Today we went to the warehouse of the Ottawa Food Bank. We sorted and packed food into boxes that are sent out to community agencies that then give the food out to families in need. The warehouse distributes 12 tonnes of food every working day. They support 138 food programs in Ottawa. 43,000 people in Ottawa receive emergency food assistance each month and 35% of them are children.
There is a way YOU can help the Ottawa Food Bank too!
- You can volunteer to sort and pack food like we did;
- You can help with transportation of the food;
- You can help at a Food Bank event;
- You can help in the office;
- You can also donate food; and
- You can donate money. With the Ottawa Food Bank's buying power, every $1 that you donate can be turned into $5 worth of food.
Awesome - what a great thing to do. What kind of food did you pack?
ReplyDeleteI know it's been a long time, but I will tell you. I packed soup cans to carrots to pastas to cereals and even toothbrushes and toilet papers. Yes - I packed a lot. Thank you.
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