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November 28, 2025
Vol. 13 No. 45
"Fill-a-Bag" campaign returns this Christmas
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November 28 2025
by Charly Stewart The annual Salvation Army Christmas Food Bank campaign called "Filla-Bag" is well underway for 2025. A total of 7000 bags have been prepared and sent out making up 60 routes covering Kemptville and North Grenville. These routes were assigned to teams who delivered the empty grocery bags door to door on Sunday, November 23. The groceries collected will provide the foundation for over 160 Christmas Hampers. In fact, the Municipality of North Grenville has declared a state of emergency for food insecurity due to the rising cost of living and inadequate social assistance rates. The citizens of Kemptville and North Grenville have consistently been generous in providing for those who need a hand up. The food not designated for
the Christmas hampers is used to stock the shelves of the Salvation Army's Food Bank for use throughout the year. When choosing which food to put in the grocery bag, the Salvation Army asks residents to select from the items that are on the flyer attached to the paper bag. Often the food bank receives an overabundance of some items that are not needed at this time. Spaghetti, chickpeas, and tomato soup are items the food bank already has in abundance. Another way to support the food bank is to make a financial donation. On the flyer there is a QR code which can be scanned with your phone camera, and when the app opens, you are able to make a one time donation or regularly scheduled donations. Calvin Wong of the Kemptville Salvation Army notes that
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all the money stays local and goes to support the food bank in North Grenville. He added the advantage of monetary donations is that large quantities of goods can be purchased at a lesser cost. They can also purchase food items which are running low at certain times of the year. Perishable goods such as milk, eggs, and bread, are purchased biweekly, for which donations will help tremendously. Donations through the QR code go a long, long way to support those in need, and a tax receipt can be issued for this as well. The Fill-a-Bag teams will return to retrieve the bags on Sunday the 30th of November, starting at 1pm. Residents are asked to place their bags in a location that can be easily seen from the road. For those with long driveways, or mail boxes, please place the bags at the
end of the driveway, or under the mailbox. If the bag has not been picked up by 3pm, please phone 613561-7447 and someone will be by to pick it up. The Fill-a-Bag organizers would like people who are unable to have the bag out on the 30th, to know that they can bring their donation to the Food Bank at 2 Oxford Street West between the hours of 9am4pm, or at the Thrift Store at 200 Sanders Street. Those who want to help sort the food are welcome weekday mornings from 9 to noon from the 1st to the 12th of December. The location is at 2005 County Rd 18. It is a yellowish building with three white overhead doors with a Salvation Army Food Collection sign over the main door. The Salvation Army has expressed their great appreciation to Luke Geleynse for providing the Fill-a-Bag space for this year's Campaign. The Salvation Army gives a heartfelt thank you for all the support North Grenville residents have given over the years and especially 2025. Many have been blessed by the generosity of this compassionate community. Photo courtesy of Doreen O'Sullivan
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