August 06, 2008 // Franchising.com // – Vancouver 1-800 RID-OF-IT presents Christmas in August: a week-long initiative to raise donations and awareness for The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. The Food Bank is in desperate need of donations this summer as food donations are down 19% and cash donations are down 33% compared to last year. Without government funding, the Food Bank feeds up to 25,000 people every week, 41% of whom are children.
According to Arlene Kravitz, spokesperson for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, there is always an increased demand for food items in the summer because school is out and children no longer have access to breakfast or lunch programs. This summer the situation is markedly worse because of the rising cost of groceries and fuel...
