food bank fill up

On Friday I brought the donations that my department collected for the food bank from our breakfast party. We had hosted and served breakfast to a few departments at work. In turn people who came brought non-perishable goods. Those that weren't able to dig up a can or two offered cash donations. It was a success. We got a full box of food and $63 in cash.

I lost power to my house Friday as well so it was a bit of a struggle trying to figure out how to get the donations to Z95.3's Food Bank Fill Up at the Safeway on Hastings and Willingdon. Michael was my hero in shining armour. He responded to my desperate pleas and brought my car to me after work. I had this vision of pulling up to Z95.3 while they were broadcasting and be able to say something about ICBC's Help Desk. You know...do some PR work as well. Kill 2 birds with one stone. In reality - Micheal and I rushed to the Safeway (as it was nearing their 6pm cut off) and some kids unloaded the car. There was no fanfare. No appreciated thanks. I felt jipped. I even wrote a nice envelope with how much we raised and from who the cash donations were from (ICBC's Help Desk). One kid grapped the envelope, said "thanks lady", ripped it open without looking at it and dumped the contents into the big donation box that they have there. Shaking my head in dismay, I asked for my box back (as it's a nice box from Ikea and I can still use it to gather more food donations at work) and drove away.