(Submitted/Door of Hope with Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries)

By Nicole Reis

CURBSIDE FOOD DRIVE

City-organized curbside food drive supports community through pandemic

May 6, 2020 | 5:08 PM

The City of Meadow Lake is running its first curbside community food drive on May 14 and anyone with the ability to donate, will support the Salvation Army, Door of Hope, and Northwest School Division meal program.

Brittani Duxbury, the city’s aquatic manager told meadowlakeNOW the establishment of Meadow Lake’s Emergency Management Team in response to the COVID-19 pandemic determined local employment loss is increasing the need to access food banks.

“We have volunteers starting shortly after 9 a.m and we’re asking all donations to be on doorsteps or close to your front lawn,” she said. “The volunteers will pick up donations so this way we can eliminate contact and still follow physical-distancing guidelines.”

Volunteers will accept not expired non-perishable foods secured in a plastic bag and a note on the bag to determine where donations are to be dropped off: the Salvation Army, Door of Hope, or Northwest School Division.

Duxbury added anyone who wishes to volunteer is asked to fill out the required form here.

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The city’s volunteer portal states anyone registered as a volunteer with the City of Meadow Lake, can access opportunities with other organizations such as Saskatchewan Health Authority.

Salvation Army auxiliary captain Glenna Cryderman said peanut butter, rice, pasta, pasta sauce, Kraft dinner, cooking oil, hand soap, pancake mix, granola bars, tissues, toilet paper, canned fruit or canned vegetables are always needed.

“When I do a food hamper, I always try to follow the Canadian Food Guide,” she said.

In a statement, Northwest School Division #203 said food support is one of their main concerns.

“Our schools support a lot of families during the school year, and with the current state of things the need has only grown. So, having the city identify the school division and our school families as one of the recipients for the food drive is a great support and we’re really appreciative of their work in coordinating the food drive,” the statement read.

Door of Hope executive director Natanis Davidsen said the number one need at the food bank is financial donations and monthly supporters.

“We currently only have one [monthly supporter] and the food bank is not an income producing department in the ministry,” she said. “We’re pulling from other departments that are income producing to try and cover the expense of it.”

Davidsen said a solid foundation of regular contributions would help Meadow Lake Outreach Ministries continue to support the community.

People can now make financial donations directly to the Door of Hope food bank here.

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nicole.reis@jpbg.ca

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