Give the Gift of Good Food
November 30, 2014
Our neighbours at the Fernwood NRG’s Good Food Box are running a holiday fundraiser and we wanted to help spread the word! Here’s the scoop:
Fernwood fundraiser will feed families all year
Donate and make a difference for a family struggling to meet their nutritional needs
This holiday season, Fernwood Neighbourhood Resource Group (Fernwood NRG) is raising money through their Give the Gift of Good Food fundraiser to support families who attend programs at the Fernwood Community Centre. Each family they are able to support will receive Good Food Boxes filled with fresh, healthy produce.
Their goal this year is to raise $4,500. This amount will support ten families with one large Good Food Box every two weeks for a year. Give the Gift of Good Food focuses on supporting families who are in transition, have low incomes, single parents or families who need support in meeting their nutritional needs.
Your participation is essential in providing much needed boxes to families. A donation of $450 provides one year of Good Food Boxes—25 large boxes—for one family. A donation of $216 provides 6 months of Good Food Boxes—12 large boxes—for one family. They challenge you to donate whatever amount you can; every donate helps. You can help make a difference!
A past recipient of Give the Gift of Good Food said, “I cried the first time we got our Good Food Box. There was so much food and we were eating just canned food for weeks. I felt so rich just to eat broccoli or to cut up an apple for my son’s snack.”
If you want to get involved, there are 4 ways to donate:
1. Online at thegoodfoodbox.ca/give-the-gift-of-good-food.
2. In-person at the Fernwood Community Centre, 1240 Gladstone Avenue.
3. By phone 250-381-1552 ext. 100.
4. Through their fundraising partners in Fernwood and beyond.
Throughout Fernwood Village there are donation boxes in participating small business. Be sure to visit Aubergine, Ca Va Bistro Moderne, The Local General Store, The Paint Box School of Art, Soma Active Health, STS RX Pharmacy, Studio 1313 Hair Design, Vegas Convenience Store, and Who Dyd Your Hair to donate.
Fernwood NRG is raising funds until December 19th and the families receiving the Gift of Good Food will be notified on December 22nd. Donations of $20 and over will receive a tax-deductible charitable donation receipt.
About the Good Food Box:
The Good Food box was started 17 years ago by single moms and lower income families who wanted to bring local and organic produce to their community at reduced cost by bulk purchasing. The program grew from 12 boxes a month to 250 boxes a month and is now accessed in the Greater Victoria area from Sooke to Sidney. Fernwood NRG assumed responsibility for the operations of the Good Food Box program in 2012 and continues to provide affordable access to local and regional fruits and veggies. More info at thegoodfoodbox.ca.
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