Hundreds of hampers handed out for holiday meals at UHC
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Volunteers handed out hundreds of holiday food baskets Tuesday morning at the UHC Hub of Opportunities, along with local politicians who wanted to help.
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Four hundred gift baskets, made possible by a $5,000 donation from Plains Midstream Canada, went to UHC customers ahead of the holiday.
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Another 100 baskets will be distributed to pre-registered customers Thursday thanks to a $2,000 donation from Spectra Financial. Donations from the community helped complete all 500 baskets.
Each basket contained a turkey or chicken, vegetables, stuffing and salad to ensure everyone had the ingredients for a full holiday meal.
“We had the Christmas music going, we had our MP and MPP and our City Council here… and we all had other great volunteers here handing out turkeys and potatoes and all working together,” said June Muir, CEO of UHC Hub of Opportunities.
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“It was definitely a team effort.”
Assisting were MP Irek Kusmierczyk (L – Windsor-Tecumseh), MPP Andrew Dowie (PC – Windsor-Tecumseh) and Ward 8 Coun. Gary Kaschak, and volunteers from Plains Midstream Canada and Spectra Financial.
“We all sit down and enjoy a turkey meal…It’s really a great feeling that people have come together to make sure others can do the same thing that otherwise couldn’t,” Muir said.
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Muir said the Windsor Essex Food Banks Association saw an 87 percent increase in the number of new food bank users between January and November 2022, or about 7,000 new users. The panel served 166,000 people during the same period.
“Blackboards have become a necessity and we are not the answer to poverty,” Muir said. “We help many people with a fixed income who are employed, in precarious jobs. It’s important that people know why these numbers have increased.
“I want to recognize everyone in our community who has donated…if you can, $5 makes a difference.”
People can donate online at uhc.ca, by phone at 519-944-4900, or in person at 6955 Cantelon Drive.
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