St. Margaret's Bay Food Bank

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THE FOOD BANK, THRIFT STORE & DONATION BINS ARE OPEN!

• Food Bank, Tuesday -Saturday, 11-4pm, please call 902 826 9272 for food appointments

• Thrift Store and Donation Bins, Tuesday -Saturday, 11:30-3:30pm

• CALL 211 FOR FOOD EMERGENCIES (OUTSIDE OF FOOD BANK HOURS)

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~ SPRING FOOD DRIVE ~

We gladly accept cash, cheques & grocery gift card donations please.

As always, donated food should be current, or just recently expired please.️

We do not need lentils, chickpeas & kidney beans please. We have enough in storage.

Many of the clients have mentioned that they don’t have the energy to prepare these.

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Do you have space in your office, classroom, café, or store front for a donation box?

The Food Bank feeds clients 5 days a week, 12 months of the year. With the increase of costs, the need for food & toiletries has never been more urgent!

We would love to supply your venue with a donation box & a current ‘Wish List’.

Please reach us by phone at 902 826 9272, or email smbfoodbank @ gmail.com

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  ~ Spring Wishes ~

~boxed cereal

~school snacks (apple sauce cups, raisins, juice boxes, granola bars …)

~tea  & instant coffee

~crackers

~baking supplies (flour, sugar, baking powder, yeast, chocolate chips)

~laundry, dish & bar soaps (regular & scent-free)

~deodorant (regular & scent-free)

~canned fruit

~toilet paper

~gluten free, low-sodium, & diabetic friendly foods

~pads, tampons, & bladder protection

Now is the time to give!

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Christmas Hamper Wish List!

~jam

~apple juice

~pancake mix

~pancake syrup

~stuffing (boxed)

~gravy

~canned milk

~instant & perked coffee

~regular & herbal tea

~hot chocolate

~boxed cookies

~canned cranberries

~boxes of chocolates

~adult & child toothbrushes

~toothpaste

~regular bar soap & unscented

~shampoo

~regular deodorant & unscented

~boxed tissue

~gluten free foods

~low sugar foods for diabetics

~canned fruit

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The St. Margaret’s Bay Food Bank was started 20 years ago by Milton Hubley, from Seabright, with assistance from St. Margaret’s Bay Lions Club.

It was first located above White Sails Bakery in Tantallon.  In 2009 it moved to its present location in the basement of the Shambhala Centre on the Peggy’s Cove Road.

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The Food Bank boundaries are as follows:  

~Highway #333 to Peggy’s Cove.

~Highway #3 from the Crossroads to Hubbards (Lunenburg County Line).

~Highway #3 from the Crossroads to Exit 4.

~Hammonds Plains Road to before the Pockwock intersection (civic#2197 and greater)

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We are members of  Feed Nova Scotia, and currently assist hundreds of individuals each month in our community.  Households are permitted to pick up food once a month. Depending on the family size, the average cost per visit is over $100.

Several food drives are held throughout the year. In November, Haliburton Hills and Westwood Hills, host food drives which results in hundreds of boxes of food being donated. These large donations help the families through the winter months.  Throughout the year, faith organizations, schools, businesses, TBC, and the ‘Annual Road Toll’ also donate to the Food Bank.

You may ask where the funds go?  To operate the SMB Food Bank we require a Manager & staff.  Other expenses are rent, electricity (heat and lights), telephone, appliances, snow removal and maintenance of the Thrift Shop & Food Bank.  In addition to food items provided by Feed Nova Scotia, we supplement (and community source) items that may not have been donated. Essential food items like meat, vegetables, fruit, dairy, eggs, and toiletries are purchased from Sobeys, The Superstore & Lawtons.

In mid-December, we prepare ‘Christmas Hampers’ for around 80 local households (almost 300 individuals). Each hamper is worth over $100.  In addition to the Christmas food items, each household also receives toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, bar soap, & deodorant).

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If you, a family member or a friend require food assistance, please contact the Food Bank.  We are open from Tuesday to Saturday, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, 902 826 9272

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The Food Bank also operates a Thrift Store at the same location.  We offer very reasonable prices for gently-used clothing, shoes, bedding & stock lots of household ‘treasures’ like kitchen-wares, games, puzzles, books CDs, DVDs, toys, small nick-nacks, & small/medium wall hangings .

The Food Bank/Thrift Store operates with the assistance of approximately 15 volunteers from our area – this includes emptying the clothing bins, sorting the items donated, hanging/displaying items, and helping shoppers.  Please contact Ruth Minnikin (manager). 902 826 9272, Tues – Sat, 11-4pm, to see if there are currently any volunteer openings, and if you are the right fit for the position.

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