It is estimated that this summer, 918,724 Canadians will rely on food banks to provide over 26 million plates of food. The sad reality is that donations to food banks decline during the summer and food banks are unable to keep up with demand.
From May 2 to 8, food banks across Canada will come together to participate in the Every Plate Full Food Drive with an inspiring goal: to fill the plates of every Canadian who is hungry this summer.
Every dollar raised buys three meals for Canada’s hungry.
You can show your support by posting a picture of an empty plate on social media with #EveryPlateFull and a link to www.everyplatefull.ca from May 2 to 8. The goal is to have thousands of empty plates posted – fine dining, everyday kitchen, chipped, brand new and even paper. Anything goes! Participants are asked to tag their friends and ask them to post a plate and make a donation through www.everyplatefull.ca to a participating food bank or provincial food bank association.
You in? Show me your plate by leaving a link in the comments. :)
