Stratford Country Club donating meals in January to House of Blessing for Giving Tuesday campaign

The Stratford Country Club (SCC) will once again provide meals for those in need as part of the Giving Tuesday campaign, but with a new donation timeframe.

The SCC is offering ham dinners for one and one litre containers of soup as part of their annual Giving Tuesday campaign. A purchase of a ham dinner for $16 or of soup for $8.50 will provide the meals and soups for clients of the Stratford House of Blessing. For every 10 purchases, the country club will donate an additional soup or meal.

The ham dinners and soup containers will then be individually packaged, with ingredients listed, in microwavable containers for the recipients to reheat. The SCC will donate the food to the Stratford House of Blessing in early 2026. Jessie Jacob, event and hospitality manager, said that the SCC used to donate in December, but decided to donate to House of Blessing in January instead.

"They obviously do a lot for the community during the December period to ensure that families have what they need during the holiday season, so I think it's a good opportunity for them to still get a good meal in January when maybe they're not receiving as many donations as they do in December,” said Jacob.

The SCC launched their Giving Tuesday campaign in 2020. Since then, more than 600 meals and over 200 litres of soup have been donated to the Stratford House of Blessing. Orders for Giving Tuesday will be accepted until Dec. 31.

For more information, either call 519-271-4212, visit online via stratfordcountryclub.ca or swing by the club in person at 53 Romeo St. N.