September 24, 2010  Posted by Kathy McLaughlin No Responses »


There’s a  food drive at the Goose Community Grocery and it will last through the weekend! The Good Cheer Bus will be located in the parking lot and will be available for donations between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The Goose Community Grocery is located at Bayview Center on South Whidbey Island, on Highway 525 near Bayview Road. Completely rebuilt during summer 2009, The Goose is the result of a one-of-a-kind partnership between Goosefoot, a non-profit organization, and The Myers Group, a family-owned business.

The Goose is proud to carry food items locally produced on Whidbey Island, specially marked throughout the store. A robust bulk foods section features a wide variety of nuts, grains and legumes; vegetable oils; honey; and more.

You can click on the above photo to view a video from KING-TV about buying local on Whidbey Island. This is a story about a cooperative of five ranchers selling beef under the “Whidbey Island Grown” brand. The ranchers and The Goose are bringing you local beef!

I hear that locally grown produce is the next step!


If your shopping at the Goose this weekend remember that the Good Cheer Van is in the parking lot waiting for your donations:)

Good Cheer!

 
 March 13, 2010  Posted by Kathy McLaughlin No Responses »

The Lions Club of South Whidbey Island will be sponsoring a Food Drive on Friday and Saturday, March 26th and March 27th. You can visit the Lions Club of South Whidbey by clicking here.

The Food Drive conducted by members of the Lions Club will benefit the Good Cheer Food Bank. This is a Lions Day event that can assist The Good Cheer Food Bank in its goal of creating a hunger-free community.

You can bring your non-perishable food donations to three different sites.

Langley – At the Star Store parking lot Friday, March 26th, from 10:00 am to 12 noon.

Bayview – At The Goose parking lot Friday, March 26th, from 1:00 pm until 3:00pm.

Freeland – At the Payless Foods parking lot on Saturday, March 27th, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm.

Thanks go out to these merchants for allowing the Good Cheer Food Bank to further serve our community.

Thanks to Linds for filling the Lions Balloons!

Look for the Good Cheer Truck and the Lions Banner!

Thanks in advance for your support!