The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to acknowledge the support of many individuals, organizations and businesses who have made donations during the late fall/early winter months to help support our efforts to supplement food for those facing food insecurity. Our appreciation and sincere thanks are extended to the following businesses, corporations, families, and individuals who continue to support the food ...
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Wawa Community Food Bank – Fall Thanks
The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our generous little town that have made donations during the summer and early fall months. In the month of October, Northern Lights Ford is organizing a Let’s Scare Hunger campaign to support the food bank. Non-perishable food items/donations can be dropped off at the dealership ...
Read More »Wawa Food Bank – Spring Update
The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our generous little town that have made donations during the past few months. For those who might not be aware, the Wawa Community Food Bank operates on the generosity and goodwill of the community to put food on the tables of those in need. For ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – Fall 2022
The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations and businesses in our generous little town that have made donations during the spring and summer months. During the month of October, Northern Lights Ford is organizing a Let’s Scare Hunger campaign to support the food bank. They will be set up at John’s YIG on Saturday, October ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – Holiday Gratitude
The Wawa Community Food Bank has continued to receive more amazing donations and we wish to thank the many individuals, organizations, and businesses for their support during these past few months. We wish to thank Unifor Local 1359 for their incredibly generous $4,000 cheque raised by their workers locally at the Lady Dunn Health Centre, in Sault Ste. Marie, and ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank Cancels “Feed the Need 2020”
Due to the ongoing C OVID 19 pandemic w e have made the difficult decision to cancel Feed the Need for 2020. We would have loved to continue the tradition of the event being held in November but in the interest of safety, we felt it was best to cancel. The safety of our sponsors, attendees and volunteers comes first. ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – Fall Thanks
The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to publicly thank The Bargain Shop for their campaign on our behalf this year, the result being a truck load of food delivered on October 13th. The amount was almost twice as much as last year and very much appreciated. Then on November 2nd, the Northern Lights “We Scare Hunger Campaign” spearheaded by Danette Mathias ...
Read More »WCFB Thanks Wesdome for their Help
On behalf of the Wawa Community Food Bank, as well the individuals and families that access our services, we would like to extend our sincerest thanks and gratitude to Wesdome Gold Mines – Eagle River Complex for their contribution totaling $16,976.05. Their financial contribution and opportunity to utilize Wesdome’s Sysco account allowed us to provide a larger variety of grocery ...
Read More »Ontario Significantly Increases Daily Lab Testing
Ontario has significantly increased testing and contact tracing capacity, allowing health experts to identify cases of COVID-19 and support efforts to stop the spread of the virus in the community, long-term care homes, and other congregate settings. In partnership with Ontario Health, Public Health Ontario, local public health units, and hospital and community laboratories, the Ontario government has developed an ...
Read More »Augmentation significative du nombre de tests en laboratoire en Ontario
L’Ontario a considérablement renforcé sa capacité de dépistage de la COVID-19 et de recherche des contacts, ce qui a permis aux experts de la santé de mieux repérer les cas de COVID-19 et d’appuyer les efforts visant à arrêter la propagation du virus au sein de la collectivité, dans les foyers de soins de longue durée et d’autres milieux collectifs. ...
Read More »Happenings at Wawa First United Church
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Christ is Risen Indeed! Alleluia Although we cannot meet for Worship together you may like to read the Scriptures for April 26, 2020 – Third Sunday of Easter. Acts 2: 14a, 36 – 21 Three thousand new followers of the Way Psalm 116 How can ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – Spring Update
The Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to thank the many individuals, organizations, and businesses in our remarkably generous little town that has made donations during these past few months. We have received financial donations, food items, and pet food. Our heartfelt gratitude and thanks are extended to the following corporation’s for their generous donations: Alamos Gold Mine (Island Gold Division) ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – UPDATE March 23
We will be open during our usual hours: Wed Mar 25th from 2-4 pm. Clients will be directed to enter one at a time, wash their hands, and keep a 2 meter distance from each other and our volunteers while waiting in line and inside the food bank. Clients will be able to leave their contact info with a Wawa ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – March 2019
Wawa Community Food Bank wishes to acknowledge the support of many people over the January to March interval. We have received financial donations and items as varied as eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables, pet food, knitted winter wear, socks and crocheted crib blankets. Thank you so much to Nancy Donald, Linda Farrington, Lorne Leclair, Lila Peterson, Lorraine Pihelgas, Melanie Pilon, ...
Read More »Wawa Community Food Bank – End of 2018 Community Thank You
Wawa Community Food Bank is indebted to many individuals, organisations and businesses in our remarkably generous town. Thank you for the donations we have been receiving from mid- November through to the end of December, 2018. All monetary contributions of any size are appreciated and each personal or non- perishable food item is valued. Feed The Need, our annual major ...
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