Donations
This week
High-Need Food Items Canned vegetables (corn, peas, mixed vegetables) Canned protein (tuna, salmon, chicken, beans) Canned fruit Pasta sauce Peanut butter Instant oatmeal Personal Care Essentials Male and Female deodorant Toothpaste and toothbrushes for adults and…
Warehouse management is one of the most challenging tasks in our operation. Between handling an influx of items after a food drive, keeping a minimum stock, and responding to emergency situations, we sometimes fall short on some high-in-demand items. Every Wednesday, we also post the top most-needed items on our Facebook page #whatsneededwednesday.
Donations
The items we accept as donations vary from cash, over pet food, personal hygiene items to all kinds of food.
There are, however, a couple of items that we cannot accept, please do NOT bring us:
- Homemade Food (Jams, Preserves, Canned Meats)
- Meat not commercially butchered (we require proof from butcher/processing plant)
- Wild Game
- Ungraded Eggs
- Opened or Partially Used Items
- Frozen Foods
- Over the Counter Medications
- Fresh, perishable foods can only be accepted directly at the Food Bank WITH a copy of the receipt showing the date & time they were purchased
Donation Posts
Where to Give this Christmas?
Do you need help this Christmas?
Pumpkin Patch for the Okotoks Foodbank
When: Saturday October 15, 12-3 pm Where: Hub Town Brewing (41 Elizabeth St., Okotoks) Free pumpkin with foodbank donation! There will be pumpkin carving, pumpkin bowling and balloon twister!
Robbi
Wow! This sweet young lady, Robbi, and her Dad dropped off 40 lbs of donations and $50 in cash that was Robbi’s Christmas money. The world could take a lesson from your generosity and kindness…
Okotoks Safeway
There is the joy of giving and then there is the joy of receiving. The Okotoks Foodbank is extremely grateful to have been on the receiving end of Sobeys Inc. 2021 Christmas Holiday Fundraiser. Our…
Okotoks Basketball Association
Thank you Okotoks Basketball Association for your generous 180 lbs donation of items to us today! We appreciate it so much.
St. John Paul II Collegiate Kindness Club
Wow! Thank you to the St. John Paul II Collegiate Kindness Club for collecting 206 lbs of food for us. Your kindness will help many families in need!!!!
Okotoks Optimists
Now with some of the pandemic restrictions lifting, the ‘Juniors’ of the @okotoksoptimist were able to visit the Okotoks Foodbank in person and deliver the $250 donation they raised by selling…
Christmas in March?
Christmas in March?! You bet and the weather sure makes it feel like it, too. We want to thank our local @scotiabank for the 472 lbs of food we received from them today. This is part of their annual…
Fight the Hunger Spark Change
It’s time again to#fighthungersparkchange with @walmartcanada! Together we can help Canadian families experiencing food insecurity by showing your support. Visit our Okotoks Walmart and purchase…
Okotoks Elks
This donation barrel is excited to be going to its new permanent home at the @okotokselks31! The request was made of us so they can continue to support the Okotoks Foodbank on an ongoing basis. The…
The Eagle 100.9
So kind of Logan and Shane from The Eagle 100.9 to drop off some donations to us today from their food drive. We appreciate your ongoing support to us!!!!