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CALGARY SENIOR, Monday, May 02, 2016 - 13
It’s Time to Give Back
Gary Gee
Calgary’s Veteran’s Food
Bank has seen a large
spike in requests this
spring from seniors and
military families struggling
to get a square meal on
the kitchen table. In the
first two weeks of April,
the food bank handed
out more than 75 percent
of their monthly average.
“It’s basically the econ-
omy," says Joey Bleviss,
administrative officer
of the Royal Canadian
Legion’s Veterans Food
Bank. "Some of the vets
have seen increase in food
costs." The Veteran’s
Food Bank, a program
of the Legion’s Calgary
Poppy Fund, serves only
Canada’s war veterans
living in Calgary and
their families. Every two
months, a food hamper
worth $400 and an addi-
tional $300 gift card can
be accessed by veterans,
most of whom are senior
citizens.
Last November, the 7th annual Cal-
gary Veterans Food Drive raised over
$300,000 led by Howard’s legacy pro-
ject for veterans. Calgarians also raised
funds in support of Acadia Place, Feed
the Hungry and The Mustard Seed.
Over 150 seniors participated in a
walk during “The Coldest Night of the
Year” to raise money for these three
charities. But the latest statistics show
that usage of food banks has increased
23 per cent in Alberta in the past year.
The numbers of seniors seeking sup-
port have skyrocketed. D.D. Coutt,
a spokesman for the food bank, says
both seniors and veterans are reluctant
to ask for help, even when they are
starving. Bleviss says most veterans are
very, very proud. "They don’t like to
ask for a handout," he says. "We ask
them to park their pride outside the
door. And we promise to never break
their trust and reveal their identities
to anyone. They are very thankful and
appreciative and sometimes they break
down in tears.”
The food bank was started 10
years ago by a veteran named George
Bittner, who started a food drive out
of his home. Today, the food bank
manages two warehouses. In May, two
local fundraising events by motorcycle
clubs around the city and an organiza-
tion representing the American and
Canadian Chambers of Commerce will
be collecting much needed donations.
In addition, local businessman Dave
Howard says a rock concert featur-
ing ‘80s bands April Wine and Lov-
erboy will also help support the food
bank this fall. Howard has personally
witnessed the hardships facing senior
veterans. Nine years ago, he found
his 83-year-old grandfather, a WWII
veteran, eating canned dog food while
living in a sparse bachelor apartment.
Howard vowed he would do something
about it. “I was disgusted that anyone
who put their life on the line for this
country was going hungry," says How-
ard. "And that’s how we started [the
Canadian Legacy Project]." Howard's
grandfather passed away two months
later.
Many veterans are on fixed incomes.
Bleviss estimates there are about 1,000
veterans in the city, ranging in age from
31 to 95 years old. The Legion has a
staff of six, plus volunteers to deliver
programs such as the Occupational
Stress Injury Clinic and hospice
support. While Calgarians have been
very generous, only about 70 per cent
of veterans are getting the help they
need, says Howard. “It’s a matter of
getting through and talking to them,”
says Howard. “This is one of the
reasons the veteran’s food bank exists.
It’s only one of its kind in Canada by
the way, because our vets are so proud
they won’t go to a regular food bank.”