This year, a group of us decided to do something for the people in the Downtown eastside...we would pool our money together and see how many lunches we could make...and then go and hand them out on Christmas eve.
$400+ collected
320 boxes of orange juice
192 packs of Dad's oatmeal cookies
27 loaves of brown bread
13 cases of mandarin oranges
10+ packs of chocolate and candy canes
5 jars of Smucker's
4 containers of Nutella
3 boxes of gloves "borrowed" from work
1 Friday night spent at Costco, Superstore, Home Depot and Canadian Tire
time needed to make sandwiches: 2.5 hours
number of volunteers who woke up early Saturday morning: 10
food fights started: 0
time it took to hand out the lunches: 20 - 30 mins
no. of people who didn't have to worry about 1 meal for 1 day: 200+
When it was all said and done, it was a blast! I know that this is only one meal...and that there are many more who will go without that...however, in a small way, I think we made a difference. Is it enough? Certainly not! But it was a start...it may only be a drop in the ocean, but if there are enough of them, it may one day amount to something...and it was a great way to spend half a day with an incredible group of people!
$400+ collected
320 boxes of orange juice
192 packs of Dad's oatmeal cookies
27 loaves of brown bread
13 cases of mandarin oranges
10+ packs of chocolate and candy canes
5 jars of Smucker's
4 containers of Nutella
3 boxes of gloves "borrowed" from work
1 Friday night spent at Costco, Superstore, Home Depot and Canadian Tire
time needed to make sandwiches: 2.5 hours
number of volunteers who woke up early Saturday morning: 10
food fights started: 0
time it took to hand out the lunches: 20 - 30 mins
no. of people who didn't have to worry about 1 meal for 1 day: 200+
When it was all said and done, it was a blast! I know that this is only one meal...and that there are many more who will go without that...however, in a small way, I think we made a difference. Is it enough? Certainly not! But it was a start...it may only be a drop in the ocean, but if there are enough of them, it may one day amount to something...and it was a great way to spend half a day with an incredible group of people!
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