Food banks depend on generous donations to serve families in need…but there’s more. Volunteers who give generously of their time are also an essential ingredient. Currently, the Guelph Food Bank assists 60-80 families a day, and sometimes more. At least 35 per cent of the users are children. Flex your muscles and roll-up your sleeves — volunteers are in short supply.
Owen Roberts is a faculty member in the Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications program at the University of Illinois. As an agricultural journalist, he is the past president of the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists and a lifetime achievement award recipient from the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation. His programs and research papers have been recognized nationally and internationally through awards from the Journal of Applied Communications, the National Agri-Marketing Association, the Association for Communications Excellence, and others.
