Mayor Ganann's Holiday Community Challenge

Help to stock the shelves of the West Lincoln Community Care Food Bank

Food Bank Manager with Mayor at West Lincoln Community Centre Food Bank

Mayor Ganann is proud to partner with West Lincoln Community Care to help stock the food bank shelves.

The Food Bank experiences great demand during the Holiday season, requiring staggering amounts of food to assist vulnerable individuals and families across West Lincoln.

Due to economic uncertainties, donations have decreased significantly and West Lincoln Community Care needs your help.

Food drives and fundraisers are crucial to stocking the shelves and every donation, any size, helps. Team efforts yield the best results and give participants the opportunity to make a difference.

The challenge

West Lincoln businesses, schools, organizations and community groups are challenged to collect food and/or funds to help stock the shelves of the West Lincoln Community Care food bank.

Challenge dates: November 1 - 30, 2026

Participants can collect anytime during the month of November. The challenge is a great team building event, giving participants the opportunity to give back to their community and assist the Food Bank for the busy holiday season.

To make food and monetary donations comparable, every $3.71 raised will be counted as the equivalent of 1 lb of food, based on the Food Banks Canada value of food.

For example, if an organization collects 500 lbs of food and raises $500, the $500 is equivalent to approximately 135 lbs of food. Their combined challenge total would therefore be 635 lbs. This allows organizations collecting food, funds, or a combination of both, to participate on the same leaderboard.

All donations must be received by November 30. Call 905-957-5882 ext. 28 to arrange pick-up or delivery. Campaign results will be anounced by December 3. West Lincoln Community Care will follow-up with all participants.

How to join

Complete a registration form and go!

Promote the challenge everywhere: on your communication channels (using #MayorFoodChallenge), add it to your email signature block, hang posters, etc.

Get creative, hold a food drive, collect an item a day, have themed weeks, collect funds for dress down days. Collect food and/or funds at any point throughout the month of November.

Organizations do not need to collect donations for the entire month (but you can!) to participate. Even a food drive held during the final week of November counts toward your total and helps stock the food bank shelves.

Registration Form

Participating organizations

Even if you aren't on a team, you can still support the cause!

Participating organizations along with details of their various fundraising initiatives that you can support will be listed below.

Details coming soon.

Details coming soon.

Details coming soon.

The Township will collect non-perishable food donations at the Holiday Market on Saturday, November 28, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. inside the West Lincoln Community Centre.

Volunteer firefighters will collect non-perishable food donations during the West Lincoln Santa Claus Parade on Saturday, November 28, 2026.

Rewards and recognition

Highest Achiever: The organization that raises the highest total through food donations, monetary donations or a combination of both will be awarded a prestigious trophy.

  • Acknowledgement in final press release and on West Lincoln Community Care and Township of West Lincoln social media.
  • Mayor Ganann will visit your organization for a "Meet and Greet" and will present the Mayor's first annual Holiday Community Challenge Trophy.
  • Organization will be recognized in print advertisement in local newspaper(s).

Target 3: Organizations that raise up to 1,000 lbs or more of food or $3,710

  • Mayor Ganann will visit your organization for a "Meet and Greet" and will present a certificate of recognition.
  • Acknowledgement on West Lincoln Community Care and Township of West Lincoln social media.
  • Organization will be recognized in print advertisement in local newspaper(s).

Target 2: Organizations that raise up to 500 lbs of food or $1,855

  • Receipt of a certificate of participation from the office of Mayor Ganann.
  • Acknowledgement on West Lincoln Community Care and Township of West Lincoln social media.
  • Organization will be recognized in print advertisement in local newspaper(s).

Target 1: Organizations that raise up to 100 lbs of food or $371

  • Receipt of a certificate of participation from the office of Mayor Ganann.
  • Acknowledgement on West Lincoln Community Care social media.
  • Organization will be recognized in print advertisement in local newspaper(s).

Contact

Have questions? We'd love to hear from you!

Daryl Donato
Marketing Assistant
West Lincoln Community Care

Email: daryl@westlincolncc.com

Phone: 905-957-5882 ext. 28