by Tom Fenske | Nov 1, 2018 | Events
I just wanted to make a quick post to say THANK YOU to every one of you that pitched in to make Halloween for Hunger happen again this year! You packed, snacked, and walked all over the neighbourhood. Without you, this event would not happen and we wouldn’t be...
by Tom Fenske | Oct 3, 2018 | Events
Since 2007, our church and community has donated 24,732 lbs of food through our Halloween for Hunger events. The Food Bank calculates that this is equivalent to over 19,514 meals which Westheights Church and our neighbours have provided over the past eleven years. The...
by Westheights | Sep 27, 2018 | Events
Each year, a huge team from Westheights Church floods our neighbourhood on Hallowe’en night to collect non-perishable food for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Last year we collected 2,481 pounds from our neighbours, the equivalent to 2,130 meals! This year is our...
by Westheights | Nov 8, 2017 | Events
The results are in, and below is a message to Westheights Church from The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Thanks to everybody who participated at Halloween for Hunger and who donated food! WOW!!!! Thank you very much for running a Fall Food & Fund Drive. We know our...
by Westheights | Nov 3, 2017 | Events
Thanks to our amazing volunteers who braved the cold on Tuesday night to do door-to-door food bank collection, and our drivers who chased down those teams in the dark and loaded up their vehicles with donations, our snack people who made scrumptious treats, and our...