First Unitarian Congregation Of Ottawa

Today we celebrate Fred and Bonnie Cappuccino. In 1953, Fred, first a Methodist minister than a Unitarian minister, and Bonnie, a student nurse, fell in love, married and started a family. Conscious of world overpopulation, they chose to have two children born to them and adopt one or two more, ending up adopting 19 children from around the world. In 1985, they established Child Haven International, a non-profit that assists destitute children and women. Child Haven has helped thousands of children, and has grown to include eight separate homes in Nepal, Tibet, India and Bangladesh. Fred also received the Order of Canada in 1996.