阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 meal exchange chapter and lusu food resource centre receive food banks canada grant

the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 meal exchange chapter (lumxc) is very excited to announce that we were successful applicants for the 2020 rural and northern capacity fund.

with the funds received we have been able to purchase $12,000 in gift certificates from local businesses (maltese grocery, the cheese encounter, thunder bay country market, superior seasons) that support local food producers. these gift cards are currently being distributed to 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 thunder bay 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who are facing food insecurity and are in need of assistance.

janine walker, ma in social justice student and a member of the lumxc executive team said, "the cliché that post-secondary 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 can thrive on a diet of macaroni and cheese and ramen noodles is outdated, unjust and inaccurate. adequate nutrition is essential to learning and to fulfilling one's potential.

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one student recipient of gift card support wrote to lumxc saying, "i got to put my gift cards to use this weekend and did all my grocery shopping at the market and maltese! all of my roommates were so happy to be able to actually buy food at these places instead of just our usual walk around and buying a small treat. you've made such an impact and i'm really grateful for the work you've done."

this is why lumxc is so grateful to be able to do this work. knowing what we do has helped even one student and knowing that 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 are able to purchase healthy food that can sustain them makes the work worthwhile. we're so thankful that we've been able to make even a small difference in these 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 ' lives.

at lumxc we anticipate that we will be increasing the number of grant applications that we will be making in the coming year. in doing so, we hope to be able to support more 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 dealing with food insecurity. we will also continue our work with our parent charity, meal exchange, to increase awareness and to address systemic issues which create inequities that lead to post-secondary student food insecurity. only when food insecurity is eliminated for all and food literacy is enhanced for all will our work truly be done.

if you are a 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student in the thunder bay area who needs assistance, please contact us at lumxc@mealexchange.com or follow us on instagram at @lumxc for upcoming dates when and locations where we'll be distributing gift cards on campus. additionally, we are always looking for 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 who want to help out with our initiatives - especially as we are hoping to expand our presence on campus in the new school year. if you're interested in joining us, please contact us through one of the channels listed above.

lumxc partnered with meal exchange and the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 student union food resource centre for the grant application. we're grateful for the support of food banks canada in awarding us this grant, with funding provided by the government of canada through agriculture and agri-food canada's emergency food security fund.