November 28, 2020Awareness, Stories
People volunteer for a variety of reasons, for many it's a way to stay busy during retirement and an opportunity to give back to the community. And it's fair to say when most people sign up to volunteer; they don't think they'll be helping their community through a pandemic. This is Bill's volunteer profile.
View Blog PostNovember 8, 2020Awareness, Stories
When social services, businesses, and community leaders work together, incredible things can happen. Collaboration between these sectors streamlines the supports, services and programs available and helps to improve the overall health and well-being of our community and its residents.
View Blog PostOctober 28, 2020Media Releases, Stories
Murphy’s Law Distillery Ltd. of Elmira, ON is pleased to announce the release of Not Wasted Vodka, a fundraising initiative in support of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region.
View Blog PostOctober 14, 2020Stories
People are often inspired around major holidays – such as Thanksgiving and Christmas – to give back to their community and help those in need.
View Blog PostSeptember 2, 2020Stories
With the remainder of the 2019/20 OHL regular season and playoffs cancelled, community leader, Dan Lebold was looking for ways to lend a helping hand to people in need.
View Blog PostApril 14, 2020Awareness, Stories
While social distancing and self-isolation is keeping many of us indoors during the COVID-19 global pandemic, it hasn’t stopped a group of ambitious Wilfrid Laurier Students from figuring out how they can virtually help their community.
View Blog PostFebruary 21, 2020Media Releases, Stories
When you hear the word innovation you might think of start-ups, universities, tech companies or large corporations. What you might not think of, however, is non-profits and charities.
View Blog PostDecember 17, 2019Awareness, Stories
Although Vince has always been aware of the purpose and goal of The Food Bank, it wasn’t until he became a volunteer that he truly started to understand the scope and impact of the operations.
View Blog PostAugust 9, 2019Stories
People have been doing things to support the less fortunate in our communities for hundreds of years – churches have hosted dinners, neighbours have delivered food baskets, poor houses were opened in the dark ages to curtail rioting in the streets, governments found short term solutions that worked for some while many more struggled.
View Blog PostAugust 8, 2019Stories
When you walk into Artline Salon, you can see immediately that it is a successful business run by a young and talented entrepreneur. Lina was 14 when her family emigrated from Iraq to settle in Canada. She struggled to learn English, learn about their new home’s culture, and how to belong.
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