Annual Fern Food Drive
Once again, the Fern Community is having a food drive for the Daily Bread Food Bank.
Unfortunately, the use of such food banks is on the rise with over 1,100,000 people in the GTA last year, compared to 950,000 4 years ago. The reasons for Food Bank Use can vary widely from person to person, family to family, with needs stemming from reasons such as lost income, disability, newly immigrated, being a single parent, or being caught in a cycle of constant poverty.
Donations of non-perishable foods, such as canned goods, pasta, dried grains (ie. rice, beans, lentils) and baby food will be collected from Friday, Dec.14 to Friday, Dec.21 each morning. Please do not donate peanut/nut products (ie. peanut butter) to help keep all students with allergies at Fern safe.
Thank you very much for sharing on behalf of the many in our community who use Food Banks.
Unfortunately, the use of such food banks is on the rise with over 1,100,000 people in the GTA last year, compared to 950,000 4 years ago. The reasons for Food Bank Use can vary widely from person to person, family to family, with needs stemming from reasons such as lost income, disability, newly immigrated, being a single parent, or being caught in a cycle of constant poverty.
Donations of non-perishable foods, such as canned goods, pasta, dried grains (ie. rice, beans, lentils) and baby food will be collected from Friday, Dec.14 to Friday, Dec.21 each morning. Please do not donate peanut/nut products (ie. peanut butter) to help keep all students with allergies at Fern safe.
Thank you very much for sharing on behalf of the many in our community who use Food Banks.