Eastern Chrysler Joins Moving About...

We would like to welcome another piece of the puzzle to our Moving About the Community campaign. Thank you to Eastern Chrysler for your generous donation to Winnipeg Harvest.

If you are interested on how to add your company to the Winnipeg Harvest puzzle, don't hesistate to visit the Winnipeg Harvest website, or email us at: info@winnipegharvest.org

Empty Bowl Winter

We're linked up

We've now made it even easier to keep track of Winnipeg Harvest via Facebook and Twitter... Everything is linked up, we've got our blog posting on Facebook, and Twitter tweeting over to Facebook. Please make sure to tell all of your friends to read our blog, become our Facebook friend (Winnipeg Harvest), and follow us on Twitter (@WinnipegHarvest)!

Welcome Back from the Holidays

Hello Readers,
We just wanted to welcome everyone back from the Holidays! We apologize for the lack of blog/Facebook/Twitter posts over the past few weeks, but we just wanted to let everyone know that we're getting back into the swing of things here at the Winnipeg Harvest.

We've got plenty of photos, events, fundraisers, etc. coming our way in the next little while, and we can't wait to share all this information.

Thanks again for following us and showing your support for Winnipeg Harvest.
Enjoy 2010!

Hunger for Hope

Corus Radio (CJOB, Power 97, Groove FM) and Winnipeg Harvest have teamed up to launch Hunger for Hope, a province-wide fundraising intiative aimed toward ending child hunger in Manitoba. This annual campaign will focus on raising much-needed funds to help feed young Manitobans, specifically babies and infants.

No Child Should Have to Go to Bed Hungry
To donate, please click here.

Switchfoot Plays The Garrick

Just a reminder for everyone - Switchfoot will be playing at The Garrick on January 18, and they have requested that all audience members bring A Tin for the Bin. The show starts at 8:30pm. See you there!

Best to Give "The Means" to the Poor - Winnipeg Free Press

"CANADIANS are incredibly generous. According to the Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating, almost 23 million Canadians -- 84 per cent of the population aged 15 and over -- made a financial donation to a charitable or other nonprofit organization in 2007..."

Best to give 'the means' to the poor - Winnipeg Free Press

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Trying to Change the World Changes You - Winnipeg Free Press

(photo courtesty of: JOE.BRYKSA@FREEPRESS.MB.CA)

Harvest volunteer Edwina Thomas, right, with Free Press intern Shelley Cook.

"Three years ago, I decided I was going to change the world. Inspired by my first semester in university, and all of the new-found knowledge and insight I had acquired in those four months, I decided I needed to do something to help others in need..."

Trying to change the world changes you - Winnipeg Free Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press, print edition: December 24, 2009.

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Thank You Corus Radio and Winnipeg Airport Authority

(left to right) David Northcott, Winnipeg Harvest; Garth Butchko, General Manager, Corus Radio Winnipeg; Barry Rempel, CEO of the Winnipeg Airport Authority. 

Launching the Hunger for Hope campaign with large baby bottles used to collect funds for Winnipeg Harvest and Hunger for Hope 'Because No Child Should Go To Bed Hungry!'.

Thank You Delta Hotel

(left to right): Louis Trepel, Empty Bowls co-chair, Winnipeg Harvest; Helen Halliday, Delta Hotel; Jeff Patton, Delta Hotel; and David Northcott, Executive Coordinator, Winnipeg Harvest, at the Delta Winter Festive Party Winnipeg Harvest recognized the Delta staff and corporate donation to the Empty Bowls Campaign.

Thank You Standard Aero

Gary Post and Henry Bretonne of Standard Aero delivering 2,113 pounds of food, collected during their food drive for Winnipeg Harvest. 

Many thanks!

Thank You Winnipeg Goldeyes

(left to right: Andrew Collier, GM, Winnipeg Goldeyes; Goldie; David Northcott, Executive Coordinator, Winnipeg Harvest and Carol Morris, General Manager, Winnipeg Harvest with the Goldeyes donation.)
Thanks for your continued support!

Thank You Centre Place Cafe

David Northcott, Executive Coordinator of Winnipeg Harvest with Frieda Rutherford, the Centre Place Cafe Manager, receiving a donation of funds collected through her "Pennies from Heaven" booth designated for Winnipeg Harvest and the Christmas Cheer Board.
Thanks for your super effort, Frieda!

Thank You True North Sports and Entertainment

 

Many thanks to the True North Sports and Entertainment employees for their enthusiastic help in the Winnipeg Harvest warehouse during their staff service day!