Apr 2020 Magrath - We are unable to hold our traditional community food drive this year due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Instead we urge any who can to donate cash directly to the organization or church of your choice to support those in need at this time. Traditionally we have sent your donations to the Lethbridge Food Bank and a portion to the local school lunch program. Hopefully we will be able to restart this project next Apr 2021.

• https://lethbridgefoodbank.ca/donate-now/
• or another worthy cause of your choice

See you next year! 

We will firm up the dates and plans at our Jan 2019 meeting: but coming up this year ..

• Community Food Drive 22-27 Apr 2019
• Lion Club Garage Sale Fundraiser May 2019
• Lions Park Playground Upgrades Spring 2019
• Community No Cost Clothing Event Aug 2019
• Community Christmas Box Collections Nov 2019
• Others?

Many thanks to all the helpers on the 2018 (13th annual) community food drive! We ended up with mild sun burns and a total 4350 lbs of food delivered this year valued at $10,850! WOW

​Did we miss you? Oops, we are so sorry! CATCH UP FOOD DRIVE WEEK
We note that some were away or their pickup bag was missed on the Sat morning pickups. If that is you, we are continuing our collection this week .. just bring your donation bag to the Magrath Pharmacy where our White Collection Van will be parked all this week .. i.e. (until Sat 5 May 2018). We will take them into the Lethbridge Food Bank at the end of that week! Many thanks again!!!

The Magrath Lions and our oh so many wonderful volunteers .. 

Our 13th Annual Community Food Drive will be held the week ending Sat 28 Apr 2018

All is prepared for the upcoming Magrath and District Community Food Drive!

Past results: 

Apr 2017: Total donations were 2.0 tons (4000 lbs).
Apr 2016: Total donations were 2.58 tons (5154 lbs).
Apr 2015: Total donation 5354 lbs.
Apr 2014: Total donation 5500 lbs.
Apr 2013: "Total donations came in over 6500 pounds  valued over $13,000!" Lion Roger
Apr 2012: "Total donation was 5551 lbs.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you..." Magrath Lions and Executive Director Lethbridge Food Bank

​Magrath Apr 2018: It is proposed that our 13th annual Magrath and District community food drive be held the week of Apr 23-28, 2018 with the flyers being distributed week starting Apr 23rd and the collection day being Sat 28 Apr, 2018. Thank you!.

Regards Lion Roger
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Magrath Apr 2017: Many thanks to all the helpers on last year's annual community food drive! 3950 lbs of food delivered on Sat morning and more the week following valued at $10,000! WOW

FYI 1300 flyers/bags 50+ volunteers and donations from entire town = a successful 12th annual community food drive.

Regards Lion Roger

see also:
magrathlions.com/food-drive and 
magrathlions.com/news/food-drive-2017-results

Many thanks to all the helpers on this year's annual community food drive! 3950 lbs of food delivered on Sat morning valued at just under $10,000! WOW

We note that some were away or their pickup bag was missed on the Sat morning pickups. If that is you, we are continuing our collection this week .. Please call Lion Shauna at 403-388-4332 or bring your donation bag to the Magrath Pharmacy where our White Collection Van will be parked all this week .. i.e. (until 28 Apr 2017).

​Did we miss you? Oops, we are so sorry!
CATCH UP FOOD DRIVE WEEK
Bring your donations in to the Magrath Pharmacy before Friday 28 Apr 2017 and we will take them into the Lethbridge Food Bank at the end of the month! Thanks again!!!
Magrath Lions

Our 12th annual food drive plans are well underway! Sat 22 Apr 2017 - see Food Drive project page for details!
​Flyers printed, bags ordered, todo list created .. /rdd

See our Gallery 2016 for images from last years event!

Thank you Magrath!

Preliminary results look great - great weather - lots of helpers - and at least as many donations this year as last year. 5,300 on Sat and est 250 more the week following = 5,550 lbs valued at $11,100 this year. 

Apparently: "Magrath Alberta ROCKS!!! The total weight [on Saturday] was 5,300 pounds I [per Director at Lethbridge Food Bank, she] has attached pictures for you of all the food that was brought in! Thank you so much for all you do to help support the Lethbridge Food Bank"

The helpers at the Lethbridge Food Bank were surprised and so appreciative. It took us all morning to collect and place everything into the (Custom Windows) truck and only twenty five minutes to unload it there into over a dozen large bins.

If anyone was missed, we apologize. We will be taking in a catch up load later this next week for anything else that was to be donated. Bring it to the Pharmacy please!

​Lion Roger 

Magrath/Lethbridge Food Bank - Apr 2016 - So many helpers - too many to number .. but here are a few photos:

Notice: change of arrival time in Lethbridge at the Food Bank planned (will now be 2:30pm Sat 23 Apr)

Due to many other events (funerals/baptisms and all that) going on that same day, we have decided to make a slight delay in the delivery of the truck to accommodate everyone's schedule:

We will load the truck as usual that morning from 9-11ish at Seniors Parking Lot
- Fletcher Funeral is 11am at MSC
- Davies have a family event 11am in Lethbridge at Forestry Ave
- Cal Heggie of Custom Windows will drive the loaded truck from Magrath to Lethbridge about 2pm
so at 2:30pm we will need our crew to help unload the truck at Lethbridge​ Food Bank

Thanks to all and see you all there!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this years 9th annual food collection drive (Apr 2014) so successful (despite the lovely weather)! You donated over 4600 lbs of food - valued well over $9200 this year! We still have one more load to take in to the Lethbridge Food Bank from homes that were somehow missed or donated later. This project would not be possible without your individual donations, and the generous donation of time from the local church youth groups, the drivers of the kids and the trailers (from the Heggies of Custom Windows, and Mr Hoy and Mr Nelson for the 2nd truck and trailer). Congratulations to all! The Lethbridge Food Bank was most appreciative.