Summer time food vouchers
mean no extras next week |

THE TERRACE Churches Food Bank won’t be able to dis- |
tribute as much food next week as it would normally do be-
cause of an extra effort made over the summer.

Food bank vice president John Wiebenga says $20,vouch-
ers good for July and August were handed out at its last dis~
tribution in May.

The $6,500 cost of those vouchers means the bank doesn’t
have enough money to provide an extra bag for people over:
and above the basics next week, says Wiebenga. ‘

“We had that money sitting in a term [deposit] and we
decided to use,it for the vouchers because it was donated to
use for food,” he added.

“But we'll still be able to provide the essentials next week
and we know donations will come in so we'll be able to pro-
vide the extra next month.”

In total, the food bank distributed 450 vouchers worth,

$9,000, resulting in a use rate of about 65 per cent, a figure
_ Wiebenga says satisfies the food’ bank.
“We were happy with that as more could have gotten
Jost.” he said.
The vouchers were usable at Save on , Foods and only: had
~avalué when presented for food, meaning that the food_bank
~was not out for the value of the vouchers riot turned in.
The food bank is more than 20 years old and has 1 more>
than a dozen churches supporting it in the form of donations
_ of.cither cash or food and in volunteers to operate it.

Warmer weather

It runs from October to May each year with the exception
of December as that’s the month for the Salvation Army’s
Christmas hamper program.

Wiebenga said the vouchers were dated for July and Au-
gust because the bank thought that’s when they would most
be needed.

Next week’s distribution takes place from Oct. 16 to Oct.
19 in the downstairs area of a former church on Lazelle Ave.
and the use of the space and utilities is donated by current

(owner Don Highe.:

Wiebenga says donations of food and cash slow down
over the summer months but pick up again once the food
bank opens °.p. “I know that some churches have already
had collections and we'll be grateful when they do come in
so.we're not worried,” he said.

A,typical bag can contain hamburger, rice, oats and other
staples with more going to those with families, .

The food bank is also a member of a national food bank
organization, meaning it qualifies for shipments of food
items declared surplus by corporations.

. Recent shipments, trucked up from the south at no charge

by Bandstra,’include Gatorade, breakfast cereal bars and

protein drinks.

“We also received soup in Tetra Packs - ‘enough soup 0)
that we'didn't have to go out and buy some this time,” said
Wiebenga.

trend continues

into the first: portion of the fall

; SEPTEMBER’ S WEATHER set a record for a daily
‘maximum and one for rain for a month that generally had —
warmer temperatures than normal.
That daily maximum record came on Sept. 27 with a:
reading of 19.9 C, which was .5 C higher than the previous

record for that day going back to 1965. .

The new rain marker came on Sept. 8 when 29mm fell, 0
-” bettering the old record in 1970 of 22.4 millimetres.

‘-- Overall,.September’s daily highs and lows were above
average with below normal rainfall and 14 days. of recorded
wind. ‘

Total precipitation was 79.3 mm, substantially below the
normal 98.6 mm that falls each September. —

That drier than normal pattern has been a factor all year . :

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with 626.9 mm of precipitation ‘to the end of September .

compared to the historical normal of 751.4 mm.
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‘contrast to those of August when temperatures were running .”

.7-C below average.

And while there were 14 days of measurable rain, the
total came to only 37.3 mm, which is.59 per cent of what
normally falls.

And as far as the summer ' weather went, only August -
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The trend of low rainfall was evident for the summer

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to a normal 166.7 mm.
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