Mountain View Food Bank

HOURS OF OPERATION:	9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Tuesdays NEW HOURS!
LOCATION:	5025-50 Street, Olds (south provincial building in Olds) For a printable map (95 KB) please click here
REPRESENTATIVE FOR SUNDRE REGION:	Harvey Shevalier Phone: 556-1693 if busy call: 507-0000 Fax line: 507-0064
CONTACT IN OLDS:	Phone: 556-1693 Fax: 556-1512

IN THE PAST

The Olds Food Bank started in 1987, when Mrs. Grace de Jong, a local community volunteer, recognized through her association with various organizations, that food was being wasted during a time when people were going hungry. She, in conjunction with the town administration, established the Olds Food Bank. In time, clients came from other towns and surrounding areas in the County of Mountain View and in 1993 application was made to have the OLDS & DISTRICT FOOD BANK SOCIETY incoporated as a charitable organization.

STATISTICS FOR SUNDRE

In 2002 the Mountain View Food Bank handed out 208 hampers to families in Sundre including 373 children. This number has increased 11% to the number of hampers going out to Sundre in 2001. For the month of January, February and March of 2003 the total number of hampers going out to families in Sundre was 92, including 107 children. This number has increased 74 % compared to the number of hampers in Jan/Feb/March of 2002.
An individual or family is able to access the Food Bank up to 6 times a year with a hamper worth about $ 100 to $ 150 depending on family members. One hamper supplies food to last 5 to 7 days. The Food Bank use the Canadian Food Guide and tailor the hamper to fit the family.

Transportation to the Food Bank is still a problem for some families in Sundre. If this is an issue, let us know and we can help you with a volunteer driver. Prior arrangements have to be made if you are in need of this service.

Our office has connected numerous people with the Food Bank in Sundre.

FOOD BANK DONATIONS

According to Harvey Shevalier, any fresh food donations are welcome at any time. The Food Bank has a large storage room and cooler to store food. The only item that is very hard to maintain is fresh lettuce, since these are so plentiful when in season and have a very short shelf life.

A collection box is located at the Sundre IGA.
Any donations will be accepted here at Greenwood Neighbourhood Place, Monday to Thursday from 9 am to 4:30 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm. .

Monetary donations are always welcome and tax deductible. If you would rather donate food we can always use:

Canned Vegetables Macaroni Dinner Rice Pasta Sauce Peanut Butter Margarine Canned Meat Canned Fish Beans	Canned Fruit Fresh Produce Soup Cereal Flour Jam Eggs Juice Oatmeal Baby Food
Personal Hygiene items are always welcome! THE PURPOSE OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW FOOD BANK IS TO PROVIDE SHORT TERM ASSISTANCE HELP PREVENT THE WASTE OF FOOD DEVELOP COMMUNITY AWARENESS OF LOCAL NEED