An exceptional couple has made it their mission to keep children, teens and adults warm, who are clients of the HCFB!
November 7th 2025
Left: Johanne Portelance, Céline Parisien and right, Christine Myre: volunteers at the Boutique Madeleine of the HCFB. Center: Mr. Delano Chenard and Mrs. Gisèle Chenard, clothing donors.
For the fourth consecutive year, Gisèle Chenard and Delano Chenard have purchased and donated new winter clothing to the Boutique Madeleine at the Hawkesbury Central Food Bank for its clients in need. Here is what the HCFB received free of charge in November, which will be distributed over the coming months.
210 coats and leg warmers
160 pairs of boots
560 hats
17 under coats
160 pairs of socks
140 pairs of mittens
All the winter clothing that this couple donates to the HCFB boutique is new and has either been purchased by them or received as donations from friends, acquaintances or family members. They enjoy giving to those who have less, and children are the big beneficiaries of this exceptional couple’s generosity!