Lakefield Community Food Bank
81 Queen St. K0L 2H0 Lakefield, ON, Canada

Look at some of the ornaments created on December 15th! Participants were encouraged to register and come into the upper hall and create the Christmas craft. Beautiful ornaments were made! This was all done in a welcoming and safe environment with physical distancing, wearing masks and sanitizing. We want to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas.

THANK YOU LILACS COMMUNITY! The residents of Lilac Community held a food drive. Residents were asked to leave donations on the porch. The food was collected and brought to the food bank. We received a very large quantity of food as well as monetary donations and gift cards. Many people will be blessed by your generosity!

Look at those mittens! A member of our community donated another 25 pairs of home knit mittens. The mittens found new homes on welcoming hands! We also were able to offer some Christmas decorations, children's books, puzzles and more that were donated by friends of the food bank. Once again, THANK YOU!

Look at this week's craft! Once again participants were encouraged to register and come into the upper hall and create a Christmas craft. 2 volunteers from St. John's were there with all of the materials needed for participants to design and make evergreen urns. The results were stunning! This was all done in a welcoming and safe environment with physical distancing, wearing masks and sanitizing. Can hardly wait to see next week's craft.

THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS OF BUCKHORN SANDS. Santa drove around their neighbourhood. People could come out and have a photo taken with Santa. Santa also collected food for our Food Bank. A car load of food was brought to our location! What a wonderful way to bless the community. Merry Christmas to all!

This morning one of the St. John's volunteers invited food bank recipients to create Christmas decorations. This was all done in a welcoming environment with physical distancing, wearing masks and sanitizing. Many beautiful Christmas decorations were made. Participants were contacted so they could register in advance. Stay tuned to see next week's craft!

It was a winter wonderland this morning at Food Bank. As the snow fell softly, our dear volunteer took protection under her umbrella so she could stay dry and sign in our guests.

Today was our busiest day this year! 82 households received food from the food bank today. Lots of food. Many bags were prepared yesterday! More bags were filled this morning with frozen products, milk, eggs, breads and pastries. It was also the day that recipients were given a box/bag containing laundry detergent, dish soap, rolls of toilet paper, kleenex, toothpaste, shampoo and bars of soap. Beautiful handknit mittens to keep hands warm. Tables set up for guests ...to select some extra food items. And gift cards too! See more

Rev. Peter holds a "special potato". It should make a hearty soup!

Monday was a busy day at food bank. There was lots of food to put in bags ready for distribution on Tuesday.

MANY THAKNKS FOR FOOD DONATIONS! The Lakefield and District Lions Club held a DRIVE-BY SANTA CLAUS PARADE today, allowing families to drive by the Christmas floats and see Santa! The Floats were lined up on Nicholls Street in Lakefield across from the Legion and Curling Club. People driving by the floats were asked to bring donations for the Toy Drive and the Lakefield Community Food Bank.

It was a great morning at Food Bank on Tuesday. Volunteers were ready to greet and register our guests. Lots of food, including yummy dairy products and meats. Beautiful handknit hats to keep heads warm, scarves and a winter jacket. And pumpkins for everyone.

It was a great morning at Food Bank on Tuesday. Volunteers were ready to greet and register our guests. Lots of food, including yummy dairy products and meats. Beautiful handknit hats to keep heads warm, scarves and a winter jacket. And pumpkins for everyone.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE RESIDENTS OF WINFIELD SHORES! Marg Harding & Gord MacLeish organized another neighbourhood collection in Winfield Shores. They brought a lot of food to our food bank! Our Food Bank sends a huge thank you to people living in this community for their generosity

WHEW! Thanks to the great team of volunteers who worked super hard to package food and set up tables of goodies for today's Food Bank Day. We were prepared to serve 70 households a bountiful amount of food as a a special Thanksgiving Blessings! And 69 households came to receive this special offering. HAPPY THANKSGIVING to everyone.

THANKS TO LAKEFIELD FOODLAND AND THE COMMUNITY! Lakefield Foodland has been bagging items for customers to purchase and donate to the Food Bank. Thanks for these generous donations. Many bags have already been purchased. The items are sorted and ready for distribution to our recipients.

ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU RESIDENTS OF BUCKHORN SANDS! Murray Shaver organized another food drive in Buckhorn Sands. People left donations for the Food Bank on their front porch, they were picked up and brought to the Food Bank. Thanks to Diane Farias for transporting the food to the food bank. Our Food Bank sends a huge thank you to this amazing community for their generosity.

We want to thank the Lakefield Community Garden for the abundance of fresh produce they have donated weekly to our Food Bank. It is much appreciated. The gardeners even provided recipes for using the green tomatoes delivered this week. This is the last week to receive the fresh produce since the 2020 garden season has just ended. We look forward to the 2021 garden season!

WOW! Lots of fresh produce was available at Food Bank. We received a large shipment from Kawartha Food Share. Once again, the Community Garden provided a good selection of vegetables. And some local gardeners brought yummy vegetables to share. On Monday, volunteers pre-bagged fresh fruits and vegetables to give a bag to each of our guests. The photos show the extra produce that recipients could select to take home with them. We are very blessed to live in such a caring community!

Lots of fresh produce at food bank this morning!

THANK YOU LAKEFIELD COMMUNITY GARDEN. This was the produce shared on July 21st. Our recipients are enjoying these beautiful vegetables.!

THANK YOU DON for bringing an assortment of fresh produce from the LAKEFIELD COMMUNITY GARDEN. Our recipients are enjoying these beautiful vegetables.!

It was a busy morning at Food Bank. We had 56 households that received food! Despite COVID-19, the volunteers at the Food Bank are delighted to be able to continue to serve those in need. In order for everyone to remain safe changes have been made in the way items are distributed. When recipients arrive, they register with one of our volunteers. When it is their turn to receive food, they proceed to stand on a STOP line that is drawn on the sidewalk. Volunteers place the p...re-packaged food (canned goods, fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen food items, bread products, sweet treats, milk and eggs) on a table set up on the walkway. When all the food is assembled on the table, the volunteers move away from the table and the recipient is invited to collect their food. There is also a table available for the recipients to choose items that are appropriate for their family. All of this is done in a safe and caring manner. We aim to maintain a warm and welcoming atmosphere. See more

THANK YOU RESIDENTS OF WINFIELD SHORES! Marg Harding & Gord MacLeish organized another neighbourhood collection in Winfield Shores for our food bank. They asked people to leave items outside their front door and they picked them up and delivered them to the food bank. There was a lot of food!! As well, some of the people chose to make a monetary donation. Our Food Bank sends a huge thank you to people living in this community for their generosity.

The coordinator of Lakefield Community Garden brought lovely fresh produce to food bank on this past Tuesday. He says that the beans in the garden may be ready to pick next week. Yumm!! Thanks Don!

The food bank volunteers want to thank the community for their ongoing support. The challenges that the food bank is facing because of COVID-19 has put increased stress on the volunteers. The food bank has put changes in place and these changes are constantly being updated. To provide an example of a change initiated because of COVID-19, for the past 3 months our recipients received a monthly gift card to Foodland in addition to the regular supplies. This is all thanks to our wonderful donors in the community. Food bank usage does allow people to stretch their food budget dollars a bit and provides healthy choices for them. We are entirely dependent upon donations in order to continue providing food on a regular basis to our clients in this community. Thank you to those who support our food bank!