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Friday, April 16, 2010

Operation Donation

Operation Donation 2010 was a HUGE success. Seventy-five schools donated food, and together they collected 45,821 pounds of food. Special thanks as well to Peak of the Market who matched the donation with 45,821 pounds of food. All together, 91,642 pounds of food was donated to Winnipeg Harvest.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Closer and Closer!

We're getting so close to our goal!
As of today, we have 627 Facebook Friends, 244 Page Fans, and 110 Twitter followers. Don't stop adding us! Make sure you tell all your friends to add us as a friend or fan on Facebook... Peak of the Market will donate 1,000 pounds of food to our warehouse once we reach 1,000 friends/fans/followers. Let's reach this goal by the end of the month!

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Friday, February 19, 2010

Peak of the Market Update

So as an update from yesterday, we're now at 241 Facebook Page Fans and 574 Facebook Friends, bringing our grand total to 815 people who have connected with Winnipeg Harvest.

Keep up the great work Winnipeg! We're almost there :)

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Facebook

We just wanted to let all of our readers know that every day we're getting closer and closer to our 1,000 friend mark on Facebook, so keep up the good work. Please spread the word, and tell all of your friends to add us on Facebook.

When we reach the 1,000 friend mark, Peak of the Market will donate 1,000 pounds of food to us. We'll keep you posted on how things are going!

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Add us on Facebook!

Winnipeg Harvest is having a special Facebook promo:

If we reach 1,000 friends by the end of February, Peak of the Market will donate will donate 1,000 pounds of food to Winnipeg Harvest. Tell all your friends, and we'll see you on Facebook!

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Operation Donation Food Drive

Welcome to Operation Donation, an annual Winnipeg Harvest food drive led by Winnipeg schools that also sees Manitoba Public Insurance, Peak of the Market and The Manitoba Teachers' Society working together to help replenish Harvest and regional food banks low-stocked shelves.

For more information, please visit the Operation Donation Food Drive website.

About Winnipeg Harvest

Winnipeg Harvest is a non-profit, community-based organization. We collect and share surplus food with people who are hungry. Our ultimate goal is toeliminate the need for food banks in our community.

Winnipeg Harvest was founded in 1984 by Lee Newton, and the warehouse opened its doors in 1985. Currently, Harvest distributes food to over 57,000 people each month.

Winnipeg Harvest is a founding member of Food Banks Canada, and is a member of the Manitoba Association of Food Banks. Last year Winnipeg Harvest distributed over 11 million pounds of food to over 320 Member Agencies across Manitoba, including food banks, soup kitchens, youth programs and drop-in-centres.

Our Mission Statement

Winnipeg Harvest is a non-profit, community-based organization. We are committed to providing food to people who struggle to feed themselves and their families. We are also committed to maximizing public awareness of hunger while working towards long-term solutions to hunger and poverty.

Supporting Beliefs:

We believe every single person in every neighbourhood offers strengths, capacities, abilities and gifts. Hunger and poverty diminish a person's capacity to be effective in their family, neighbourhood and society.

Collecting and using surplus food is in itself a worthwhile activity.
People from every walk of life are necessary to fulfill our mission.
Governments have the legal and moral responsibility to ensure all Manitobans have adequate necessities.
This should include nutritionally adequate and culturally appropriate food.
Solutions to poverty will only be found once people living in poverty are invited to the table.
We should work with the community to seek solutions to the causes of hunger.
We have a responsibility to be leaders in combating poverty in Manitoba and in Canada.

Calendar of Events

Sept. 30: Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Bring a Tin for the Bin!
Oct. 2: Rockin' Richards Record & CD Sale - 1808 Victoria Ave, 10am-4pm, Bring a Tin for the Bin!
Oct. 8: Quest Musique - Shredfest 2011 Guitar Competition. 1pm at 166 Meadowood Drive, Bring a Tin for the Bin!
Oct. 8: Share Your Thanks @ Winnipeg Harvest - 1085 Winnipeg Ave. Bring a bag of groceries to Harvest or your nearest Safeway
Oct. 14: Winnipeg Zombie Walk @ Stephen Juba Park, 7pm-10pm. Bring a Tin for the Bin!
Oct. 14-16: International Wine Festival of Manitoba @ The Forks Market. Free admission, $0.50 per sample. Proceeds to Winnipeg Harvest
Oct. 22: Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Bring a Tin for the Bin!
Oct. 28: Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Bring a Tin for the Bin!
McGavin's Bread Basket: Add $1.50 to your bill to purchase a fresh loaf of bread for Winnipeg Harvest.