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   This is what our clients received in their fruit & vegetable bags today – bananas, apples, pears, lemon, oranges, kiwi, onions, green onions, lettuce, radishes, zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, potatoes, sweet potatoes, tomatoes, mushrooms, pepper, cucumbers, paddy pan squash and carrots. We purchased the Fruit & Vegetable bags this week from Community Development Council Quinte the Good Food Box. We also added produce that we purchased from Lakeshore Farms and Pierson’s Foodland. The paddy pan squash and some zucchini was donated by Penny & Neil Sipkes and some lettuce by local gardeners. These fresh fruit bags are part of the Good Food Access Fund, we are grateful to the Government of Canada and Community Food Centres Canada for providing essential funding to help us offer emergency food relief in our community. Thanks Justin Trudeau@mclaudeebibeau@AFFC-Canada.

     Thank you so much Chef Michael Hoy for all your hard work in making 40 Chicken Paprikash Rotini with Broccoli and Peas meals and for delivering all them to the seniors last night. Thank you to the Wellington Legion for allowing Michael use of the kitchen. Thank you to Pierson’s Foodland staff for all their hard work in making up all the fruit cups. These meals are part of the Good Food Access Fund, we are grateful to the Government of Canada and Community Food Centres Canada for providing essential funding to help us offer emergency food relief in our community. Thanks @JustinTrudeau @mclaudebibeau @AAFC_Canada!

   Today’s After the Bell bags contain these extra fruit and vegetables, dairy products and popcorn and was given to families in need. The food packs allows young people to take home food to fill the gaps when other food supports – like the school breakfast or lunch programs are not available. Food Banks Canada gave us 8 weeks worth of food packs with the understanding that many kids don’t have school-based food program support during the summer. After the Bell is generously supported by fresh food sponsor Subway Canada. Lead partner Loblaw, Supporters – Kellogg Canada, Nestle, McCormick Canada and Mondelez and Sponsors CIBC, Hershey Canada, Quaker, The Global Foodbanking Network, West Rock, Sysco. Food Partners are Clover Leaf Seafoods, Dare Foods Ltd., Kellogg Canada, MadeGood Foods Canada, Mondelez International Inc., Organic Meadow, Ozery Family Bakery, Pepsi Co and Wowbutter Foods. Food Banks Canada #LetsEndChildHunger

   This is what our clients received in their Fruit & Vegetable Bags today- Lettuce, green onions, radishes, celery, cauliflower, broccoli, potatoes, onion, cucumber, pepper, bananas, blueberries, apples, oranges, strawberries.Lakeshore Farms generously donated the strawberries. These fresh fruit bags are part of the Good Food Access Fund, we are grateful to the Government of Canada and Community Food Centres Canada providing essential funding to help us offer emergency food relief in our community. Thanks Justin Trudeau@mclaudeebibeau@AFFC-Canada.

Well this lovely lady Cathy Pickle did it again, she came by today and donated some more great masks for our clients! She even filled in a request for Toronto Raptors masks for some teenagers and made their day! We can’t thank you enough Cathy for all your hard work in ensuring people stay safe during this pandemic.

Thank you to Food to Share and their volunteers who made 70 meals – BBQ Chicken Legs with Roasted Vegetables for the seniors and our clients today! Thank you for making a difference in our communities!