Daily Bread Food Bank Needs Your Help
Posted by Greg Clow in editorials, events on April 25, 2007 at 1:03 pm
If you’re reading this website, the odds are good that you know where your next meal is coming from. Unfortunately, there are thousands of people in our city who don’t. According to statistics, 20% of people in the GTA paid at least one visit to a food bank in 2005/2006, and the use of food banks has increased almost 80% in the last dozen years.
While we should obviously be trying turn things around to the point that food banks will not longer be needed, the sad fact is that they will likely be necessary for some time to come, so we need to support them in the meantime. Which is why it’s important to note that the Daily Bread Food Bank’s Spring Food Drive is wrapping up this Friday, April 27th, and they’re hoping to reach their goal of raising roughly a million pounds of food to keep their shelves stocked for the next few months.
While any and all contributions are welcomed, there are particular foods that are especially needed. These include baby food and formula, powdered or canned milk, canned fruits/veggies and soups, pasta and rice, and protein-rich foods such as canned meat and fish, beans, lentils and peanut butter. And of course, donations of cash are always appreciated. Donations of food can be made for the rest of the week at your local firehall and all Loblaws or Real Canadian Superstore locations, while cash donations can be made at any time via the Canada Helps website.
