Hello fellow Rotarians!
We are pleased to announce that the Rotary e-Club of Canada One has a NEW Food Insecurity Committee!
Our first project starts in Canada. Based on the latest data from Statistics Canadaโs Canadian Income Survey, 5.8 million Canadians, including 1.4 million children, lived in food-insecure households in 2021.
In a recent
article, with the headline "Child hunger a major concern as Canadians hit by soaring food prices, it was noted that "about a third of people who rely on Canadian food banks are children". Many food banks across the country are reporting a 20 to 30% jump in demand. As prices continue to rise, food policy expert says things will only get worse.
According to
Food Banks Canada, 23% of Canadians reported eating less than they needed to because they did not have enough money for groceries. Now, more than ever, t
hey need our help.
As we plan behind the scenes for a large event next October, we invite Rotary members to participate in a year-long Food Bank Donation Challenge, building up to the event.
Each month, we'll post a suggested list of 5 items. These may include non-food, necessity items. Feel free to play along and purchase those items, or items of your choice, and deliver them to your local Food Bank. Or, you may want to check with your local food bank first to see what they are low on at the moment. Alternatively, you may prefer to provide them with a monetary donation or monthly pledge.
Invite your friends, family, colleagues, and social media connections to participate. We ask everyone to keep track of their donations and, at the end of each month, submit them to Kitt at
kittbrand@gmail.com, so we can track the impact of our contributions. Let's see what the power of Rotary can do for our food banks!
Below is the November challenge. We'll post them monthly on our
ClubRunner site and email them to our RECCO members. (If you would like to be emailed directly, or have any questions or feedback, please email me at:
brenda@brendarace.ca.)
Thank you for your consideration. Together we will make a difference!
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