‘It kind of made us all melt here’: Whitehorse kids help out food bank | CBC News
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A four-year-old from Whitehorse is one of many kids doing their part to help out the local food bank this holiday season.
Zander Paszkiewicz, who just turned four, dropped off 20 boxes of cereal he had asked for as birthday gifts.
“Some I wanted to eat,” Paszkiewicz told CBC Yukon’s Midday Cafe guest host George Maratos.
Paszkiewicz’s mother, Julie Monahan, said the idea came up after the family talked about how they could help give back.
“Instead of asking for gifts from his friends, we asked for cereal,” Monahan said.
“When we suggested it, he kind of just jumped at it. So we went with it.”
Paszkiewicz wasn’t the only kid in Whitehorse helping out this season – a group of Grade 5 students at Whitehorse Elementary School also recently helped to fill 76 food hampers at the food bank, enough to feed 150 people.
Students at École Émilie Tremblay in Whitehorse also spent weeks baking cookies and selling them, donating $1,000 to the food bank.
Dave Blottner, executive director of the Food Bank Society of Whitehorse, said the donations were a welcome surprise.
“It warmed our hearts. It kind of made us all melt here,” he said.
With demand growing at the food bank, every bit helps.
“It really is how you look at it. Twenty boxes doesn’t sound like a lot, but that’s 20 families that get to have cereal for a week,” Blottner said.
Blottner said the number of people using the food bank has doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We keep saying it’s been tough times, but it still looks like rocky times ahead,” he said.
Blottner said people can help out the food bank by donating through its website, by bringing in food donations or by volunteering their time.
Midday Cafe6:29Four year-old donates birthday cereal to food bank
A four year old from Whitehorse has done his part to help the food bank. Zander Paszkiewicz dropped off 20 boxes of cereal. They were birthday gifts. He asked for them so he could help others. The CBC’s George Maratos caught up Zander to learn more about his act of kindness.
Midday Cafe5:15Grade 5 students lend a hand at food bank
Students in grade 5 at Whitehorse elementary spent some time at the food bank recently. They were there helping to fill hampers. 76 in total. That effort will help feed dozens of Yukoners in need. Midday Cafe gest host George Maratos spoke with some of the class about the act of generosity.
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