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Because of you,
Gerald found a job
and changed his life.
Thank you.
2017-2018
GRATITUDE REPORT
YOUR GENEROSITY
HAS CHANGED The Board of Directors was pleased struggling to feed themselves and
Standing together for a great to announce early in the year that their families. Working with our
cause and a great organization following a nation-wide search and stakeholders and other like-minded
is a powerful experience. We extensive interview process, we organizations, our team is able
are proud and grateful for our welcomed Keren Taylor-Hughes to focus necessary attention on
community partners joining us to the organization. She fills the issues surrounding hunger, poverty
as donors in our three pillars key leadership role of Winnipeg and other pertinent social issues.
of need: time, food and money. Harvest’s Chief Executive Officer We facilitate essential training
Thank you community! and brings more than 30 years of and learning opportunities for our
extensive work experience from clients, extending a hand up and out
across North America, beginning of poverty. Vital partnerships in our
Winnipeg Harvest opened its doors with early days in Winnipeg shared community fuel our mission
more than 33 years ago. Since then, Child and Family Services. She of feeding hungry Manitobans.
we have expanded our capability possesses a lifelong passion for Together we move unwaveringly
to collect and share food with ensuring that the most vulnerable toward long-term solutions.
tens of thousands of Manitobans in our community are respected
each month. While the number of and supported. Keren is excited to Standing together with caring
those living with food insecurity is be part of the dedicated team at Manitobans, Winnipeg Harvest,
staggering, we are diligent in the Winnipeg Harvest. Founder Lee led by Keren Taylor-Hughes, is
work we are able to do in partnership Newton and leaders David Northcott well positioned in the tireless fight
with you, our generous community. and Kate Brenner have our thanks against hunger on behalf of those
Your contributions, large or small, for bringing Winnipeg Harvest clients we serve.
matter to the clients we serve. forward to its strong foothold in the
Just one tin for the bin, one hour communities we serve today. With gratitude,
of time or one dollar can change Gail Loewen
somebody’s day and one good day Every day, our invaluable team of Board of Directors
can be the start of a better life. staff and volunteers answers the call
of sharing food with hungry people
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Desiree C. Paulsen, Chair
Aileen Madden, Vice Chair/Treasurer
Richard Scott, Vice Chair
Marilyn McLaren, Vice Chair
John Graham, Incoming Vice Chair
Gail Loewen, Past Chair
BOARD MEMBERS
Brad Lutz
Shawn MacDonald
Phillip Poon
Alyssa Reid
Dale Shirt
Robert Tapper
Yalady Linares Vancol
Bret Anderson
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THOUSANDS
LIVES
OF
those who need food get it safely
Since coming to Winnipeg and quickly.
Harvest in January 2018, I’ve
had the privilege to work We’re proud of the work we’ve
alongside so many committed done with the Public Interest Law
and passionate Manitobans. Centre to help advocate on behalf
of low-income Manitobans to lower
The work we do is only possible with the impending Manitoba Hydro rate
the support of our board members, increase from a projected 7.9 per
volunteers, donors and partners like cent to only 3.6 per cent. Because
you. of you, we were able to support
northern sites like Churchill several
I hope this report shows how much times over the winter.
you have helped continue the
fight against hunger. Your support Thank you for the role you play in
is crucial to feeding hope across creating change in your community.
Manitoba. Thank you for your efforts to ensure
every Manitoban can provide food
As we move forward, we are for themselves and their family.
constantly improving our services
to better serve our clients. From Together we will work to fight
enhancing our warehouse to move hunger in Manitoba.
Gail Loewen, Board Chair and Keren Taylor- food more efficiently to improving
Hughes CEO how we collect donated food, we Keren Taylor-Hughes
are working hard to make sure CEO
This year we have taken a different
approach to our Annual Report, starting
with a name change to Gratitude Report,
which allows us to put a spotlight on
some of our long-term and generous
partners highlighting the impact their
donation of food, time & money have
True to Manitoba’s ‘winning spirit’, our community has once again mobilized
made in our province. to raise donations for our province’s families in need. The Winnipeg Jets and
Manitoba Moose fans raised more than $19,168 and 23,000 pounds of food during
the whiteout street parties.
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THE IMPACT MADE LAST YEAR
Food Received 409 AGENCIES
11,403,822 LBS This includes 13 First Nations and 48
rural communities
200 FOOD BANKS
Food-Insecure Manitobans
22 SOUP KITCHENS
37,622 ADULTS 46 DAYCARES
26,143 CHILDREN 130 MEAL/SNACK
Winnipeg vs Rural: 22% Rural
11 OTHER
589 COMMUNITY 156,500
EVENTS VOLUNTEER HOURS
Raised 285,867 lbs of food From 7,985 volunteers
Community Engagement Training Programs
7,097 individuals reached via community activities 65 PARTICIPANTS
4,212 ofthrough
which were students involved
youth programs
68%
Graduation Rate
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to make Report 2017/2018
an impact in 2018, visit www.winnipegharvest.org/donate
WINNIPEG'S NATURAL BAKERY
BAKES MORE THAN 500 LOAVES
EACH DAY FOR HUNGRY
MANITOBANS
“It’s a way we can help out people who really need it” — Rennie Balciunas, Natural Bakery Owner
Since they began donating fresh bread and pastries to Winnipeg Harvest in 2003, Natural Bakery has
donated an astonishing 6.5 million pounds of bread to help feed Manitoba’s hungry.
Rennie Balciunas is the fourth generation of Natural Bakery leaders after his great-grandfather opened
the bakery in 1957.
