April 2018 Posts
The Value of a Volunteer
April 3, 2018
Pictured: Margaret, second from the left By guest blogger Diana Stapleton, Weston Area Emergency SupportMargaret Roberts has been a volunteer at the Weston Area Emergency Support, a west-end Toronto food bank, for over 20 years. Like many volunteers, she started...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Chantal Senecal, Executive Director for the Food Depot Alimentaire
April 1, 2018
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Chantal Senecal, Executive Director of Food Depot Alimentaire in Moncton, New Brunswick. What is your role in food banking?My role as...
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Donating Nutritious Food to the Food Bank
March 1, 2018
Guest blog by Cara Rosenbloom, RD March is Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme from Dietitians of Canada is to Unlock the Potential of Food. All month long, dietitians will be helping Canadians discover food’s potential to fuel, discover, prevent, heal and...
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Healthy Foods for Nutrition Month
March 1, 2018
Guest blog by Cara Rosenbloom, RD March is Nutrition Month, and this year’s theme from Dietitians of Canada is to Unlock the Potential of Food. All month long, dietitians will be helping Canadians discover food’s potential to fuel, discover, prevent, heal and...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Stephen Wallick of Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank
March 1, 2018
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Stephen Wallick of Niqinik Nuatsivik Nunavut Food Bank in Iqaluit, Nunavut. What is your role in food banking? Vice...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Chris Hatch, CEO of Food Banks Canada.
February 2, 2018
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Chris Hatch, the new CEO of Food Banks Canada. What is your role in food banking?I was the former...
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Consider Heart-Healthy Food Items When Making a Food Bank Donation
February 1, 2018
Every month, over 860,000 people are helped by food banks. Incorporating nutritious items is important for food banks as statistics show that healthy eating habits reduces the risk of heart disease, high cholesterol and diabetes. People living in poverty often...
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Whitehorse Knows Northern Hunger
January 9, 2018
*Header image provided by Label 428 Guest blog provided by Tristan Newsome, Executive Director of Food Bank Society of Whitehorse. We had a great summer, marked by some historic events for the Whitehorse Food Bank. For the first time since we...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Volker Kromm of the Regional Food Distribution Association
January 1, 2018
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Volker Kromm, Executive Director of the Regional Food Distribution Association in Thunder Bay, Ontario. What is your role in food banking?Executive...
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Coming Together to Give
December 6, 2017
With special guest: Duane Flood, Store Manager, Real Canadian Superstore, Simcoe, Ontario As the Store Manager for The Real Canadian Superstore in Simcoe our goal is to help “Feed Everyone” in our community. During our food drive, we see a...
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