Food Bank Friday | Online Donation Portal & Text to Donate STILL OPEN!
Thanks to everyone who donated to our virtual Fundraiser for The Greater Vancouver Food Bank. Food Bank Friday was a HUGE success raising $90,502 for the GVFB. We are keeping the DONATION PORTAL open for the weekend, as well as out Text 2 Donate in case you didn’t have a chance to donate on Friday. All $ raised will go towards our total. Let’s try to hit $100,000!
Donate ONLINE HERE via our SECURED LINK or you donate via TEXT EMOJI to 30333. Text a CARROT to donate $5, a BANANA to donate $10 or a RED HEART to donate $25 (*) Standard messaging rates apply.
And a special thank you to our 2 x ANONYMOUS DONOR MATCHES! They are matching $1 for $1 up to $50,000!! This means your impact will be at least $4 for every dollar you donate with the GVFB buying power!
Your generosity and kindness supports those most in need across Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster and the North Shore. Online donations are also tax-deductible. Please check your email inbox or spam folder for an automated tax receipt once your donation is successfully processed. Thank you in advance for supporting the GVFB through your Food Bank Friday donation and for ensuring that our communities have access to fresh and healthy food.
About the Greater Vancouver Food Bank
The GVFB supports 16,000 people monthly across Vancouver, Burnaby, New West and the North Shore; 27% are children and 13% are seniors. GVFB is registering approximately 750-900 NEW clients each month. In 2023, the GVFB registered 10,000 NEW clients. In addition to the clients, they serve directly, the GVFB provides food to 130 Community Agency Partners to run their own food and meal programs. These are community organizations like shelters, Community Centre’s, senior’s programs and after school programs.
The GVFB focusses heavily on distributing fresh food. 60% of what their clients receive is fresh, including dairy, protein and produce. Last year, the GVFB distributed 9 million pounds of food. Volunteers donated 50,000 hours to the GVFB last year, the equivalent of 25 full time staff. Follow the GVFB on social media to see your daily impact @vanfoodbank
