Mark your calendars!
More details
coming in Spring
2008
We
will be needing
volunteers for
this event.
If you've never
volunteered
for the Airdrie
Food Bank before
-- because you
didn't want
to sort soup
cans! -- but
you would like
to help organizing
or setting up
the festival,
please
contact us. We
would love to
hear from you.
And we have
a lot of cool
volunteer opportunities
coming up!
Board
of Directors
Three new new
board members
were added at
the Annual General
Meeting:
Carrie Peddie
Sarah Noble
Scott Pulvermacher
The Board
would also like
to thank
Ron Hansen
Ken Romphf
Kent Rupert
Olwen Glendall Lei Shambashi
The
next annual
general meeting
will be held
on March 19,
2009.
Don't
miss the Dinner,
Dance, and Auction
- March 8, 2008
Many
Thanks to Gabrielle
Loughman and MaxWell
Westview Realty
On March 8, 2008,
Maxwell Westview
Realty will
sponsor a Dinner,
Dance, and Silent
and Live Auction
at theTown &
Country Centre.
Our hostess , Gabrielle
A. Loughman from
Maxwell Westview
Realty,
puts a lot of work
each year into creating
a great event. Tickets
are $40 each and
are available beginning
February 8. Please
call MaxWell or
the food bank to
get yours!
Volunteer Appreciation
Night
We had a lovely
Volunteer Appreciation
Night on November
26. Lori and the Staff
of the Food Bank made
certain there were
lovely decorations
at Airdrie Alliance,
and the lovely people
from Manna
House cooked up
"sinfully"
delicious recipes
just for us, and we
were served to the
accompianment of the
Manna House players.
Thanks to all!
Empty Bowls
2007
Airdrie
Food Banks
first annual
Empty Bowls
event was
held on June
9th in Nose
Creek Park
and was a
huge success.
Its main purpose
was to raise
awareness
of hunger
issues in
our community
in association
with Hunger
Awareness
Day which
was recognized
on June 5th.
Many community
members came
out to the
park for a
day of great
soup, beautiful
pottery bowls
and fun with
the arts for
the whole
family. Over
500 bowls
were made
and donated
by local potters,
students and
staff from
Deb's Ceramics
and Nose
Creek
and Ralph
McCall schools.
Participants
choose a bowl
for a donation
to the Food
Bank and received
a serving
of delicious
soup donated
by local restaurants.
They also
received a
card with
the bowl that
was a reminder
that there
are empty
bowls in our
community.
There
were many
hands-on activities
for kids of
all ages!
Many tried
their hand
at making
a pot on the
potter's wheel
while others
made tiles,
painted or
participated
in other hands
on activities.
Music was
provided for
the event
by local recording
artist Theresa
Wasden
and the Prairie
Mountain Fiddlers.
Martin
Durocher
named
Airdrie's
2007
Volunteer
of the
Year!
The
City
of Airdrie
held
its
annual
Volunteer
of the
Year
presentation
on April
19,
at the
Bert
Church
Theatre.
Many
deserving
volunteers
were
nominated
and
their
efforts
recognized.
However,
the
award
was
presented
to Martin
Durocher,
who
we are
very
honored
to have
volunteering
at the
Airdrie
Food
Bank.
Many
Thanks to
Gabrielle
Loughman
and MaxWell
Westview
Realty
On March
17, Maxwell
Westview
Realty
sponsored
a Dinner,
Dance, and
Silent and
Live Auction
at the Diamond
room of
the Best
Western
Hotel.
Dinner
included
a 4 course
meal and
a dance
with entertainment
by Southern
Moon.
The event
featured
a "Green"
theme since
it was held
on St. Patrick's
Day.
Our hostess
, Gabrielle
A. Loughman
from Maxwell
Westview
Realty,
put a lot
of work
into creating
a great
event, and
arranged
for the
donation
of over
150 items
that were
auctioned
during the
evening,
with the
proceeds
to benefit
the Airdrie
Food Bank.
Thank you
so much
to Gabrielle,
all of the
organizations
that donated,
and all
the generous
bidders
who made
the evening
a great
success.
Board
of Directors
A new
board
member
has been
added:
Lise
Blanchette
The
Board
would
also like
to thank
Duff
Ackerley
for
his service
on the
Board.
His service
and skills
as a board
member
and volunteer
have been
very much
appreciated.
Regretfully,
we have
accepted
his resignation
as of
June 9,
2007.
The Board
of Directors
are now
as follows:
Sarah
Deveau,
President
Denise
Peters,
Vice President
Ken Romphf,
Treasurer
Olwen
Gendall,
Secretary
Jim Hallworth
Kent Rupert
Lei Shimbashi
Lise Blanchette
Past
President,
Calvin
Kerr
The next
annual
general
meeting
will be
held on
March
13, 2008.
Our
Grand
Opening
was a
great
success!
The Grand
opening
was held
on March
2nd and
was very
well attended.
Airdrie
Mayor Linda
Bruce, Our
MP Myron
Thompson,
representatives
from the
Alberta
Food Bank
Network
Association
and The
Southern
and Central
Alberta
Food Bank
Federation,
Local Business
owners and
a many volunteers
were in
attendance
at this
major event
in the life
of our Food
Bank. A
ribbon cutting
ceremony
took place
and plaques
were presented
on The Alberta
Lotteries
Commission,
The Airdrie
AG Society
and businesses,
individuals
and volunteers
that were
involved
in the project.
For a full
story on
this event
please read
the article
that appeared
in the Airdrie
Echo on
March 7,
2007.
Phone:
(403) 948-0063 •• Fax: (403) 948-9332 •• 20 East Lake Way,
Airdrie, AB T4A 2J3
Many
Thanks to Gabrielle
Loughman and MaxWell
Westview Realty