Calgary Food Bank, Author at Calgary Food Bank https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/author/calgaryfoodbank/ By Community For Community Thu, 26 Jun 2025 19:01:13 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Calgary-Food-Bank-Site-Icon.jpg Calgary Food Bank, Author at Calgary Food Bank https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/author/calgaryfoodbank/ 32 32 How Did YOUR Garden Grow? https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2022/garden-grow/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:23:13 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=69951 The air is crisp, and the leaves are beginning to fall. We have slipped into Autumn, and this time of year always brings a harvest of home-grown goodness.

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]]> Volunteers Needed! https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/volunteersneeded/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 13:00:18 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=54726 Right now, we are feeding 1,000 Calgarians a day. Hundreds of hampers are being distributed to neighbours, friends and families who need food support during this incredibly trying time. Volunteers make up half of the workforce in our warehouse; they sort, build and distribute hampers.

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]]> A Glance Back https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/aglanceback/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 11:57:01 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=54577 We want to reflect on our past and celebrate some incredible organizations that feed hungry people in the community throughout the year.

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]]> Celebrating our Grocery Heroes https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/groceryheros/ Mon, 19 Jul 2021 15:04:01 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=53952 Today is Grocery Hero Day! We are extremely proud and incredibly grateful of the connection with our more than 100 grocery store partners, including Sobeys, Safeway, Save On Foods, Calgary Co-op, Superstore, No Frills, Costco and Walmart. It is a great honour to work with so many dedicated employees that understand the importance of giving back.

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]]> Feeding the need beyond our city limits https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/foodshare/ Tue, 15 Jun 2021 12:20:17 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=53714 Our Food Share Program and is critical for many food banks in the province, and even across the country, in helping alleviate hunger in their communities.

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]]> The Value of One, The Power of Many: Volunteering at the Calgary Food Bank https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/nationalvolunteerweek/ Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:00:42 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=52345 To mark National Volunteer Week, we had some one-on-one chats with a few of the people who give back during these difficult times so fellow Calgarians can get the food support they need.

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]]> Providing food support during unprecedented times https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/annualreport2020/ Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:34:33 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=51365 2020 was a year like no other in recent memory as the Covid-19 Pandemic touched every single person in our community in some way. Despite the many unknowns the pandemic presented in the early part of the year, we were able to continue to support the community because of the generosity of Calgarians.

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]]> The Pandemic Did Not Deter Calgarians from Giving BIG This Holiday Season https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2021/thankyou/ Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:01:03 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=51236 As 2020 wound down, many of us felt it was all we could do to just hunker down and “get it over with,” but for so many kind and thoughtful people in our city, the opposite was true. The very best of who we are as a community shone brighter than ever this holiday season.

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]]> Rounding up, does it really help? https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2020/donatingatthetill/ Thu, 10 Dec 2020 19:11:23 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=51060 Have you ever been asked to make a donation through the till when shopping at your local grocery store? Or been asked to ‘round up’ your bill? If so, I’m sure you’ve also asked yourself, I wonder how the charity receives that money and the impact that your $2, $5 or $10 donation makes.

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]]> Holiday Season at the Calgary Food Bank https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/2020/holiday-season-at-the-calgary-food-bank/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 18:18:36 +0000 https://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/?p=50900 The holiday season is here at the Calgary Food Bank! We're open and ready to safely serve the increased numbers of clients that need us at this time of year.

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