Lunch by George.

Seeing. Caring. Feeding.

Five days a week. 50 weeks a year.

Seeing

Our patrons come from a variety of backgrounds and abilities. Through their time of coming to Lunch by George, they have formed a community that knows and cares for each other.

We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.

Winston Churchill

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.

John Bunyan

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Caring

Some have a mental disability. Some have a physical disability.
They are old and they are young.
Some have a job and some are unemployed.
Whomever they are, they are welcome at our table.

Donate

Financial support from individuals, businesses and organizations allows us to keep Lunch by George going!

Volunteer

Our volunteers show up 5 days a week, opening at 9:00 AM with coffee and snacks, serving soup at 10:00 AM and a hot nutritious lunch at 11:00 AM. The dishes are done and the kitchen is cleaned up by noon, leaving the hall available for other groups in the afternoon.

Feeding

Supported by the people of Kingston,
through personal donations, businesses,
and charitable foundations.

Interested in donating, volunteering or finding out more about Lunch by George?

We are so grateful to the community of Kingston! You have donated, volunteered and 'been there' in so many ways.

Our Story

100 people a day. 5 days a week.

Outreach St. George’s Kingston (OSGK) was established in 1997 as an independent, non-profit and secular organization to:

  1. coordinate resources to provide food and clothing to the poor and,
  2. extend financial support to charitable agencies that serve children and/or abused women in the City of Kingston.

Thank you to our partners!

We wish to thank our major donors in 2020:

We also thank those who have contributed food during the past year:
Lionhearts, Costco, Loving Spoonful, Partners in Mission Food Bank.

Lunch by George Endowment Fund Launched with Matching Program

Lunch by George Endowment Fund Launched with Matching Program

Outreach St. George’s Kingston (OSGK) has partnered with the Community Foundation for Kingston & Area to establish the Lunch by George Endowment Fund. OSGK has provided hot meals and comfort to some of Kingston’s most disadvantaged citizens since 1985 through the...

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Christmas Dinner | December 15th

Christmas Dinner | December 15th

Lunch by George will hold its annual Christmas dinner Wednesday December 15th at noon. It will be takeout yet again this year, but a full turkey dinner will be served plus some Christmas cheer! Monetary donations are welcome. Last year we served about 130. For about...

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Covid-19

Covid-19

Lunch by George saw a big change, as did the rest of society, when Covid arrived. We went from indoor seating and service for 2.5 hrs to takeout daily at 1100. The transition was fairly seamless owing to our Coordinator Jen Hurd, and her crew of Joan DeGray, Blake St....

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Lunch by George provides food, clothing and friendship 5 days a week to Kingston's needy.

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Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay and what a wonderful opportunity for us to gush over the fabulous group of volunteers who help make Lunch by George run! Without the tireless commitment of our group of volunteers, we would not be able to accomplish our mission of serving clients in need in #ygk. They are the finest group of compassionate souls you will find and we could not be more grateful 💗

Today we celebrate you - and next Monday, December 11 from 5-7 at the Brew Pub we raise a glass to you, so be sure to join us for our holiday mixer 🎉Interested in volunteering with Lunch by George? Email osgklunchbygeorge@gmail.com! ... See MoreSee Less

Today is #InternationalVolunteerDay and what a wonderful opportunity for us to gush over the fabulous group of volunteers who help make Lunch by George run! Without the tireless commitment of our group of volunteers, we would not be able to accomplish our mission of serving clients in need in #ygk. They are the finest group of compassionate souls you will find and we could not be more grateful  💗
Today we celebrate you - and next Monday, December 11 from 5-7 at the Brew Pub we raise a glass to you, so be sure to join us for our holiday mixer 🎉
Interested in volunteering with Lunch by George? Email osgklunchbygeorge@gmail.com!Image attachmentImage attachment+3Image attachment

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A huge thank you volunteers for the amazing 👏 acts of love you do! You folks help so many ppl and its greatly appreciated 💯🥰🥰🙏🙏🙏🥰🥰

6 days ago
Lunch by George

Lunch by George is so excited to invite our staff and volunteers to a holiday mixer to toast their incredible efforts all year round 💗

Please join us on Monday, December 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Kingston Brewing Company downtown 🥳We so look forward to seeing you there! 🎊 ... See MoreSee Less

Lunch by George is so excited to invite our staff and volunteers to a holiday mixer to toast their incredible efforts all year round 💗
Please join us on Monday, December 11 from 5-7 p.m. at the Kingston Brewing Company downtown 🥳
We so look forward to seeing you there! 🎊
6 days ago
Lunch by George

Happy ho-ho-holidays! 🎄

Lunch by George will be celebrating our Christmas festivities with our clients on Wednesday, December 13. There will be gifts and door prizes in the Cathedral from 10-11:30 and lunch will be served in the Great Hall from 12-1. Thank you to all our staff and volunteers who are making these festivities happen! 🎁United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & AddingtonLionhearts Inc. KingstonSt. Vincent de Paul Society of KingstonMartha's TableLoving Spoonful ... See MoreSee Less

Happy ho-ho-holidays! 🎄 
Lunch by George will be celebrating our Christmas festivities with our clients on Wednesday, December 13. There will be gifts and door prizes in the Cathedral from 10-11:30 and lunch will be served in the Great Hall from 12-1. Thank you to all our staff and volunteers who are making these festivities happen! 🎁
United Way Kingston, Frontenac, Lennox & Addington
Lionhearts Inc. Kingston
St. Vincent de Paul Society of Kingston
Marthas Table
Loving Spoonful
1 week ago
Lunch by George

This #GivingTuesday, we hope you consider giving a generous donation to Lunch by George. With your kindness, we are able to provide warm and nutritious meals to the underserved populations in #ygk. We appreciate any and all donations of any size and we appreciate our community for always thinking of us. We look forward to continuing to spread joy to our clients and community.

Donate now: lunchbygeorge.ca/support-lunch-by-george/ ... See MoreSee Less

This #GivingTuesday, we hope you consider giving a generous donation to Lunch by George. With your kindness, we are able to provide warm and nutritious meals to the underserved populations in #ygk. We appreciate any and all donations of any size and we appreciate our community for always thinking of us. We look forward to continuing to spread joy to our clients and community.
Donate now: https://lunchbygeorge.ca/support-lunch-by-george/
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