On July 8, 2020, the Lotus Light Charity Society (LLCS) partnered with food assistance groups and other community service organizations to distribute 12,000+ lbs of food to families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Recipients of these donations included low-income families and individuals from East Vancouver, Burnaby, Surrey, Richmond, Ladner, Coquitlam, Delta, and Merritt.
Dozens of emergency food hubs and local food banks across metro Vancouver have received donations from the LLCS. The Burnaby Neighbourhood House alone helps nine different emergency food hubs, helping feed 3,000 families a week.
The LLCS’s Covid-19 Community Caring Drive has distributed produce hampers every other week since the end of April with support from five produce wholesalers (Fresh Point, Fresh Direct, Discovery Organics, Produce Terminal, and Van-Whole along with the Real Canadian Superstore @ Grandview Hwy). Since April 2020, over 60,000 lbs of produce and non-perishable food items have been distributed in the parking lots of the Pink Pearl Chinese Seafood Restaurant and the Britannia Community Center.
On July 9, the LLCS again distributed 10,000 lbs of produce and non-perishable food to disadvantaged families across East Vancouver.
In the past three months, the LLCS Covid-19 relief program has distributed over 200,000 lbs of food to 10,000+ families affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Entering July, the LLCS will soon launch its Charity Soup Kitchen to provide the DTES homeless community with free lunch.
The LLCS hopes to continue receiving support from generous individuals, organizations, and corporate sponsors to help continue our programs. Let’s help build a better tomorrow and extend our helping hands to care for those in need.
The LLCS would like to thank Fine Choice Foods Richmond for their fried spring rolls and pork dumpling donations; the Burnaby Neighbourhood House, Cedar Feast, the Vancouver Covenant House, and Raincity Housing all expressed their love for your donations. Thank you to Agropur as well for your yogurt donations; the Lady of Sorrows Church enjoyed the delicious yoghurt treat.
The LLCS would also like to thank Fresh Point, Fresh Direct, Discovery Organics, Produce Terminal, Van-Whole, and Real Canadian Superstore @ Grandview Hwy for sponsoring the donated items and Starbucks and St.Germain Bakery for providing volunteers with delicious snacks!
The LLCS extends its sincere thanks to volunteers from the LLCS, the Vancouver Police Department (VPD), BC Park Rangers, and the dozens of other charities and organizations for participating in our Covid-19 relief project. The LLCS also acknowledges the support from four local Community Policing Centers (CPCs): Strathcona CPC, Grandview-Woodland CPC, Vancouver Aboriginal CPC, and the Chinese CPC. Without you, the LLCS would not be able to successfully run these programs.
If you would like more information about our programs, please contact the LLCS by Tel at 604-685-5548 or by email to llcsvancouver@gmail.com. The LLCS is a registered charity (BN 14110-4893-RR0001).
If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make the cheque payable to “Lotus Light Charity Society” and mail the cheque to the following address: Lotus Light Charity Society, #200 357 E.Hastings St, Vancouver BC V6A 1P3. You can also donate online by Visa or Mastercard through our website: http://vllcs.org/en/donation/. Thank you for your support!
