- 1985
- Dr.
Andrew Simone and his wife Joan, with the encouragement of the late
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, started the Canadian Food for Children
organization in Ontario.
- A few ladies in White
Rock, B. C. decided to support
the efforts of Dr. Simone and started collecting and sending
items to Toronto. Initially they worked from a church basement
and the home of one of the original members of the B. C. group.
- 1990, January 11
- "Canadian
Food for Children, Co-Workers, B. C. Division", was registered
as a charitable, non-profit society on January 11, 1990. The
B. C. Division was set up as a distinct charity responsible for
its own fundraising, expenses, and tax reporting.
- Volunteers,
donors, and financial supporters continued to grow and rapidly
outpaced the the facility available to them.
- Through the generosity
of Joseph and Loretta Krentz, three dairy barns on their property in
Langley were converted to accommodate the growing organization.
- 2005
- A second B.C. group,
Canadian Food for Children
Co-Workers - Okanagan Division, representing Penticton and Kelowna
was officially registered as a distinct but supporting charity
after many years of operating as a satellite location of the
Langley depot.
- In
2005 the B.C. Division shipped directly from the port of Vancouver
for the first time and continues direct shipments
to destination developing countries when financially feasible.
- 2007, January
- In collaboration with Universal Aid Society, CFFC started shipping
directly to additional countries such as the Philippines, Ghana,
Romania, Ukraine, Nicaragua etc.
- This collaboration allows more of our donor dollars to be used
for food purchases since Universal Aid Society generously assists
with shipping costs.
- Today
- The B. C. Division continues to support the operation
in Toronto but increasingly is shipping directly from the port
of Vancovuer to its own contacts in needy countries in Africa,
Eastern Europe, Asia, and Central America.
- Collaboration continues
with other charities supporting the poor, including Universal
Aid Society and the Gleaners of Abbotsford and Oliver.
- Many dedicated volunteers
work at the Langley depot throughout the week and in the community
collecting supplies that are donated by a variety of groups.
- School
students come to the Langley depot at various times to tour the
facility or spend half a day working with the volunteers.
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