Press Release
Food Banks Canada has received the largest single donation in its history, a one-time gift of $20 million from the Rogers family.
The donation will be distributed and shared with food banks across Canada so that it can be applied at the local level where it is needed the most. It will also be used to acquire and deliver essential food items while expanding upon critical relationships with independent farmers, agricultural associations, producers, and manufacturers throughout the fall months.
“I can’t even begin to stress how invaluable generous donations like this are for food banks,” says Chris Hatch, CEO of Food Banks Canada. “I personally want to thank the Rogers family for this remarkable gift and their long-standing commitment to helping us improve food security in Canada. Their support is essential to keeping Canadians fed not only during the COVID-19 crisis but as we enter a future of uncertainty.”
“Our family is honoured to be able to do a small part to help Canadians and Canadian families as they try to recover from the difficult financial challenges that COVID-19 has brought to so many people, especially people already under financial stress,” said Martha Rogers, chair of The Rogers Foundation. “All of the money will be donated in 2020 so we can make as immediate an impact as possible.”
SOURCE: Food Banks Canada
