December 2017 Posts
Food Banker Spotlight – Feezah Jaffer of the Surrey Food Bank
December 1, 2017
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Feezah Jaffer, Executive Director of the Surrey Food Bank in Surrey, British Columbia. What is your role in food banking?As Executive...
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Gearing up for the holiday season: a few ways to support Canadians in need
November 30, 2017
The holiday season is the quintessential time to think about ways to spread good cheer and help put food on the tables of those in need. Supporting food banking is the perfect way to participate in the spirit of the...
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Canadian Pacific Raises Food for Local Communities with the CP Holiday Train
November 27, 2017
With special guest: Gabrielle Belanger, Supervisor Support Services, Canadian Pacific Railway, Moose Jaw For 19 years, the CP Holiday Train has travelled across the US and Canada, stopping in towns and cities to deliver live music and setting the stage...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Sarah Norman of the St. George and Area Food Bank
November 1, 2017
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Sarah Norman, of the St. George and Area Food Bank in Saint George, New Brunswick. What is your role...
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Make a Difference over the Holiday Season 2017
November 1, 2017
As we enjoy the fall season, our minds turn towards the upcoming holiday season filled with our loved ones, gift exchanges and favourite dishes at the dinner table. The holiday season is also the quintessential time to spread the spirit...
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Gearing Up for the Holiday Season
October 30, 2017
The holiday season is the quintessential time to think about ways to spread good cheer and help put food on the tables of those in need. Supporting food banking is the perfect way to participate in the spirit of the...
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Fresh from the Farm – More Than a Youth Gleaning Program
October 12, 2017
Guest post provided by Barb Stewart of The Salvation Army - Penticton. The first time the 2017 crew of enthusiastic Fresh From the Farm youth volunteers boarded The Salvation Army Penticton’s bus, they headed out to the Summerland Strawberry Farm...
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Food Banker Spotlight – Lenetta Parry of Central Okanagan Food Bank
October 2, 2017
We are always interested in hearing more about the individuals in food banking across Canada! This month, our spotlight is on Lenetta Parry, Executive Director of Central Okanagan Food Bank in British Columbia. What is your role in food banking?As the Executive...
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How you can play a part in Hunger Awareness Week
September 18, 2017
Guest post provided by Lenetta Parry, Executive Director, The Central Okanagan Food Bank My dad had a successful, wealthy friend named Bob. Bob could not understand why anyone would ever have to turn to the food bank and therefore didn’t see...
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What One Man and a Tractor Can Accomplish 2017
September 1, 2017
In 2004, a Farm Credit Canada employee decided to use his vacation time and his tractor and wagon to help his community. He hopped into his tractor, and with the help from local farmers and others in the area, collected...
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