WAYS YOU CAN HELP

Thank you for your interest in helping out at the St. Thomas Elgin Food Bank. There are a number of areas that you may be interested in and becoming involved in our community on a weekly or monthly basis.

Our volunteers are essential to the success of the food bank operation and without the help and dedication of the volunteers, we would be unable to serve and handle feeding 20,000 mouths per year.

We are always in need of people to assist with stocking, sorting, assisting with clients, assembling food hampers, repackaging, receiving, inventory, donation pickups, community events, fundraisers, and more.

Whether your schedule permits you to volunteer on a short-term basis or a long-term basis, we encourage you to contact us to discuss your availability. You may also stop by our food bank to pickup a Volunteer Application Form to complete.  For students who must complete 40 hours of community service, this is an excellent way to contribute and to assist those in need within your community. We encourage you to get the most out of your volunteer experience by sharing your time, talent and ideas with us.

MONETARY DONATIONS 

Money can be brought to the office during our normal hours of operation or mailed to:

24 John Street, St. Thomas, ON,  N5P 2X3

For your convenience, donations can be dropped off at any time, by using the mail slot located at the rear of 24 John Street, St Thomas.

E-TRANSFERS

St Thomas Elgin Foodbank is happy to accept e-transfer donations. 

Be sure to include your address in the comments to receive a receipt.

Please send donations to treasurer@stthomaselginfoodbank.org

ONLINE DONATIONS 

Immediate online donations can be made be made by selecting the Donate Online button on the Home Page, from the main Menu or via the Canada Helps  link at the bottom of each page.  A 3.5% service fee will be deducted. All monetary donations receive a receipt for income tax deductions which are automatically mailed or emailed at year-end, unless specified to be sent immediately by our Treasurer.

TAX RECEIPTS

All individual monetary donations receive a charitable tax receipt via email or mail automatically, unless specified by the donor to send their receipt at year-end. Please be sure to supply your full mailing address and email for income tax purposes.  Any questions, please contact Karen McDade, Manager of Public Relations & Administration at 519-633-5308 or email info@stthomaselginfoodbank.org.  Thank you for supporting our food bank!

BE AN ANGEL OF THE FOODBANK

Would you like to give a “foodbank angel” to celebrate a birthday or anniversary,  as a Christmas gift or in memory of someone who passed away?