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Annual Food Drive - 2009 |
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Every fall Ste-Genny's organizes a Food Drive. Over a period of 10 weeks non-perishable foods, household items, etc. are collected. A few days before Christmas, all the food collected is put on tables in McNevan Hall and Christmas Baskets are prepared for and delivered to needy families in our neighbourhood.
This year Émily Rioux is our coordinator. But, Émilie cannot do it alone. So, we are looking for volunteers to help with various aspects. Let us not forget: Many hands make light work.
| 1 | Contact person to co-ordinate the Boy Scouts' Annual Door-to-Door Food Drive Collection |
| 1 | Gift Co-ordinator for “Adopt a Kid” |
| 1 | Weekly Inventory of donations |
| 1 | Friday Night “Store Set-Up” Co-ordinator |
| 1 | Saturday Family Food Hamper Co-ordinator |
| 1 | Collect Boxes for Hamper Distribution |
| 1 | Volunteer to contact families received from the West Island Assistance Fund |
| 1 | Volunteer to prepare maps to family homes |
| 1 | Volunteer to contact previous donors and Old Timers to see if we will once again be receiving their support |
| 1 | Volunteer to shop for missing items in order to complete the food hampers |
| 1 | Volunteer to issue Thank You Letters |
Please use the form here if you are able to help us fill one or more of the above positions.
Our 2008 Food Drive was a great success. During the bagging of groceries at Maxi & cie we collected $1,604. Under the contractual agreement with Maxi, $160 was returned to their "President's Choice Children's Charity". The remaining $1,444 was used to buy additional supplies for our hampers. It was a "WIN/WIN" for all parties concerned. We distributed food hampers as well as toys for the kids to 29 families. Our givings were so abundant that we could also deliver many boxes of food and Christmas hampers to Norma McCallister and Cheshire. Thank you all for your contributions of food, toys, goods, money, time, muscle (lifting/carrying boxes) and smiles.
Please help to make our
2009 FOOD DRIVE as successful as it was last year!
We also ask for your help with the following:
Food Drive Coordinator: Émilie Rioux