The Burlington Food Bank would like to thank Steven Hewson & Marie-Hélène Mongrain from La Crème de La Crème Creamery (with stores in downtown Burlington and a new store opening soon on Locke Street in Hamilton) for helping out families in Burlington with their summer Emma’s Pick campaign for various charities.  In August, Emma’s Pick was successful in raising $460, that’s 460 cones! They also donated $250 in groceries to the Burlington Food Bank. Today, Marie was volunteering (she and Steven are regular volunteers with us) and donated a box of chocolates for every one of our volunteers in appreciation for their dedication in serving our community. Their Emma’s Pick is specifically designed to support local charities. La Creme always focuses on either feeding those in need, lgbtq support or underprivileged youth. In just 3 seasons they have raised thousands of dollars in support of these initiatives.

Emma’s Pick of the Month sprang from their youngest daughter, when they started the company she was too young to work at the store so they involved her on the charity side, creating the different cones. She chose Smores for August for the Burlington Food Bank and it was obviously a BIG hit with the community in many ways.