When
we moved into our new offices we each were assigned an office with
built in desks and cupboards in various kitchen styles. Mike’s is so
retro! Mine is just classy, without being ostentatious! We had some
stuff lying around from moving and I found a paper bag that was left
over from our last collection for the food bank. I thought it quite
entertaining to put it up on my wall as “art” since we didn’t have much
at that moment. It read, “Our cupboards are bare but you can help fill
them.” I would leave my office cupboard doors open so everyone could
see how empty they were. Ha,Ha!
I have taken it down because now we have stuff on the shelves, (and it
never was very funny). We don’t have bare shelves here that should be
holding food. But I know two kinds of places that do. The
Barrie Food Bank’s shelves are bare. And that means some of the people who depend on them have empty shelves also.
We
are handing out empty paper bags so in November we can change that. By
filling them we can fill the shelves at the Food Bank and in turn the
shelves of those who need the food. We are the ones that can help fill
the shelves. We can bring our filled bags back here each Sunday, drop
them off at our office (112 Caplan Avenue) or deliver them directly to
the Food Bank. Perhaps you would consider volunteering there.
The
Food Bank was so thankful that we helped out in the middle of the
summer. That can be a hard time for them. But now they are heading
into an even busier season. Now is the time to make a difference. Fill
up the bag! Fill up the cupboards!
Roger