13.2 million soup servings packaged and shipped!

FV Gleaners Soup Mix went to those in need in:
Burundi: 2.3 million servings
Dominican Republic: 576,000 servings
Ethiopia: 1.2 million servings
Guatemala: 2.9 million servings
Nicaragua: 576,000 servings
Paraguay: 1.2 million servings
Philippines: 20,000 servings
South Africa: 1.2 million servings
Ukraine: 576,000 servings
Ukrainian Refugees in Poland: 2.6 million servings

In 2022 we were able to send 2.4 million soup servings to Burundi through our partner Food for the Hungry Canada.  The soup was distributed to families struggling between crop harvests.  The big problem in Burundi is not enough land for the growing population.  The families most in need are identified by community leaders, FH staff and churches.  The soup mix is helping street children, widows, displaced people, elderly, HIV positive patients, prisoners and many who are sick or disabled. With the soup they also hear the message of the gospel, meeting both physical and spiritual needs.  

We are open Monday to Friday 8:30am to noon.  Come join this fun and meaningful work!  Plant closed on statutory holidays.

Volunteer Appreciation Week:  February 27-March 3rd.  We will serve Gleaners soup for lunch after the morning's work!

Our Annual General Meeting is planned for Saturday, May 6th 10am here at the Gleaners. A barbeque lunch will be served after the meeting.  We hope to see many of you!

Thank you to the team who replaced the sink wall on Christmas break! 

Our freezer broke and shut down over Christmas but praise God no product was lost! 

Our Dust Mitigation system is up and running and works great.  There’s a lot less dust for our volunteers now when we package soup! 

Please pray for safety in our work and health for our volunteers 

Please pray for less shipping delays this year 

Over 175 people came for our Christmas Social.  We had a great time together!  We enjoyed carol singing, a “Veggie to Soup” slide presentation, lots of food and a wonderful time of visiting.  Thank you to all who helped set up, decorate, organize the food, direct parking, and clean up!  Special kudos to the music team, Wally Unger leading the presentation, and Ann VanderMeulen and team in the kitchen!  We love these events where we can gather together and we are thankful when we can! 

35,880 volunteer hours logged at the Gleaners Plant in 2022 

“I love serving at the Gleaners because we feel like a family here” ~ Volunteer Testimony by A.E. 

Covid has exasperated poverty around the world

Presently we have more requests for soup than we can fill.  In light of this, the FV Gleaners Board of Directors has made the decision to make a significant purchase of vegetable input (in the form of dried and frozen product) so we can add to the number of soup servings we will be able to send in 2023.  We are grateful for all our donors who make this possible!  

Trevor Fowler (President), Don Sears (Vice-President), Bill Spyksma (Treasurer), Bob Spyksma (Secretary), Bob Neufeld, Ann VanderMeulen, Case Van Muyen, Jim Vriend.  

The Bible says: “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for Me.’”  Matthew 25:40

85 Winson Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 8E8

Phone: 604-870-9272 Toll Free: 1-866-772-7070 (Canada and USA)

Email: info@fvgleaners.org

Website: www.fvgleaners.org

Plant Manager - Joel Pasma        Office Manager - Malinda Rogusky 

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