Food Bank & Learning Centre Annual Report 2013

AMAZING.

2013Annual Report

Amazing.a•maz•ing Adjective 1. Causing great surprise or wonder; astonishing. 2. Startlingly impressive.

Synonymsastonishing - astounding - wonderful - surprising

�is is amazing!

...and so is this!Saskatoon is thevolunteer capital

of Canada!

Nearly 60% of

Saskatoon citizens

are activevolunteers!

How to Grow Community�e Garden Patch: Growing healthy food to Grow a Healthier Community

The Big IdeaTransform vacant land in Saskatoon’s city centre into a vibrant garden with the harvest going to the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre.

Turning the Idea into Reality

1. Collaborate!

Work with City of Saskatoon to gain access to vacant municipal land.

2. Engage Comm-unity Champions!

Seeds & plants donated by members of our community.

Amazing Community,Amazing Actions!

Message from Our Team

Photo Credit: Nick Weinrauchwww.nwphoto.ca

Our community is amazing.

Each day we meet people who are full of strength and hope. People who, in spite of their difficulties, refuse to let their struggles define them. People who care enough about others to help complete strangers, sometimes without ever seeing the impact of their kindness. And people who aren’t afraid to think big and take action.

This year over one million kilograms of food and sixteen thousand hours of volunteer service were donated by caring people in our community. Our team at the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre is honoured to be the stewards of these gifts.

We thank our committed donors, volunteers and the new friends we’ve welcomed over the past year. You are all champions for change. Thank you for believing in the power of community.

Numbers & ImpactMeasuring Success

Food

Financials

Grants

Fundraisers

11%

12%

1,059,148 kg

Total food donated to Food Bank fromour Community.

Equivalent of $3,867,707.50

701,745 kg distributed toIndividuals and Families.

53,883 kg distributed tocommunity agencies.

41 agencies supported.

62,495 food baskets provided to families &individuals.

152,585 individuals were provided with emergency food.

57% were adults and 43% were children.

Amazing AccomplishmentsA Look Back at a Great Year

PotashCorp Matching Campaign & Tree of Plenty Fundraising

PotashCorp inspired a province to give generously by matching every dollar donated to food banks over

the holiday season up to one million dollars!

The Garden Patch21,000 lbs. of fresh, healthy food

grown by our community, for our community.

Food Basket Challenge This collaborative awareness

campaign sparked conversations across our city about the

realities of poverty & how to make change.

CanstructionNew to Saskatoon, this design

competition to create giant-sized structures out of canned food raised

over 40,000 lbs of food!

...And so much more!

BeyondHealthy

Food

Food Basket Challenge This collaborative awareness

campaign sparked conversations across our city about the

realities of poverty & how to make change.

Canadian TireGolf Tournament

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this event has now raised more

than $800,000.

Creating Opportunities

Our newest program combines hands-on experience, classroom instruction and enhanced supports.

Graduates develop the tools they need to create positive change. 46 adults participated in

the program this year.

Clothing DepotNew location in 2012 to

better serve the community.

No Cost Counseling329 individuals benefited from counseling services.

Offered in collaboration withCatholic Family Services.

Milk for ChildrenFresh milk to children and pregnant

and nursing women.

Cooking & HealthyLiving Classes

Offered in collaboration withAim 4 Health, more than280 people participated

in these classes.

Community VolunteerIncome Tax Preparation

Free assistance filing income tax returns for thousands of families. This program

alone has injected millions back intothe local economy.

Aero Delivery Ltd.Areva Resources Canada Inc.Axon Development CorporationB Hunter FamilyCanadian Auto WorkersCanadian Progress Club - Saskatoon MeewasinCanadian TireCAW Social Justice FundCBCCBI Rehabilitation CentreChicken Farmers of SaskatchewanChristmas & Winter Relief AssociationCindercrete Products LtdCity of Saskatoon (Collaborative Funding Partnership)Clarence Avenue MarketClassic MeatsCoastal Pacific XpressColgate-Palmolive CanadaComark Inc.Concentra FinancialConcorde GroupConexus Credit UnionConnor, Clark, Lunn FoundationCo-Op Home CentreCostcoCTVD. McDonald FamilyDakota Dunes Community Development FundDarden

