsvilles-youth) [![A big thanks to Shane Foley and team!](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/41729151_1889288967814226_408779147393892352_n.jpg)](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/a-big-thanks-to-shane-foley) ### [A big thanks to Shane Foley and team!](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/a-big-thanks-to-shane-foley) Stittsville Food Bank > 18 March, 2026 Thank you so much Shane Foley and team for organizing your own food drive! Thanks ... [READ MORE »](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/a-big-thanks-to-shane-foley) [![The food bank visits Brown Bear Day Care](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/41811631_1889292451147211_6141812707977854976_n.jpg)](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/the-food-bank-visits-brown-bear-day-care) ### [The food bank visits Brown Bear Day Care](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/the-food-bank-visits-brown-bear-day-care) Stittsville Food Bank > 18 March, 2026 Brown Bear Day Cares’ School Age Cubs spent the past several months discussing the ... [READ MORE »](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/the-food-bank-visits-brown-bear-day-care) ## Help us get people beyond hunger. [Make a Donation](https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/13194) [![cropped-foodbanklogo](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-foodbanklogo.png?width=300&height=82&name=cropped-foodbanklogo.png "cropped-foodbanklogo")](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/) ### Contact Us Stittsville Food Bank [P.O. Box 878, Stittsville, ON K2S 1B1](https://www.google.ca/maps?q=45.25772000,-75.92010000) Tel: [(613) 831-0451](tel:(613)8310451) Email: [stittsvillefoodbank@gmail.com](mailto:stittsvillefoodbank@gmail.com) Website: [https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca) [tel:+16138310451](tel:+16138310451) [mailto:stittsvillefoodbank@gmail.com](mailto:stittsvillefoodbank@gmail.com) ### About Us The Stittsville Food Bank provides assistance to those in need in the community of Stittsville. We distribute non-perishable and perishable food items as well as a limited list of personal toiletries. The Stittsville Food Bank is run entirely by unpaid volunteers and has been in operation since 1992. #### Quick Links - [Help](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/help) - [To Donate](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/to-donate) - [To Volunteer](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/to-volunteer) - [Blog](https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog) *Copyrights© 2026 Stittsville Food Bank* ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Stittsville Food Bank", "url" : "https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/author/stittsville-food-bank" }, "dateModified" : "2026-03-18T17:53:33.623Z", "datePublished" : "2026-03-18T17:47:41.000Z", "headline" : "Overwhelming Community Response to the Ottawa Area Tornado Disaster", "image" : [ "https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/42537014_1901938806549242_1636228938860593152_n.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/blog/overwhelming-community-response-to-the-ottawa-area-tornado-disaster", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://www.stittsvillefoodbank.ca/hubfs/cropped-foodbanklogo-1.png" } } } ```