A Note to Covid-19 Relief Sponsors & Supporters
Lotus Light Charity Society Sincerely Thanks to All Sponsors and Supporters for LLCS Covid-19 Community Caring Drive to Help the Needy affected by Coronavirus, and thanks to all partners food assistance groups, food distribution hubs, food warehouses, community organizations and volunteers for the contribution of over 340,000 lbs food distributed across lower mainland BC
Thank You to LLCS Covid-19 Relief Drive Sponsors
Second Harvest Emergency Fund Supports LLCS Kitchen Program (April 2020)
Thanks to the Support from Second Harvest / FoodRescue.ca Emergency Fund for Lotus Light Charity Kitchen Program to help the people affected by COVID-19 in DTES Vancouver.
Vancouver Foundation Community Response Fund supports LLCS Meal and Free Masks programs (July 2020)
Thanks to Community Response Fund ( co-sponsored by Vancouver Foundation, Vancity Credit Union, United Way Lower Mainland, and the City of Vancouver) to support LLCS Covid-19 Community Caring Drive new initiates:
- LLCS Free Masks for the Needy, to sew and distribute 10,000 cloth masks to help the needy
- LLCS Charity Meal program to provide free meals for the needy in DTES Vancouver
United Way Lower Mainland Emergency Community Fund Supports LLCS Emergency Food Hub (December 2020)
Thanks to Emergency Community Support Fund ( sponsored by Government Canada and administrated by United Way Lower Mainland) to support LLCS Covid-19 new initiate Emergency Food Hub:
- LLCS Charity Kitchen provides free meals to the vulnerable groups in DTES Vancouver
- Lotus Light Care for single parent families and students from Low-income families program provides grocery shopping gift cards for the needy.
- Lotus Light Hampers program provides perishable and non-perishable food to help people in need.
Second Harvest Emergency Food Security Fund Supports LLCS Kitchen Program (April 2021)
Thanks to the Support from Second Harvest Emergency Food Security Fund for Lotus Light Charity Kitchen Program to help the vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19 in DTES Vancouver.
Second Harvest Emergency Food Security Fund Supports LLCS Kitchen and Children Assistance Plan Programs (December 2021)
Thanks to the Support from Second Harvest Emergency Food Security Fund for Lotus Light Charity Kitchen program and Children Assistance Plan program to help the vulnerable groups affected by COVID-19 in DTES Vancouver.
Vancouver Produce Row Produce Wholesalers and Superstore (Grandview Hwy) Supporting LLCS Hamper Distributions from April 30 – July 9, 2020
Thanks to Corporate Sponsors, Community Organizations and Volunteers for supporting the bi-weekly LLCS Hampers Distribution (Emergency Food Hampers)
Second Harvest and Canadian Federal Government Surplus Food Rescue Program Supporting LLCS Community Caring Drive October – December, 2020
Thanks to Second Harvest and Canadian Federal Government Surplus Food Rescue Program for supporting LLCS Community Caring Drive to help vulnerable residents impacted by COVID-19 Pandemic.
Local Food Warehouses Supporting LLCS Covid-19 Emergency Food Distributions since April 2020 to present
Thanks to our local food warehouse donors, community organizations and volunteers for supporting the ongoing LLCS Covid-19 Community Caring Drive
Food Warehouse Wholesalers:
Agropur, CDS Warehouse, Fine Choice Foods, Chens Distribution, Chefs Warehouse, Gordon Food Service, Grace Foods, Ocean Brands, Thai United
Local Emergency Food Hubs & Community Organizations & Shelters:
Burnaby North Food Rescuers, Burnaby North Neighborhood House, Cedar Feast House, Carnegie Centre Cafeteria, Cloverdale Community Kitchen, CityReach.org, Collingwood Neighborhood House, Covenant House, Earthwise Society, First United Church, Immigrant Link Centre Society
Local Food Banks:
Greater Vancouver Food Bank, Richmond Food Bank, Langley Food Bank & Surrey Food Bank, People’s Pantry
Powell Street Getaway, PTT Society, Raincity Housing & Support, South Vancouver Neighborhood House, Strathcona Community Centre Food Hub, Tri-Cities Moms Group and Vancouver Inner City Schools: Grandview Elementary, Britannia Elementary, Thunderbird Elementary.
Community Partners:
NOVAGOLD, Strathcona Community Policing Centre, Chinese Policing Centre, Grandview – Woodland Community Policing Centre, Vancouver Aboriginal Community Policing Centre, Collingwood Community Policing Centre
Distribution Site Sponsors:
Pink Pearl Chines Restaurant, Britannia Community Centre, Our Lady of Sorrows Parish