Gleaners Tri-County Food Network's Capital Campaign Donation
click photo to enlargeOn Thursday, October 4, 2007, the Loyalist Student Government presented an $800 cheque donation to the Gleaners Tri-County Food Network's Capital Campaign.
left to right:
- Charlie Burghgraef - Chair, Gleaners Board of Directors
- Susanne Quinlin - Director of Operations, Gleaners Food Bank
- Carling Cameron - Vice-President of Student Life, Loyalist Student Government
- Camille Parent - Residence Leader, Loyalist Student Government
- Alexandra Campbell - Director of Entertainment, Loyalist Student Government
- John Halloran - Honorary Chair, Gleaners Capital Campaign
Gleaners was operating out of a small location and serving food banks in three counties: Hastings, Prince Edward & Northumberland. Food Banks include Loyalist College, school breakfast and snack programs, soup kitchens and non-profit agencies. In order to continue networking food to the region, Gleaners Tri-County Food Network expanded their regional warehouse by purchasing the building at 25 Wallbridge Crescent on February 28, 2007. Their Capital Campaign goal is to raise $600,000 to help offset the operating expenses for this endeavor.
The Loyalist Student Government appreciates the services Gleaners Tri-County Food Network provides to support the students at Loyalist College which include:
- initiating Wednesday evening hours at the food bank to enable students to access food after school hours
- shipping emergency food hampers to the College:
- from September to April of last year, 70 "5 Day Emergency Food Hampers" were given out through Counseling, Mental Health, Financial Aid & the Student Success Mentors
- shipping granola bars for a variety of snack sites:
- estimate that 1 skid of snack items are shipped to the College each month
- donating other items such as contact lense solutions, extra food items for emergency hampers, baby food and eye care products which are distributed to the Health Centre and Daycare Centre
For more information, visit www.gleanersfoodbank.ca or e-mail gleaners@bellnet.ca.