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Community Skate for the Food Bank

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About the Food Bank

The Kelowna Community Food Bank is a self-supporting non-profit organization, raising food and funds through donations, special events, community food drives and local and national sponsors. The Food Bank is operated by a volunteer board of directors, ten full and part-time staff and more than 100 volunteers who provide essential services including food collection, distribution and sorting; hamper preparation; client assistance and referrals; special event planning and fundraising.

Our volunteers contribute over 20,000 hours annually, the equivalent of 15 full-time staff. We could not do what we do without our volunteer family.

The Kelowna Community Food Bank was established in 1983 to provide short-term support to Kelowna families and individuals in need of temporary assistance. Since then our mission has grown to help alleviate chronic hunger and poverty in the Central Okanagan by providing our clients with a 5 to 7 day supply of healthy food on a monthly basis.

We serve more than 2,500 individuals per month, 38% are children, distributing over $2 million in food per year.

The Kelowna Food Bank was the 2012 recipient of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence - Community Impact Award.

We are members of Food Banks BC, Food Banks Canada and the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce.

1265 Ellis Street
Kelowna, BC V1Y 1Z7

Phone: 250-763-7161
Fax: 250-763-9116
[email protected]
kelownafoodbank.com

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Heal yourself first

Tricia fights hard to hold back her tears. She had to move home this year after fifteen years of living on her own.

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As a holistic health practitioner, certified herbalist and reflexologist she is used to healing others. But a serious car crash six years ago pushed her towards disability and chronic ill-health.

Tricia has always coped with a sensitive digestive system and lived with serious food allergies, however; the accident caused nerve damage and sciatica leading to chronic fatigue. Gradually, she lost her ability to work.

To make matters worse, her food allergies have become more severe. Foods once considered safe now trigger serious reactions.

Healthy, organic food was Tricia’s only necessary indulgence. But whole and natural food is very expensive. Her disability pension leaves little leftover to purchase the few foods she can safely eat.

Tricia turned to the Food Bank for help. Volunteers and staff work one-on-one with her to find food that she can eat.

Tricia feels deprived in every area of her life. Although she is grateful to be living at home, she can’t help feeling discouraged. All she knows is going to the doctor, doing physiotherapy and being at home.

The Food Bank is one of the few bright lights in Tricia’s life. She is very thankful for the care and consideration she receives. She shares her story to help others.

Tricia asks that you please Cast-A-Light for someone like her today.

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