Monday December 12- All research should be complete
Monday December 12- Food Drive Team- start drafting a letter and posters
Tuesday December 13-Complete Letter, Announcements and Posters
Wednesday December 14- Letter goes out to the community, Posters will be posted around the school and announcements will be made to inform the school about the issues
Monday Dec 19-23- Collect Food
Thursday Dec 22-Encourage all families to bring in a non-perishable food item
Hey guys,
ReplyDeleteThanks for putting in info about Food Banks and Food Drives, it will really help me, Cecilia and Azara for the final touches on the initiative! Anyways,
I found out more about the use of Food Banks around Canada, here it is:
-sharing hampers of food and personal care products
-preparing and serving meals from soup kitchens
-operating snack programs
-providing post-secondary campus food programs
-running community kitchens
-organizing community gardens
Here are some of the reasons people turn to food banks:
-providing skills training such as food preparation skills
-helping people to search for jobs and transition into employment
-raising community awareness about hunger and poverty
-assisting with the search for safe, affordable housing
-helping people find good quality, affordable child care
-providing referrals to other social agencies and support services
I hope you all contribute...thanks!
~Paige~
These are some Rights Of A Child That me and temaje thought would relate to the subject of hunger
ReplyDelete*You have the right to food, clothing, a safe place to live and to have your basic needs met. You should not be disadvantaged so that you can't do many of the things other kids can do.
*You have the right to the best health care pos- sible, safe water to drink, nutritious food, a clean and safe environment, and information to help you stay well.
Emmy & Temaje
here is some info on Food Banks/Food Drives:
ReplyDelete-175,000 people acsess food relief programs each month
-66,500 of those people are children
-120,000 were close to the meals served in 2005 in the Salvation Army
-15,000 people who contribute with the food banks have a home but dont have enough money to buy groceries since all the money goes to paying the rent
julia
Based on the information on the website of Daily Bread Food Bank:
ReplyDeleteA food hamper is a form of packing and transporting food.
Number of food hampers distributed each month 2011 change 2010: January 11,445 -3.6% 11,872
February 11,208 -2.0% 11,433
March 12,777 -0.3% 12,818
April 11,605 -9.5% 12,821
May 11,217 -11.9% 12,725
June 11,792 -0.2% 11,810
July 11,104 -1.4% 11,266
August 10,376
September 12,496
October 12,604
November 12,600
December 11,881 Year 81,148 (to date) -4.2% (to date) 144,702
Jacob & Sophie
Hey everyone,
ReplyDeleteI am going to talk to my mom about maybe Ms.R and maybe Ms.T and my mom and any other parents that would like to volunteer for Soup Kitchen trip. We may or may not be going but if we do, we will go to a homeless shelter and cook for the homeless. ~Paige~
i found some info at north york harvest food bank and thought it would be a good resource to use
ReplyDelete-41% of participants have been using food banks for 6 months or less
-28% of newcomers to the bank have recently lost there jobs
-63% recieve some form of social assitance
-27% have came to canada in the last 5 years
thank you,
Evan
I think it's great to donate food to needy families around in TORONTO because they RELY on us to support and give them food most of the time. But they have to RELY on them selves. We need them to learn how to take care of them selves to SURVIVE. But what will happen if we stop giving them food? Will they wait until we give them more food? That’s why they have to learn to SURVIVE to? Thank you for teaching us this MS.R AND MS.T otherwise I couldn’t write this comment.
ReplyDeleteNAHILII
Did you know that 552,000 people live in poverty in Toronto! Thats roughly 25% of the population. And that are poverty rate is growing faster than any other city in Canada!
ReplyDelete:)CHARLOTTE:)
Hunger in toronto is measured by the amount of visits to food banks.For example one food bank provides food on a by weekly basis and will count the all the members of a household at each visit.
ReplyDeleteNeal + Vincent :)
We think that that is a great idea Paige to do , so can see the things that go on in our civilization and the things that help.
ReplyDeleteThis year more 11 million children under the age of 5 will die needlessly... more than half of them die from hunger-related causes.
we got this info from https://www.freedomfromhunger.org/landing/holiday-2011/?origin=g2011FACTb
I told everyone about the "Fish Story" right? Well I found a piece of info you people might find usefull (Becky did something right! Yay!):
ReplyDelete“One of the problems in Toronto is hunger. According to the “Daily Bread Food Bank” in the downtown area, 175,000 people access food relief programs each month; 66,500 of those are children. This is a number that should minimize a LOT. And yet we often find ourselves complaining about the price of gas more than we do about the fact that children are going to school hungry. And since we are a developed, free country and a city of democracy we should give our government a piece of our mind! They can’t be let off the hook when they choose to spend billions of money each year on military, when hunger to be resolved.”
