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M A R C H

Pancake Tuesday!

Enjoy a pancake breakfast at Sobey's in the Elmsdale Mall, 8:00am to 11:00am.  Pancakes served with bacon/sausages, coffee or tea, upstairs in the Community Room (elevator available).

Price just $3.00 or FREE with a donation to Caring & Sharing Angel Tree Food Bank.

A P R I L

Thursday April 28

5:00pm to 9:00pm - The Elmsdale Branch of Royal Bank of Canada held a Community Food Drive, at Elmsdale Superstore, with all proceeds going to Caring & Sharing Food Bank, and collected 20 boxes of food, close to 1,000 pounds!

RBC Superstore Collection...

Curves in Elmsdale also had a food drive with ZUMBA, and collected 10 bags or nearly 200 pounds of food, along with some very welcome cash donations. 

“Operation Helping Hands” - Saturday April 9  - Tri-County Scouting undertook a major shopping venture, descending on the Elmsdale Sobeys in search of good grocery choices for food bank families.  Food purchased during the shopping trip was divided between Caring & Sharing and other local food banks. 

Funds for the shopping trip were raised from various sources, including troupe fees and various activities.

Scouts did the actual shopping themselves, helped by leaders and parents, deciding how best to spend their funds, consulting the weekly flyer and comparing labels.  A group photo and briefing session outside led to a store-wide dispersion as the kids scattered to seek out non-perishable items to fill their carts.   Sobey's allocated a dedicated check-out to keep the trip flowing smoothly and local food banks benefited while the scouts learned the value of a buck!

Tri-County Scouting assembling outside Sobeys to plan their Saturday afternoon shopping trip.	The soup aisle saw some heavy traffic as scouts learned how far soup can take your family grocery budget.	Canned vegetables were also popular items as inexpensive & nutritious choices for family meals.
Plenty of attention was also given to breakfast foods, plus DESSERTS for lunch boxes of course!

M A Y

J U N E

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S E P T E M B E R

Saturday September 3 - 10:00am to 4:00pm - Elmsdale Sobeys - Raffle Ticket Sales

Saturday September 10 - 10:00am to 4:00pm - Elmsdale Superstore - Thanksgiving Food Drive

Tuesday September 13 - 7:30pm - Riverview United Community Room - Annual Meeting

Wednesday September 21 - 10:30am to 12:30 - Riverview United Community Room - 12th Annual Chari-Tea Muffin Party

Mmmmm, Muffin Time again already!  Our 12th Annual Chari-Tea Muffin Party this year was an opportunity as always to take a break from busy days, catch up with friends, and enjoy a selection of tasty muffins.  Thanks to all our bakers and the local Tim Hortons™ as well for their generous addition to our home-made choices this year!

O C T O B E R

Saturday October 22 - 10:00am to 4:00pm - Elmsdale Sobeys - Raffle Ticket Sales

October donations...

N O V E M B E R

ALL MONTH

For the entire month of November, Serenity Day Spa in Elmsdale collected non-perishable food items for the local food bank. All the items donated were greatly appreciated, and customers received their Spa Service tax free when they donated.

A terrific collection was gathered together for pickup by Caring & Sharing...

Saturday November 12 - 9:00am to 5:00pm - Raffle ticket sales at Enfield Home Hardware

November 15 to December 15 - East Hants Public Health Services in the Lloyd E. Matheson Centre (East Hants Resource Centre), is once again decorating their 'Mitten Tree' in aid of local food banks including Caring & Sharing.  All donations of new mitts, caps, gloves, scarves and socks are welcomed!

Thursday November 17 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm - Raffle ticket sales at Shooters in Enfield

Saturday November 19 - 10:00am to 4:00pm - Withrow's Belnan Branch - Raffle ticket sales.

Get Your Raffle Tickets Here! Volunteers are again out in force for the 2011 Christmas season... <Home Hardware, Enfield Withrows' Farm Market, Belnan>

Lady's Night at Home Hardware is also a good time to sell tickets... Click the image at right for a close-up look at all the great toys this year's prize!

