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Lots is happening for the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund! 

New Name
This month, PWRDF members voted to change the organization's name to Alongside Hope. This is a decision that has been many years in the making. While the new name will officially take effect next year, Alongside Hope is already being gradually introduced and has been quite well received by supporters. CLICK HERE for details about the new name.

Meet Our Partners 
On Wednesday November 20, beginning at 5:30pm, supporters and friends of PWRDF Ottawa are invited to attend a special Meet Our Partners event. The guests of honour will be Roseline Mukonoweshuro and Farai Bumisai, representing PWRDF partner TSURO Trust in Zimbabwe. Rosaline and Farai will be visiting Canada to deepen the PWRDF / TSURO Trust partnership, and to help raise awareness about the work they are doing in the areas of sustainability, climate action, and food security. The event will include a dinner featuring Zimbabwean food. Everyone is welcome to attend! (see poster and social media image attached)

Branches of Hope
Last year, PWRDF / Alongside Hope Ottawanengaged with parishes and other groups across the Diocese of Ottawa to help raise funds for St. Jude's Family Projects in Masaka, Uganda. We also challenged our diocese to plant trees as part of the Communion Forest initiative. We are very pleased to share that over $7,000.00 was raised and more than 400 trees were distributed for planting across our region! Congratulations and thank you for helping make this initiative a success!