I decided that donating to the food bank in Regina once every month would allow me to be an engaged citizen in my community. That being said, I also pledged to donate to my local food bank back home. Every two weeks I will alternate between donating to the two food banks. I was thinking about how so many people had specific pledges and mine was to "donate to the food bank," but it was not nearly specific enough. I needed to set a real goal that was achievable for me.
This goal is achievable for me because I would not be pushing myself to donate so often to the point that I was feeling stressed financially, but it allows me to be generous (even in small portions) twice every month. I tend to go home multiple weekends as well, so donating to the members of my own community will be achievable. I wanted to not only focus on my current community here in Regina, but also on the families in the hometown that I was born and raised. This thought allowed me to reflect on the fact that there is a heavier focus on providing food to areas with larger populations, and the smaller communities sometimes get pushed aside. I have seen low income families struggle in my hometown, yet I have had plenty provided to me. I want to be able to support both communities that have supported me as I have grown up.
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My pledge to create positive action in my community is to start donating to the food banks in both Regina and my hometown of Allan, Saskatchewan. I will learn more about this topic by finding locations that donations can be dropped off at as well as doing personal research as to why certain groups of people rely on the food bank more than others. I also would like to know how much food is in demand by the needs of the citizens of Regina. I could also elaborate further and find out which organizations in Regina currently donate to the food bank.
I chose this pledge because I feel that too many people only donate to the food bank when a large fundraiser is going on or they do not donate at all. I personally have reflected on my own experiences and the last time I donated to the local food bank. I have not donated to the food bank in the last three years. I think it would be so beneficial for me to just focus on some people other than my own family and myself all the time. I have the means to donate to the food bank more than just once or twice a year. I’m not committing myself to donating mass amounts of food, but even the smallest donation can make a difference in someone’s life. I have seen on too many occasions in my own home that food gets wasted and thrown out because it spoils before anyone eats it. My commitment connects to curriculum outcome RW8.2 in the Social Studies section of the Saskatchewan Curriculum. My pledge connects to outcome (f), which is to “represent a personal change related to responsible consumption integrated into personal life.” |