By David F. Rooney Community Connections has a new executive director and, having had the pleasure of meeting Craig Brown, I can honestly say he’s not what I expected. Not that I was expecting anything in particular when I arrived at Community Connections on Tuesday to interview the 59-year-old Ontario native. Still it was rapidly [...]
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October 2012- Youth Events
Registration for October events October 1, ages 9-12! Call 250-814-3510! Must pre-register for each event.
THANK YOU: Emergency Services Fights Back Against Hunger Results!
October 4, 2012 New! Photos by Sean Borthwick September 26, 2012 Breaking News! Today we received an additional donation of $2682.50 from an anonymous donor that matched our cash donations at the time of the food drive!!! This brings our cash donations to $5365.00!!! Thank you Anonymous donor, what an amazing generous act of [...]
Red Apple supports Food Bank
By Aaron Orlando – Revelstoke Times Review Published: September 14, 2012 10:00 AM Updated: September 14, 2012 11:23 AM The Red Apple store opened its doors for an official grand opening on Sept. 14, welcoming guests with cake and a number of opening week specials. To celebrate their grand opening, the Red Apple is hosting [...]
UPDATED: Good Neighbor Day- food bank fundraiser, Sept 20th
Update: October 1, 2012 Thanks so much to Revelstoke Florist for putting on this event! They raised more than $500.00 and 100 lbs of food! Thank you!! September 12, 2012 Stop in to Revelstoke Florist and receive 6 free flowers! They will also be collecting donations for Revelstoke’s food bank! Revelstoke Florist- 211 Mackenzie [...]
Fundraiser for the food bank with Benoit’s
Judy & Bruce Wing from Vancouver Island www.judyandbruce.com Bring a friend and a cash or food donation for the Community Connection Food Bank Live Music Tuesday - September 18 – 8PM NOMINATED FEMALE SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS
September Youth Events Calendar
REGISTRATION FOR SEPTEMBER EVENTS STARTS SEPTEMBER 6, AGES 9-12! CALL 250-814-3510! MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR EACH EVENT
Be Involved with the Health and Wellness Fair!
Local businesses and agencies: Please register by September 10th, 2012 Sunday, October 21st, 12pm to 3pm Revelstoke Community Centre $2.00 entrance fee with proceeds to the Food Bank A variety of local businesses and agencies will be showcasing how they support health and wellness in our community. Displays will range from physical health to emotional [...]
Making A Difference for Kids
Kelly Degerness (left) Susan Pendrak, Chloe Hale and Cailleih Laidlaw pose with some of the boys and girls backpacks that they and the rest of the staff at the Revelstoke Credit Union purchased and stuffed with school supplies for disadvantaged kids at the Community Connections Food Bank. This is the 10th year that the RCU’s [...]
Gi-normous food drive planned for September 19 & 20
The cupboards are so bare at the Community Connections Food Bank that Patti Larson describes the situation as “the worst I’ve ever seen” — and she’s not trying to be melodramatic. In fact, she fears only a no-holds-barred city-wide food drive like the one that gathered 9,000 pounds of food last year can reverse the situation. [...]
