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Dear Friends,
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Your recent contribution to Edmonton’s Food Bank is greatly appreciated and will help us meet unprecedented challenges at this time.
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+ i: P3 L* K/ n# L' uSpring is often the toughest season at Edmonton’s Food Bank as contributions are low while requests for food support is high. Now COVID-19 has brought new challenges for everyone in our community. ) O3 x4 X6 ^- U* V0 `) h
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Over 25,000 Edmontonians accessed our hamper program this past March, a record number. Many more were served by the meal and snack programs we continue to support in the community. We remain open during this crisis, as clients and other organizations need us more than ever. During this time we have witnessed restaurants and commercial kitchens donating the food they can’t sell, people working reduced hours volunteering their time building hampers, those quarantined at home donating their money to help their neighbours in dire need, and agency partners working with us to deliver to those who are self-isolated, sick, or immunocompromised.
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The generosity of Edmontonians, Albertans and Canadians has been on display during this pandemic as your giving has allowed us to purchase food and expand our essential front-line services. Though most food drives and fundraisers have been cancelled and thousands of hamper pick-ups have been rescheduled, we can continue to help our neighbours in need because of you. ; H& m/ j0 q. _3 r* X0 j
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Thank you again for your generous donation in these uncertain times. As a community, we will be able to overcome these adversities together and ensure that nobody is left behind.
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Thank you and stay well,
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Marjorie Bencz, CM- N0 f$ {( i3 u/ v( Y) q
Executive Director |