The third week of April is traditionally national volunteer week, a time when organizations recognize the efforts of those who give their time to help.
However, this year, and each year since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a noticeable difference in the number of volunteers, according to The Region of Waterloo Food Bank.
The food bank said it is still not at pre-pandemic levels of volunteers and it is always looking for more help to get the work done.
“We’ve seen a drastic drop and while we are trying to increase the number of volunteers, every year we’re still not at pre-pandemic levels,” said Kim Wilhelm, interim chief executive officer of The Region of Waterloo Food Bank.
“There’s a lot of charities in the community, in the province, in the country who rely on volunteers to run their programs…If we aren’t able to get volunteers, some of …