“We didn’t have to look very far in our own neighbourhood
to see people looking for food in places they probably
shouldn’t be,” he says.
“We saw Winnipeg Harvest was
managing the donations fairly and
efficiently, so we felt that if we gave it
to them we’d know it was going where
it needed to go.” — Rennie Balciunas Keren Taylor-Hughes, Heidi Balciunas and Rennie Balciunas
Each day Natural Bakery bakes around 500 loaves of bread specifically for Winnipeg Harvest, in addition
to donating any surplus.
We are grateful to the many generous donors that support our clients every year. For a full list of our
valued partners please visit winnipegharvest.org/partners.
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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT
Food Distribution Agency
The Adventist Food Bank is only a small building in Elmwood—but its volunteers are
working hard to help their hungry neighbours.
Every two weeks when the Winnipeg Harvest truck
pulls in, dozens of volunteers rush out to stack and
sort the hundreds of pounds of donated food. Not long
after, more than 150 families registered at the food
bank line up to receive their emergency hamper.
But that’s not all these volunteers do.
In addition to being a food distribution agency,
the Adventist Food Bank also hosts a bi-weekly
community meal and collects clothing donations for
members of their community who are in need of
new clothes.
Adventist volunteers ready to serve their community
“I do this because there are families who aren’t getting
enough to eat. That’s why all of us are here.”
— Margaret Dobryden, manager of the Adventist Food Bank for
the last 20 years.
HOW AIR CANADA MAKES
A DIFFERENCE ON THE
GROUND
One of our longest-serving
volunteer groups
For more than 20 years, volunteers from Air Canada
have been coming to Winnipeg Harvest every month
to lend a helping hand. “It doesn’t matter if we’re stamping envelopes or
sorting produce, all of us know that we’re making an
In fact, they’ve been doing it for so long, our records impact as part of what Winnipeg Harvest does.”
don’t go back far enough to find out when they
actually started. In addition to their monthly visits, the Air Canada
volunteers have also worked as game-day volunteers
“When I send out the reminder email, the responses at Winnipeg Jets, Manitoba Moose and Winnipeg Blue
are always of excitement,” says Karen Gladu, the Bombers games.
volunteer group coordinator from Air Canada.
Thank you for all that you do for hungry Manitobans!
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Championing Awareness Our focus is on teaching social justice, sustainability
and global citizenship in relation to the
and Advocacy school curriculum.
The Community Engagement department works
Poverty Pledge:
with partners in the community to speak out on
Poverty Pledge is a week-long simulation that
issues associated with the many barriers related to
encourages students to reflect on the realities of
food insecurity and poverty. We focus our attention
those living in poverty at any given time. For five
on working towards longer-term solutions through
days, participants try to live their lives using only the
advocacy, awareness and engagement.
amount someone using Employment and Income
Assistance would receive in that time—$6.50 a day.
Advocacy: For more details, visit winnipegharvest.org/events/
Listening to the needs that our clients identify as
povertypledge.
barriers in their lives and taking action to make a
positive change in the social, economic and political
Empty Bowls in Schools:
institutions that affect them.
Suitable for K to 12 students across Manitoba, this
program encourages teachers and students to study
Manitoba Hydro: hunger and poverty in their own community. Students
Winnipeg Harvest intervened before the Public Utilities
are invited to design, create and personalize their
Board to oppose rate increases proposed by Manitoba
own bowls out of various art materials. Teachers and
Hydro. With representation from the Public Interest
students then organize a community meal at their
Law Centre and the help of the other member of the
school in support of Winnipeg Harvest.
Consumers’ Coalition, our advocacy made a significant
impact on the board’s final decision to limit the
Kids Who Care:
increase in hydro rates to 3.6 per cent.
The Kids Who Care program engages, recognizes
and educates young people who collect food, raise
funds and volunteer for Winnipeg Harvest through
Youth Engagement educational activities, workshops and family events.
Partnership for Change: Engagement:
Our Partnership for Change program is offered from Educating the community by sharing our vision and
September to June annually and works with schools mission and working with organizations that share the
and community organizations throughout Winnipeg. goal of ending hunger and poverty in Manitoba.
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How your support
provided training, Training Programs
a job and a new life
Winnipeg Harvest has seen great success with
our Kitchen and Warehouse programs, with
many graduates going on to find meaningful
When Gerald Kehler came to full-time employment.
Winnipeg Harvest he didn’t
want a handout. He wanted to We’re making connections with donors
help out. and other community supporters to learn
Gerald Kehler, Winnipeg about these programs and how they could
Harvest Staff After a long career of working impact them by offering expertise or career
in and around warehouses, opportunities.
61-year-old Gerald found himself out of a job.
Programs like these provide participants with
Someone recommended he should check out valuable training and a confidence in their
Winnipeg Harvest. When he arrived at our front doors, ability to find a job. We’ve seen the positive
he insisted on volunteering without accepting any effects of our training programs and are
food. committed to supporting program participants
in their efforts to improve their lives through
“I didn’t want the food,” said Gerald. “Give it to education and employment.
someone else who needs it more than me. I’ll figure
something out.”
Gerald was invited to join the eight-week Warehouse time member of Winnipeg Harvest, helping us fulfill our
Training Program to earn certification in a number of mission to fight hunger in Manitoba.
areas, including safe food handling, lift truck safety,
order filling and WHMIS training. “This place is great and the people are great.
I can’t think of any reason someone wouldn’t
After completing the program, he successfully applied
for an opening as a warehouse associate. want to be a part of what’s going on here.”
— Gerald Kehler
Since he joined the team he has been a valued full-
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