Fill-A-Fridge Program

Stephanie Ferguson and Dorothy Falesau preparing the basket for delivery.

Every year, the Alberta Conference office employees choose a project or two to support at Christmas time. Even though we couldn’t have our annual holiday gathering this past year, we still wanted to give to our local community. The Alberta Conference generously continued its tradition to match the monetary donations given by the office employees. We chose to give to the Fill-A-Fridge program, run by Lacombe & District FCSS. This is the third time we have supported this program in the past five years.

In addition to the monetary gifts, we also like to provide an option to give in a physically tangible way. This year, we followed an idea brought to the office by Dorothy Falesau. She found a reverse advent calendar that listed a food item for each day in December before Christmas. The idea is that instead of revealing a gift for yourself, you set aside a box of cereal, can of soup, pasta, etc. each day. Then you will have a food hamper that can be delivered to your local food bank for Christmas Eve or handed over directly if you know a family that would benefit from it. I still fondly remember how I felt as a child when a church member brought a couple boxes of groceries to my family one winter. My gratitude extends to them to this day. However, as a child, I was just excited about the hot chocolate mix and marshmallows!

—Submitted by Stephanie Ferguson, Accountant-Accounts Payable, Alberta Conference