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Attending the Mayor’s Annual Address at the Leaders Lunch hosted by the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce last week was a powerful reminder of why Abbotsford is such an incredible community—generous, resilient, and deeply connected. But the need in our community is growing. In the "lock down" year of 2020, Archway Food Bank served 2,403 families and 4,714 individuals. For 2023, those numbers have soared to 3,893 families and 9,198 individuals, with over 5,000 individuals each month in 2023. The number of charitable organizations has risen too, from 278 in 2021 to 311 in 2023 and 37% more employees involved. This highlights the increasing efforts to meet these needs as a community but it's not enough to make life affordable. Nor is a publicity stunt of cutting GST on Christmas trees sufficient. More info available at The Business of Doing Good Report here: https://lnkd.in/gHmkE2cz

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