We would like to thank Doreen Landry and Judy Taylor and their staff at Sam’s Pizza and Rib House for putting on such a wonderful Spaghetti Dinner for the benefit of the Barriere and District Food Bank, Nov. 18.
Every year Doreen and Judy open their hearts and their business on a Monday night for this event. They do all the planning and the preparation for the event. It is a lot of hard work to put on a fundraiser of this nature.
The Barriere and District Food Bank, its directors and volunteers are so grateful for these special women and their dedicated staff who give so generously every year.
The dinner was delicious, and we had a large turnout of people even with the snow. We took in $1,486.56 that night, with more coming in from people who couldn’t attend that night but still wanted to contribute.
We’d also like to say a very heartfelt thank you to all those who turned out in support of the food bank.
Thanks to people like all of you, the food bank is doing well, and it looks like we will have plenty of food and toys to fill the Christmas hampers.
Christmas hampers will be assembled on Dec. 16 and 17, with the hampers being distributed on Dec. 18. If anyone would like to receive a Christmas hamper, please contact Antoon Houben at antoon@aol.com, or you can call the food bank at 250-672-0029. Anyone who is in need during the holiday season is eligible for a Christmas hamper.
We would also like thank all the people who donate the proceeds from their bottles and cans at the Baglady Bottle Depot to the food bank. These donations really help to keep the food bank going, so please keep those bottles and cans coming in. It is much appreciated.
Anyone who would like to join the food bank can purchase a membership for $2. Your membership lets you have a voice in the direction that the food bank will take in the upcoming years. We encourage members of the community to join the food bank. Anyone interested in joining should contact Antoon Houben at antoon@aol.com .
The food bank will be open every Wednesday through Dec. 18, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. The food bank will be closed from Dec. 19 to Jan. 7. We will re-open for our regular hours on Wednesday Jan. 8, from 10 a.m. to 12 noon.
If you have an emergency and need assistance during that period, please contact the food bank at 250-672-0029. Messages will be picked up daily.
