{"id":13159,"date":"2025-11-30T13:03:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/?p=13159"},"modified":"2025-12-04T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T23:32:10","slug":"nelson-food-drive-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sd41blogs.ca\/watts\/nelson-food-drive-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Food Drive 2025 ~ Mon. Dec. 1st – Dec. 9th"},"content":{"rendered":"

Did you know that in March 2025, there were nearly 2.2 million visits to food banks in Canada – the highest number in history? Food bank usage has doubled since March 2019 and is 5.2% higher than it was in 2024.
\nNelson would like to make a local impact and bring awareness about this issue.
\nIntermediates are coming around to collect the items each morning next week.
\n<\/span>We have created theme days although you’re welcome to bring in any donation on any day!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Monday, December 1st\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>Breakfast foods!<\/strong> ~ hot and cold boxed cereals, oatmeal, granola, muesli, whole grain bran, granola bars, breakfast bars, tea, coffee, canned fruit, pancake mix, biscuit mix<\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, December 2nd\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/span><\/strong>Snacks!<\/strong> ~ crackers, cookies, natural peanut butter*<\/strong><\/span>, powdered skim milk*<\/strong><\/span>, rice cakes<\/span><\/p>\n

Wednesday, December 3rd<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/strong>
\nLunch! <\/strong>~ canned soup, hearty stews, pork and beans, chili, ready to serve meals, boxed macaroni and cheese, jams, crackers, <\/span>canned fish\/chicken
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday, December <\/strong><\/span>4th
\n<\/strong>Lunch part 2! ~ <\/strong>Canned soup, hearty stews, pork and beans, chili, ready-to-serve meals, boxed macaroni and cheese, jams, crackers, canned fish\/chicken<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Friday, December <\/strong><\/span>5th
\n<\/strong>Side Dishes<\/strong>\u00a0~ canned vegetables<\/span>*<\/strong><\/span>, dried vegetables, side kicks, d<\/span>esserts and beverages, fruit and vegetable juice in cans, tetra packs, bottles, canned fruit<\/span>*<\/strong><\/span>, fruit cups<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, December 8th<\/b>
\nAppetizers and Dinner!<\/strong>\u00a0~ dried lentils<\/span>, canned beans and chickpeas<\/span>, <\/b><\/span>brown and white rice, barley, whole wheat pasta and other grains, tomato paste, pasta sauce, canned chicken\/turkey<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, December 9th<\/strong>
\nLast Donation Day and misc. items \/ Any item previously listed<\/span><\/p>\n

*Please bring unused\/unopened and non-expired items.<\/strong><\/p>\n

THANK YOU for helping Nelson families this holiday season!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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