Not to be bosy, but it might be a good idea to find out more about this "Daily Bread Food Bank". They might have something usefull!!!
-Becky :)
41% of participants have been using food banks for 6 months or less
ReplyDelete28% of new visits were from people who had recently lost their jobs
63% of participants receive some form of social assistance
27% are new to Canada in the last 5 years
73% of income is spent on rent including utilities
Average monthly rent (market rent only): $857
After rent and utilities, average amount left per person per day for food and other expenses: $4.93
Statistics from Daily Bread Food Bank’s Who’s Hungry, 2011 Profile of Hunger in the GTA using data from surveys conducted at seven North York Harvest member agencies.
I got this info from http://www.northyorkharvest.com/hunger-statistics
JACOB.T
Read these articles from two different points of view (pov) focussing on Campbell's campaign to address hunger:
ReplyDeleteCampbell Canada launches Nourish in response to growing hunger issue here and abroad:
http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/811331/campbell-canada-launches-nourish-in-response-to-growing-hunger-issue-here-and-abroad
Put Food in the Budget: Our Message to Campbell's Canada
http://nbfsanrasanb.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/put-food-in-the-budget_campbells-nourish-soup1.pdf
In your opinion, how might you address this topic of poverty to send a clear message within your own community?
I found a website called http://projectmaddie.blogspot.com/
ReplyDeleteshe collects donates of food for pets in need
food for thought
Jacob
Hey everyone, we need lots of boxes for the Food Drive to be a success. Thanks you Julia for bringing in 9 boxes, and we got 2 boxes from the office so all together we now have 11 boxes! We're doing well guys but we still need more boxes. Here are some places you can go to for boxes:
ReplyDelete-No Frills
-LCBO etc.
~Paige~ :)
Phone Script to Second Harvest:
ReplyDeleteHi my name is ________________ and I am calling from McMurrich Public School. Our Be the Change Student Committee is organizing a food drive and would like to donate all non perishable foods items to your organization. Is it possible to arrange for you to pick up all food items for Friday Dec 23...
Wait for an answer.....
Cecila
CECILIA, you should add that we are a social justice committee and be prepared to answer any questions that they may have for you and have someone else on hand to help you!!!!!!!! By the way Paige you can't get boxes at all LCBO locations/branches. You can't get at the one by the Stockyards. ERIC d8o
ReplyDeleteThe average cost of an Emergency Food Hamper (one week’s food) for a family of four is $120.
ReplyDeleteJuice (1 litre)
Baby Formula with Iron
Pasta
Pasta Sauce
Canned Tomatos
Peanut Butter
Canned Beans in Tomato Sauce
Cereal
Canned and Dry Soup
Baby Food (jars)
Canned Fish
Macaroni and Cheese
Canned Vegetables
Rice
Canned Meat
Canned Fruit
I found this fact at this website: http://www.calgaryfoodbank.com/
ERIC
I just found a great website about the food drive.I bet alot of u where wondering the same question i was( Do food banks work in helping people with no or low incomes to put food on the table?Well i did some research and found out it does it help alot.
ReplyDeleteThe short answer is, yes, absolutely, food banks do help. support food banks is a testament to the compassionate nature of Canadians. People really do care about the plight of those among us who are going hungry.And i really do think we could make a difference if we all do work together. Tianna
Paige, if we want to make a trip to the soup kitchen we cant wait for something to happen we should make a planning group and make sure that we have enough volunteers and that we know enough about why we have food banks and how we can move forward than just donating food. i volunteer to be apart of helping plan a trip to the soup kitchen because i think if we see what is going on right in front of our eyes we will have a further understanding on why we have food banks in toronto.
ReplyDelete~Kyana~
The Food Drive group asks that everyone in BTC bring in at least 2 non-perishable food items to the concert tonight or tomorrow. Thank you!
ReplyDelete-Paige
Kyana, I am talking to my mom about she and Ms.Rambaran and Mrs.Tavares taking us to the Food Drive, I will get back to everyone when I hear from them.
ReplyDelete-Paige
Attention all BTC members i just created a new wiki page on a thank you letter for the food drive.please leave feedback here or on the wiki page. thanks!!!!
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