Union Protein Project Vancouver Community Event
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Each year we invite all affiliates to participate in our community event with the Union Protein Project. This family-friendly celebration brings together the students and community from Queen Alexandra Elementary School, food bank clients, labour leaders and activists, and representatives from community-based service organizations.
VDLC affiliates and community groups are invited to set up information tables to promote your organization and campaigns. The event will also feature free food, and a children’s area with face painting, a balloon artist, and more. The VDLC will also be delivering some cases of Union Protein Project canned tuna for the Wishing Tree free store at the school.
Contributions toward The Union Protein Project and/or the costs of the event, can be made to:
Union Protein Project
105-3920 Norland Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5G 4K7
Union Protein Project started at “Protein for People”; a labour initiative funded by union donations and the United Way to provide “labour fished and processed” canned salmon to food banks across BC. It has since expanded into providing tuna and peanut butter as well as Salmon and serving not only BC but Alberta also.
A growing number of people, both working and unemployed, are forced to turn to food banks to feed their families. In fact, over 32% of BC food bank users are children.
Protein is critical to a healthy diet and crucial to mental and physical development. The Union Protein Project donates union laboured canned salmon, tuna, and peanut butter and helps food banks to maximize their purchasing power through large volume buying.
Each year, Union Protein Project partners with labour councils to host community forums like this one to connect people with valuable resources, and with the labour movement.
