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Sharecropper

01Nov

Foodgrains Fundraising Spaghetti Dinner

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Bethesda’s Mission Outreach Committee is hosting a Foodgrains Fundraising Spaghetti Dinner on Sunday evening, November 16th at the Church.  The meal will be served between 5:00 & 6:30 pm.  Tickets are $20 for Adults and $10 for Children Under 12. This fundraiser is in support of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank, a charity that has been close to…

20Mar

CFB Spring Meeting

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The Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) will have a Spring Meeting at Rouge Valley Mennonite Church (7452 Reesor Road, Markham) on Friday, March 28 at 10:00.   Special guest speaker will be Paul Hagerman, Director of Public Policy at CFB. More information can be found here. Our Sharecropper Program supports the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.

06Jan

2024 Sharecropper Project Results

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The final tally is in. Bethesda’s 2024 Sharecropper Project raised over $41,000 for the Canadian Foodgrains Bank (CFB) and when matched by the Canadian government amounts to $205,000 in food aid and other support to alleviate hunger in the world. 2024 was the 25th year of our Sharecropper project. With the proceeds from the 2024…

12Nov

Sharecropper Sunday

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On Sunday, November 17 we celebrate this, our 25th Sharecropper Project in support of Canadian Foodgrains Bank. During worship two local farmers, Clayton Reesor and Luke Burkholder, will give a presentation about their trip to Nepal as part of a tour led by the Canadian Foodgrains Bank to visit some of the organization’s development projects…

21Nov

2023 Sharecropper Dinner

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Bethesda’s annual Sharecropper Dinner will be held on Sunday, November 26 at 5:30 pm.  Special envelopes will be available to make your contribution to the Sharecropper Project fund.  All funds raised in our Sharecropper Project are sent to the Canadian Foodgrains Bank where they are matched by the Canadian Government at a rate of 4…