Share the Land
Category: Amway, Business Cares, Canada, London, London Food Bank, food
I just wanted to share something cool that we here at Canuck Central — also known as Amway Canada — are doing to support our fellow Londoners.
We've long been a strong supporter of the Business Cares Food Drive supporting the London Food Bank. This year, the brains behind the event here at AG Canada decided to make a game of it and foster a little friendly competition. The winner at the end? The people in London who count on the Food Bank just to get them through the tough times.
So what are we doing? Well, in the spirit of the 12 Days of Christmas, the 90-odd (I mean that figuratively… and in some cases literally…) employees here have been split up into seven teams. Each day we're tasked with bringing in food items on a list provided by the team. The food items are related (in some cases distantly!!!) to each line of the song. For example, for the day that was Five Golden Rings, we had to bring in pineapple rings.
The event gurus asked the Food Bank what was needed and put together the list. In the end, our collection's ranging from toilet paper and diapers to juice to canned beans.
As of now, we've got over 2,200 items to donate to the Food Bank!!!!! That's not even including today's haul (pasta and pasta sauce) — and we've got three more days to go after today!
90-something employees, 2,200 items. Not too shabby. So what does that look like?
A little something like this and this…
The teams have thermometers on the board in the cafeteria tracking their progress. As you can see we're well on our way to obliterating our goals — you could say our thermometers runneth over! Check it out here.
I'll be updating on the Amway Canada Twitter account, @AmwayCanada, so make sure you follow us there and see how the contest turns out. And feel free to steal it for your home, group, or office setting!
This is the season of giving. I know I'm very fortunate to have what I have… I also know many people who don't have the luxuries in life — they're struggling to get by. Without getting preachy here, it's not all that hard to bring a can or two down to your local Food Bank or grocery store.
And, if you can't afford that, you can give the greatest gift of all — one that's free! You can give your time and help support these organizations, like the London Food Bank, who spend all year doing what we take for granted. They should be applauded and we're humbled that we, at Amway Canada, can help in any small way.
All the best everyone! I'll update you soon.