Wood Buffalo Food Bank
Since 1983, the Wood Buffalo Food Bank (WBFB) has played a vital role in addressing food insecurity across the region. Each month, we provide support to an average of 800 families and individuals in Fort McMurray and surrounding communities. Our services extend throughout the entire Wood Buffalo region, including the city of Fort McMurray, Fort McKay, Fort McMurray First Nation #468, Anzac, Janvier, Conklin, and Fort Chipewyan.
Our Community Impact This Year
8500+
Hampers Distributed
430,000+
Pounds of Food Distributed
22,000+
People Fed
$1,500,000+
Dollar Value of Food Distributed
23%
Increase in Need from 2023-2025
~$713
Daily Cost to Provide Fresh Produce to Families
*Stats summary from 2024/25 Annual Report
Just Wrapped Up Events
33rd Annual Corporate Challenge & Fall Food Drive
Thank You, Wood Buffalo!
Thank you to everyone who supported our 33rd Annual Corporate Challenge & Fall Food Drive!
With your incredible generosity, we collected close to 30,000 lbs of food and raised an astounding $268,885.31 in monetary donations.
Together, individuals, families, and local businesses across the region came together to make a powerful impact. Every dollar and every can helps ensure families throughout Wood Buffalo have access to nutritious food year-round — filling shelves, stocking hampers, and bringing hope to households who need it most.
A big shout-out to:
✨ All of our volunteers – for taking the time to come out, collect donations, support our stores, and keep everything running smoothly
💛 Everyone who stopped to donate – your kindness made this year’s drive such a success
🍁 Syncrude Operated by Suncor – for sponsoring the Fall Food Drive and helping make this entire weekend possible
🛻 Wilson Industries – for their continued support in lending out trucks each year
🏒 Fort McMurray Oil Barons – for gifting game tickets to our volunteers and helping collect donations across town
☕ Tim Hortons – for keeping our volunteers fueled with coffee and treats all weekend
🛍️ Sentinel Storage and SNF Canada – for providing the bags that made collection possible
📣 Harvard Media and Rogers Sports & Media – for spreading the word and rallying support on the airwaves
From all of us at the Wood Buffalo Food Bank, thank you for standing with us in the fight against hunger — and for showing what’s possible when a community comes together.
Annual General Meeting
On Monday, October 27th, 2025, we hosted our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and what an incredible turnout it was! A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us. We’re so grateful for our amazing board members and their unwavering support—what a fantastic group we have! 
A special shoutout to our wonderful community for your generosity through volunteering, support, and donations. We truly couldn’t do it without you!
Now, let’s celebrate our 2025 AGM Award Recipients! 
Neighbour of the Year: Paul Davis Fort McMurray – For lending a hand when it was needed most.
Board Member of the Year: Aleksandra Plemic Thomas – For your unwavering generosity and heartfelt community impact.
Partner of the Year: FuseSocial – For strengthening our community through collaboration and support.
Event Volunteer of the Year: Josh Hefferan – For exceptional energy and dedication at every event.
Warehouse Volunteer of the Year: Charlene Burton – For outstanding commitment behind the scenes.
Donor of the Year: Doug Macdonald – For your unwavering generosity and heartfelt community impact.
Benefactor of the Year: NorthStar Ford – For your generous, ongoing support that drives our mission forward.
Each of you has made a tremendous impact through your dedication, generosity, and community spirit—thank you for helping us make a difference every day! 
Thank you all for making this a memorable evening. Here’s to another terrific year ahead!
Making a difference in our community
We rely on your donations and support!
We are completely community funded, and could not operate without food and monetary donations that keep our shelves full and clients fed.
Food donations can be dropped off at any grocery store bin. Thank you for your support!
We couldn’t do what we do without the help of our volunteers!
You are the bulk of our manpower.
We rely on helping hands daily in our warehouse to stock shelves, pack hampers and sort through donations. We also need help with events such as our annual food drives and fundraisers, which would not be possible without extra hands.
Tough times can fall on anyone. Don’t hesitate to reach out today!
We just recently moved into our brand new downtown location and have returned to regular monthly appointments. Check out our Contact Us page to see where we are now located.
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