Board & Staff
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Betty Gaertner
Chair
Directors
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Suellen Boyd
Talia Klein Leighton
Laurel Rothman
Carrie Goldstein Mazoff
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Founders
Rabbi Arthur Bielfeld
Dodo Heppner
Roger Hyman
Powered by Tzedakah from our Jewish community, Mazon's network of grassroots food aid partners provided relief to these increasing numbers of struggling individuals and families.
As we approach 5785, household budgets across Canada are strained to their breaking point. In big cities and small towns, our low income neighbours are struggling to stay afloat.
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THIS NEW YEAR YOU CAN
FILL THEIR PLATES AND PANTRIES
As we reflect on 5784 and prepare for Rosh Hashanah, a shadow looms over our celebration: the knowledge that, for too many of our fellow Canadians, the coming year will be neither sweet nor abundant.
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Last year, according to new data, the number of food insecure Canadians rose to 8.7 million.