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We see those commercials on TV, late at night, asking for pennies a day when it comes to
helping feed hungry, starving children in other countries.
We feel obligated to actually send money to these companies, these large multi-national
organizations for that matter; and we haven't even thought to ask the actual questions:
Where is our money going?
Why do I not see what I can do to help my local community?
And that's the problem, right there.
We don't think about our local community.
Here is some food needed by the Windsor / Essex County Food Bank Association:
Peanut butter, Jam, Cereal, Tuna, Meat, Rice and pasta, Pasta Sauce, Beans with pork
So, I looked it up.
There are eighteen food banks in Windsor in Windsor alone.
Eighteen food banks that have actually fed over 235,000 people and that's an increase
of over 20% from last year.
That's astonding.
Children’s snacks, Juice boxes, Canned juice, Cookies, Crackers, Bread, Fresh fruits and
vegetables, Canned fruits and vegetables
That's as if every Man, Woman and child went to a local food bank and grabbed one item.
That's Amazing. That boggles the mind right there.
But, it's not as if these food banks are constantly stocked and are well funded. That's where
we come in. There's where you as a person can actually actually assist.
And the great part about all of this is, we can help. It's not that hard to do.
We can simply grab cans, get donations. There's a variety of items on the Windsor / Essex
County Food Bank Assocation website that you can easily grab, for only pennies a day, it's
amazing.
Dried foods, Macaroni and cheese, Canned and Dried Soups, Canned stews, Baking products,
Canned and non-perishable goods, Personal Hygiene Products
So, the next time you see these commercials. Stop, and think about it. Shut off your TV.
Collect your cans, collect your donations, collect the items we mentioned about the Windsor
Essex County Food Bank Association...
Take a drive. Go down there and help out a family in need... Because, if you don't help
them, who will?