Westville 100

08/17/2025

✨ WOW! ✨

Almost two months have passed since the Westville 100 and the generosity just keeps rolling in! Thanks to our amazing sponsors and community support, our running total has now reached $60,578! 🎉💙 That's 202% of our initial goal!! Way to go Westville and beyond!

Every single dollar goes toward helping local children and families with weekend food support—making a real difference every week. 🥪🍎

Want to be part of the impact? 🙌

Visit 👉 www.westvilleonehundred.ca and click “Donate” to join us in supporting our community!

07/14/2025

Here's an updated total for the Westville 100 which includes additional donations as well as sales from the Canada hats.
It is incredible.

07/02/2025

🇨🇦 Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: The Canada Day Parade Crowd 💙

What an incredible day! On July 1, the streets of Westville were lined with cheers, red and white, and so much generosity.

We were honoured to lead the Canada Day Parade as part of the Westville 100 — and we’re deeply grateful to the parade organizers for making space for us to be there and to collect donations for Food for Focus.

To everyone who waved, encouraged us, donated money, or handed us food items for the Food Bank — thank you.
Your kindness didn’t just lift our spirits — it helped lift up families in our community.

Together, your contributions totaled $2,407, making the Canada Day Parade Donors official Platinum Sponsors of the Westville 100! 👏

We passed along all food donations to the Food Bank, who were incredibly grateful — and we’re grateful too. What a town!! 💙

07/02/2025

🏘️ Bronze Sponsor Spotlight: Town of Westville 💙

A heartfelt thank you to the Town of Westville for their generous donation to the Westville 100 as a Bronze Sponsor!

This support came in before walk day — and while the post is a little delayed (post-walk recovery is real!), the gratitude is as strong as ever.

Your commitment to community care and local impact helped ensure Food for Focus can continue feeding families right here in Westville.

We’re so proud to live, walk, and work in a town that truly shows up for its people.

07/02/2025

🍩☕ Platinum Sponsor Spotlight: Tim Hortons 💙

We’re thrilled to recognize Tim Hortons as a Platinum Sponsor of the Westville 100!

Their generous support came in ahead of the walk day — and while we’ve been recovering and catching up since June 21, we didn’t want to miss the chance to say:

Thank you, Tim Hortons!
Your contribution helped make this event possible and directly supported Food for Focus, providing weekend food support for local families in our community.

From every step walked to every meal shared — your generosity made a difference.

07/01/2025

It is amazing. Thank you to everyone who contributed!

This morning the Westville 100 team travelled the parade route before the start of the Canada Day Parade. There goal was to collect some change to assist the Food For Focus Program in town.Tonite at our amphitheatre Rev Dr Mary Taylor announced that 2400.00 was raised!!! Outstanding...thank you to all who contributed.

06/29/2025

06/29/2025

We are so excited to be a platinum sponsor for Westville’s !

It was amazing working with you to make this happen!

06/24/2025

👣 Mary here,
After a little time to rest and reflect, I just wanted to say one thing loud and clear:
THANK YOU.
If you’re someone like me who skips to the bottom (TLDR): here’s the short version — my heart is full, and I am deeply grateful.
If you’ve got a moment, I’d love to share what made the Westville 100 such an incredible experience for me, personally.
💙 First, to my husband Shawn — my rock and my constant. From the first training step to the final 100km, you supported me in every way possible. Whether it was bringing tea and socks, checking on me mid-walk, or cheering me to the finish line — I simply couldn’t have done this without you.
💙 To our daughters Emma, Grace, and Robbi — thank you. Emma worked tirelessly on every detail from posters to logistics, Grace brought joy, music, and bubble magic to keep me going, and Robbi (and her boys!) sent love across the country. I felt it all.
💙 To my wider family — thank you for coming from near and far to support me and keep our team fueled and encouraged.
💙 To our dream team committee: Emma Taylor, Gina Snell, Lennie White, Jacob Billington, Guy Aucoin, Janice Gouthro, Wendy Munro, Pamela Canning, Shawn Taylor, Jillian Hennick, and Kerianne Chislett — you made this happen. Each of you brought your gifts, your care, and your heart.
💙 To the volunteers who were with us from 3:30 AM to midnight — you are my heroes. From breakfast to donations to popcorn machines and clean-up, you never stopped giving.
💙 To those who walked with me — thank you for your encouragement and presence. From the early morning crew and the NS Highlanders, to the midday crew and the parade walkers, to the evening stretch with our incredible youth — every step with you meant something.
💙 To the drivers who kept us safe, to the vendors who nourished us, to the town that cheered, honked, waved, and encouraged me with every turn — THANK YOU.
💙 To the families supported by Food for Focus — thank you for letting us walk for you. Especially to those who joined the parade and helped break stigma by proudly sharing your story. You reminded us all of the heart of this mission.
💙 To every donor — whether you gave $5 or $5,000 — your support made a difference. You walked with me.
💙 To everyone who stayed until the final loop, who crossed that finish line beside me, and who made this community dream come true — I see you. I thank you.
If I’ve missed anyone, please know it’s not because I’ve forgotten. It’s because the love and support was so vast, I’m still taking it all in.

I walked 100km, but this was never about just me. This was all of us, walking toward something better.
From the bottom of my heart — thank you. 💓

06/24/2025

Thank you!

06/23/2025

06/22/2025

Here is the video about the Food for Focus program that was played during this morning's service.