Advisory from Welcome Hall Mission Regarding the Canada Post Lock-Out

MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwire - June 16, 2011) - Welcome Hall Mission is informing and encouraging its supporters of other means to donate in the wake of the Canada Post's suspension of mail service during the labour conflict.

Ways to give to Welcome Hall Mission besides the mail

• On-line: www.welcomehallmission.com

• In person at one of our three Montreal locations during work hours:

  • 606 De Courcelle

  • 1448 Beaudry

  • 1490 St-Antoine

• By telephone: 514-523-5288

• Through the following banks:

  • National Bank of Canada

  • CIBC

  • Bank of Montreal

  • Scotiabank

  • Royal Bank of Canada

  • Caisses Desjardins

Effects on Welcome Hall Mission

Our donations always drop by 50% during the summer months making it a challenge to offer services to the underprivileged in Montreal. During this critical period, the postal strike threatens to magnify this shortfall.

Welcome Hall Mission is a non-profit organization that has been fighting homelessness, poverty, social exclusion and hunger in Montreal since 1892. We operate the city's largest food bank, one of its largest men's shelters and run a live-in rehabilitation program. We offer counseling and hot meals to some 100 street youth everyday, and provide activities and camps for over 10,000 children in underprivileged neighbourhoods.

www.welcomehallmission.com