Kirby Cox’s Annual Pumpkin Giveaway!

The Event

Every year for the last 14 years, we've worked with the Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank to distribute 600-700 pumpkins on the weekend before Halloween to the public in exchange for donations of money or non-perishable food. We also have candy for the kids!

Every year the generous Calgary residents who come out to the pumpkin giveaway donate around 500 lbs of non-perishable food items to the food bank. We estimate in the years since we first organized this event, we have helped to raise about $25,000 for the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank in food and cash donations!

Every year we send out flyers with details about the event to over 35,000 homes in NW Calgary to help spread the word, but many families who’ve come by the pumpkin give away in previous years need no reminders and look forward to the event as a part of their Halloween celebration.

We buy our pumpkins from the great people at the Hamptons Co-op who let us set up shop out front where it’s easy for people to pick up a few extra things while they shop

The Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank

The Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank had 140,442 client visits last year of which 41% were children.  

Most of the clients that the food bank helps are working poor families who only need occasional help to get through a rough time due to unexpected circumstances. Anyone can find themselves in a position where they need a little hand up to get back on their feet.

You don’t have to bring food to donate, for every $1 donated to the food bank, they can purchase $4 worth of food for hungry families. This allows them to buy items like ground beef, milk, and eggs.