{"id":1862,"date":"2020-06-01T17:02:15","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T17:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/the-salvation-army-food-bank-in-bowmanville-nearly-full-thanks-to-community-support\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T11:29:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T11:29:39","slug":"the-salvation-army-food-bank-in-bowmanville-nearly-full-thanks-to-community-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/ontario\/2020\/06\/the-salvation-army-food-bank-in-bowmanville-nearly-full-thanks-to-community-support\/","title":{"rendered":"The Salvation Army Food Bank in Bowmanville Nearly Full Thanks to Community Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

Community spirit in Bowmanville remains as full as the shelves at The Salvation Army Food Bank. In light of the challenges COVID-19 has created in living \u201cnormal\u201d lives, goodness and charity continues to be the driving force. That desire to help is strong in Bowmanville and Clarington, a largely rural area east of Toronto.<\/p>\n

While other food banks across Canada are struggling to maintain supplies in the midst of the pandemic, Major Roy Snow at the Bowmanville church is having no such problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re well stocked. Our cupboards and fridges are full and people are walking out with $100 worth of food,\u201d said Major Snow, adding that there is room for more supply.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is still space (on the shelves). We haven\u2019t been inundated with the numbers we\u2019d envisioned,\u201d he said. His theory is that Bowmanville has become a lower cost bedroom community for Toronto and \u201cthe people who have been mostly affected by the pandemic are too proud to come to a food bank.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Salvation Army Food Bank in Bowmanville is still open by appointment on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays by calling 905-623-2185, but if a client shows up without an appointment and staff aren\u2019t busy the client can still be accommodated.<\/p>\n

People are feeling a strong sense of community and are looking to support their friends and neighbours through support and giving.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just don\u2019t think \u2018thank you\u2019 does justice to the commitment people are showing us in being willing to help out,\u201d said Major Snow, noting that people are locally-minded with strong social connections.<\/p>\n

That connection is reflected in a recent donation from King Street Pools in Bowmanville. The company provided $1000 to The Toasted Walnut restaurant on King Street in Bowmanville. The restaurant then prepared easily frozen meals like casseroles, lasagna and shepherd’s pie to The Salvation Army food bank for distribution to families in need.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis restaurant is suffering, but they are managing because of that donation and we\u2019re benefiting because of it,\u201d said Major Snow. He encouraged Bowmanville residents to support these two companies as a thank you for their donation to The Salvation Army and the clients they serve.<\/p>\n

The Salvation Army in Bowmanville continues to hold food drives to fill its shelves, including a drive through this past weekend. Should you have items you wish to donate, Community and Family Services can be reached at 905-623-2185.<\/p>\n

By: Chris McGregor<\/p>\n\n\n

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