Ancaster Community Food Drive (Ancaster Minor Hockey)

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The 2016 Ancaster Community Food Drive

Help us celebrate 24 years of raising funds and food for our local community. We have raised 1,357,500 pounds of food and over $65,000 in the 23 years we have been recording totals.

Food Drive Flyer

Background Information
Door to door blitz of Ancaster homes to collect non-perishable food.

Initiated by the vision of the Ancaster Ministerial Association and with support of all citizens, businesses, schools and community agencies.

All donations to be delivered to Hamilton’s major food agencies.

  • Neighbour to Neighbour
  • The Salvation Army
  • Greater Hamilton Food Share
  • St. Matthew’s House
  • Mission Services of Hamilton
  • Wesley Urban Ministries
  • Good Shepherd Centre
  • Ancaster Community Services & Information

Schedule
St. John’s Anglican Church, Parish Hall, 37 Halson St, Ancaster. From there, 400+ volunteers will head out door to door throughout Ancaster.

On Saturday February 13th volunteers will go door-to-door delivering flyers announcing the Food Drive.  Media attention will be organized for the following week.

On Saturday February 20th, volunteers return door to door to collect donations.

  • Saturday February 13   9:00 am to 11:00 am door to door delivery of flyers
  • Friday February 19   9:00 am to 11:00 am - pick up of donations at area schools
  • Saturday February 20   9:00 am to 2:00 pm  - door to door pick up of food
  • Monday February 22    8:00 am to 2:00 pm -  pick up by agencies of donated food

We collected 75,000 pounds of food from the 2015 drive.  The collection will take about 2 – 3 hours with most “routes” producing an overflowing trunk-load of food.

Due to safety concerns, Youth under the age of 14 are welcomed to help outside but not on the floor. Two shifts: 9 – 12 and 12 – 3.

Volunteers are needed, especially to donate and collect food. 

Public to contact:
Ancaster Community Services: 905-648-6675 or [email protected]
Youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5V4RkG5Zss
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ancastercommunityfooddrive/
Events page https://www.facebook.com/events/901396289875255/