In one year Dr. Andrew Simone and his charity shipped 8,273,000 pounds of goods. New and recycled clothing, non-perishable food, medicine and school supplies were sent to 22 developing countries such as Sierra Leone and the Philippines.
Dr. Simone and his wife Joan are an amazing story. They have raised 27 children and sacrificed their own comfort for those less fortunate. When they met Mother Teresa, they discovered their true purpose in life and in 1985 started Canadian Food for Children (CFFC). Based on the premise there were busy people who had great items to donate, CFFC is also totally volunteer. No one is paid.
Children love to help other children, and they can through CFFC's Pennies for the Poor. Did you know that each 100 pennies provides 40 good meals? Perhaps your child wants to participate, or their friends, or school mates do, and learn the joy of giving.
STAPLES THAT ARE ALWAYS NEEDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO THE POOR ARE:
• new or gently used clothing, especially shirts, shorts, sweaters and pants
• flat-soled sturdy shoes, sandals and crocs
• hats, scarfs and gloves
• linens, blankets, fabric and towels, washcloths
• sewing and knitting supplies - needles, safety pins, thread, wool
• candles
• crayons, paper, pens, pencils, file folders, notepads for school
• schoolbags
• soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste (full and travel size)
• combs, brushes, headbands
• salt, sugar, milk powder
• pasta, flour, rice
• plastic grocery bags - all sizes, used to distribute food and goods
• candies for the children
THANKS FOR SHARING !
Canadian Food For Children Warehouse-1258 Lakeshore Road East, Mississauga, ON L5E 1E9-(905) 274-9239
At the Parish level we collect items-clothing-garden tools -food (rice-cooking oil-salt-sugar, toys, bars of soap-washing clothes soap-dish soap-etc) and this is brought to Canadian Food Warehouse for distribution to Third World countries. The following items are not collected: computers, printers, adult books, magazines.
How To Make a Donation:
You can drop your donation off at the parish during office hours; Monday - Friday - 9:30am - 4:30 pm - excluding statutory holidays.
Please pull your vehicle up to the middle garage door and walk a few steps to the parish office door and let us know you are there and someone will be happy to open the garage door for you to place your donations inside.