CBC Charity Drive: NDG Food Depot breaks isolation

EleonoraZawislaklost her job a few years ago,when the company she was working for shut down without warning.

At 64, Zawislakwas too young to collect a pension but too old to easily find a new job. She said she blew through her savings and eventually, she turned to the NDG Food Depotfor help.

"I was a little hesitant," Zawislak told Debra Arbec, host of CBC News Montreal at 6. "I wasn't sure what to expect."

"But...it's a wonderful, wonderful place of resources...It's like one big, happy community."

CBC Charity Drive

Once again this year, CBC Montreal supportedthe NDG Food Depot for our annual CBC Christmas Sing-In charity drive.

• CBC's Christmas Sing-In raised more than $44K for the NDG Food Depot

All of this year's proceeds go to help the NDG Food Depot, a community-based, non-profit organization that works with other community partners to address issues of food security in NDG and surrounding areas.

Its programs include: food and cooking skills, emergency food baskets, community gardensand volunteer-run meals.

How to make a donation:

• Click here to donate online to the CBC Christmas Sing-in Charity Drive