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THE SOURCE
Box 123, Lindsay, ON K9V 4R8
telephone: (705) 324-0707
www.kawarthalakesfoodsource.ca
klfoodsource@bellnet.ca
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Volume 10, Issue 2
MARCH 2012
KAWARTHA LAKES FOOD
SOURCE
IS CELEBRATING
TEN YEARS OF
SUPPORTING THOSE
WHO FEED OUR HUNGRY
In September 2000, members of the Rotary Club of Lindsay began to focus on two serious issues
facing many people in the City of Kawartha Lakes. They listened to community concerns, through
its membership and guest speakers, about growing demands at local food banks or food cupboards. Through its research, it substantiated some anxiety that food banks had about acquiring
consistent supplies They found that many of the rural communities had been operating food
banks or food cupboards through churches, but the demand for help was exceeding the supply of
food donations and they were largely working in isolation from each other.
A plan evolved to help develop a continuous flow of food items to food bank centres allowing the
front-line volunteers in each community to continue to offer assistance to those requiring it, in a
personal and dignified manner. Input from more than 23 individuals from across the City worked
on developing a warehouse concept where the intake and sorting of large amounts of food could
then be made available to be accessed by local food banks.
The new warehouse opened its doors on March 4th, 2002.
Please join KLFS for all or some of our planned Anniversary celebrations.
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TOPS are tops with KLFS!
TOPS ON #3946 (l) donated $2.00 for every pound their members lost in 2011 and TOPS ON#5304 (r) donated $500 and
non-perishable food items. KLFS is very appreciative of their support.
FOOD SOURCE MEMBER AGENCIES
Adult Protective Services
CKL Social Services Cooking Class
C.M.H.A.
Central Food Cupboard: (joint effort by Queen St. United, Bethel Evangelical, St. Paul’s Anglican Church ,St. Andrew’s Presbyterian &
St. Vincent de Paul Society)
Coboconk Food Bank
Dunsford Food Bank
Fenelon Falls Salvation Army
HKPR Health Unit
K L Dream Centre
Little Britain Food Bank
Omemee Food Bank
School Breakfast /Snack Programs
Sir Sandford Fleming College Food Cupboard
Women’s Resources
 Woodville Christian F.B.
Renewing their support of
KLFS ongoing work, the
Lindsay Kinsmen Club presented a cheque for $500.
Pictured (l-r) Tom Herlick,
Chair of KLFS Fundraising
Committee, Doug Dent, Don
Heaslip, President, Kelly
Parker and Jim Brough of
Kinsmen Club.
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The 10th annual Pasta Challenge
And the winner is…..
L.C.V.I.
Lindsay Collegiate & Vocational Institute won the 10 th Annual
Pasta challenge by contributing 4,082 boxes of macaroni and
cheese. In an incredibly close second place contest, Fenelon
Falls Secondary School narrowly beat I.E. Weldon. The
challenge pits the four Kawartha Lakes high schools against
each other to see which can collect the most boxed macaroni
and cheese dinner for the Kawartha Lakes Food Source.
Results are adjusted by population to allow for a fair
comparison between larger and smaller schools. Students at
L.C.V.I. collected 4.643 boxes per student while Fenelon
Falls S.S. students collected 2.133 boxes per student, with
I.E. Weldon – last year’s winner – came in at 2.094. Overall,
the four schools amassed an impressive 8,612 boxes of
macaroni and cheese, which will be distributed on a fair
share basis to the Food Source’s member agencies, allowing
them to spend their limited cash on other items needed by
the families they serve.
The tenth annual Pasta Challenge ran from Feb. 13 to Feb.
27. St. Thomas Aquinas S.S. also participated and decided to
donate $332 to purchase margarine & milk – key ingredients
to cook the pasta. The winning school receives a trophy —
topped with a bright red tomato — to display for a year.
Spring Extra Helping
Food Drive
April 20th to May 5th
Loblaw and Valu-mart
From April 20th to May 5th please consider purchasing a bit extra to donate to
The Kawartha Lakes Food Source.
GALA EVENING
In celebration of
TEN YEARS of supporting those who feed
our hungry.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2ND, 2012
Victoria Park Armoury
Succulent Dinner followed by TERRI CRAWFORD &
THE RETRO ROCKETS entertaining.
Please mark your calendar!
How People are Helping
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Renewing their Patronage: Mary Auld, Charlie & Ina Currie, Catherine A. Greer, Lindsay C.R.C. Deacons, Cathy Barrowclough, Tandy McHugh, Dale & Shirley Toombs and St. Paul’s Anglican Church.
Food donations have been received from: Ontario Youth Parliament, Fairview Baptist Church, Cambridge Street United Church, Jeanette Wright, Laurie Scott (levee), Trillium Lakelands District
School Board office, Cambray United Church, Peniel United Church, Parkview Public School and
Miracles in Paradise.
The Lindsay Rugby Football Club held an event just before Christmas and donated $2,000 and some food
items to KLFS in January!
Donations in honour of Derek & Jan Warren’s 50th anniversary: Pat Lovsin, Don Huff, Edward &
Mary Hill and Elizabeth Crombie.
Financial donations have been received from: Taoist Tai Chi Society, Cambray Community United
Church Women, Marie Coad, Rev. Michael Locke, Comark Inc., Nanci Byer, Daniel & Sandra
O’Neill, John & Barbara Rose, Greg Evans, Stephen Moore, Employee’s & Pensioner’s Charity Trust
Fund of Hydro One, Barbara & Eric Rowley, Donald & Ruth Barrett, Cambridge St. United Church,
Frank McDonald and Hannah Unit of UCW.
Donations in memory of Art Truax: Dr. & Mrs. Matheson, Carole Heard and June & Tom Pick.
Notice of
Julia Cossarin
collected food
instead of gifts
at her birthday
party. Her
guests donated
107 nonperishable items
plus $20.
Happy Birthday
& thank you
Julia!
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
9:00 am
Queen Street United Church (Annex)
35 Lindsay Street, North, Lindsay
For the purpose of:
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Review of Annual Financial Statement
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Election of Board members
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Review of Annual Committee Reports
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Ratification of Acts of Corporation
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Appointment of Accountants
Please join us.
Ross Memorial Hospital
held their annual Valentines Food Drive to
benefit Kawartha Lakes
Food Source.
This initiative provided
the warehouse with an
amazing 1,086 nonperishable items and
$610!
If you do not want to receive this newsletter by mail, please advise the office—it is also posted on our web site: www.kawarthalakesfoodsource.ca