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By rdnewsNOW staff

May 24

Red Deer Food Bank to host open house this Saturday

May 22, 2025 | 11:33 AM

The Red Deer Food Bank will be holding a open house this weekend in a joint event with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This Saturday, May 24 the church will be holding it’s annual city-wide food drive and at the same time, the Red Deer Food Bank is opening its doors to the public to learn about what they do and what the past year has looked like.

“Our first Open House was last spring as a celebration of our 40th anniversary,” says Mitch Thomson, Executive Director of the Food Bank. “It was such a success we decided we wanted to continue this new event going forward.”

Everyone is welcome to attend and see the changes made in how they distribute food and how they operate. Those who attend are also encouraged to donate food or money.

The presentation schedule is as follows:

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11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hydroponic Sea Cans

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Co-op Community Spaces Food Farm

1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Microgreens

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Greenhouse

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Kitchen 49/Culinary Services

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Warehouse

“Visitors will have the choice of a self-paced tour they can take on their own or they can join a group as staff take people around the facility,” Thomson added. “We will also have some 5- and 10-minute presentations for people with specific interests in and questions for our various departments.”

Outside of the times stated, food production operations will be closed to the public but Kitchen 49 will be accessible all day.

Free food samples will be available throughout the event and an ice cream truck will be available with discounted ice cream.

“We decided not to do the barbecue this year,” Thomson said. “In order to give people an opportunity to sample a wider variety of tastes that can come from our excellent chefs here, and better profile the quality of product and service our team can provide.”

For more information about the Red Deer Food Bank, please email admin@reddeerfoodbank.com or call 403-342-5355.