Be A Part of the Mayor’s Christmas Food Drive History
In 1988, with the recession and the need for hamper at an all time high, Calgary’s mayor at the time, Ralph Klein, started the first-ever Mayor’s Christmas Food Drive.
In 1988, with the recession and the need for hamper at an all time high, Calgary’s mayor at the time, Ralph Klein, started the first-ever Mayor’s Christmas Food Drive.
A city of a million people is an expanse of communities and within every neighborhood, there is someone in need. To ensure emergency food is available to citizens everywhere, we have established partnerships in communities throughout the city.
Remember when the 2016 Calgary Stampede Parade Marshals were Paul Brandt and Jann Arden? They were quickly coined ‘PB&J’… and we had an idea.
Kindness and generosity abound in Calgary. We are known for it. So we wanted to share this heart-warming letter and donation we recently received.
‘How does your garden grow?’ may be the line from an English nursery rhyme, but it is also a call to find out how your grow-a-row is coming along!
Hunger doesn’t take a holiday and unfortunately some students who rely on breakfast or lunch programs at school may not receive the same food access during their summer break.