Tuesday November 22 - Raffle ticket sales at Enfield Home Hardware's Annual Lady's Night

Thursday November 24 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm - Raffle ticket sales at Shooters in Enfield

Saturday November 26 - Angel Tree goes up at Elmsdale Pharmasave

Saturday November 26 - 9:00am to 1:00pm - Exit Reality's Annual door-to-door Food Drive.

Saturday November 26 - 10:00am to 4:00pm - Raffle ticket sales at Elmsdale Sobeys

Tuesday November 29 - Annual Chamber of Commerce Christmas Social (for members and a guest), 7:00pm to 9:00pm at Shooters in Enfield; this year the Chamber's collection was especially generous. >>>

Just a small portion of Exit Realty's 2011 Door-to-Door-Collection - thanks to all the hard working staff and kids who made the rounds again this year...

18 Wheels for Food Banks! - Superstore Elmsdale and partners are hoping to fill an 18 Wheeler with donations for four local food banks, including Caring & Sharing.  Co-sponsored by Elmsdale NS Liquor Commission, Exit Realty, Shooters Restaurant & Lounge and Sangsters Automotive, this high-profile collection will take place in the Elmsdale Superstore parking lot...

December Community Collection Photos
Locals were generous at this year's Corridor's Santa Claus Parade December 3.... Shaw Brick collected household items as well as toys... Staff at Elmsdale Chiropractic collected toys this year, with a colouful haul of loot for for the younger ages that would delight any lucky child this Christmas.  Grand Knight Dave Lewis of St. Bernard's Knights of Columbus presented two dozen childrens' coats to the program. The Dance Zone in Elmsdale put together a cuddly pile of stuffed pets, adventurous vehicles and similar toys. The Bargain Shop in Elmsdale is selling Angels again plus collected this stuffed box of dry goods and candy. Residents of Kali Lane in Elmsdale ran their own 'Recycling Program' and collectied $400.
Carroll's Corner Community Centre once again collected donations at their Annual Family Christmas Party on December 4.  This year they also ran a 'photos with Santa' service by local Photographer Angela Lemmon, with all proceeds going to  food banks.  Response to both initiatives exceeded expectations.		Meanwhile, Sobeys Elmsdale Branch has been selling & displaying angels at the checkouts for Caring & Sharing, as well as the annual affordable pre-packed 'bank bags' for NS food banks.

D E C E M B E R

Thanks to Robbie Bitar and Staff at Bitar's Restaurant in Elmsdale - for their generous collection of non-perishable food...

Thursday December 1 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm - Raffle ticket sales at Shooters in Enfield

Saturday December 3 - 9:00am to 5:00pm - Raffle ticket sales at Elmsdale Pharmasave

Thursday December 8 - 5:00pm to 7:30pm - Raffle ticket sales at Shooters in Enfield

Saturday December 10 - 5:00pm - Elmsdale Pharmasave - Angel Tree Down

Tuesday December 13 - Enfield Legion - Gift Sorting (Carolyn)

Wednesday December 14 - 6:30pm - Enfield Legion - Gift Wrapping

Thursday December 15 - Enfield Legion - Lions Club Food Delivery

Thursday December 15 - afternoon - Enfield Legion - AAF drop offs

Friday December 16 - 11:00am to 2:00pm - Enfield Legion - AAF pickups

Friday December 16 - Draw for Gift Basket, Scotia Bank, Elmsdale Mall - every year the staff of the bank generously puts together a beautiful gift basket out of their own pockets and raffles off tickets, with the proceeds going to two local food banks, including Caring & Sharing. 

This year's basket is full of wonderful gifts perfect for the season so get your tickets now at the bank counter at $2.00 each or three for just $5.00.

Saturday December 17 - 9:00am to 3:00pm - Enfield Legion - Packing

Saturday December 17 - 10:00am to 2:00pm - Enfield Legion - Food pickup

Saturday December 17 - 11:00am - Enfield Legion - Infirm delivery