The Manna Food Bank is a Bracebridge-based food bank serving the residents of Muskoka. This website is for Manna’s clients, donors, volunteers, members of the media and the wider community, to keep you informed about what’s happening here at Manna. We encourage you to continue to build our online community by liking Manna Food Bank …
Notice to our clients who have signed up for turkeys: We just learned that the turkeys will not be arriving until Tuesday December 17. We had originally planned December 10, 13, 17, 20 and 24 as delivery days. This delay means they will not be available on December 10 or 13. Our sincere apologies for …
Country 102 Muskoka’s Ryan and Michele got into the Christmas spirit in front of Your Independent Grocer for their second annual “Cram the Van” event in late November. Though their hands may have been chilly, their hearts were warmed by our generous community members, who donated a huge amount of food—and a significant amount of …
The Muskoka ShoeBox Project is a program which provides beautiful packages containing items which would be appreciated and enjoyed by women who might not otherwise have a little something under the tree. The contents of the boxes are provided by donations from the community and then packaged up by teams of elves just in time …
A huge thank you to Fenner Dunlop Conveyor Belting, whose $1,000 donation in late November is being used to help purchase holiday dinner packages of ham and all of the trimmings for our clients. This generosity will bring great joy to many local families at Christmastime.
Rockscape Design held a Christmas party for their staff where donations of cash and food were collected for Manna. A substantial amount of food and a significant amount of money was donated by the generous party goers. Thank you so much for thinking of others while you celebrate the holiday season.
This holiday season Gagnon’s Your Independent Grocer has once again organized a Holiday Brown Bag campaign in support of Manna. Grocery shoppers at YIGs in Bracebridge can purchase pre-packed brown bags containing items much in demand at the food bank. Gagnon’s is a long-time and generous supporter of Manna, for which we are truly grateful.
Hunger was scared at Bracebridge Public School with the Hallowe’en Food Drive organized by the grade 7/8 Social Justice Committee. When they exceeded their goal of 500 items the kids were rewarded with a Pyjama Day. Good idea! Here are some of the members of the Social Justice Committee and Mrs. Fry with the many …
Miss Jones’ Social Justice Committee at Macaulay School is comprised of students in grades 2 through 6. During their conversations they became aware that some families in their community could use a helping hand to put food on their tables, which led them to organize a food drive. The goal was for each of …
Well, the students and staff at Monck Public School have outdone themselves! This year’s We Scare Hunger campaign was an ambitious affair with something for everyone. Cookie Grams and a Funhouse with Hallowe’en games were enjoyed by the younger students and the older grades threw a dance. The students collected a whopping 2,000 food items …
The students at Monsignor Michael O’Leary School were very busy organizing a food drive in October to support Manna. As you can see they were hugely successful! Mrs. Scarlett and some of the students involved are shown with the donation. Well done and thanks so much to all involved.
A Note to our Clients It’s time to sign up for your family’s holiday turkey or ham! You can do so in person at Manna, by telephone at 705 646 0114 or by email at info@mannafoodbank.ca Pick-up dates are December 10, 13, 17, 20 and 24. And many thanks to the donors of …