Grocery Foundation Atlantic
Grocery Foundation Atlantic is a charitable partnership of like-minded retailers, manufacturers, brokers, and other members of the grocery industry representing Foodland, Sobeys, Pete’s Frootique, and Co-op stores. Through our annual Grocery Gala, we've collectively raised more than $10 million since 1999 to fund programs and technology that help children and their families in their times of need.
Grocery Foundation Board Members
We are volunteer-powered and community-driven.
Board Leadership
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Sam Warshick
GFA Board Chair
Sobeys Inc.
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Laken Pitts
GFA Board Vice Chair
Sobeys Inc.
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Pam MacMillan
GFA Board President
Maple Leaf Foods
Board Directors
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Dave Sobey
GFA Past Chair
Sobeys Inc.
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Steve Denny
GFA Past Chair
Sobeys Inc.
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Dustin Diamond
GFA Finance Chair
Sobeys Inc.
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Steve Chiasson
GFA Executive Director
Shaw Brick
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Mike McGlone
GFA Director
Afishionado Fishmongers
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Jim Cooke
GFA Director
Sobeys Inc. (Retired)
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Perry Chippin
GFA Director
Affinity Sales
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Ben Hazlehurst
GFA Director
Amca Sales & Marketing
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Jonathan Hillier
GFA Director
Nestle Canada Inc.
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Michelle Squibb
GFA Director
Conagra Brands
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Cori Norman
GFA Director
Sobeys Inc.
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Shelby MacLennan
GFA Director
Sobeys Inc.
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John Doucette
GFA Director
Kraft Heinz
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Michelle Benoit
GFA Director
Scotia Investments
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Neil Stephen
GFA Director
CEO, This Is Marketing
Honorary Board Members
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Belinda Parker
GFA Board Member
Lactalis Canada
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Tom Margeson
GFA Board Member
Healthy Berries Ltd.
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Kevin Connors
GFA Board Member
Owner, Trebley Warehousing Ltd. (Retired)
Who We Help
From 1999 to 2024, our Beneficiaries have included the following groups and organizations within Atlantic Canada:
Abilities Foundation
Adsum House
Anderson House
Autism Society of NFLD
Bayside Camp
Boys and Girls Club of St. John's
Boys and Girls Club of Prince County and Charlottetown
Breakfast for Learning
Bryony House
Camp Tignish
Canadian Association for Disabled Skiers
Canadian Living Foundation
Candlelighters Association
Cara House
Choices for Youth
Cross Roads
Easter Seals
Feed Nova Scotia (Atlantic Canada Food Banks)
Friends of Transition
Grace Sparkes
Highland Community Resource Services
Iris Kirby House
Isthmus Canada
Kids Help Line
Laing House
March of Dimes
Moncton Youth Residence
Muscular Dystrophy Association
NS Special Olympics
Nova Scotia Family SOS
Phoenix House
Special Olympics
Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus
St. Francis Foundation
St. Mary’s University
Transition House
