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They started with enough
funds for several months of
rent and set up base in the
same building as Dance
Techniques.
"I remember my first shift,
because up until then the
idea had just been in theory,"
said Cameron. "The first per-
son to come in was a single
mother with four kids." This
really moved Cameron.
Since then, they have
moved several times, and for
the last couple years have
been located at 9 Rattenbury
Street in the same yellow
building as Room2Grow.
Today, they get most of
their food from the Huron
County Food Bank Distribu-
tion Center. The centre col-
lects food mostly from
wholesalers and distributes
it to various food banks in
Huron County.
However Friends of the
Community also gets food
from people in the commu-
nity including from garden-
ers who have extra vegeta-
bles in their gardens, farmers
who have butchered meat to
donate, people who have
food left in their campers at
the end of the summer and
more. They take produce,
meat, canned goods, dairy
products and more.
Unlike most food banks in
the county, at the Friends of
the Community, no proof of
income is required to get
food. Individuals are also
allowed to come in once a
week. Cameron said their
demographics vary widely,
drawing from every age
group.
She estimates that they
have around 70-100 visits a
month from community
members, some who come
each week and some who
come once a month. She
noted that this is higher than
when they started ten years
ago, likely due to the fact that
the economy has not gotten
any better than when the
food bank started.
Every person who works at
the food bank is a volunteer;
there is no paid staff. Cam-
eron estimates there are
around ten volunteers who
regularly help out.
They serve all of Huron
County. While many of their
guests are from Clinton, they
also draw from other places
in the county.
The food bank's hours of
operation are Wednesday
from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., Thurs-
day from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. and
Saturday from 10 p.m. - 12
p.m.
Anyone who has ques-
tions or is interested in
donating can call Betty at
519-955-1809.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016 • News Record 13
Justine Alkema/Clinton News Record
The Friends of the Community Food Bank is located on
Rattenbury Street in Clinton behind Godfathers.
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