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Cubic Feet Diverted from Landfill
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SIRCH Programs & Social Enterprises
If you’re in our area, please feel free to get involved with our programs, shop at our stores, donate produce from your garden and eat at our bistro/bakery.
If you aren’t near, but like what we do, you can purchase our online resources, donate to support us or simply connect with us to brainstorm around your particular issues.
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Bistro & Bakery 705-457-1700
Thrift Warehouse Haliburton 705-457-5247
Thrift Warehouse Bancroft 844-847-4382
SIRCH Office 705-457-1742
✨ 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭: 𝐁𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 ✨
𝐑𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝟓 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲. That means bare cupboards, empty fridges, and families skipping meals so their children can eat first. Hunger takes away dignity, stability, and hope.
𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮, 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞.
𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐮𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞:
🌟Over 22,000 healthy meals for families, children, and seniors
🌟1,400 hot lunches + 40 Christmas dinners that bring warmth and belonging
🌟1,600 kg of donated food transformed into nourishing meals
🌟Support through 14 community partners reaching neighbours across Haliburton & North Hastings
Every meal is a spark of light YOU create.
𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲.
𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁:
www.sirch.on.ca/donate/
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There are only 𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐥𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞, so gather your gently-used winter coats, boots, vests, snowpants, etc.. and drop them off here ⬇️
📍 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Foodland, Todd’s Independent, Glecoff’s, Home Hardware & the Haliburton Legion
📍 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩-𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬:
Dollo’s Foodland, Home Hardware, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, and Minden Valu-mart
To everyone who has already donated, THANK YOU!! The quality of this year's winter gear is phenomenal and we are so grateful for your kindness and support!
Winter clothing 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 will take place:
🧥𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻
🧣𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗯𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗼𝗻
🧤𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗳𝘁 ... See MoreSee Less
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🍲 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬!
Join us for a fun, hands-on 7-session cooking series designed just for seniors! Learn to stretch your food dollars, cook without power, make nutritious meals, and bring home new skills and recipes each time. 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬, 𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧!
🕒 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝟑:𝟑𝟎–𝟓:𝟑𝟎 𝐏𝐌
📍 Alternating between SIRCH Bistro/Bakery (Haliburton) & Minden Community Food Centre
🗓️ Sessions:
𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟒 – 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐛 & 𝐆𝐨 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Quick, healthy snacks and breakfasts that travel well and taste great.
𝐍𝐨𝐯 𝟏𝟖 – 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 (𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨/𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲): Build a budget-friendly pantry with staples that make nutritious meals easy anytime.
𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐 – 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐍𝐨 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Discover how to make delicious meals when the lights go out using shelf-stable ingredients.
𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟏𝟔 – 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐬 (𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨/𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲): Cook brain-boosting recipes to support memory and cognitive health.
𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟔 – 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐰𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐬 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Simple, tasty adaptations for heart health, diabetes, celiac, and more.
𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎 – 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 (𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨/𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐲): Cozy, immune-boosting dishes to stay strong all season long.
𝐅𝐞𝐛 𝟑 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 (𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧): Transform yesterday’s leftovers into new, delicious meals!
🎟️ Registration required – space is limited!
Contact Joanne, Food Security Coordinator
📞 705-457-1742 | ✉️ [email protected]
Come cook, connect, and bring home recipes that make healthy eating easy and affordable!
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