HELPING OUT

Better Bite Community Kitchen, a division of New Dawn Enterprises in Sydney, has provided 4,743 grocery hampers to families and individuals thanks to these community donors:

HAROLD’S BAKERY — Harold’s donated 100 loaves of bread per week for the month of April so that recipients of Good Food Packs could receive fresh bread in their free grocery hampers.

FRESHII — Freshii on Charlotte Street donated $1,000 to help New Dawn Meals on Wheels as well as the Good Food Packs program.

GARBAGE NIGHT MUSIC GROUP — The group Garbage Night, which hosts a weekly musical talent show on Facebook Live to raise money for community causes, donated $6,000 to the Good Food Packs program, which helped provide 171 grocery hampers to local school children.

SALVATION ARMY — The Salvation Army donated a truckload of McCain’s potatoes. Their donation has helped fill the grocery hampers for Good Food Packs recipients. The donation was delivered by Fr. Bill Burke and Jamie Bates from St. Marguerite Bourgeoys Parish in Sydney.

CAPE BRETON REGIONAL LIBRARY — Thanks to the Cape Breton Regional Library, families received books — and seeds — in their grocery hampers. COALITION FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE — Rebecca Lewis from the Coalition for Social Justice sent handwritten cards to be included in some of the Good Food Packs.

UNITED WAY — United Way Cape Breton and United Way Canada funding for the Good Food Packs program was used to provide family, individual and school grocery hampers to those in need.