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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 2d

And that's just what Londoners have been doing for a week - digging deep, giving, being citizens extraordinaire, and putting community first. From all of us at the London Food Bank, thank you for particpating in the Thanksgiving Food Drive. It's been a week of meaning for us.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 3d

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Here's to the future.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 4d

Going into these last 2 days of the Thanksgiving Food Drive, we thank all of you who extended the bonds of connection in this community by donating. Hard times can bring out the best in a community and you're affirming that again this year. Please help if you can.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 5d

The Thanksgiving Food Drive stands at 62,000 lbs, compared to 58,000 at this time last year. Londoners continue to show up when it's needed. This is the last big weekend for the drive. Help if you can, London, and thank you for your generosity this year. We know times are tough for many of you.

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 6d

Glen and Jane talk to Cindy Thomas about what it's like to volunteer during a time of fast-paced change and numerous challenges. Lots of great learned knowledge about the London Food Bank here.
youtu.be/sRdWuNhfrY4
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Volunteer Cindy

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 6d

Glen and Jane talk to Cindy Thomas about what it's like to volunteer during a time of fast-paced change and numerous challenges. Lots of great learned knowledge about the London Food Bank here.
youtu.be/sRdWuNhfrY4
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Volunteer Cindy

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 9d

Food drives expose the deeper character of a city, showing whether its citizens see hunger as someone else’s problem or everyone’s shared responsibility. London has always made clear where it stands, and it's with compassion. Thank you, as ever London.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 9d

Food drives expose the deeper character of a city, showing whether its citizens see hunger as someone else’s problem or everyone’s shared responsibility. London has always made clear where it stands, and it's with compassion. Thank you, as ever London.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 10d

The Thanksgiving Food Drive is off to a great start. So far, 15,214 pounds have been donated, roughly the same as last year. Given how difficult a year this has been, it's amazing that Londoners always find a way to reach out . Thank you, London. The drive continues until October 13th.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 11d

Honoured to be with Jane and her sister Jennifer at Hike For Hospice (2025) - a very meaningful morning with some remarkably dedicated people.
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Thanksgiving press conference 2025

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 12d

Here are some highlights from yesterday's Thanksgiving Food Drive kick-off. An important youth initiative, a key partner, and a sense of urgency moved through the event. It's a pivotal drive at a pivotal time. Thank you for your help, London.
youtu.be/nZ49z4gbr-4
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Thanksgiving press conference 2025

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 12d

Here are some highlights from yesterday's Thanksgiving Food Drive kick-off. An important youth initiative, a key partner, and a sense of urgency moved through the event. It's a pivotal drive at a pivotal time. Thank you for your help, London.
youtu.be/nZ49z4gbr-4
#LdnOnt

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 13d

Abuk Roy's history with the London Food Bank goes back over two decades ... and now she's making new connections and friends. We're proud of her and the differnce she makes.
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youtu.be/PyVaeHHlaXI

Volunteer Corner Abuk

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 13d

Abuk Roy's history with the London Food Bank goes back over two decades ... and now she's making new connections and friends. We're proud of her and the differnce she makes.
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youtu.be/PyVaeHHlaXI

Volunteer Corner Abuk

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 15d

We are putting this out on the food bank website this morning in preparation for the Thanksgiving Food Drive press conference on Thursday. It's crunch time and as a food bank - staff, board, volunteers - we feel prepared. Please help if you can, London ... and thank you.

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 19d

The London Food Bank is not only sustained by generosity, it is enlivened by it - the joy in giving radiates as tangibly as the food itself. Thank you, London, not just for sharing your resources with us, but for extending your kindness to all meritable causes in this city.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 20d

Tonight on Path to Food Security, Glen talks about where London's food comes from and what effects tariffs might have on all the resources we've taken for granted for so long. It's on @Rogers TVLondon at 5:30 tonight (Thursday).

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 22d

The city councils of Mississauga, Toronto, Kingston, Brantford, Smiths Falls, Cochrane, Brockville, Chatham-Kent and Orillia have all declared a state of emergency regarding food insecurity in their communities. It's real. It's here. And it's robbing us of our future. Time to deal with it.

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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 24d

To ignore hate speech is only to encourage it. Better yet is to perform a thousand acts of kindness and understanding, driving away the darkness with our better angels.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 24d

To ignore hate speech is only to encourage it. Better yet is to perform a thousand acts of kindness and understanding, driving away the darkness with our better angels.
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Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · 29d

When a nation as wealthy as Canada permits children to go hungry, it is not just a policy failure but a moral alarm bell. The hunger of the young is the first sign that the social contract is fraying at its most sacred edge. In London, 1 out of 4 kids is now food insecure.
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VolunteerCorner - Team Tomato

Glen Pearson @glenpearson.bsky.social · Sep 12

For 5 years, this dedicated group of volunteers have transformed the outside of the food bank. Now, as they harvest, it is a most beautiful thing. This is Volunteer Corner at its best, with great drone footage and a sense of what is possible in our community.
youtu.be/SS4t3o07FO0