By Pepper Parr
May 25th, 2021
BURLINGTON, ON
Day in day out with time off for the weekends and holidays the staff and volunteers at the Burlington Food Bank are there for those who need help.
There was some good news from Feed Ontario – the province’s largest collective of hunger-relief organizations of which the Burlington Food Bank is a very active member.
As positive as that news is, and we will tell you a bit more about it – we first need to share some very painful news.
A former associate of the Food Bank is currently in the ICU, fully sedated and on a machine working their lungs, fighting covid19.
They are very sad and hoping for any sign of improvement. They ask you to join them in their prayers
It is difficult to stay focused and continue helping others when you learn that one of your own is suffering.
Food arrives throughout the day – five days of every week. Volunteers unpack, quarantine the food and then pack it up for delivery.
Together with food banks, industry partners, and local communities, the Burlington Food Bank works together to end hunger and poverty by delivering fresh and healthy food, developing innovative programming, and driving change through research and advocacy.
Feed Ontario provides the Burlington Food Bank with an allotment of MILK twice each month from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. Since we are partners with the Salvation Army, we are able to share some of this with them.
Dairy Farmers of Ontario allotment milk to the Food Bank twice every month. Robin Bailey the Food Bank Executive Director is handing it out.
Robin Bailey, Executive Director of the Food Bank said he “hoped everyone had a great long weekend and that everyone still understands the need to be diligent with safety protocols everywhere. “We all need a little good news right now so if we do our best to keep others safe maybe the numbers will start looking better.”
If you are in need or know of someone who could use our help, PLEASE have them email us at info@burlingtonfoodbank.ca or call 905-637-2273 to make arrangements to have food dropped at their door or make arrangements to pick it up through our curb-side pickup option. If you are a resident in Burlington, we are all here to help. Don’t struggle – give us a call.
