http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:58:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We would like to thank the volunteers from NCI Secured Intelligence for very creatively decorating our shopping carts for the Canada Day Parade in Port Credit during the “Paint the Town Red” event.  Their hard work and creativity was not only appreciated greatly by the staff at The Mississauga Food ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/thanks-to-nci/ SOLD OUT! Hole sponsorships still available - visit www.tmfbgolf.golfreg.com for more information. We are very excited about our first ever mini-golf tournament that will be taking place on Thursday, August 12th. We hope to see you there! http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/minigolf/ Sunday, September 19, 2010 1:30-4:30pm Jack Darling Memorial park, Picnic Area A 1180 Lakeshore Road West, Mississauga L5B 3Y3 As a thank you to all of our hard-working volunteers, The Mississauga Food Bank will be hosting a Volunteer Appreciation BBQ! We could not function without the continued support and dedication of our local volunteers. ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/volunteer-bbq/ The following are facts about hunger in Canada taken from Food Banks Canada. HUNGER FACTS 2009 How many are being helped by food banks? - Number of people assisted by a food bank in March 2009:  794,738 - Number helped by food banks for the first time: 72,231 – 9% of the ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/hunger-facts/ Mark your calendars for The Mississauga Food Bank Annual Gala celebrating our 25th Anniversary on Thursday, April 14th, 2011. The location this year will be in the Orion ballroom at the International Centre Conference Centre on Airport Road. More details will be posted here as they become available. If you would like to ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/2011-gala-25th-anniversary/ Every year, thousands of pounds of residential fruit drops without being harvested as most tree owners can't - or don't - use all the fruit produced on their properties. Meanwhile, many people living on low incomes have limited access to fresh fruit, which is vital to a healthy diet. Mississauga Fruit ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/got-a-fruit-tree/ It’s a time-honored tradition with a twist. Along with the usual fundraising activities at The Mississauga Food Bank, there is a new and profitable way to make money that benefits the environment as well. The Mississauga Food Bank is tackling the growing problem of electronic waste and literally turning it ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/thinkrecycle/ Share your story for a chance to win a $100 Loblaws gift card! Your story is a powerful tool in the fight against hunger and its root causes. Sharing the experiences of real people helps make difficult and often complex social issues easier to understand. We may choose your story to be ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/share-your-story/ 2010 GALA WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! We are pleased to announce that our 2010 Gala raised $83,560, which allows us to distribute $830,000 of food into the community! This is a great indication of the support we receive from our community. It was an exciting “Night in the Tropics” for 310 ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/nourishing-news-june-2010/ The Mississauga Food Bank regularly solicits input from a Registered Nutritionist to ensure that the food received by clients is in compliance with Canada's Food Guide. We recently received a report from the nutritionist who visited with us, and would like to share the report with you. ~~~ This letter is in ... http://www.themississaugafoodbank.org/nutritionist-report-on-food-bank-orders/