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    The Richmond Food Bank was founded on March 6th, 1983 in the Howard de Beck School. For every dollar we donate, we give away six dollars worth of food. Food banks were created in the 1980s during the economic recession.

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    The Richmond Food Bank was founded on March 6th, 1983 in the Howard de Beck School. For every dollar we donate, we give away six dollars worth of food. Food banks were created in the 1980s during the economic recession.

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    Food Bank Presentation For Adult Esl

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    The Richmond Food Bank was founded on March 6th, 1983 in the Howard de Beck School. For every dollar we donate, we give away six dollars worth of food. Food banks were created in the 1980s during the economic recession.

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    Slide1:Goodmorningeveryone!Howiseveryonedoing?(pause)My nameisBenjaminandtoday,IwouldliketotalkabouttheRichmondFood Bank.

    Slide2:Herearesomequestionstoguideourdiscussiontoday.(readthe screen)

    Slide3:TheRichmondFoodBankwasfoundedonMarch6th,1983inthe HowarddeBeckSchool.Itwasstaffedwithmembersofthreelocal Churches.20familiesreceivedfoodonthefirstday.

    Slide4:Today,theRFBisaregisteredcharity.Thereare6clerksand180 regularvolunteers.Together,theyalldedicatedtoworkforthefoodbank. Itsmissionistoprovidefood,assistanceandsupportforourcommunity. Itworkstobeacaringorganizationandhelpothersinneed. TheRFBhopesthatoneday,nooneinRichmondwillbehungry.

    Slide13:TheRichmondFoodBankisatUnit100,5800CedarbridgeWay atRichmond.Youcanalsovisitthewebsite:RichmondFoodBankDot Org.

    Slide14:Thisistheendofpresentation.Thankyouforlisteningtothis informationaboutRFB.Ifthisinformationinterestsyou,pleasedonateto RFBinthenexttwodaysinourschool,orhelpinanotherway.Everything wedocanmakeadifference.Letsdoittohelpothers!Thankyou!

    Slide5:TheRFBhasservedRichmondsince1983.Itserves600 familieseveryweek.Over1500peopleuseiteveryweekand35percent arechildren.15%oftheusersarelongtermuserswhocannotbenormally employed.Therearemanyreasonspeopleusethefoodbank.Someof themaredisabilitiesandhousingcost.Foreverydollarwedonate,RFB givesawaysixdollarsworthoffood.TheRFBgave26,984grocerybags offoodin2012.Italsogivesfoodtoothercharitygroupsforuse.Each week,RFBneeds20,000poundsoffood!However,RFBisnotfundedby government.Everythingispaidforwithdonationsfromthepublicand retailers.

    Slide6:Whyarefoodbanksnecessary?Foodbankswerecreatedinthe 1980sduringtheEconomicRecession.(Anrecessionisatimewhenthe economyisintheworstsituation.)Peoplewithextrafooddonatedittothe poor.Althoughthefoodbankisanewinvention,theproblemexistedway agothefoodbankwassupposedtobeashorttermprogram.However, since700,000peoplewerehelpedeachmonthevenbeforetheprogram, theproblemexistedbeforetheRecession.Peopleaskforhelpbecause oflowpayingjobs,becauseofhighcostsforfoodandhousing,and becauseoffamilybackground.ManynewimmigrantsandFirstNations peoplereceivehelpfromthefoodbank.Manychildrenalsoreceivehelp fromthefoodbank.Today,halfoftheprovincespoorchildrenliveinthe LowerMainland,about77,000.Thechildpovertyrateis4.3percent.1in4 childreninRichmondliveinpoverty.Povertycouldcausebadhealth, obesity,badmentalhealth,andunhealthynewbabies.Forpoorchildren, theycouldleaveschoolearlytowork.Theywouldstarttoeatunhealthy food,andalsostarttosmokeanddrinkalcohol.

    Slide7:ItisaCanadianvaluetohelpyourneighbourandcommunitytoo! Weoftenfindourneighbourvolunteeringtheirtimetohelpothers, especiallyourselves.Atschool,ourchildrendomanyfundraisersforless fortunatepeople.Atchurch,wehelpothersevenifwebelieveindifferent faiths.Asanimmigrant,IamoftenmovedbyhowmuchtimeCanadians spendvolunteeringandhelpingothers.IbelievethisistheCanadianvalue. Slide8:TherearethreewaytohelptheRFB.Wecanplanafooddropoff orplanafooddrive.WecanalsodonatemoneytoRFB. Slide9:YoucandropofffoodatSafeway,SaveOnFoodsandLondon Drugs.YoucanalsodropoffdonationstoMarketplaceIGAand communitycenters.YoucanalsodropofffooddirectlytotheRFB.Their hoursareMondaytoFridayfrom9a.m.to3p.m.,Thursdaysfrom9a.m. to7p.m.,andSaturdayfrom10a.m.to2p.m. Slide10:Youcanalsoplanafooddrive.Thefoodbankcanprovide posters,appleboxesandcointins.Theyappreciatedelivery,butcan arrangetopickupthefoodiftheyneedto.Donationformscanbepicked upattheofficefordonationsthatrequiretaxdeductiblereceipts.Also,we aredoingafooddriveherethisweekonThursdayandFriday.Thefoodis keptinyourclassroom.OnFriday,itwillbedroppedoffattheRFB. Pleasedonategenerously. Slide11:Youmayalsomakeafinancialdonation.IthelpstheRFBtobuy necessaryfood.Thismeansbetternutrition,fresherfoodandlowercosts.

    Slide12:Someofthemostnecessaryitemsarepasta,cereal,rice,sugar, andotherfoodsthatcankeptforalongtime.Also,pleasedonatebaby food,toiletpaper,papertowelsanddiapers.But,pleasedonotbring expiredfood!

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