We Did It! Yoga Harvest 2026 Raises $2,105 Plus 96.8 Pounds of Food for Community Food Share!

Our 4th Annual Yoga Harvest Food Bank Fundraiser was a success, and it's all thanks to YOU! 🍂💛

On Sunday, October 18, 2026, our wonderful community came together at the Joel Steele Community Centre in Winchester, Ontario, for an afternoon of gentle yoga, mindfulness, connection, and giving back.

Our goal was to raise $2,000 to support Community Food Share Food Banks, serving Dundas and Stormont Counties.

And guess what?

WE EXCEEDED OUR GOAL! 🎉

Yoga Harvest 2026: The Final Results

Thanks to our incredible participants, donors, sponsors, and supporters, we raised:

• $1,630 through CanadaHelps

• $175 in cash donations

• $300 in cheque donations

• 96.8 pounds of donated food, valued at approximately $333.96

That's a total of $2,105 in monetary donations, PLUS nearly 100 pounds of food!

When we include the estimated value of the donated food, our community contributed $2,438.96 in combined monetary and food value to support Community Food Share.

We surpassed our $2,000 monetary fundraising goal, and I couldn't be more grateful!

Why This Matters

Earlier this fall, I shared something that really stuck with me.

When I first started organizing Yoga Harvest, Community Food Share had an entire room filled with pasta. There was so much that they actually asked us to encourage donations of other foods.

This year, there were just two small bins left.

With the Winchester food bank serving approximately 60 families each week, the need for donations is very real.

That's why every contribution to Yoga Harvest matters.

Whether you attended our yoga and mindfulness practice, donated money, brought non-perishable food, sponsored the event, or shared our fundraising posts, you helped make this possible.

And those contributions will help Community Food Share continue supporting our neighbours who need assistance putting food on the table.

A Huge Thank You to Our Wonderful 2026 Sponsors!

This event wouldn't be the same without the generosity of local businesses and community members who step forward to help.

Please join me in thanking our amazing 2026 Yoga Harvest sponsors:

• Foodland

• Thermohair

• Painted Parrot Pottery

• Extreme Fear Hauntings

• Power Real Estate Media

• Virginie Burger Mind & Energy Healer

Your generosity, kindness, and commitment to our community helped make this year's fundraiser possible.

We're incredibly grateful to each and every one of you!

Please show these wonderful businesses and community supporters some love. Supporting local businesses that support our community helps keep that spirit of generosity going.

Four Years of Yoga Harvest — And a Community That Keeps Showing Up

When I started Yoga Harvest four years ago, I wanted to create an opportunity for people to come together, take care of themselves, and help care for others at the same time.

Every year, I'm reminded that small acts of kindness can add up to something meaningful.

A donation. A bag of groceries. An afternoon spent together. A business choosing to give back.

Together, these things make a difference.

To everyone who supported Yoga Harvest 2026: THANK YOU.

Thank you for trusting me to organize this event, for showing up, for sharing it with your friends and families, and for helping support Community Food Share.

I'm so grateful to be part of a community that continues to care for one another.

And while Yoga Harvest 2026 has wrapped up, our local food banks need support all year long. If you'd like to continue helping, please consider supporting Community Food Share whenever you're able.

Here's to kindness, connection, and a community that looks after its neighbours.

We did this together! 🍂💛

Cheers,
Meg