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A committee has been formed in Lampman to bring a food bank to the town.

Representatives of the Lampman Family Centre, Browning 4-H Club, Lampman Public Library, Lampman School Community Council, Lampman Recreation and Lampman branch of the Royal Canadian Legion have come together because of the downturn in the economy.

They believe some individuals and families in the community could have difficulty providing basic needs.

They are asking that if someone would like access to the food bank, or have a hamper delivered to their home each week, to fill out a form and drop it off in an envelope at the grocery store or the town office in the black mail box, and say it is for the food bank. All names will be kept confidential.

If the committee knows of an individual or family in Lampman area who might need their help, they are asked to send an email to聽[email protected].

鈥淲e just thought there would probably be a need out there, and the last thing we would want is to find out later that people needed stuff and they couldn鈥檛 get it, just because they didn鈥檛 ask,鈥� said Maureen Ulrich, who is part of the food bank committee.

Committee members have seen the Lampman Lions Club do food hampers at Christmas time in the past, so they thought it was time to see if anyone needed help.

There has been an area in Lampman where people in need could pick up food, first at the town鈥檚 rink and now at the town office. But it hasn鈥檛 been used much since the move to the town office. Those food banks had non-perishable food items such as pasta, canned goods and sauces, to go with toiletries.

鈥淪ometimes we would go to the rink and it would be empty. How long has it been empty? This is just an easier way of figuring out when we need to restock so we can keep the supply consistent.鈥�

People from the family centre and the library were working together to keep the food bank stocked. Adding the other organization has allowed it to be a co-ordinated effort.

鈥淓veryone is so willing to help. Gerry鈥檚 Store, we talked to them about taking in some of the forms and once we know how much we need and who needs it, we鈥檒l set up a process whereby people can just walk into the store and pick up some extra canned goods, drop them in a box for the food bank, or maybe make a cash donation.鈥�

Flyers have been sent out to the community so people know who to contact if they need assistance or want to support the food bank.

Ulrich said the committee would like to be able to drop off a hamper once a week, so that people don鈥檛 have to come in.

鈥淲e can tailor it to what you need, what are your allergies, what do you need as far as non-perishables,鈥� said Ulrich.

The hampers would also be able to provide items such as toiletries, or even sanitizer or diapers or baby formula, since those items that can become expensive or difficult to get.

And they talked a lot about seniors and their needs, and being able to cater to them so they don鈥檛 have to worry about going out to shop during the pandemic.

鈥淲e will certainly be looking for donations, but at the moment, we鈥檙e not, though. What we鈥檙e looking for is people. There鈥檚 no point in asking people for a lot of items if there isn鈥檛 a need. We sense the need is there.鈥