Getting involved

Food drop-off locations

Donate your canned goods at any Winnipeg Safeway location; or,

You can also donate a can of food and vote for your favourite Canstruction sculpture at Polo Park from October 2 - 11.

Volunteer opportunities

Do you want to take part in this exciting community initiative? To volunteer for one of the positions detailed below, please contact Katie Reynolds, Volunteer Services Supervisor, at (204) 982-3588 or via email at katie@winnipegharvest.org.

Sculpture ambassadors

Volunteers are required from October 1, 2008 at Polo Park Shopping Centre during mall hours as Sculpture Ambassadors. Sculpture Ambassadors are needed to hand out maps of sculpture locations and help to keep the sculptures as built by means of their presence in the exhibition areas.

Run a food drive in your community or workplace

Organize a successful food drive in your organization, faith community or school to help Harvest “Share your Thanksgiving” with others in the community.

Set a goal for your campaign, i.e. how many pounds of food you want to collect, how much money would you like to raise.
Set a timeline for your campaign and begin to advertise the upcoming activity, with it ending on October 10.
Consider a team-building kick off to your campaign such as a potluck or BBQ - make it fun!
Announce that you are collecting food, money, or both.
Consider some inter office challenges; provide incentives for people to participate.
Take the team on a tour to Winnipeg Harvest or spend an afternoon volunteering together in our warehouse to create team spirit and provide a deeper awareness about hunger in our community. You'll see first hand why your involvement matters.
Celebrate your achievement at the end of your campaign!

Winnipeg Harvest can provide the following:

Food collection bins
Event posters
Winnipeg Harvest brochures for you to distribute or post in your area
Guided tours of Winnipeg Harvest operations (approx: 30 mins.)
Coin cans for cash donations
A staff person to speak to your group about Winnipeg Harvest

Winnipeg Harvest and Habitat for Humanity

Canned food proceeds from the Investors Group Canstruction Winnipeg exhibition and competition projects will go to Winnipeg Harvest while cash proceeds will be shared between Habitat for Humanity and Winnipeg Harvest.

Winnipeg Harvest is a not-for-profit charitable organization committed to providing food to people who struggle to feed themselves and their families. Harvest also builds relationships in support of public awareness relating to issues regarding hunger and poverty. Winnipeg Harvest also supports other organizations providing food to those who need it.

For more information, please visit their website at www.winnipegharvest.org.

Habitat for Humanity Winnipeg is the local affiliate of an international non-profit Christian organization dedicated to eliminating poverty housing and to making decent housing a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races, and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.