Thompson Seniors and Elders have a resource that provides them with activities, support and, in some cases, food.

Penny Byer, the Resource coordinator with the Thompson Community Seniors Resource Council, provides details about their hamper program.

“We deliver a weekly food hamper as part of a food security program to eighteen people. It’s delivered by volunteers who are almost all seniors themselves. We follow the Canada Food Guide as closely as we can and we make sure there is fresh fruit and vegetables as well as fresh meat. We would love to expand it, the difficulty is being able to obtain ongoing grants and with the food cost rising, we are having to get a little bit more creative in our purchasing.”  

Next Friday, the Resource Council is holding a fund raiser featuring ventriloquist Damien James at 7 pm at the Letkemann Theatre.

Byer encourages Thompson residents to purchase tickets to the performance to help them raise funds needed to continue their programming.

Learn more about the Thompson Community Seniors Resource Council by listening to Thompson Today at 12:40 and 5:10.