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Northern Lights Ford had a successful We Scare Hunger Campaign 2018. On Monday November 5 we dropped off 2 F-150 truckloads of non-perishable food items to our local Wawa Food Bank.

Each of our schools were provided with a decorated barrel to house all their donations. It was a good visual for the staff and students. Contests were held in each school during the campaign. The donations were outstanding!

Total number of pounds delivered to the Wawa Food Bank – 1095lbs

Name of community partners and schools who partnered with us:

  • Ecole St. Joseph
  • St. Joseph French Immersion
  • Michipicoten High School
  • Algoma Public Health
  • Wawa Family Health Team
  • Lady Dunn Health Centre

We were able to be on location at John’s Valu-mart on October 20 and 27 to collect donations.

Local media:

Wawa News
Wawa Food Bank Fall Update
JJAM FM RadioCustomers who dropped off donations at the dealership were entered into a draw for a gift card held at end of each week.
Winners were:

  • Week 1 – Jeannie Desbiens
  • Week 2 – Pat Tait
  • Week 3 – Lori Germain
  • Week 4 – Doug Hunter
    Staff who brought donations to work were entered into a draw for a gift card at the end of the campaign.
    Staff Draw winner– Danette Mathias

Each of our schools were provided with a decorated barrel to house all their donations. It was a good visual for the staff and students. Contests were held in each school during the campaign. The donations were outstanding!

St. Joseph French Immersion School with Northern Lights Ford staff

Ecole St. Joseph School

Michipicoten High School with Northern Lights Ford staff

Wawa Family Team- left to right- Lonna Rilley, Dr. Jamileh Shaffaf, Melissa Terris, Danette Mathaias

This year we encouraged the staff at Algoma Public Health, Wawa Family Health Team, and the Lady Dunn Health Centre to join in on “Feminine Friday”. The least donated item to food banks across Canada is feminine hygiene products. The staff were challenged to gather products by a certain Friday in the month of October. The donations were remarkable!!

Lady Dunn Health Centre – left to right – Sandy Charbonneau, Kadean Ogilvie-Pinter – Chief Executive Officer, Danette Mathias, Jan Gagnon, Lonna Rilley, Dr. Jamileh Shaffaf, Dr. Sean Robinson

Northern Lights Ford Staff with Wawa Food Bank Volunteers – left to right

Cindy Szekely, Donna Taylor, Kim Barnes, Margaret Chapman with Northern Lights Ford staff