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Put the Boots to Hunger
During Stampede 2009, this logo will be displayed by organizations collecting donations for the Calgary Food Bank at their Stampede events.

The Put The Boots to Hunger campaign is a partnership between Burnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP (BD&P) and the Calgary Food Bank.

BD&P has committed $150,000 to launch and promote the initiative during the 2009 Calgary Stampede. This year's goal is to raise $500,000 in food and funds to help the food bank feed people through the summer months.

Put the Boots to Hunger is an umbrella initiative which Calgarians and Calgary businesses are challenged to stand under in support of the Calgary Food Bank.

The Food Bank is experiencing its largest need for emergency food hampers in nearly 10 years, serving 40% more people since September 2008 than one year ago. The majority of people relying on the Food Bank for emergency food hampers continue to be the working poor.

This campaign is timely as food and fund donations are traditionally lower as we head into summer.

Call the Calgary Food Bank (403.253.2059) to find out how your Stampede event can help Put the Boots to Hunger in Calgary.

And finally... help cheer on David Bensmiller, driver of the Put the Boots to Hunger chuckwagon in the 2009 GMC Rangeland Derby.

Visit PutTheBootsToHunger.com

It is official! Largest Food Drive in World
The certificate has just arrived from Guinness World Records. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in partnership with the Calgary Food Bank have set a world record by collecting 509,147 pound of food from generous Calgarians.

Choklat, Calgary’s newest chocolate maker has launched “A Million Smiles” to sell boxes of truffles and donate half the proceeds to the Calgary Food Bank. Feed the hungry, feed yourself.

Thank you for supporting the Calgary Food Bank

There are 3 ways you can feed hungry Calgarians.
The Calgary Food Bank is supported entirely through the community's generosity. We are neither a government nor United Way agency.

• make a donation (we are able to distribute $4 worth of food for every $1 donation we receive)
• volunteer
• donate food

Friends of the Food Bank
Get your own Food Bank clothing, BBQ tools, golf balls, hats, travel mugs and more... all with the Calgary Food Bank logo. All profits support the Calgary Food Bank.

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For every $1 donated, the Food Bank
can distribute $4 of food.
How does this happen?

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• Juice (1 litre)
• Baby Formula with Iron
• Pasta
• Pasta Sauce
• Canned Tomatos
• Peanut Butter
• Canned Beans in Tomato Sauce
• Cereal
• Canned and Dry Soup
• Baby Food (jars)
• Canned Fish
• Macaroni and Cheese
• Canned Vegetables
• Rice
• Canned Meat
• Canned Fruit
• Processed Cheese Spread (jar)