Summer is a tough time of year for the Goldstream Food Bank.

With children and youth finished school and home more often, the need becomes even greater, says food bank society president and volunteer co-ordinator Gayle Ireland.

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The food bank serves the equivalent of 10,000 people a year, roughly 800 to 900 a month, and 32 per cent of those fed are children, Ireland said.

Donations of food can be made at the warehouse the first three Tuesdays and Wednesdays of the month, or at bins in local supermarkets. Cash donations, which are tax deductible and allow the food bank to purchase more food than a person off the street, can be dropped off at those times or mailed to: Goldstream Food Bank, Westshore Town Centre, PO Box 28122, Victoria B.C., V9B 6K8.

Volunteers are always needed as well. Call 250-474-4443 to arrange to meet with Ireland.

editor@goldstreamgazette.com