By Pepper Parr
July 26th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
The idea wasn’t to create an event that would become annual. “All we wanted to do was encourage neighbours to help us collect some food and money that could be sent to the Burlington Food Bank. We asked the Food Bank to send us one bin – we ended up filling four bins: 1000 pounds of food and $3000 in cash.”
Daryl Fowler had drafted a bunch of friends who, like him, were small business entrepreneurs who donated and helped make the event work. “They knew how to put things together. Fowler operates FlasheGas, an independent HVAC operation.
“We found that we needed to ask our neighbours if we could use their drive ways.”
Wearing an ear to ear smile Daryl Fowler with his wife Hannah stand behind four of the six bins that were filled at their first food drive event.
This year the event looks like it will be bigger. Takes place on Sunday August 4th – running from noon to 4:00 pm.
Ice cream, bouncing platforms; the first one we booked didn’t work out and we had to scramble to get another operator in place.
Tyler Fergus answering the question: Where did that rabbit come from?
Face painting, a balloon artist and a magician will be part of the event. Tyler Fergus will be dazzling the kids with his magic performances.
There will be a draw for a BBQ donated by Canadian Tire.
When we were deciding when to hold the event we learned from Robin Bailey, Executive Director of the Burlington Food Bank that August was a tough month – “people are away explained Bailey and the volunteers don’t have all that much they can do. “So August it was” said Fowler who is supported by his wife Hanna and their three children.
What happens if it rains? Don’t ask
