Ste-Geneviève United Church's Annual Food Drive - 2011

Every fall Ste-Genny's organizes a Food Drive. Over a period of 10 weeks non-perishable foods, household items, etc. are collected. A few days before Christmas, all the food collected is put on tables in McNevan Hall and Christmas Baskets are prepared for and delivered to needy families in our neighbourhood.

This year, in 2011, Ste-Genny's Youth Group coordinated the food drive. Still, we welcome other helpers. So, we are looking for volunteers to help with various aspects. The list of volunteer positions will be posted here later. Let us not forget: Many hands make light work and every hand counts!

Our 2011 Food Drive was a great success. We received the names of our families from the West Island Assistance Fund and we helped 20 families and two group homes, Cheshire Foundation and the Norma Mc-Alister Residence, as well as needy students at John Abbott's. Thank you all for your contributions of food, toys, goods, money, time, muscle (lifting/carrying boxes) and smiles.

Thank you for helping to make our 2011 FOOD DRIVE as successful as it was last year!

We also asked for your help with the following activities. Thank you for your help and we hope we can count on you agin next year, in 2012:

• Sunday, October 9 - Sunday, December 11, 2011: Everybody is invited to bring in 1 non-perishable food item, etc. per person / per week. … We have provided a suggested shopping list with ideas of items to bring here. (Ici vous trouvez une version française.) It is ready for printing such that you can put it on your refrigerator as a reminder. Watch the local flyers for special savings and purchase the items at discount prices or go to SOS Cuisine to find This Week's Specials!!!! You can also make a special monetary donation; just mark  the amount with the notation Food Drive on your church envelope.

• October 31, 2011: Joint Youth Activity – Halloween for Hunger for Ste Genny’s food drive. Trick or treating for canned goods for our food drive.

• Starting Mid-November, 2011: Volunteers are needed to tally and box for storage the Food Items collected weekly. Please contact the church office.

• Saturday, December 3, 2011 - 7:00 pm: Variety show, with special food donations for our food drive. See details here

• Friday, December 16, 2011: Starting at 7:00 pm. All the food collected will be put on tables in McNevan Hall, sorted by type. We need your help putting out all the items.

• Saturday, December 17, 2011: In the morning, starting at 9:00 am, people will be "shopping". You will be given the "names" (e.g. mom, dad and three kids, ages this, that and that) of a family and fill several empty cardboard boxes with goods for this family. If you can, please bring a cart such that you don't have to carry the boxes which may be heavy when full. In late morning, the beginning of the afternoon all boxes will be delivered to the families. If you have a van, strong hands and a good back we ask for your help with this.