Fraser Valley Gleaners

News Release - February 4,  2012

* Latest Newsletter available on home page.  

*  Our plant is currently open Monday to Friday 8:30 am - noon.  We are  making soup mix and drying frozen product.   Let's make soup!

* Three large shipments of soup mix left our plant this past week.  Each organization took one million soup servings.   Global Aid Network to Paraguay,   Starfish Ministries to Haiti and Missions Without Borders to Ukraine. 

* Rental Accommodations Available with light duties @ Fraser Valley Gleaners.  

* Evenings and Saturdays will resume in May 2012 and continue until October.  All Saturdays and evenings are booked for youth groups and care groups. 

* Volunteer Appreciation Week is February 20-24.  You are invited to stay for lunch and dessert.

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A Few Current Gleaners Facts to Consider.....

* Servings processed and made ready for shipping 2011: 11.5 million
* Servings produced per volunteer per hour: 200
* Cost/serving to produce: $ 0.05
* Tonnes of produce processed in 2011: 900 tonnes
* Total volunteer hours in 2011: 48,500 hrs.
* Average number of volunteers per day: 50
* Average dryer load times: 8-9 hours
* Number of recipient countries in 2011: 18