March Food and Fundraisers


CALGARY, AB--(Marketwired - February 29, 2016) -

Friends Helping Friends
March
The 22nd annual Friends Helping Friends food and fundraising campaign is collaboration between Safeway, CTV Calgary and the Calgary Food Bank. Make a food donation at any Safeway store during the month of March, donate online, or visit food bank volunteers in all Safeway stores on Saturday, March 19. Let's be Friends Helping Friends this March! 

Recycle Logic
March
Bring a non-perishable food donation with you when you drop off your electronics for recycling all this month.

Calgary Corporate Challenge Brain Freeze Trivia
Registration by March 4
Event on March 23 @ 6 p.m. 9 p.m.
Schanks Sports Grill (9627 Macleod Trail SW)
The Calgary Food Bank proudly partners with Calgary Corporate Challenge on a variety of events throughout the year. This year's Brain Freeze Trivia promises to be a fun challenge for all teams involved -- and there are still spaces left to sign up. Participants are asked to bring down donations that focus on the Food Bank's littlest clients -- baby food, baby diapers, and baby formula with iron. 

A Benefit Concert: Brahms' Requiem
with the Choirs of Knox Presbyterian & Christ Church Anglican Calgary
Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m.
Christ Church Elbow Park (3602 - 8 Street SW)
Come listen two fine church choirs for the romantic masterpiece -- Brahms' Requiem, the "London Version". This is a benefit concert and proceeds will go toward Cause Canada and the Calgary Food Bank.

Calgary Boys' Choir  presents their FREE Family Spring Concert
Sunday, March 13 at 3 p.m.

Strathcona Christie Aspen Community Centre (277 Strathcona Drive SW, Calgary)
Hear the award-winning Calgary Boys' Choir at their annual FREE Family Spring Concert. Featuring the Junior Choir, Senior Choir and special guests, this short concert is geared towards families with young children. Food and funds will be collected at the door.

AMPM Limo
March 17
Book a limo for your Saint Patrick's Day festivities and AMPM will donate 70% of the proceeds go to the Calgary Food Bank!

CANstruction®
March 31 - April 7
Southcentre Mall (100 Anderson Rd SE)
CANstruction® Calgary is a competition using canned food and other nonperishable food items as building blocks to create extraordinary structures. When de-CANstructed all food is donated to the Calgary Food Bank.

Superstore and Calgary EMS present In Your Community BBQ Event
Saturday, April 9, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Coventry Hills, Country Hills or Huntington Hills Superstore
Join the fun at the In Your Community BBQ event. Meet EMS personnel, make a donation to the Calgary Food Bank and enter to win a generous basket of goodies from Superstore.

Visit the website for more information on these events and the Calgary Food Bank.

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