Community Contributions
•Co-op :
Alberta Share, Nourish the Spirit programs,
donation box on site, bread trice a week,
dairy, and great variety of product donated
•CPR Holiday Train (2006 and also
upcoming in 2008) • great response
from community and $ from CPR
•Safeway
• Friends Helping Friends food drive,
Annual Mayor's food drive, bread once/week,
donation box on site, variety of product
donated
•Empty Bowls Annual Community Event
• an event sponsored by local potters
to raise awareness of Hunger Issues in our
community.
•Community Gardens • Horticultural
Society • some plots for clients, fresh
produce donated • we donate some volunteer
hours toward the upkeep and harvesting of
the gardens (approx. 2•3 month supply
of potatoes last fall, plus some carrots,
onions, beets) •Fridge donation will
be especially handy for fall produce.
•Website maintenance and webhosting
is donated by OfficesWithoutWalls
•Hot
Rods and Cool Cars
•Participants are asked to donate
money or food items to the Annual Hot
Rod and Cool Cars Show
•Fall Show and Shine (car show at
the park) • annual since 1999
•Bert Church High • Christmas
Food Drive (classroom contest)
•Curves National Food Drive •
here + Crossfield;
•Festival of Lights • collects
food throughout December, and holds special
nights for the food bank
•No Frills • donation box in
store • recent BBQ, raising $500
•Superstore • 2 donation boxes
in store
•Churches and Schools: special days
(Thanksgiving, Easter), school dances
•Food drives by various community
groups (scouts, cubs, 4H, youth, and church
groups) throughout the year
•Community events requiring food bank
donation for entry, Teen Swim Night
•Camrose World's Longest BBQ Event
•Treecycle • Christmas tree recycling
and food drive fundraiser, sponsored by
LOGical
Creations Ltd .
•Annual Silent Auction, Dinner, and
Dance, sponsored our hostess , Gabrielle
A. Loughman from Maxwell Westview Realty
•Local media advertise our news and
events at no charge
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