If you would like to volunteer with the Food
bank please click here to
let us know.and we will email or phone you to let you know the
next orientation date.
If you are available
for volunteering during weekday mornings, we have permanent positions
packing hampers on some Tuesdays and Fridays.
As a non-profit charitable organization, the food bank relies on the generous
support of its donors, whether they donate money and food, or volunteer their
time.
We hold Orientation for New Volunteers as needed. If you are interested
in joining us at the next orientation, please phone 948-0063 for
details. All volunteers are asked to fill in a volunteer application,
and to apply for security clearance from the RCMP.
Donations
of Food
Donations
can be dropped
off at the
Airdrie Food
Bank during
office hours
or in drop
boxes located
in Safeway,
Co-op,
No Frills,
and Superstore.
Please check
out what's
needed most
by clicking
here.
Donations
of Money
Donations
of Money can
be made online
by using the
Canada Helps.org
button below
or sent to
the mailing
address below.
Airdrie
Food
Bank 20
East
Lake
Way
Airdrie,
AB T4A
2J3
Tax receipts
will be issued
for donations
of $10.00
or more.
Donation
of Time or
Talents
The Airdrie
Food Bank
is powered
by volunteers
just like
you! Airdrie
Food Bank
offers volunteer
opportunities
that make
a significant
difference
to the lives
of low-income
people in
Airdrie and
the surrounding
area (Crossfield,
Balzac, Madden
and outlying
areas). Donations
of time or
talents (volunteers
to pack hampers;
help at special
events or
with our new
building)
are always
welcome.
Please email
us or
phone us at
948-0063 if
you would
like more
information
on Volunteering
opportunities.
General
Volunteer
Opportunities
Administration,
Data Entry
& General
Office Help
Help Airdrie
Food Bank
operate
smoothly
by assisting
with administrative,
computer
and office
work in
different
departments.
This help
could include
correspondence
with Member
Agencies,
helping
produce
receipts
for donors
or entering
data from
food collection
activities.
It's a chance
to sharpen
your telephone
and organizational
skills and
your computer
literacy--especially
Word and
Excel.
Agency
Service,
Warehouse
& Operations
Assistance
Help get
food out
to people
struggling
with hunger
by receiving
and distributing
food, preparing
orders for
hampers,
packing
boxes and
leading
groups who
come to
sort food
for a day.
Pick-up
Drivers
We
often
need
drivers
for
food
pick-up
at
collection
areas.
For
instance,
we
need
drivers
for
weekly
morning
bread
pickup
and
unloading,
or
once
a
month
pickup
at
the
Calgary
Food
Bank,
or
drivers
available
for
short-notice,
occasionaly
grocery
pickups
within
Airdrie.
Volunteer
positions
are as varied
as the volunteers
themselves
Airdrie
Food Bank
is always
open to
people who
have other
talents
that they
can offer
to assist
our efforts.
We have
a web designer
that donates
their skills,
an accountant
who donates
their skills,
a graphic
designer
that donates
their skills,
people who
are available
only on
weekends,
or people
who are
available
only during
the early
mornings.
Whatever
your skills,
or available
time, there
is a place
for you.
We encourage
you to let
us know
what you
want to
do or an
idea you
have to
help us.
Group
Bookings
(4 or more
volunteers)
Airdrie
Food Bank
welcomes
group bookings.
If your
school or
organization
is interested
in volunteering
as a group,
please feel
free to
contact
us so that
we can discuss
a good fit
between
us.
Public
Food Sorting
Days
Particularly
during major
food drives,
we need
volunteers
to come
to our warehouse
and sort
donated
food. Come
out and
lend a hand!
Special
Event Volunteers
Have some
fun while
helping to
fight hunger.
Airdrie Food
Bank needs
a crew of
special events
volunteers
to increase
public awareness
of hunger
issues and
work at events
that raise
food and funds.
Examples of
the duties
of special
event volunteers
include collecting
funds during
sporting events,
taking part
in the Canada
Day parage,
helping at
the Home &
Garden Show,
or sitting
at a collection
table in a
local grocery
store. Many
of these events
occur at night
or over the
weekend.
Organize
a food drive
or fundraising
event
You can
make a difference!
Every year
individuals
and organizations
in our community
find innovative
ways to raise
the thousands
of pounds
of food we
need to fight
hunger in
the Airdrie
area. We invite
you to use
your creativity,
skills and
knowledge
to organize
a food or
fund drive
for your office,
school, community
group or organization.
Even children
can make a
difference!
Some children
help by organizing
food drives.
Birthday parties
are one popular
option for
food drives.
Everyone invited
is encouraged
to bring non-perishable
food items
in place of
a gift. And
hopefully,
it encourages
a lifetime
of giving
to people
in need.
To organize
a food or
fund drive
follow these
steps:
This will
help you to
publicize
your efforts
and communicate
the size and
scope of our
community's
hunger problem.
Generally,
people will
give if they
know when,
how, and why.
Be creative!
Because
Airdrie
Food Bank
buys food
in bulk,
we can purchase
twice as
much food
with your
dollar than
you can
in a grocery
store. Not
only that,
but food
gets to
those who
need it
faster because
it doesn’t
have to
be sorted.
The best
way to get
funds for
food to
Airdrie
Food Bank
is to send
a cheque
for the
total cash
collected.
Please indicate
if it is
designated
for food.
Please also
forward
any cheques
from individuals
to Airdrie
Food Bank.
Before sending
the individual
cheques
please
ensure they
follow Airdrie
Food Bank's
guidelines
on receiving
tax receipts
for financial
gifts
(so that
we can send
tax receipts
in a timely
manner).
Food
Donation
drives:
Step 4:
Get your
food/funds
to Airdrie
Food Bank
In order
to identify
the food
that you
raised,
please
attach this
donation
poster to
all boxes
of food.
This allows
us to identify
all of the
food collected
from your
efforts
and report
back to
you what
the total
amount of
collection
was.
Raise
awareness
in your community
and with politicians
Canadian
Association
of Food Banks
(CAFB), of
which Airdrie
Food Bank
is a member,
makes the
following
recommendations
to Government:
To address
the root causes
of hunger
in Canada,
the CAFB recommends
that the government:
• Reform
Employment
Insurance
to address
significant
declines in
coverage and
improve accessibility
• Provide
income supplements
for low-wage
earners
• Increase
child tax
benefits for
families on
welfare
• Increase
welfare rates
and improve
accessibility
to welfare
programs
To address
the needs
of hungry
Canadians
in the short-term,
the CAFB recommends
that Government:
• Provide
tax incentives
for corporate
food donors
to ensure
that food
banks in Canada
have enough
food available
to meet the
continued
need for assistance.
Current tax
laws discourage
food donors
and have resulted
in food being
destroyed
to meet Canada
Customs requirements.
What you
can do
Tell leaders
about your
concerns regarding
Hunger
We urge you
to contact
decision-makers
and build
relationships.
Hunger and
poverty need
to have a
prominent
place on the
public agenda.
Help us draw
our leaders'
attention
to these pressing
issues.
You and/or
your organization
can help in
the following
ways:
Send an e-mail
to the political
parties
Write a letter
to the candidates
Write a letter
to the editor
of your local
newspaper
Call your
local representative
and ask for
a meeting
Invite a
Food Bank
representative
to speak at
your function
Food Bank
staff and
volunteers
are happy
to take the
opportunity
to speak at
a meeting
of your service
club, employee
association
or religious
function about
hunger and
poverty issues.
Thank
you for caring!
Phone:
(403) 948-0063 •• Fax: (403) 948-9332 •• 20 East Lake Way,
Airdrie, AB T4A 2J3
