How We Do It
Communities Coming Together
We thrive thanks to the support of valuable volunteers, sponsors and events.
Empty Bowls 2022 postponed until 2023
Postponement of Empty Bowls 2022 Press release The annual Empty Bowls luncheon scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 12 and sponsored by Community Food Share has been postponed again for 2022, a victim of the COVID pandemic. Last held in 2020, just prior to the start of...
CP Holiday Train 2021 matching campaign
Saturday, December 18th, 20218:00pmYour Home!Since its beginning in 1999, the brightly decorated CP Holiday Train has been a highlight of the season for people living along the CP Rail line. CP’s generous donations over the years have reached over twenty million...
Fill-a-Bag Food Drive 2021
CancelledVillages across Dundas and Stormont County (specific areas TBA, depending on availability of volunteers)Due to social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic, our annual Fill-a-Bag Food Drive has once again been cancelled. We miss all our amazing...
Help Upper Canada Playhouse “Get On With the Show”
Since the inauguration of the Dundas County Food Bank/Community Food Share some 30 years ago, to the present, most of our communication has focused on asking you to make a donation to us of cash or food. Today, we are taking a different direction. One of our...
Empty Bowls 2021
Postponed until Saturday, February 12th, 2022Williamsburg Christian Reformed Church (12436 Cty Rd. 18)Empty Bowls Press Release Empty bowls is an annual Community Food Share event that serves 150 guests homemade soup in locally handcrafted bowls. The event raises...
EDP Renewables North America Donation
A thank you to EDP Renewables North America acknowledging their generous donation. EDP North America’s contribution allowed us to hire a summer intern in 2020 to help with operations at both our food banks. The additional funds also allowed for purchase of...
2020 Virtual Holiday Train
Saturday, December 12th, 20208:00pmYour Home!For the past five years, Finch has been one of the stops on the first leg of the CP Holiday Train after its departure from Montreal. During the 2015 Plowing Match in North Stormont the community pushed hard to have the CP...
Winchester Legion’s 2020 Great Canadian Cow Race
Saturday, August 8th, 2020 @ 3pmVirtuallyThe Winchester Legion is running its annual Great Canadian Cow Race, virtually on Saturday August 8th. Community Food Share is proud that Hungry Howe with jockey Blake Fawcett will be racing on behalf of Community Food Share....
Township of North Dundas Matching Funds Campaign
As the COVID-19 pandemic struck the world, Community Food Share quickly anticipated that demand from the community would rise, so we reached out to local government for support. The Township of North Dundas was quick to respond, offering to match donations up to...
Monday Food Bank Volunteers in Morrisburg
Volunteer SpotlightWith a combined total of over 50 years of helping their community, here’s our Monday morning crew at the Morrisburg food bank location of Community Food Share. These folks serve our clients, stock our shelves and deliver food supplies each Monday...
