This lively discussion will focus on public policy in regards to food. A must for those concerned about food security and hosted by our friend Richard Wolak. GLV Please join us on October 16, World Food Day, as part of the Sustenance Festival to hear ideas and participate in a discussion of how we can…
Tag: Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society
Smoking Sausage BBQ Competition Cook-off
Tasty Event Alert! DATE: Sunday, September 15, 2013 TIME: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PLACE: Main Street and 7th Ave. (NW corner) Be proud! This Mount Pleasant Community event will let you: Raise money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank See which D-Original Sausage Company sausage creation reigns supreme Crown the next Mount Pleasant BBQ Champion Mount Pleasant Restaurant Contestants…
12 Days of Giving in the East Side – Fill the Truck for the Food Bank!
ʻWelcome to East Vanʼ has been a fixture in the Downtown East Side community since 2006. Rob Geary and Luis Galvan founded the brand to help inspire the community to embrace, develop and evolve its identity. The boys live and work in the DTES and are surrounded by folks that need assistance, particularly around the holidays. Rob and Luis…
Support The Food Bank with President’s Choice
SUPPORT THE 2012 EXTRA HELPING™ SPRING NATIONAL FOOD DRIVE AT YOUR LOCAL LOBLAW BANNER GROCERY STORE AND HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES FIGHT HUNGER Hunger is a year round reality for many families. Food banks across Canada are often in dire need to replenish their stocks during the Spring as the demands during the winter season has…
VANCOUVER CHEFS RAISE AWARENESS OF CHALLENGES FACING FOOD BANKS WITH A SPECIAL COOK-OFF EVENT
Event to raise awareness for the need of nutritious food items Loblaw Companies Limited (Loblaw) in partnership with the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society is hosting a special cooking competition with Chef Ned Bell, Head Chef of Rosewood Hotel Georgia; Chef Quang Dang, Executive Chef of Metropolitan Hotel Vancouver; and Chef Gennaro Iorio, Executive Chef/Co-Proprietor…
Taste of Yaletown Breaks All Records for Community Attention and Largest Donation to Help Fight Hunger in Vancouver
The Yaletown Business Improvement Association (YBIA) announces another record breaking year for Taste of Yaletown. The 6th Annual Taste of Yaletown included 25 restaurants that offered guests fixed-price menus and raised $12,000 in support of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank. “Since the event began six years ago, Taste of Yaletown has raised over $100,000 in…
Kraft Peanut Butter Bears Spread the Feeling with Free Hugs at the Vancouver Aquarium
Help support the Greater Vancouver Food bank Society reach 10,000 hugs! Families are invited to join Kraft Peanut Butter Bears ‘Smoothie’ and ‘Crunchy’ as they share free hugs at the Vancouver Aquarium on Saturday, August 28th in an effort to relieve hunger. For each hug given, Kraft Peanut Butter will donate one 500 g jar…
The Main Event Launch at the Biltmore – Food Bank Fundraiser
KICK OFF PARTY:vMonday, January 18th from 8 ‘til late at The Biltmore Cabaret. Entry is by donation (all proceeds will go to The Greater Vancouver Food Bank). 8 – 10pm: Free Appetizers • $4 drinks • Door Prizes • Silent Auction • 50/50 Draw Live Bands and DJs featuring Analog Bell Service & Earls Town…
New Morton’s The Cookbook to benefit Vancouver Food Bank
The solid elegance of a mahogany-paneled room with spacious leather booths, classic white tablecloths, subdued lighting, warm brickwork, and walls adorned with celebrity photographs. While you may not be able to create the ambiance that makes Morton’s The Steakhouse famous around the world, you can now recreate many of its most famous recipes right at…
