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Vol. 12 No. 47
Fill-a-Bag 2024 is under way
From left to right are Margaret Innes, Marilyn Findlay, and Ida Smith from Kemptville Retirement Living. The group of about 12 had a staple party in the foyer of the new Kemptville Salvation Army Church to prepare bags for the Fill-a-Bag campaign. by Charly Stewart The Salvation Army Church Fill-a-Bag campaign is underway. In total, 7000 grocery bags were distributed to doors and mailboxes on the 24th of November, and will be picked up on the 1st of December. Be on the look out for the bags and please consider giving to the Salvation Army Food Bank. The Salvation Army’s Fill-a-Bag campaign is the major source of supplying food on its shelves. There are essentially two groups of people who are served by the Salvation Army. The first are those needing help supplemen-
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paycheck to paycheck, when an unexpected bill is incurred, something has to give way, and often it means the food budget. Those individuals and families are generally supported for a short time until they can get things back on track. In 2019, the food bank served approximately 35 to 40 households a week, and the Fill-a-Bag contributions lasted for the majority of the year. However, when the pandemic hit, the number of clients jumped to 130, with a surge at Christmas to 150. The saving grace during this time was government grants
ting their food supply, which means they are able to purchase most of their own groceries, but need help covering off items beyond what their budget allows. It is normally for a short period of time and helps clients to overcome a setback in their life. To that end the Kemptville food bank allows those who are registered to "shop" through a point system based on family size twice a month to top up. The second is the emergency group, which are folks who are normally able to cover all their expenses, but due to the fact that they live from
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which covered the cost of purchasing additional food including some perishables. However, as the pandemic waned, the number of clients remained very high, but the funding was no longer there. The food bank is now serving upwards of 130 individuals and families, and last year’s surplus from the food drive is long gone. The Army has had to purchase large additional quantities of food which has depleted resources. There is now a third group of people who use the food bank, it is the group which only "shops" at the Food Bank. It is a small group, but it is one that will suffer terribly should the food bank need to limit access due to a lack of resources.
The 2024 Fill-aBag campaign is vital to the operation of the overstretched, but much needed Food Bank. Please retrieve the bag if you haven’t done so already and fill it as best you can, and have it out for the pick up teams on December 1st at 2pm. Your helping hand is more important now than ever to the people of North Grenville.
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