We were not short on volunteers which reflects the kindness of our community. In fact, there were so many helping hands that this large container was packed up and ready to roll in a mere 5 hours – which sets a new record! This container is set to arrive in Ukraine in December. Altogether we were able to send 420
Each year thanks to our generous suppliers we are able to make delicious apple snacks for those in need of food support. Abe from Thiessen Apple Orchards loaded us with apples and we offer our thanks to Andrew and Krissy for their donation. Apples are dried and distributed as apple snacks to people in our community and afar. Thanks also
Thanks to our students who participated in the Canada Summer Jobs Program with us this summer. Thanks also to the office of MP Dave Epp for helping us with the application. We will miss Mohamad, Amelie, and Mahmoud, and wish them well as they go back to school and work this Fall.
Thanks to Farm Credit Canada for grant funds to enabled us to purchase a new delivery truck. News Release – FCC contributes $1.5 million to 92 community projects across Canada Regina, Saskatchewan, September 8, 2020 – Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is giving $1.5 million through its FCC AgriSpirit Fund to 92 community groups across Canada to support rural capital projects.
Over 100 Rotarians from Windsor Essex Clubs, Areas 9 and 10 participated in the 2nd Annual 24 hour Glean-a-thon at the Southwestern Ontario Gleaners. They chopped and peeled thousands of pounds of potatoes and peppers to make dehydrated soup mix to help combat food insecurity. Dedicated to helping feed the hungry, Rotarians are proud of their efforts that will see
On behalf of Southwestern Ontario Gleaners, TIna Quiring, Treasurer was pleased to accept a generous grant from the HL Tiessen Foundation to support our ongoing work to help those in need of food relief. GOLF TOURNAMENT AIDS LOCAL GROUPS The recent charity golf tournament, Swinging for the Community, organized by the HL Tiessen Foundation raised $48,000 for four different community
Tina Quiring, chair of the Southwestern Ontario Gleaners, was interviewed on Wednesday, March 27th on the popular television talk show, 100 Huntley Street. Working to Eliminate World Hunger Show host, Cheryl Weber, asked Tina Quiring if her vision to eliminate world hunger was possible. Tina replied without hesitation “it is absolutely possible, there is no doubt in my mind …all
On Nov. 24, 2017, roughly $50,000 in fresh veggies and dehydrated soup was delivered in the Gateway to the North through the generosity of a variety of organizations. The donations are to be split between communities in the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation (PBCN), Montreal Lake, as well as The Full Gospel Outreach Centre, S.H.A.R.E and the Prince Albert Food Bank.
A 22-kilogram bag of carrots from Leamington, Ont. traveled more than 1,000 kilometers by road and another 500 kilometers by air before it landed in Lance Baxter’s arms. The bulky bag was part of a food shipment that would usually cost thousands of dollars to get to Marten Falls First Nation, a remote northern Ontario community where about 400 people were in need of
We are delighted to be assisting the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. This is the first time, The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, has included our soup mix in their North of 60 program. In September 2016, a large shipment was received in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut.
