Mosaic’s Annual Holiday Season of Giving Campaign Supports Local Communities

Nanaimo, BC —Mosaic Forest Management’s annual Season of Giving campaign is an opportunity to give back to charitable organizations in British Columbia. This year Mosaic is proud to announce it will donate $40,000 to local community and school food programs.

“With the rising cost of living clearly impacting food prices, it’s clear that food banks are serving more people while seeing the purchasing power of their donation dollars diluted,” said Mosaic’s President and CEO, Rob Gough. "Our annual Season of Giving campaign provides support to organizations that are doing the important work of reaching those in need in the communities where we live, work and play."

“We truly appreciate Mosaic’s support for the students who benefit every day from our school food program,” said Lori Hryniuk, Principal at Lake Cowichan Secondary School. “With this donation, our food program can continue to provide all our students access to nutritious meals, and no child is left hungry."

Brent Wilken, Principal at Cortes Island School, shares a similar sentiment. “The extra funding will help facilitate hiring a coordinator and cook for our hot lunch program and will help ensure students are receiving a warm meal at school weekly.”

“As we’ve seen an increase in need again this past year with as many as five new citizens of the Comox Valley signing up for our services daily, the generosity helps us to stay ahead of an unforecastable curve in usership,” said David Reynolds, Executive Director of the Comox Valley Food Bank.

Now in its third year, Mosaic's Season of Giving campaign supports local organizations helping to provide access to nutritious food to those in need. More than 30 organizations will receive support this year, including:

• ADSS Breakfast Club through Alberni District Secondary School

• Bamfield Community School

• Cheslakees Elementary School

• Comox Valley Food Bank

• Cortes Island School

• Cowichan Lake Community Services

• Cowichan Valley Basket Society

• Cowichan Valley School District 79 through Nourish Cowichan Society

• Ditidaht Community School

• Food Bank on the Edge

• Haahuupayak Elementary School

• Island Wellness Society Food Bank

• K'ak'ot'lats'i School

• Klahoose First Nation

• Knights of Columbus Community Christmas Hamper Fund

• Kwanwatsi Child Care Centre

• Lake Cowichan 50+ Activity Centre

• Lake Cowichan School

• North Island Secondary School

• Palsson School

• The Salvation Army - Alberni Valley Corps | Giving Hope Today

• Port Alberni Shelter Society

• Port Hardy Secondary School

• Powell River Food Bank

• Quadra Food Bank through Quadra Island Recreation Society

• Quw'utsun Smuneem Elementary School

• Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh

• School District 72

• Sooke Food Bank Society

• Sooke Meals on Wheels

• Sunset Elementary School

• T’Sou-ke First Nation hamper program

• Ucluelet Elementary

• Wagalus School

• We Wai Kai Before and After School Program

For information about Mosaic Sponsorships and Donations, visit MosaicForests.com/Donations-and-Sponsorships-Application.

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About Mosaic Forest Management Corp. 

Mosaic Forest Management Corporation is in the business of sustainable forest stewardship, managing private timberlands and public forest tenures in Coastal British Columbia for more than a century. Mosaic employs several thousand people directly and indirectly, and is strongly committed to achieving positive economic, social and sustainability outcomes from the working forest.

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