** A reminder that hunger is not seasonal ** BRACEBRIDGE, July 25, 2019 – With the availability of seasonal employment opportunities in the warmer months, the number of clients requesting help from the Manna Food Bank of Bracebridge is traditionally not as high as it is during the busy winter months. Unfortunately, food insecurity does …
We are very grateful to our local Brownies group for their a hugely successful Second Annual Food Drive for Manna, held in June. They went over and above, taking the time to understand Manna’s mission to provide a hand-up to those in the community who need it, and finding out which items are most needed …
We’d like to express our appreciation for the INCREDIBLE decade of support that Manna has received from the Muskoka Spiritualist Church. The MSC has raised thousands of dollars in donations, making a huge and ongoing impact on our community. “We are just so grateful you keep people’s hunger relief as part of your fundraising,” said …
October 2, 2018 — As the dust settles in the wake of the Oldtimers Fall Food Drive, we are reminded that it takes a lot of work to make these events run as smoothly as they do, and so much of what happens flies under the radar. It comes belatedly, but this group of local …
WITH GRATITUDE October 15, 2018 — As you have probably heard, the Muskoka Oldtimers Hockey League Fall Food Drive in support of Manna Food Bank was a great success again this year. For over two decades on the first Tuesday of October the Oldtimers have organized the collection of food placed on porches throughout the …
October 22, 2018 — Three cackles for student parliament, the student body and the staff at Monck Public School as they embark on their We Scare Hunger campaign! In addition to much deliciousness and spooky fun, they’re raising awareness, empathy and non-perishable food donations for Manna along the way. The students at Monck Public School …
We know it takes a village to raise a child. Well the same goes for a food drive. Once again, the Muskoka Oldtimers Fall Food Drive for Manna is indeed a huge success, thanks to all of YOU. Kudos to the Muskoka Oldtimers for their long-standing hard work and loyalty. This is 27 years now …
This is the biggest day of the year for the Manna Food Bank. The day that the whole community works together to stock Manna up for the winter. Volunteers will be going door to door covering most of Bracebridge this evening, collecting non-perishable food donations. They will (probably) be coming past your house. If you …
[This post was edited: October 3 2018: Thanks to everyone who made the 2018 food drive a success! ] Do you have a few hours to spare to help the Muskoka Oldtimers and the Manna Food Bank on Tuesday evening, October 2nd? We are looking for some help at the Bracebridge Fairgrounds to help unpack …
Townspeople come together in support of the Manna Food Bank (Bracebridge, September 20, 2018) — Preparations are underway for the annual Fall Food Drive for the Manna Food Bank, organized by the Muskoka Oldtimers Hockey Club. Twenty-seven years on, you are likely familiar with the drill. On the first Tuesday of October — this year …
We want to tell you about some beautiful things happening in this community. Muskoka is the home of a handful of Syrian immigrant families, refugees from the civil war who have arrived in Muskoka over the course of the last two years, sponsored by local churches and community groups. At Ramadan, the holy month of …
The Bay Food Crew has been at it again! No fewer than eighty whole chickens were delivered to Manna by this resourceful crew, who recently held a “Chicken-A-Thon” in Huntsville. Participants donated funds for a faux chicken and The Bay Food Crew purchased the real thing for various support agencies in the community. The …