Monetary Donations

When making your next charitable donation, please consider the Bow Valley Food Bank and the families in our community. The Food Bank must purchase food each year to supplement food donations and provide nutritionally balanced hampers.

The Bow Valley Food Bank is a registered charity and tax receipts can be issued for monetary donations of $20 or more. To make your donation by mail complete the printable form and send it to Bow Valley Food Bank, Box 8071 Canmore AB, T1W 2T8 or drop it off at our location 20 Sandstone Terrace, Canmore.

Food Donations

Any non-perishable food items can be dropped off at food drop boxes located at both major grocery stores in Canmore. Larger food donations can be dropped off directly to the Food Bank. Please call ahead to 678-9488 and arrange a drop off time.

When making a food donation, please consider
these general guidelines:

-Only donate items you would eat

-Check that items are not older than their “Best Before” date

- Make sure all items are unopened (We can accept opened packages if the internal packaging is still intact)

-Consider the Most Needed Items listed below

Most Needed Items		* Bulk Food Repackaged		** Personal Care Items
Peanut Butter Canned Meat Juice Boxes Canned Fruit Canned Vegetables Juice – 1 Litre Cold Cereal Granola Bars		Flour Rice Sugar Oatmeal		Toilet Paper Toothpaste Toothbrush Hand Soap Deodorant Shampoo

 

* We repackage bulk food items into smaller portions for hampers. Larger packages are welcomed.
** Although personal care items are not included in our regular hampers, they are nice to have.