652 Elizabeth Street
London, Ontario
N5Y 6L3
(519) 432-1801
lcrc@lcrc.on.ca
Bringing together individuals, organizations and
resources to foster community action
If you are retired, love cooking and food, and have a few favourite recipes worth sharing, then we have a great opportunity for you.
Help prepare and give out samples of recipes that use ingredients found in emergency food hampers at Neighbourhood Food Depots.
Help us explore other opportunities to connect with the community and share your wisdom and experience.
The Healthy Tidbits Program is a community capacity building initiative that involves senior volunteers in planning and implementing food demonstrations and taste test booths at neighbourhood food depots within the City of London.
This program is a collaborative effort among the London Community Resource Centre (LCRC), Middlesex-
London Health Unit (MLHU), and Healthy Living Partnership Middlesex London. Other partners that have provided ongoing support for this initiative include Brescia
University College and neighbourhood food depots affiliated with the London Food Bank.
In February 2007, funding from the New Horizons for Seniors Program was obtained to establish the Healthy Tidbits Program.
The main objectives:
• To encourage seniors to contribute their skills, experience and wisdom in support of social well-being in their community by facilitating the transfer of knowledge and skills between seniors and users of their local neighbourhood food depot.
• To promote the ongoing involvement of seniors in their communities to reduce their risk of social isolation by engaging them in activities in their neighbourhoods,
increasing their interaction with others in their community as well as developing a network with the seniors involved at other neighbourhood depots.
By the end of Summer 2007, senior volunteers were recruited to the program, and planning for the food demonstrations and taste test booths was well underway. In
November and December 2007, taste test booths were established at two local neighbourhood food depots.
If you are an interested senior who would like to be a part of this exciting initiative, please call Linda Davies a
519- 432-1801 or click here for full contact information.
Healthy Tidbits Volunteer Information