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Barrie Budding Philanthropists
B & B Bracelets. Brothers Brody and Bailey have started a new business selling homemade bracelets. They have sold 140 individually named bracelets and donated 75% of their proceeds to the Barrie Food Bank. This business started with a lesson in being thankful for...
Little Food Pantry Pilot launching In Barrie
In collaboration with a group of churches in the city, Barrie Food Bank is launching a pilot project to assess Little Food Pantries as a means to provide convenient access to emergency food supplies in areas of the city where there is food insecurity and/or people...
Barrie Food Bank Wants Easter Dinner to be Special
The Barrie Food Bank has turkeys to give out to families in need this Easter. “Our clients deserve to have a special meal at Easter” says Sharon Palmer, Executive Director of the food bank”. People experiencing food insecurity often don’t have a lot of choice in what...
COVID-19 Update – A Message for our Donors
Spring is here and under normal circumstances we would be launching our Easter Food Drive to replenish the shelves of the Barrie Food Bank. However, as we are all aware this is not a normal spring, today we are faced with a global pandemic of COVID-19 and we are being asked to protect ourselves…
COVID-19 Update – A Message for those using our Service
During the COVID 19 crisis the Barrie Food Bank has closed its Morning Drop In program for the immediate future. It is our hope to continue to provide groceries during our Afternoon Grocery Program.
The Food Bank looks to raise 200,000 pounds of food!
The Christmas Holiday Food Drive will kick off on November 30, 2017 with the arrival of the CP Holiday Train at the Midhurst Station on Anne St North arriving at 12:00 noon. For many this is a busy cheerful time with family and friends. Unfortunately this is not the...
New Refrigerated Van donated!
The Barrie Food Bank recently received a cool donation from the Faris Team Realty Brokerage. Mark and Joanna Faris of the Faris Team handed over the keys to a new refrigerated van which will allow the Barrie Food Bank to pick up fresh and frozen products from various...
Bob & Carol Bellamy’s 6th Annual East-End Christmas Food Drive
Bob & Carol Bellamy's 6th Annual East-End Christmas Food Drive December 2, 2017 from 1 pm to 4 pm Location Bob & Carol Bellamy's 103 Vancouver St. Barrie, ON L4M 4M5 Event Description As part of our 31st year of Calendar delivery to the East-End, we are...
180,000 Pound Goal for the Christmas Food Drive !!
The Christmas Holiday Food Drive will kick off on November 29, 2017 with the arrival of the CP Holiday Train at the Midhurst Station on Anne St North arriving at 12:00 noon. For many this is a busy cheerful time with family and friends. Unfortunately this is not the...
Thanksgiving Food Drive
On September 28th our newly designed Thanksgiving Food Bags will be delivered to your home through the Barrie Advance. Thank you for your support. Our goal for this Thanksgiving is 150 000 pounds of food. Our most needed items include Baby Food and formula, large size...