The Mandevco Do-Good Pantry

February 6, 2020

Sometime in the fall of 2016, when the afternoon ‘munchies’ spread through the Mandevco offices, a great thing happened.

“Wouldn’t it be great if we had a snack cupboard stocked with goodies and the proceeds collected were donated to charity”? suggested an employee.

With that thought, The Mandevco Do-Good Pantry was born.

It’s not fancy, a basket in a cupboard and one in the fridge, with a repurposed plastic container to collect loonies. A printed ‘menu’ with the Do-Good items sits by its side, but the good vibes the funds collected spread, is immeasurable.

Our Do-Good Pantry caught on very quickly. You never know what is going to be stocked in it…yes, we have cookies, granola bars and chips, but employees have come to learn to check regularly, as there are often ‘special’ treats…ice cream sandwiches, dark chocolate sea salt almond butter cups, cheese, hummus…

Every few months the proceeds of the pantry are collected, and we survey employees for suggestions as to where the monies should go, choose a charity & send off a cheque with a note as to how the donation came to be.

To date we have donated to such organisations as Chez Doris and the Montreal Children’s Hospital.

We are in the process of preparing our next donation and as we are coming into the busy holiday season and have chosen 2 charities to support – The CURE Foundation as well as The Cummings Centre for Seniors will be the beneficiaries of our snacking this time.

Who knew snacking could feel so good?! 

February 6, 2020