On Saturday, November 29, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Stuff-A-Bus will once again take place at all local Save-On-Foods in Sherwood Park, Edmonton and Parkland County, with all donations collected in each community staying in that community.

Last year in Sherwood Park we collected 8,668 lb or 3,467.2 kg of food for the Strathcona food bank and $1,564.15 in monetary donations! Let's see if we can exceed that in 2025!

Stuff-A-Bus, a staple in our community

Strathcona County Transit will once again be participating in its annual Stuff-A-Bus food drive in support of the Strathcona Food Bank. This long standing partnership between SC Transit and the Food Banks was an initiative started by our Transit Operators. They wanted to do something to give back to the community they lived in and worked with everyday. While our workforce has expanded over the years with some of our Operators living outside of this community, many still live here, and everyone one of us, whether we live here or not, see the value in giving back to our community, Strathcona County. All donations made in the County during Stuff-A-Bus stay in the County.

2025 has been a hard year for many, and the need for the Food Bank and other supports in Strathcona County remains high. Stuff-A-bus is one of the Strathcona Food Banks most important food drives of the year. We encourage residents to give as generously as they can. A list of most needed items is below. Our food bank collects not only dry goods, but hygiene items and pet food. Please consider Including these items in your donation too.

A bit of background:

We know the cost of food has only increased over the past 12 months making it more difficult for some to afford the basics. With the economy changing, jobs becoming less stable, and more new Canadians coming into our community, more and more residents are finding food scarcity a reality. The need to decide to pay rent, and utility bills or purchase food, is a hard decision many people are having to make, and as the weather turns colder, the decision become clearer. This has increased dependence on the food bank in our community and in the region at large. While we may not see the need as blatantly as some of our neighbours, it is there. 

In 2024 Strathcona Food Bank built more than 7824 hampers helping over 24,458 people, with 410 new families coming to the Food Bank. One of the most startling statistics they have realized is that, on average, one new family is accessing the Food Bank each day. As of September 2025 that number has risen to two new families per days - it's a very concerning statistic.

This is why every year for the past 30 years, Strathcona County Transit, in conjunction with ETS, has done the Stuff-A-Bus food drive. We ask our community to come together to stuff our buses as full as possible with food and hygiene items for people in need our community. Donations made in Sherwood Park stay in our community to support our community. We know that durning these difficult times it is hard for everyone and giving can be hard too, but we encourage youth give what you can.

To put your donations into perspective:

• A $6 prepared food pack is great - it can provide six meals for one person.
• One bag of well chosen dry and canned goods can feed a couple for two days.
• A moderately full grocery cart can feed a family of four for a full week!

If you want to, you can donate cash directly to our local food bank. This way they can buy what they need.

Make a cash donation now

Demands on the Strathcona Food Bank have cause them to out grow their current location. Strathcona Food Banks has started construction on their Nourish Centre.  It will be an 18,000 square foot, accessible building with all services on one level.  They are most proud of the new shopping model, allowing clients to select all the foods and products they prefer for one month. This is why selecting a variety of items when you make your donations are so important. Most needed items include:

Most needed items

Stuff-A-Bus is done in conjunction with Edmonton Transit Services (ETS).Find out more about ETS' Stuff-A-Bus. 

 

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