Community Food Bank Drive Saturday October 3DISTRICT (Staff) —It’s been over twenty years since the first food bank was created in Canada, and it was supposed to be a temporary solution to the issue of hunger. But each and everyday people are going hungry on our streets. They
Shopping is hard work, and the Hudson Lions were ready to feed the hungry at the township fire department’s annual yard sale. Helping serve breakfast were, from left, Tom Demarell, president Gwen Welch and Laurie Taillon. (Staff photo by Diane Johnston)
Dear Editor:The impressive amount of support in the form of food and money from the recent Spring events by the following four organizations: The Temiskaming Speaker, Curves, The Earlton Farm Show and CJTT-FM (Lifestyles 2015) leaves us volunteers at the Haileybury Food Bank awe struck.The prolonged and
On behalf of the five area food banks, The Temiskaming Speaker wishes to thank each and every individual and organization that donated non-perishable food items, cash or volunteer time, to last weekend’s Community Food Bank Drive.This is indisputable…our food banks are successfully run by volunteer power.
This coming Saturday, March 28 , from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the Spring Temiskaming Speaker Community Food Bank Drive takes place. For several years this newspaper has been leading the charge by hosting two yearly food drives, one in the fall just before the Thanksgiving
Spring Community Food Bank Drive on Saturday, March 28Sue Nielsen Speaker Reporter DISTRICT — Hunger is a very real concern in the Temiskaming region and across the province of Ontario.According to the Ontario Association of Food Banks, 374,000 people a month use a food bank in Ontario.
At the Englehart Food BankDear EditorWith 2014 behind us, we at the Englehart Food Bank look forward to 2015 in serving the people in and around Englehart for another year.We had a successful year with some new clients and some leaving. With the help of many
Dear Editor:Kindness, although a more commonly used word, seems more appropriate than generous to express our feelings of your support of our Food Bank.Throughout the year we experience these acts by members of our community, who on a regular schedule visit our Food Bank to deliver food
New Liskeard Food Bank low on supplies as demand increasesDISTRICT (Staff) — The Temiskaming Speaker’s Community Food Bank Drive takes place this coming Saturday, October 4 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.When times are tough, many families, young adults, seniors, the disabled and the working poor turn to
Local food banks won’t be hungry as a bear – not even Smokey – thanks to a recent drive at Walmart and Chartrand’s Your Independent Grocer. Some $850 in cash and an estimated two tons of food, enough to fill three pickups and a boat, were donated during the
