Dear Oliver residents:
On behalf of the Oliver Food Bank and our volunteers, I would like to thank each and every one of you who donated food items to Oliver’s 4th annual BC Thanksgiving Food Drive. This year saw us distributing donation bags to as many local residences as possible to give everyone an opportunity to make a donation of non-perishable food in support of the Oliver Food Bank. Through your generosity on Saturday more than 5460 pounds of food was collected. It’s amazing to see our small community pack our food bank to the rafters and to think of all the people who will be fed by that effort. Please remember that the Oliver Food Bank needs donations year-round!
I also need to give a huge thank you to our diverse and enthusiastic group of supporters and volunteers who made the food drive possible in Oliver. Thank you to our community partners: Sundridge Landscapes Ltd., the Oliver Alliance Church Youth Group, Specialty Kitchens & Countertops Ltd., the Oliver/Osoyoos Sikh Temple, Oliver Dental Care, Oliver Food Bank, Best of India Restaurant, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Oliver SuperValu. All of these community groups support us through volunteers and/or in-kind donations. I also need to thank those individuals and families who came out and gave of their time and talents to help us. We are extremely humbled at the support our community continues to provide.
The BC Thanksgiving Food Drive is a BC-wide project to support local food banks in their mission to feed the hungry. The BC Thanksgiving Food Drive is a non-denominational, community-focused project open to all interested individuals, groups, and businesses that wish to lend a hand. If you as a business, community group or individual are interested in helping out in next year’s food drive, please don’t hesitate to contact me. To see province wide information please go to: www.bctfooddrive.org
Jordan Noftle – Oliver area coordinator
BC Thanksgiving Food Drive