Thank you, thank you, thank you!

The foodbank predates my time at UPEI but I have never seen the traction we have had in the past 3 months. As student need has risen dramatically so has the generosity of the UPEI campus community and beyond. 

Donations of food, cash, gift cards continue. Visitors to the food bank were 190 in April, 256 in May and 213 in June with one day left. 1/3 live on campus and 2/3 off. Half come both days we are open, taking small amounts each time. We distribute coupons for a litre of milk from Purity Dairy and $25 gift cards to those who ask. Recently we have been getting potatoes, onions, carrots and bananas from Harvest Wholesale.   

Summer staffing schedules have shifted and UPEI staff and faculty have stepped in to volunteer Tuesdays and Thursdays mornings. Currently, all the shifts are covered. 

Popular food items include rice, pasta, instant noodles (Ramyun, IndoMie, etc), diced tomatoes, canned and frozen vegetables, beans, cereal, tuna, treats/snacks of granola bars, cookies, crackers. 

And so again, thank you, thank you, thank you!