Burnaby residents can make donations to food banks until Christmas Eve at two local Loblaws stores – Real Canadian Superstore at Metrotown and Real Canadian Wholesale Club on Kingsway. The in-store food drive will benefit the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society.
The grocery store and the food bank society are asking for donations of any size of both money and food through the holiday season.
“We know that sometimes there’s a big difference between dinner at our own house and what’s on the table just down the street,” says Sagar Kukreja, manager of the Real Canadian Superstore. “This year we want to inspire people in Burnaby to make meaningful donations of funds and food to our local food bank so we can help bridge the gap between neighbours and make sure everyone has a happy holiday and nutritious food throughout the winter months.”
In British Columbia, close to 100,000 people are assisted by the food bank every month, and one out of every three users is a child. Close to 5,000 babies under the age of two receive help from the food bank each month as well as about 10,000 seniors.
“This is a critical time of year to reach out for donations, as the generosity inspired by the holiday season can significantly help to stock our shelves,” says Laura Lansink, executive director of Food Banks BC. “The support of Loblaw stores and their customers will be a tremendous help to us as we assist low income residents to provide their families with healthy nutrition this winter.”
This year Real Canadian Superstore and Real Canadian Wholesale Club are calling for donations of nutritious nonperishable food items. The food bank is in special need of hearty, healthy food items and is also grateful for all monetary donations as each dollar donated results in three full nutritious meals. Food items for donation can be placed in the special food drive bins in-store and monetary donation can be made at the checkout.
