Welcome

to the Family Wellness Day Expo, a large showcase of natural health, wellness, alternative medicine and green living lifestyles. With dozens of exhibitors, local professionals and activities for the entire family to enjoy, Family Wellness Day Expo brings you a comprehensive array of natural health products and services under one roof. Our mandate is to educate and inspire others in the community to live healthy, positive, conscious lives, and come together to learn, grow and have fun!

This year’s event features all day activities for the kids, silent auction, hourly door prizes(must be present to win, double chance to win with donation of non-perishable food item), presentations, etc.

Thanks to the tremendous support of our sponsors, community leaders and host of volunteers in the London area, we are able to host the 1st annual Family Wellness Day Expo on the fourth Saturday in September from 10 am to 5 pm at the Ramada Inn, London, Ontario.
 


 
At every Family Wellness Day Expo we donate proceeds to a local community organization or charity group. For 2018:  Family Wellness Day Expo is supporting The London Food Bank.

Saturday, September 22, 2018
10am-5pm
Ramada Inn
817 Exeter Rd
London, ON
N6E 1W1

ADMISSION: FREE (Donation of Non-Perishable food donation appreciated) 

Click here to view or download our event Flyer ~ Coming soon

ABOUT THE LONDON FOOD BANK

FareShareFoodBank-logoLondon Foodbank was first started, co-directors Jane Roy and Glen Pearson determined that it should be largely volunteer run and fully transparent to the community at large. Now in its 31st year, the food bank continues to flourish specifically because of its great volunteers, a committed staff, and a community that continues to donate more supplies year after year. The London Food Bank is an important part of this functioning city and we invite you to explore more of how we function and who we serve. The London Food Bank was officially incorporated on January 1, 1987. It is a non-profit, charitable organization, governed by a community board of directors. There are five full-time and one part-time paid staff: a co-director, general manager, and co-ordinators for operations, human resources, finance/technology, and community harvest.

AGENCY MISSION

Our mission is to help a caring community share its food resources.

AGENCY MANDATE

There are two parts to our mandate:

  1. To act as a front-line agency assisting those struggling to make ends meet
  2. To act as a food warehouse and work with other agencies that assist people in need

AGENCY OBJECTIVES

The London Food Bank has nine major objectives:

  1. To distribute food and food-related products to those requiring assistance
  2. To accept donations of food and food-related products
  3. To accept donations of money or other property
  4. To collect, inspect, and store items for distribution
  5. To co-operate with other organizations that have similar objectives
  6. To serve as a common contact point for various and diverse segments of the London community
  7. To reduce the stress on social service agencies and churches by providing co-ordination and support in the distribution of food stuffs
  8. To ensure that support and information are consistently available, to help guarantee the appropriateness of emergency programs
  9. To work with other groups towards a solution to the problem of poverty in Canada

AGENCY ETHICS

We are members of the Ontario Association of Food Banks and Food Banks Canada. We have signed and adhere to the code of ethics of both organizations.

AGENCIES SUPPORTED BY THE FOOD BANK

We help more than 20 other groups and agencies:

Other food banks such as: the Salvation Army, St. Paul’s Daily Bread, Men’s Mission, White Oaks United Church, Chalmers Presbyterian Church
Residential progams such as: Women’s Community House, Unity Project
Meal programs such as: school breakfast programs operated through the Children’s Nutrition Network, Memorial Boys and Girls Supper Club, the network of early childhood education programs operated through Kids Count; St. Joseph’s Hospitality Centre, Youth Action Centre, Regional HIV/AIDS Connection
Acting as a regional hub for the Ontario Association of Food Banks (OAFB), distributing corporate donations to food banks in Ailsa Craig, Ingersoll, Stratford, St. Thomas, and Zurich

 

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