Mary Hopkins Updates

Good afternoon,

Attached please find information about our 2023-2024 School Council and upcoming elections.

All nomination forms are due to our office this Wednesday, September 27^th @ 10:00am with our first meeting taking place on Thursday, September 28^th @ 6:30pm in our Learning Commons.

Nomination Letter (1)

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NEWS…..

During the past few challenging years, we continue to see an unprecedented increase in families in need of our services. We also recognize that many families who may have never had to access a food bank in the past have had to do so as their incomes have been reduced or even lost altogether.

The Flamborough Food Bank works with families who are in crisis. We support families who have little or no income, those on disability, single parents, isolated seniors and employed people struggling with the rising cost of living. Currently, we serve 325 unique families consisting of 957 people of which 445 are children.

This September, we were able to provide  more than 250 backpacks and school supplies for students. This represents an increase of 35% over September 2022. At Thanksgiving, more than 200 families will receive a food hamper which includes a turkey, canned and fresh produce and all the trimmings, in addition to the regular weekly food items. We will continue our Secret Santa program as well as food hampers for Christmas.

Most needed items include Canned Pasta like Chef Boyardee, Brown Beans, Canned Meat, Canned Fruit and Pasta Sauce.

We are open every Wednesday from 9:00 AM until 8:00 PM at the Carlisle United Church and accept food donations during that time. We also welcome monetary donations which can be given through our website: www.flamboroughfoodbank.com , and we are also on Facebook.

Marianne Verhaeghe

Flamborough Food Bank School Coordinator

[email protected]