1,190 Lbs of Food Collected at Hellyer’s Stuff The Cruiser Event

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OPP Auxiliary Officers, Julia and Kevin, and Lion’s Head & District Food Bank volunteers pose with the 1,190 lbs of food collected at the Stuff the Cruiser event at Hellyer’s Foodland on December 3.

Overwhelming Generosity of Lions Head & Area 

Submitted by Lion’s Head and District Food Bank 

This is the second time we have held a Stuff the Cruiser day this year and again it exceeded our expectations.

Thank you to OPP Auxiliary Officers Julia & Kevin as well to Kyle & Kara Hellyer along with their staff at Hellyer’s Foodland for preparing all the bags to stuff the cruiser with. Another thank you to the food bank volunteers for unloading and stocking the shelves. 

There were 72 $10 bags and 71 $15 bags purchased that day. The food collected, along with the pre-packaged bags added up to a total weight of 1,190 lbs! This equals out to $1,101 (purchased bags) plus $230.25 in cash donations for a total of $1331.25 that will go to our local Food Bank.

The Lion’s Head Food Bank provides 28 families with monthly food hampers and we have 47 Christmas Hampers that will be distributed this year. 

PBCA Donates to Food Bank

WOW! Thanks to the ongoing awesome support from a caring community the Pike Bay Community Association (PBCA) Executive presented a cheque to the Food Bank for $1552!!! This was proceeds from the PBCA’s November auction as well as some other straight donations. 

Thanks to everyone that supported a new venture for the PBCA. This may be the start of a new annual tradition!

Pike Bay Community Association Executive present a donation cheque to the Lion’s Head & District Food Bank – (left to right) Michael Latimer, Treasurer; Karen Sword, Secretary; Debbie Dover, President; Sheryl Roberts from the Food Bank; Pat Howes, Community Centre Rep.; and Ron Wheeler, Vice President. Missing fro, photo Kathy Campbell, Membership Co-ordinator.

Christmas Market Collects 382 lbs for Food Bank

The Christmas Market held st Summer House Park on November 26th & 27th collected a total of 382 lbs of non-perishable food for the Lion’s Head & District Food Bank.

Thank you to everyone who donated an item and to the organizers for supporting the local Food Bank.

Food bank volunteers Sheryl and Carolyn with some of the donations received from the Christmas Market Food Drive held at Summer House Park on November 26 and 27.

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