April 7-13, 2019 Good morning! This week is National Volunteer Week and I want to take a moment to express my heartfelt gratitude to our over 1,700 volunteers on behalf of the entire Greater Vancouver Food Bank Team. This year’s theme for National Volunteer week is The Volunteer Factor – Lifting Communities. I see the…
David Long, the new CEO of the Greater Vancouver Food Bank, cooked all over the world before moving into the boardroom for the first time in 2005 GORDON MCINTYRE Updated: March 11, 2019 From serving the Princess Royal and her entourage to seeing that 27,000 people in Metro Vancouver get food each week, David Long‘s…
Feb 14, 2019 For Immediate Release Vancouver, B.C. – The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society (GVFBS) announced earlier this week that David Long will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer of the organization. In this position Long will be accountable for the overall leadership of the GVFBS and for the achievement of the goals…
Health Canada’s updated manual for healthy eating offers fewer hard-and-fast rules and broader advice about how to live better. Here are some of the highlights… The federal government has dramatically overhauled its iconic Canada’s Food Guide, introducing this week a new, simplified approach that encourages plant-based eating and reduces the emphasis on meat and dairy.…
We’ve launched Canada’s first emoji-to-donate campaign using the eggplant and peach—the world’s sexiest produce—to help raise funds for healthy foods for our members. For every $1 donated, we can purchase almost $3 of fresh, high-quality food and produce, making a small donation go a long way. We hope that the campaign will raise awareness and…
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