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Wolfville Area Food Bank
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Lower back entrance, Wolfville Baptist Church, 487 Main Street, Wolfville, NS
The Food Bank will be open first and third Thursdays each month
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. See details below.
Each household can access the Food Bank once every thirty days.
Please call 542-0040 (answering machine) or email us at wolfvilleareafoodbank@gmail.com and let us know you will be using the Food Bank by the Tuesday of Food Bank week. We will schedule a time for you to come pick up your food. This will help us to be prepared with the right amounts.
Food Bank open schedule 2009 (9 a.m. – 4 p.m.):
- Nov. 5 & 19
- Dec. 3 & 10
- Jan. 7 & 21, 2010
- Christmas hamper pick-up Dec. 21,
storm date: Dec. 22.
(dates subject to change)
Remember to call and register before you come.
Please bring your health card and all other family members' health cards too!
For emergency need, contact
St. Vincent de Paul (542-9499) and leave a message.
The food bank is operated under the auspices of the
Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council.
FOOD BANK DETAILS
Name: WOLFVILLE AREA FOOD BANK
Operation dates:
1st and 3rd Thursday’s monthly, 9am to 4pm.
Location:
Wolfville Baptist Church,
487 Main Street,
lower level back entrance - the east door (door facing the main street parking lot & Subway).
Who is eligible? Anyone in need – 1 visit per month.
Coverage area:
West to Deep Hollow Road.
North to Church Street including Starrs’ Point, Port Williams to Tiny Parrish Road on the west.
East to the Gaspereau River at Avonport, then south to West Brooklyn.
South includes Gaspereau, Melanson, White Rock and including the South Mountain area.
How do we contact the Food Bank?
Call 542-0040 (this is an answering machine) or wolfvilleareafoodbank@gmail.com
Leave name and telephone number and someone will return the call to facilitate filling out an application. A MSI number will be required for all family members, and a time slot for visiting the food bank will be assigned.
Applicants seeking assistance from the Food Bank must call no later than Tuesday prior to food bank open day. Remember to call and register before you come.
Please bring your health card and all other family members' health cards too!
For emergency needs, contact St. Vincent de Paul (542-9499) and leave a message.
The food bank is operated under the auspices of the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council.
Press Release re. Wolfville Area Food Bank
Since it was established in 1970, the Wolfville Area Inter-church Council has been working to address issues of hunger and poverty in Wolfville and the surrounding area. On February 1, 2007, the Council opened the Wolfville Area Food Bank which operates out of the Wolfville Baptist Church. The food bank has been a success story from the beginning, thanks to the support of local businesses, organizations and individuals who have generously donated money, time and food.
Given the recent rise in the cost of many foods, as well as rising fuel costs, and with no significant change in the social safety net to meet these changes, the food bank is currently facing a financial crisis. We now provide food for more than 60 households (individuals and families) each month. Each household may visit the food bank once per month, where they will receive enough food to last less than a week. Some of the food we supply comes from our affiliation with Feed Nova Scotia, but the bulk of the order consists of perishable food bought locally with funds donated to the Council.
Gary Dunfield, Chair of the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council, and Liz Vermeulen, Chair of the Food Bank Management Committee, wish to thank the local community for its support, and to point out the serious, growing need. Many people in Wolfville and area have been donating each fall to the Inter-Church Council’s annual appeal for funds. However, you don’t have to wait to donate. Here’s how to help today:
- Monetary donations may be made to the food bank at any time. Cheques can be made out to the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council and sent to P.O. Box 2270, Wolfville, B4P 2N5. Receipts are provided for donations of $10 and over, and donor cards will soon be available for those wishing to make donations in lieu of gifts to friends and family.
- The food bank is also happy to accept donations of nutritious, non-perishable food. These can be left in the Food Bank Box at the Wolfville Save Easy or at the Wolfville Baptist Church. Donations can also be coordinated by calling the Food Bank number (542-0040) and leaving a message. (In addition to non-perishables, we welcome donations of fresh produce from backyard gardens, but ask that you please check with either Liz or Maggie beforehand to arrange an appropriate drop-off time.)
- The area covered by the food bank extends well beyond the limits of the town of Wolfville into the surrounding farmland – its boundaries include Greenwich to Deep Hollow Rd., Port Williams to Church St., Grand Pre and Avonport west of the Avonport Bridge, the eastern end of the Gaspereau Valley, and the Gaspereau Mountain area west of West Brooklyn. The Food Bank and Feed Nova Scotia are looking for farm owners willing to donate fruits and vegetables leftover after this year’s harvest. We are also looking for volunteers available to help glean fields as part of this effort.
For more information about the Wolfville Area Inter-Church Council or the Wolfville Area Food Bank, contact Gary Dunfield at 681-0492 or Liz Vermeulen at 681-0492 or email us at wolfvilleareafoodbank@gmail.com
WOLFVILLE AREA FOOD BANK UPDATE – May 3, 2007
Thank you so much for your support of the Food Bank by way of egg cartons and plastic containers. For the time being we have enough of these two items; however, we can always use double-bagged grocery bags.
Please note there is a Food Bank barrel located by the inner exit at the Wolfville Save Easy to receive donations of food items so the next time you are shopping and wish to contribute food items, your support will be appreciated. Here is a list of suggested items you may wish to contribute, Kraft Dinner, soups, pasta and pasta sauce, beans, canned meat, cereal, soap powder, snack foods for school lunches, and drink packs. Donations may also be left in the hamper located in the entryway of the church.
If you shop at the Grocery stores in New Minas/Kentville, etc., please bring your donations to the Wolfville Area Food Bank back to the church. Donations deposited at these stores stay at Fundy Food Bank in New Minas. If each church family/member purchased just one food item per week, the Food Bank shelves would be well stocked. If you or someone you know needs assistance, please call 542-0040 or email us at wolfvilleareafoodbank@gmail.com