In an effort to provide much-needed financial
assistance to the local food banks in Valley East and Capreol, The
Vision Paper is pleased to announce the creation of the “Cash For
Food” fund-raising drive. Further details will be published in an
upcoming edition of The Vision Paper which will commemorate the official
launching of the fund-raiser.
The project, which is believed to be the first
such drive in the region, involves the co-operative efforts of the
owners and staff members of Moncion’s Your Independent Grocers;
Desjardins Food Basics; LOEB Val Est; and Capreol Fresh Mart. In
addition, it has received the whole-hearted endorsement of St. Vincent
de Paul’s Food Bank of Val Caron; the Good Neighbours Food Bank of
Hanmer; and the Bread & Roses Food Bank of Capreol, featured in the
photo. From the right we have Bea Arnill, Pastor of Trinity Church where
the Bread & Roses Food Bank is located; Marilyn Liske, Maria Ryan,
Jean Gibson and Marie Jones, the co-ordinator of the Food Bank in
Capreol.
“Cash For Food”
will raise money through the sale of individual memberships to
the Infocom Price Club, a discount shopping group operated by a young
Valley East entrepreneur, Warren Kirwan, owner of Infocom Canada
Business Consultants. The shopping club consists of more than 200
businesses, including over 55 from Valley East and Capreol, which are
offering fantastic discounts to members of the club. A total of $10 from
the annual membership fee of $27 will be earmarked for the three local
food banks which will then use the money to purchase goods and services
needed by the less fortunate residents of our community.
The Vision Paper is grateful for the
opportunity to help bring all segments of the community together in this
very worthwhile effort. The owners of the major local grocery stores
have graciously donated space and the services of their staff to sell
the memberships to the general public. Local businesses have offered
great discounts as a way of improving the value of the memberships.
Residents of the community who purchase a membership in the Infocom
Price Club will save hundreds of dollars by supporting local small
businesses and thereby stimulating the sluggish local economy. Most
importantly, the people who are down on their luck and in need of food
and clothing will benefit from the “Cash for Food” fund-raising
drive as local Food Banks are now given the means to stock their shelves
with necessary goods all year long.
Anyone who is interested in finding out more
information on the “Cash For Food” fund-raising drive can pick up a
flyer at Moncion’s; Food Basics; LOEB Val Est; Capreol Fresh Mart; St.
Vincent de Paul’s or The Vision Paper at the top of the hill in Hanmer.
You can also visit the web site at www.infocompriceclub.com
to see how the Infocom Price Club operates and see the discounts
available to members. Be watching future editions of The Vision Paper
for additional details about the project.
We also want to remind everyone that in an
effort to help the Good Neighbours Food Bank with their Christmas Food
Drive, The Vision Paper will be accepting food donations at our office
at the top of the hill beside Tasse Motors in Hanmer. On your way to or
from work, or as you are driving back from shopping, think of the
clients of the Good Neighbours Food Bank and see if you can spare a few
non-perishable food items. The staff of the Vision will see to it that
the food gets delivered to the Food Bank and into the hands of those who
need it most.
Valley East and Capreol have always been known
as caring communities. The Vision Paper is honoured to be able to do
what it can to continue that proud tradition.