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Month: May 2013

Hunger Awareness Week May 6-10

Hunger Awareness Week May 6-10

On May 9th and 10th during the lunch hour students from FH Collins, Whitehorse Elementary, Vanier and Porter Creek Secondary will be greeting people downtown on Main Street. They will be sharing our green apple with people and giving out information on Hunger Awareness. Say hi to these young people who are taking time out to help those in need. What does ‘giving it up’ really mean?  It’s as easy as three simple steps: Give It Up – Close to…

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Loblaw Extra Helping Campaign

Loblaw Extra Helping Campaign

Thank you to Loblaw and everyone who supported the Loblaw Extra Helping Spring and Holiday Food Drive campaigns in 2012. In 2009, Loblaw launched one of the largest ever national retail food drives in Canada. This semi-annual Extra Helping Food Drive raises food and funds for national, provincial, and local food bank programs. To date, the program has raised over $5.6 million dollars and over 6.3 million pounds of food for food banks across the country. The 2013 Loblaw Extra…

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