Food Drive Community Challenge

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Please follow COVID-19 Public Health and Safety Guidlines when making donations. Masks are required during delivery.

About the Program

Neighbourhood Network’s Food Drive program supports local food banks between the holiday seasons. Each year, hundreds of pounds of food and thousands of dollars are raised to help feed our communities.

Our community food banks need your help.  We are challenging you to buy some urgently needed items and donate them to a food bank in your town! Due to the continued urgent need from our local food banks, we will continue running this program/volunteer opportunity throughout the winter season.

Community Involvement Hours for High School Students – High School students looking for Community Involvement Hours can participate in this program!

How to donate and collect your hours:

  1. Look at your local food pantry’s urgently needed item list.
  2. Go to the grocery store and purchase some of these items. Every item and dollar donated helps!
  3. Take pictures of you shopping or dropping off items.
  4. Keep your receipt – and send it to us if possible.
  5. Follow the specific drop-off directions listed. Each location is different!
  6. Fill out your community involvement sheet and have it verified by a guardian.
  7. Email your photo(s), shopping receipt, and Community Involvement form to Lisbeth at [email protected].
  8. Challenge your friends to do the same!

NOTE: Include in your email whether we have your permission to share your photos on our social media pages.

Urgently Needed Items:

  1. WHITCHURCH STOUFFVILLE FOOD BANK

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Cereal
    • Cookies
    • Small soup
    • Chili and stew
    • Canned tomatoes
    • Spaghetti sauce
    • Canned salmon
    • Canned baked beans
    • Dry beans
    • Toothbrushes
    • Diapers size 3-6
    • School snacks
      • Peanut free granola bars
      • Bear paws
      • Apple sauce
      • Pudding cups
      • Rice crispy treats
    • To make a financial donation visit: wsfoodbank.ca/donate

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location: 86 Ringwood Drive, Unit 24, Whitchurch-Stouffville
    • Due to space restrictions the food bank is requesting financial donations. Donations of non-perishable food items are accepted but please call ahead.
    • In-store food donations can be dropped off in the WSFB bins at Metro, No Frills, and Giant Tiger.
    Contact Information:
  2. GEORGINA COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Canned Soup
    • Pasta Sauce
    • Canned Tuna
    • Broth
    • Crackers
    • Small cooking oil
    • Parboiled rice
    • Canned Tomatoes
    • Peanut butter
    • Cereal
    • Oatmeal cookies
    • Granola bars
    • Apple sauce
    • Juice boxes
    • Baby formula
    • Diapers
    • Baby wipes
    • Baby food
    • Diaper cream
    • Baby cookies
    • Georgina Food Pantry supports “good food” for all. They request items that are:
      • Low in sodium
      • Low in sugar
      • Packed in water.
      • High in fiber
    • You can also sponsor a family with a gift card!
      • $10= Milk & eggs
      • $20= Milk, eggs, and ground beef
    • To make a financial donation visit: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/m/7609/donation?showMS=1

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location: 20849 Dalton Road, Georgina
    • To make a food donation, please call ahead to schedule a time, 905-596-0557.
    • If you are wishing to make a food donation, please do so at the participating local grocery stores including Zehrs, Food Basics, FreshCo., Sobeys Sutton and No Frills.
    Contact Information:
  3. AURORA FOOD PANTRY

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Almond and Soy milk
    • Canned fruit and vegetables
    • Canned tomatoes
    • Cereal (hot)
    • Condiments
    • Juice boxes (large and small)
    • Peanut-free snacks (i.e. Digestive cookies)
    • Rice (small 750g bags)
    • Size 4-6 diapers
    • Toilet paper
    • Toothpaste
    • Pet food
    • Hygiene products

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location: 350 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora (use the rear parking lot and the back entrance of the building)
    • Tuesday’s: 8:00am-3:00pm
    • Wednesday’s: 10:00am-2:00pm
    • Thursday’s: 1:00pm-8:00pm
    • Saturday’s: 8:00am-12:00pm
    • Closed on Sunday, Monday, and Friday.  You can drop off donations anytime at a local fire station or grocery store.
    Contact Information:
  4. FOOD CLOSET AND CLOTHING DEPOT IN SHARON

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Cereal (Dry and Oatmeal)
    • Spaghetti Sauces
    • Rice
    • Kid Snacks (school lunch items)
      • Juice boxes
      • Apple Sauce
      • Cup of Fruit
    • Peanut butter
    • Canned fruit
    • Canned vegetables
    • Tuna
    • Granola bars

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location:  18794 Leslie Street, Sharon
    • Wednesday mornings from 9:30AM – 12 noon.
    • Ring the doorbell at the side entrance of the little white house (office) facing the parking lot which is beside the church (north parking lot).  Donations can be left in the donation box beside the house.
    Contact Information:
  5. KING TOWNSHIP FOOD BANK

