GBF Community Services
40 Elm Street L3M 4R7 Grimsby, ON, Canada

Online Shopping on Instagram Looking for a way to bargain shopping while supporting GBF? Check out the Instagram page managed by one of our volunteers which features ‘great find’ items that are updated regularly. ... Find it here: https://www.instagram.com/2ndhandthriftt/ or search ‘2ndhandthrift’ on Instagram.

In light of Mother’s Day this weekend, we want to honour all mothers, grandmothers, aunts, and mother figures that make our world a kinder place. Thank you for all that you do! This Mother’s Day, let us remember: - The mothers that are struggling to put food on their table. - The mothers that find themselves raising children alone without a support system. ... - The mothers that need a roof over their heads to protect themselves and their little ones. WE HELP THESE MOTHERS EVERY DAY THROUGH OUR FOOD BANK AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. Please consider supporting a mother and her children today: DONATE NOW: https://www.gbfgrimsby.com/donate-now. (Please note in the donation memo: In Honour of Mother’s Day.)

In Support of GBF Community Services, Good Shepherd Hamilton and Community Care of St. Catharines & Thorold, Becky Goulet of Keller Williams Complete Realty is running the following fundraiser: RED Day, which stands for Renew, Energize and Donate, is our annual day of service. Each year on the second Thursday of May, we celebrate RED Day worldwide as a part of our legacy worth leaving. Making a difference in the lives of others and bettering the communities that we serve lies... at the heart of the Keller Williams culture. Since #ThisIsMyRedDay I will be raffling off THREE awesome prizes: 1) A beautiful Custom Charcuterie Board made by Melissa Long AND a bottle of Peller Family Vineyards Rose! 2) A Trius Gift Set 3) A Gretzky Whisky Sour set Donations = tickets, $10 for 1 and 3 for $20. On Thursday May 13th, I will be picking THREE lucky winners live on Facebook! https://app.gigitmarketplace.com///individual/becky.goulet

In support of Mental Health Awareness Month, we are sharing the following resource from the Canadian Mental Health Association: #GetReal about how you feel. Name it, don’t numb it. ... Join us for the 70th annual CMHA Mental Health Week May 3-9, 2021. Together we’ll #GetReal. Learn more: https://mentalhealthweek.ca/

**CLOSED FOR BIDS** In support of our Mental Health Initiatives, GBF is hosting our first Facebook silent auction! As some of you are aware, we usually host Silent Auctions in store, but this lockdown has prevented this and we have some exciting prizes and an important cause, so here we go...... How this works: - Each Friday, 5 gift baskets will be posted. - We will receive bids for 1 week. - Bids close at 12pm on the following Friday. (post will be updated, "Closed for bids") - Winners will be contacted via DM/Private Message to arrange for payment and curb-side pick up following all COVID safety protocols. - Bids must be made directly in the comments on the desired picture, under the "Place Bids Here" comment. No bids made through the General comments, private/direct message or anywhere else count. - Highest bid wins. - All proceeds go directly in support of GBF Mental Health Initiatives locally. - Silent Auction items are not tax-receiptable. READY TO BID?? Go ahead and do so on the picture's comments! Thank you in advance for your support!