Dave DeplaedtDavetz Development CorpDrake Meat ProcessorsE & E FarmsE. Fast FamilyE.A Ted Hudgson Legal P.C. IncEdge TransportEl-Rancho Food and HospitalityEmmanuel Baptist ChurchErnst & Young LLPExtra FoodsFarm Credit CanadaFresh PakFrontline Furniture Services LtdFurniture World Bridge City Ltd.Harvard BroadcastingHatch Ltd.Horizon Computer Solutions Inc.Ice Sports JeminiICR Charity Golf ClassicImagery PhotographyInvestors Group Financial Services Inc.Islamic Association of SaskatchewanJ. Calyniuk FamilyJ. Paul Cairns EnterprisesJohn Black & AssociatesJump.ca Wireless Supply CorpKinsmen Club of SaskatoonLegumex Walker Canada Inc.Leland Kimpinski

Community SupportersFoundations of a Great Community

DonorsDid You Know?The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre

receives no core funding from any level of govern-ment. The work we do to help build our community is made possible by sup-port from committed donors of food and funds. These gifts add up to a wealth of opportunity for some of our community’s most vulnerable members.

How to Grow Community�e Garden Patch: Growing healthy food to Grow a Healthier Community

The Big IdeaTransform vacant land in Saskatoon’s city centre into a vibrant garden with the harvest going to the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre.


1. Collaborate!

Work with City of Saskatoon to gain access to vacant municipal land.

2. Engage Comm-unity Champions!

Seeds & plants donated by members of our community.

3. Host a Planting Party!

Volunteers roll up their sleeves and kick off the plant-ing season.


Message from Our Team

Photo Credit: Nick Weinrauchwww.nwphoto.ca

Our community is amazing.

Each day we meet people who are full of strength and hope. People who, in spite of their difficulties, refuse to let their struggles define them. People who care enough about others to help complete strangers, sometimes without ever seeing the impact of their kindness. And people who aren’t afraid to think big and take action.

This year over one million kilograms of food and sixteen thousand hours of volunteer service were donated by caring people in our community. Our team at the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre is honoured to be the stewards of these gifts.

We thank our committed donors, volunteers and the new friends we’ve welcomed over the past year. You are all champions for change. Thank you for believing in the power of community. AMAZING.

Connections


4. Community DigsIn!

Teams of volunteerstend the garden from seeding to harvest.

5. Share the Harvest!

Produce is in-cluded in food bank baskets.

6. Enjoy the Results!

Fresh, healthy food reaches the plates of vulnerable famili-es in our community.

The garden patch produced21,000 lbs of food in 2012.

A lack of food impacts a person’s health. Health and income are very closely related. It’s a vicious cycle – people with chronic health conditions are more likely to live in poverty, which means they are unable to afford the special diets they require. That’s why we strive to provide the most nutritious food possible.

Did You Know?

Numbers & ImpactMeasuring Success

Food

Financials

Revenue

Grants

Fundraisers

Earned Income

70%

Donations11%

12%

8%

1,059,148 kg

Total food donated to Food Bank fromour Community.

Equivalent of $3,867,707.50

701,745 kg distributed toIndividuals and Families.

53,883 kg distributed tocommunity agencies.

41 agencies supported.

62,495 food baskets provided to families &individuals.

152,585 individuals were provided with emergency food.

57% were adults and 43% were children.

74,880 Litres of milk distributed to children and pregnant & nursing women.

AMAZING.

ResultsExpenses

46%

Wages &Benefits

14%

Programs

Administration& General

Operations

FoodPurchases

Advertising &Community

Relations2%

Fundraising3%

Warehouse& BuildingClothing

Depot

12%

14%

5% 4%

“I struggled for many months to try to find a job but no one would hire me because I had no experience, then I heard from a

very good friend that I could get experience at the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre. So I went and I wanted so much

to get out in the world and make a living for me and my family. I needed a change and I no longer wanted to be on welfare - I wanted better for my family. So I got in this program called

Creating Opportunities. Here I had the chance to grow so much by learning how to deal with customers and how to work as a

team. I am now working and the job fits me and my family perfect. Because of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre

I am able to take care of my own family. This is such a great program, it changed my life so much. I am forever grateful to

the kindness they showed and the chance of a lifetime they gave me”.

Here’s why this allma�ers.

...And so much more!

BeyondHealthy

Food

Canadian TireGolf Tournament

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, this event has now raised more

than $800,000.

Creating Opportunities

Our newest program combines hands-on experience, classroom instruction and enhanced supports.

