Food Drive

We hope you are as excited as we are for “Virtual Vesak Festival 2022: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration” on Saturday May 28, 2022. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, we are organizing this annual festival virtually (ZOOM, YouTube Live & Facebook Live). The day is sure to be a wonderful celebration for all of us but in the spirit of Vesak we have decided to take this opportunity to help those less fortunate.

For everyone’s health and safety, we are not collecting non-perishable vegetarian food items for food banks this time.

Now, you can directly donate to the food banks listed below on behalf of Virtual Vesak Festival 2022: Buddha's Birthday Celebration

Every day, thousands of people in Ontario depend on food banks to feed themselves and their families. However, the demand on food banks is extremely high and they often run out of resources. Food banks are dependent upon generous donations from those who are able to donate. Goodwill and charity have always been distinct Buddhist values and Vesak is a time to bring happiness to others. So, in the spirit of Buddhism and Vesak, let us come together to provide help to those who need it. Any donation will be greatly appreciated.

With your donation, either we are going to buy the following items or we are going to make monetary donations to the food banks.

Thank you.

Organizing Committee

Virtual Vesak Festival 2022: Buddha’s Birthday Celebration