Project Give: Charity programming on CBC lasts all weekend

CBC Ottawa held a special day of programming to raise money for the Ottawa Food Bank as part of the annual charity drive Project Give, but we are accepting donations all weekend.

Get into the holiday spirit with stories, music and giving, in support of the Ottawa Food Bank

CBC News · Posted: Nov 12, 2014 8:53 AM ET | Last Updated: December 6, 2014

Ottawa Food Bank: Hub of the operation

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We took a tour of the Ottawa Food Bank warehouse, which services 140‎ local agencies. 2:50

CBC Ottawa held a special day of programming to raise money for the Ottawa Food Bank as part of the annual charity drive Project Give.

Donate to the Ottawa Food Bank

On Dec. 5, CBC dedicated the day to telling the stories of the Ottawa Food Bank through the eyes of the people they serve.

At the end of Friday, Project Give had raised $147,000, but you can still donate all weekend.

Ottawa Morning - Live from an OC Transpo bus

Host Hallie Cotnam and traffic reporter Dave Brown broadcast Ottawa Morning live from an OC Transpo bus at Tunney's Pasture bus station starting at 5:30 a.m. on CBC Radio One, 91.5 FM.

Associate Producer Christine Maki, left, and host Hallie Cotnam broadcast live on an OC Transpo bus for 2014 CBC Project Give in support of the Ottawa Food Bank. (Anne Wiltshire/CBC)

The first 200 people to make a donation in person can enjoy a fresh hot cup of coffee on us as they enjoy live music from:

Laurent Bourque from 5:30 - 6:30 a.m.
Gold & Marrow (a.k.a. Shannon Rose) from 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.
MonkeyJunk from 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Win a pair of tickets to see Stuart McLean at the National Arts Centre by making a cash donation with one of our roving reporters stationed at:

Bridgehead, 440 Richmond Road at Golden between 6:30 - 7:30 a.m.
St. Laurent Transit Station between 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.

Ontario Today - Holiday Song Requests

Host Amanda Pfeffer was joined by musicians Jeff Rogers, Elise Letourneau and Ross Murray as they played your holiday song requests.

All in a Day - Food Fantasy Winner

All in a Day had a variety of live music and prizes on CBC Radio One, 91.5 FM from 3 to 6 p.m.

Those live music performances were:

Lynn Miles from 3 to 4 p.m.
Evening Hymns from 4 to 5 p.m.
Soul Jazz Orchestra from 5 to 6 p.m.

Host Alan Neal also announced the top fundraisers in the Food Fantasy Challenge in front of a live studio audience.

There were great prizes up for grabs in exchange for donations.

CBC TV News - live from the Ottawa Food Bank

CBC Ottawa's Lucy van Oldenbarneveld, left, Sandra Abma and Michael Maidment from the Ottawa Food Bank pose at the food bank warehouse on Dec. 5, 2014. (Anne Wiltshire/CBC)

Project Give continued on CBC News Ottawa at 5 p.m. on CBC Television with Lucy van Oldenbarneveld and Adrian Harewood hosting a special edition of the evening news.

There was also a special report on the Ottawa Food Bank from reporter Steve Fischer and the grand reveal of the fundraising total as the campaign comes to a close.

Photos from the 2014 Charity Drive

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