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especially needed for a balanced diet.
Normally, though, food banks have
few regular donations and little
control over what is donated so
providing balance in the diet is
difficult. The milk donations come in
regularly, however, guaranteeing a
continuing source of high-quality
food.
"The Ontario Association of Food
Banks is deeply appreciative of the
commitment from dairy farmers and
it is our hope that donations of milk
will increase as food banks work
with local dairy farmer organizations
in their own counties and
communities," said Joanne Santucci,
program co-ordinator with the
association.
Anderson says he has visited
several foodbanks and has been
impressed by how hard the
volunteers who run them work. "I
really have to respect them because
they're working very hard to help
people."
While early response to the
program is heart-warming, the need
is huge. The Kitchener food bank, for
instance, gets 500 litres per month as
its share of program but the
community's estimated monthly need
is 9,000 litres. The same situation
exists in most of the other centres.
sere are 174 different
communities in Ontario that
have emergency feeding
programs. Each month about 250,000
different individuals have been using
food banks. With recent welfare cuts,
the need is expected to rise. Urban
food banks are expecting a 50 per
cent increase in the demand for their
service by January.
Dairy Farmers of Ontario has set a
60,000 -litre per month limit for the
first year for the program, a total of
720,000 litres per year, but that target
is far from being met. If donations
continue to fall short of the target,
there will be an opportunity for those
currently donating to increase their
gifts or for more farmers to join the
program starting in February. The
board will evaluate many aspects of
the project before the end of the first
year to ensure it is running smoothly.
Anderson, who donates 300 litres
per month, says his donation puts to
work his belief that milk is a vital
part of the diet. He knows that 10
litres a day of his milk is improving
the diet of someone who needs it.0
We've Moved!
Stratford OMAFRA Office
Stratford OMAFRA Office is now located on the second floor of
the Ministry of Transportation Building at the corner of O'Loane
Avenue and Huron Street in Stratford.
New Mailing Address
OMAFRA
581 Huron Street
Stratford, Ontario
N5A 5T8
Same Telephone & Fax Numbers
519-271-0280
1-800-265-8502
Fax: 519-273-5278
Office Hours
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Monday to Friday
Note: New telephone numbers to contact the Crop Insurance
and Market Revenue Staff in the Stratford Office are:
519-271-8117 O Ontario
1-800-471-6738
Ministry of Agricutture.
Food and Rural Affairs
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Best Wishes of the Season
from:
Ikon, Lillian, Dennis,
Steve, & Taut
Neustadt, Ont. 519-799-5366
SUPPLY LTD.
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