Wednesday, 16 September 2015

Trip to Canadian Food For Children (Period 1 Grade 12 Religion)


On Tuesday, Sept. 15 we were lucky to have the opportunity to volunteer at Canadian Food For Children.


CFFC is a short streetcar ride and walk from Redmond

After a 10 min walk from Long Branch station we arrive at CFFC

We learn about CFFC founder Dr. Andrew Simone from Michael (volunteer and former principal of St. Jude)

Dr. Simone admired the work of Blessed Mother Teresa
We are ready to get to work!
The goal is to fill this 40 ft container to be shipped to Zambia.  
The goal is fill this container as much as possible. CFFC ships 1-2 containers a day which cost $3000-4000 each.
These are some of the countries that CFFC supports.


Companies, families, and individuals can bring their donations to be shipped to 34 different developing countries
Companies send skids of non-perishable food that are too close to their "best before date" to be sold in stores 
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Even companies like Starbucks - here's a bunch of tea and coffee that they donated
We are broken up into groups. Each with a specific task.


Task 1: Moving all these bags of lentils. Each back is 100lbs!
Task 2: Sorting coffee and tea donations

Task 3: Adding paper to donated binders before boxing
Task 4: Unloading vehicles that arrive with donations
Task 5: Moving donations to container to be filled

Task 6: Folding flyers and stuffing envelopes

Malik, get to work!

We meet Sal, former chaplain at Redmond who now volunteers at CFFC
Teamwork!
Schools make milkbag mats

40 ft container is almost full

Still enough space for a some coffee and tea


We load the container with some of the lentils we unpacked

Container full. Good job everyone. The people of Zambia will be so happy!

Before we left, Michael told us, "You don't know the children at the other end of that container and they don't know you. But God knows them, and God knows you....and that is your connection."

Thank you Dr. Simone for the work you do and giving us the opportunity to be the hands of Christ.
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  1. Unknown22 September 2015 at 06:21

    To help CFFC I donated a box of rice, a bag of beans, a box of pasta, some Dove soap, a bottle of Listerine, a toy and a shirt.

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  2. Unknown22 September 2015 at 12:40

    To help CFFC i donated canned food as well as bars of soap.

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  3. Unknown25 September 2015 at 20:55

    I donated a bag of clothing to help CFFC

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  4. Unknown27 September 2015 at 10:41

    I'm donating my old clothes to CFFC

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  5. Enrique27 September 2015 at 19:46

    I donated canned food to help CFFC

    -Enrique Trinidad

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  6. Enrique27 September 2015 at 19:55

    I learned today how lucky we are to live in the country we live in. We have easy access to not only our basic needs to survive but luxuries as well while there are people all over the world who don't even have the basic necessities required to sustain life. To help people I will never meet was an indescribable feeling but an oddly satisfying feeling as well. I can continue to support Dr. Simone's work by donating when I can as well as volunteering my time to help.

    -Enrique Trinidad

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  7. Unknown29 September 2015 at 06:44

    I donated a canned food

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  8. Unknown29 September 2015 at 16:20

    I donated canned goods to help CFFC.

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  9. Unknown29 September 2015 at 16:20

    I donated canned goods to help CFFC.

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  10. Unknown10 October 2015 at 14:34

    Unfortunately, during the week when we were required to bring in donations for Dr. Simone's warehouse I was extremely sick at home with the flu. However, since then my family and I have brought gently used clothing and non-perishable food items to the warehouse.

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  11. Unknown1 November 2015 at 15:36

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  12. Unknown1 November 2015 at 15:40

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  13. Unknown1 November 2015 at 15:40

    I donated a bag of clothes and canned goods to help support CFFC

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  14. Unknown4 November 2015 at 07:13

    I donated a book so the children of Zambia could enjoy a good read.

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  15. Unknown5 November 2015 at 11:16

    I donated a bunch of clothes and toys that my family was getting rid of.

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  16. Unknown7 November 2015 at 12:48

    I donated a bag of gently used plush toys for the children of Zambia.

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  17. Unknown11 November 2015 at 07:10

    I donated canned goods to the CFFC :)

    -Maddie

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  18. Unknown11 November 2015 at 07:10

    I donated a lot soup and shampoo and rice

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  19. Unknown11 November 2015 at 07:12

    I donated nothing, sorry :(

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  20. Unknown11 November 2015 at 07:45

    I donated a small rabbit plush toy.

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  21. Mitch Blais11 November 2015 at 17:29

    I donated canned food

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  22. Mitch Blais11 November 2015 at 17:29

    I donated canned food

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  23. Unknown11 November 2015 at 19:10

    I donated canned food

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  24. Unknown18 November 2015 at 06:33

    I donated a bag of clothing and canned food.

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