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bags of food to fewer people in February than it did last Feb-
ruary, reports treasurer Dennis Brewer. :
. The February 2005 count was 473 ‘singles and families
ae receiving 710 bags of food compared to 496 families receiv- a
ing 728 bags in February 2004... m
pos It’s part of an overall drop i in demand which has seen 51 -
fewer singles and families receiving food from October 2004”
to this February compared to October 2003 to Feb. 2004.. =
“Inall, 1,741 ‘singles and families received 2,642 bags of
food so far in this food bank season’ ‘compared to 1,796 fami-
_ _ lies‘and singles r receiving 2, 682 bags of food from Oct. 2003
-, to Feb. 2004: ~~
Most of that’ difference was recorded this January and-
:. "Brewer thinks that’s because of extremely cold weather that
' . month and because the food bank distribution week took
place at the same time that social assistance cheques went
out
“And we may have reached the saturation point of people .
who are clients,” he added.
Still, the food bank is preparing for a busy March disti-

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a “We're planning on at. least 150 bags,” said Brewer of . .waite was one of those responding to the Rock the Vote campaign van which :
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