Graduates develop the tools they need to create positive change. 46 adults participated in

the program this year.

Clothing DepotNew location in 2012 to

better serve the community.

No Cost Counseling329 individuals benefited from counseling services.

Offered in collaboration withCatholic Family Services.

Milk for ChildrenFresh milk to children and pregnant

and nursing women.

Cooking & HealthyLiving Classes

Offered in collaboration withAim 4 Health, more than280 people participated

in these classes.

Community VolunteerIncome Tax Preparation

Free assistance filing income tax returns for thousands of families. This program

alone has injected millions back intothe local economy.

Aero Delivery Ltd.Areva Resources Canada Inc.Axon Development CorporationB Hunter FamilyCanadian Auto WorkersCanadian Progress Club - Saskatoon MeewasinCanadian TireCAW Social Justice FundCBCCBI Rehabilitation CentreChicken Farmers of SaskatchewanChristmas & Winter Relief AssociationCindercrete Products LtdCity of Saskatoon (Collaborative Funding Partnership)Clarence Avenue MarketClassic MeatsCoastal Pacific XpressColgate-Palmolive CanadaComark Inc.Concentra FinancialConcorde GroupConexus Credit UnionConnor, Clark, Lunn FoundationCo-Op Home CentreCostcoCTVD. McDonald FamilyDakota Dunes Community Development FundDarden


Community SupportersFoundations of a Great Community

DonorsDid You Know?The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre

receives no core funding from any level of govern-ment. The work we do to help build our community is made possible by sup-port from committed donors of food and funds. These gifts add up to a wealth of opportunity for some of our community’s most vulnerable members.

AMAZING.

Support


Lesia DesignLeslie & Irene DubeLoraas DisposalLouac FarmsMaple LeafMaple Leaf Consumer Foods Distribution CentreMaunders McNeil Foundation Inc.Ministry of the EconomyN. Buechler FamilyNewman’s Own FoundationNorthwest FreightwaysP&H Milling Group-SaskatoonPeppers Kitchen and Gift Ltd.PotashCorp of SaskatchewanPrairie MeatsPurolatorRawlco RadioRDK Transport Co IncRempel Bros ConstructionRONARonzoni Foods CanadaRosenau Transport LtdRotary Club of Saskatoon NorthS McDaniel FamilySafewaySaputoSaskatchewan Indian Institute of TechnologiesSaskatchewan Worker's Compensation BoardSaskatoon Blades

Saskatoon Co-OpSaskatoon StarPhoenixScribblinz StudiosShaw CommunicationsSIGASmiley Farming CompanySobey’sSt. Martin's United ChurchSt. Matthew Anglican ChurchSt. Thomas More CollegeStar ProduceSteelworkers Humanity FundStrawberry RanchStuart Olson Dominion ConstructionSuper SaveSuperstoreSuzuki Centre of SaskatoonT & T TruckingThe Grocery PeopleThe John Remai FoundationUnite Digital Marketing CooperativeUnited Way of Saskatoon & Area (Milk for Children)University of SaskatchewanUrsulines of St. Angela’s ConventWalmart CanadaWestcoWestern Mobile HomesWestern Potash Corp.Western Urethane Ltd

Board Members

Jeff Lindgren (Chair)Quinton Osatchuk (Vice Chair)Earl Foster (Treasurer)Linda Guedo (Secretary)Blake RooksCharles CochraneChris GueretteColin ClayDebra CharukJill BuechlerMatt LeisleMichael MauriceYvonne Tessier

AMAZING.

Connections


4. Community DigsIn!

Teams of volunteerstend the garden from seeding to harvest.

5. Share the Harvest!

Produce is in-cluded in food bank baskets.

6. Enjoy the Results!

Fresh, healthy food reaches the plates of vulnerable famili-es in our community.

The garden patch produced21,000 lbs of food in 2012.

A lack of food impacts a person’s health. Health and income are very closely related. It’s a vicious cycle – people with chronic health conditions are more likely to live in poverty, which means they are unable to afford the special diets they require. That’s why we strive to provide the most nutritious food possible.

Did You Know?

Did You Know?The Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre receives over twelve thousand requests for food every month. That’s

twelve thousand stories of families brave enough to seek support, and twelve thousand times our community has

responded with kindness.


202 Ave. C South, Saskatoon SK S7M1N2Phone: 306-664-6565Fax: 306-664-6563Email: [email protected]

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