Be _ = The Castlegar Sun Wednesday. March 30,1994 Sor ancaewiar mee people get hampers in March KAREN KERKHOFF Sun staff A high usage of the the Castlegar Salvation Army fgod bankiim January and February has left food bank supplies seriously deploted. months of the ycar are “the roughest—seasonal employ- ment dnd five-week months leave low-income residents scraping to make ends meet. And when people are faced with empty cupboards and hungry children they often turn to community gtoups Traditionally, the first few CASTLEGAR CITY COUNCIL seeks citizen input to the 1994 BUDGET at a meetirig to be held APRIL 11, 7. PM ¢ FIRESIDE BANQUET ROOM 460 Columbia Avenue Castlegar, BC. VIN 1G7 Phone; 365-7227 Fax: 365-8566 HAPPY EASTER FROM ALL OF US AT SAFEWAY Cragmo! such as the Salvation Army to help them meet their needs. But what happens to those people should the cupboards at Salvation Army resemble those of Old Mother Hubbard? Sandra Granstrom, coordi- nator for Salvation Army Community Services said heavy. usage, and declining donations has left the food bank in dire straights. We're in desperate-need of foOd. We've been very heavy the last couple of months.” igm Cola In-store bakery - Pkg. of 6 OPEN GOOD FRIDAY- REGULAR SUNDAY HOURS CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY oat Snaee BARE ations and heavy usage leaves food bank — empty oe hale ai 77 ety #3 Wednesday, March 30, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Page 5A i ln The cupboards and deep freeze at the Salvation Army food bank are emptying quickly with very few donations coming in to replace them. _*Granstrom said higher win- ter utility bills, coupled with unemployment has combined to make a nightmare for some families. “It can be a real challenge for a lot of people. Last month we saw 31 people.” In fact, when looking inside the Salvation Army deep. freeze one will only find six or seven loaves of bread—not nearly enough to feed one hungry family, let alone the numerous families who access the bank. Although some shelves are covered with canned goods, there are no fresh food items, frozen fish, meat or poultry. If one wants to dine wholly on canned soup, however, their wish can be accommodated. “People don't realize that we can use donations all year round, not just at Christmas.” Although some local gro- cery stores donate day-old bread on a regular basis, that suill isn’t enough to feed those in an emergency situation. A food hamper_consists—of such items as tuna, salmon, canned meat, pasta. spaghetti sauce, canned vegetables, canned soups, instant noo- dles, rice, coffee, and canned fruit If available “extras” such as puddings, cake mixes, cereal and jello are added to the hamper. “It makes it a little more cheery.” For health reasons, items that haven't been commer- cially packaged, such as home-made baking or jams are prohibited. The food bank relies solely on donations of food and moncy to keep their shelves and freezer stocked. If you wish to contribute towards the food bank there are dona- tion boxes at SuperValu and Castlegar Foods in which food can be dropped off or donations can be made directly to the food bank. Money earned from thrift 8 inch size. Available at All Stores. store sales are allocated towards family services. 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Alvina, (centre), is wearing a lap quilt which was made for her by the children at Hobbit Hill hey presented it to her along with flowers earlier that day. © Beckstead, president of the « of the Learning Disabili- ion of B.C. p d the Disabilities and the Workplace” to Verna Chernoff, career prep teacher; David Hogg, principal; Marillee Maerz, a Stanicy Humphries Secosdary School studetit. - “The purpose of Leaming Disabilities and Papaa,; LD resource teacher; and Doug ‘ability to a potential or current emiployer evause of pride, shame, fear or other per- ‘sonal reasons. * Undoubtedly, a lack of concentration or attention span; dif- ficulty with time and organization, hyperac- tivity and hypoactivity; coordination: impulsiveness; and social-skilis. there exists the risk of a d with a learning disability. 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