Food donations...thanks and pic!

[Bender]

Just thought I should post a pic of the food you all generously donated at the AW.

I am proud of all that donated as we collected a nice amount of food for those in need. Every single one of you that had brought food, just didn't meet the minimum ( what ever that is? ), but gave me a grocery bag full! I was actually in shock by your donations.


So if you ever wondered if you were one of few that gave, or how much we got or what ever... here is a pic showing that everyone heard the message and stepped up to the plate.





Thanks everyone and you should be proud of yourselves.

Perhaps next year we could fill the back of my X?

[rush356]

Glad to help someone in need.

[Bender]

Here is an e-mail we received today from the food bank regarding our donation.


Hello and Thank you to the Canadian Nissan Truck Club for your recent
donation to the Centre Wellington Food Bank-Your Adventure Weekend in Minden
was a great weekend for us-At this time of year our shelves are low and we
are in desperate need for food-We have to make it to the Thanksgiving food
drive-And you helped that happen-Some food bank statistics-In 2007 we had
822 visitors-our food went to 1800 people-715 are children.There are 294
food banks in Ontario-694 known food banks in Canada-What is happening in
our province-in our country? that there is hunger and food insecurity?
Please get to know your local food bank-find out what they need and how you
can help-The Kraft Hunger Challenge is from Sept. 2-26- Kraft will match
financial doantions to food banks-Kraft and the Canadian Association of Food
banks is raising the awareness of hunger in Canada and helping to raise
funds for local food banks.Stephanie and Jason will forward my thank you
note-Please forward my message to your friends-relatives-associates-let them
know how the Canadian Nissan Truck Club made a difference-maybe they will
make a differnce too...
Sincerely
Mike Counsell
Manager
Centre Wellington Food Bank
519-787-1401
cwfoodbank@wightman.ca
http://www.cwfoodbank.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Pezzy]

The Kraft Hunger Challenge is from Sept. 2-26

I wonder if they do that every year... and if our donations are better to be in cash next year at AW as opposed to food?

[Bender]

Good thought. I might talk with this guy and ask what he would prefer.

I know he took Steph for about a half hour tour of the facility, and gave her a bit of reality. He was super appreciative of our donation, and from what steph said, they needed it!

[Pezzy]

I have added this to the media page: http://www.cntc.ca/media.php" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[Bender]

Sweet!