Hello 2009. In December we remember, in January we Can-uary! I thought
it might be nice to reflect on the last year. There have been many
successes, but none greater than the contributions all of you have made
to various charities through Feist's merchandise and food drive.
If you've clicked through the Feist webstore, or click-clacked to the
merchandise table at a Feist show in 2008, you surely noticed that 100%
of profits from your T-shirt or CD or music box or tote and sundry,
went to charity.
We've tallied the numbers, connected the dots, and are delighted to
report that over $200,000 has been donated to various excellent
organizations.
These organizations include
MSF Canada,
CARE Canada,
War Child Canada and
The Salvation Army(for Dr. Paul Thistle, Howard Hospital, Zimbabwe). All of these
agencies will continue to do immeasurably positive things, like: build
schools, dig wells, educate communities and—in general—do piles of good
well beyond the reach of rock and roll. We also undertook an incredible
food drive! Near $20,000 was donated to food banks across Canada, not
including the incredible 17,000 pounds of food that was delivered to
tables across Canada during the November tour.
As much as we're tallying last year's efforts, this is only the
beginning. It's January, again. Please continue to think of the food
bank through these next cold months and beyond, and if you make a
donation, let us know below. Let the giving continueth and floweth and
giveth back. If you'd like to volunteer at a food bank near you, click
here. Let's all enjoy 2009 on a full stomach.