{"id":7655,"date":"2020-10-20T18:19:32","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T18:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/seniors-step-up\/"},"modified":"2025-05-26T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T11:22:25","slug":"seniors-step-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/2020\/10\/seniors-step-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors Step Up for their Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note: the photo above was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic began.<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nSeniors have become the driving force behind The Salvation Army food bank in <a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/locations\/\">Dartmouth<\/a> as they volunteer each week to prepare food boxes for families in need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each Monday, an average of ten volunteers prepare up to 40 food boxes for distribution in the afternoon. They are seniors who are young at heart with the average age being 75. Since the pandemic protocols came into effect, some of them stayed home for health reasons but they resumed once the new protocols were mandated and restrictions eased.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThey will come to help rain or shine\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All boxes are spread out and packed in the mornings with a variety of food items, including canned food, produce, bread, and frozen goods. It\u2019s a steady pace, but they all keep up with the process until the boxes are complete.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThey will come to help rain or shine,\u201d says Lt. Shelley Oseil. \u201cSome volunteers will stop by on non-food bank days for a friendly visit. Not much will keep our volunteers from coming out each week. They love what they do, and it shows in their dependability and the relationships they have built,\u201d she adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI don&#8217;t know what to say but thank you\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The senior volunteers have discovered that the food bank is more than distributing food \u2013 it is serving their community. It is common to hear comments from clients such as, \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say but thank you\u201d and, \u201cI\u2019m going to eat today.\u201d Many call just to offer thanks and appreciation for the food they\u2019ve received, which motivates the volunteers to continue donating their time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe can\u2019t meet all the needs, but we can provide a substantial amount of food to help offset their food costs,\u201d says Shelley. \u201cEspecially during this challenging time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/salvationarmy.ca\/atlantic\/home\/volunteer\/\">Join our team<\/a> of thousands of volunteers across Canada who are bringing hope to those in need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By: Jan Keats<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note: the photo above was taken before the COVID-19 pandemic began. 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