Dear Editor,
The Richmond Food Bank is delighted with and most grateful for our community’s participation and response to the 2015 B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive.
Volunteers distributed donation bags with attached notices and then on Sept. 19 collected the filled bags from households throughout B.C. This drive is timely as we are entering the cooler months when there are more requests for food assistance.
It also marks the Thanksgiving season, when we traditionally celebrate food, family, and community. In Richmond, the B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive has grown from yielding almost 9,000 lbs. in 2013 to more than 14,000 lbs. this year, with many more bags still being delivered.
We thank The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) for this important and productive drive. We thank the many volunteers from the LDS, Richmond Food Bank, Tzu Chi Foundation, and Knights of Columbus of the Parish of St. Paul who folded and attached notices to more than 18,000 donation bags, delivered them to houses throughout Richmond, and then collected the filled bags and delivered them to the Richmond Food Bank, where they sorted the donations in preparation to give to our neighbours in need.
Together, we are helping people who are living with chronic disabilities or are struggling through a difficult time. Most importantly, we thank every donor for their generous contributions and support to this valuable community endeavor.
Margaret Hewlett
Executive director
Richmond Food Bank Society
