A Growing Need for Support this Summer
Donating during the summer can profoundly impact the lives of those in need. Your contribution today will ensure that individuals and families have access to nutritious meals, allowing them to enjoy this season. Together, we can make a difference and create a summer filled with dignity, support, and access to the healthy, nutritious food that every individual deserves.
Growing Food
Donations of freshly grown fruits, vegetables and herbs are an incredible way to show your neighbours in need that they matter. There are a few different ways to get involved in this summer and help grow food for our community.
Keeping The Light On Concert​
We are excited to announce the upcoming “Keeping The Light On” Concert, which will take place on Friday, June 16 at 7:00PM at St. John’s Burlington. The concert is a fundraising event for the Burlington Food Bank and all proceeds will go towards helping those in need in our community.
Thank you Walmart! Fight Hunger, Spark Change Update
We want to extend a huge thank you to Walmart Canada, and especially Walmart Burlington North and Walmart Burlington South, for raising an incredible $19,924.64 for the Burlington Food Bank through their Fight Hunger Spark Change Campaign earlier this year! Your generosity and commitment to fighting hunger in our community is truly appreciated. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this amazing initiative!
It’s Smile Cookie Week!
For the first time, the iconic Tim Hortons Smile Cookie charitable campaign will kick off in the spring, launching in Tims restaurants across Canada and the United States starting on May 1 and running through May 7.
Business Smile Cookie Order Form
If you’re a local business owner in Burlington, we hope you’ll consider participating in the campaign by purchasing Smile Cookies for your team and customers. It’s a small gesture that can make a big impact, and it’s a great way to show your support for the Burlington Food Bank.
Feeding Our Neighbours
The Burlington Food Bank’s Feeding Our Neighbours Annual Report is a comprehensive review of the organization’s activities and accomplishments over the past year. The report is an essential resource for anyone who wants to understand the challenges faced by the Burlington community and how the Food Bank is addressing those challenges.
Annual General Meeting
Date: March 23, 2023
Time: 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Location: Art Gallery of Burlington
Address: 1333 Lakeshore Rd., Burlington
The Burlington Food Bank will be hosting its 2023 Annual General Meeting open to all who wish to attend on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 7:00 PM. We are grateful to our hosts for the evening at St. John the Baptist Church. Our annual Chairperson’s Report will be made available to the public as always and posted here on our website.
Walmart: Fight Hunger, Spark Change
February 16 until March 15
Walmart Canada and Food Banks Canada kick off the seventh annual Fight Hunger, Spark Change campaign, beginning February 16, 2023, and running through March 15, 2023, in Walmart stores across the country to benefit local food banks.
My Experience Joining the Burlington Food Bank
First Published in Aldershot Press Winter Edition
January 2023
It started with people caring for people. It started in Aldershot. A few small church-based groups in 1991 met, at what is now the Enterprise Rent-A-Car at King Road and Plains Road East, to discuss the growing issues of food insecurity in Burlington. I’m sure that the problem they were facing wasn’t a new one and that they weren’t the first people in Burlington to try to collectively help feed their neighbours.