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Tinned Pasta Sauce
    • Tinned Vegetables
    • Tinned Pasta
    • Tinned Fruit
    • Tinned Tuna
    • Tinned chicken
    • Tinned Baked Beans in Sauce
    • Black tea
    • Instant coffee
    • Condensed Soups
    • Habitant soups
    • Ready to eat soups and stews
    • Tetrapak Broth (chicken, beef, vegetable)
    • Tetrapak Juice (not drinking boxes)
    • Kraft Dinner (original)
    • Sidekicks (mealstarters)
    • Peanut Butter
    • Cookies
    • Crackers
    • Granola bars
      • Please, no dried pasta. The Food Bank has an amazing surplus of pasta of all shapes and sizes.

    Drop Off Details:

    • Food can be dropped off at:
      • No Frills in Nobleton
      • Nobleton Library
      • Schomberg Foodland
      • Schomberg Library
      • King City Fire Hall
      • King City Post Office
      • King City Library
    Contact Information:
  6. MOUNT ALBERT FOOD PANTRY

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Canned vegetables (no corn)
    • Canned fruit
    • Canned stews
    • Canned meat and fish
    • Kraft Dinner
    • Sidekicks
    • Cereal, cold and hot
    • Peanut butter
    • Crackers
    • Kid snacks for school lunches
      • Granola bars
      • Juice boxes
      • Bear paws
      • Apple sauce
      • Pudding cups
    • Spaghetti/tomato sauce and canned tomatoes
    • Instant coffee
    • Rice, plain and instant varieties
    • Jello, and instant pudding mixes
    • Cookies
    • Kidney beans

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location: 41 Alice St., Mount Albert (the Pantry is located in the basement of the Mount Albert United Church)
    • This Community Food Pantry operates on the last Wednesday of every month, from 3-6 PM, and serves clients in the East Gwillimbury area.
    • If you wish to donate food or other items, please call 905-473-2562 first to arrange a delivery time.
    Contact Information
  7. NEWMARKET FOOD PANTRY

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Peanut butter
    • Jam
    • Canned stew and chili
    • Canned soup
    • Canned fruits and vegetables
    • Nutritious school snacks
    • Granola bars
    • Toiletries
      • Soap
      • Shampoo
      • Toothpaste
      • Toilet paper
    • Baby food
    • Formula
    • Diapers
    • Cat & dog food

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location: 1251 Gorham Street, Newmarket, ON
    • Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 2:00pm
    • Donations can be dropped off the back of the building at doors 7 &8. Alternative drop off location: Newmarket Firehalls
    Contact Information:
  8. EAST GWILLIMBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY - FOOD PANTRY

    Urgently Needed Items:

    • Make a monetary donation online at https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/6444 (in the message field, write “Food Pantry”)
    • Make a monetary donation in person at the Library. Please note all monetary donations by cheque should be made out to “East Gwillimbury Public Library”. You will be asked to fill out a donation form which will include a notes field for you to include ‘Food Pantry’.
    • Purchase a pre-selected bag of food at Vince’s Market in Sharon or The Neighbourhood Market in Holland Landing and leave it with the cashier.
    • Drop off non-perishable food items at the Holland Landing Health Centre

    Drop Off Details:

    • Location: 19513 Yonge St, Holland Landing
    • Purchase a pre-selected bag of food at one of the below locations and leave it with the cashier:
      • The Neighbourhood Market (19423 Yonge St, Holland Landing)
      • Vince’s Market (19103A Leslie St, Sharon)
    • Drop off non-perishable food items at:
      • Holland Landing library branch – at the front desk during library hours.
      • Holland Landing Health Centre – during open hours.
      • Holland Landing Fire Station 24 (19314 Yonge Street, Holland Landing)
      • Sharon Corners Presentation Centre (18578 Leslie Street., Sharon, ON)
    • The Food Pantry is open on the last Saturday of the month unless stated otherwise.  Pre-registration is not mandatory but appreciated
    Contact Information:
  9. THE FOOD BANK OF YORK REGION
    The Food Bank of York Region (FBYR) is dedicated to alleviating food insecurity and hunger in York Region. They serve as a nexus between the abundance of surplus food in Ontario and the non-profit organizations that provide food and meals in their programs, and the people they serve.
    Contact Information:
    • Location: 8201 Keele Street, Units 5 & 6
    •  905-836-6492
    • fbyr.ca/
  10. YORK REGION FOOD NETWORK

    York Region Food Network is a community organization that offers services and programs to support food security. They also educate and advocate for actions to reduce food insecurity.

    Contact Information:

Note: Please do NOT donate anything that is expired. Expired items have to be sorted and disposed of which is costs the pantries money.