=== FROM DREAMZ / WHITNEY ===

Hi friends and foodies! Whether you know me as Dreamz or Whitney, I'm glad you found your way here and I hope you'll consider supporting my BIRTHDAY / HOLIDAY fundraiser if you have the means to! If not, you can still show your support by sharing this with others so we can gather lots of donations to send to those in need of nutritious food this holiday season. I'll be actively running this for a month from my 31st birthday into Christmas, so direct your virtual gifts into here for me! Thank you so much for your love and big hearts in advance!

For many years, I've been very priveleged and lucky to have had the chance to taste many delicious foods both in my homecity Toronto, and from my travels all around the world. I started food blogging in 2014 and eventually moved over to posting my foodie adventures on Instagram @dreamz.eatz ! However, I realize there are many starving people and families out there who are struggling to even put food on the table due to many reasons, sometimes out of their own control. For several years I've been volunteering regularly at food banks and got to better understand this personally, and with the arrival of COVID-19 this year and the shutting down of volunteer work, I know it must be hitting these communities extra hard. Hence, I would like to do the best I can to help virtually, and I hope you'll all pitch in this year as part of my birthday / holiday fundraiser! Very appreciative of you all for reading this far in, and hope you stay inspired and full-hearted always.

<3 Dreamz

=== ABOUT SECOND HARVEST ===

During this crucial time as our community deals with the ongoing impact of COVID-19, I'm taking part in a Virtual Food Drive for Second Harvest to help get fresh, healthy meals to those that need it most.

For every $25 donation Second Harvest can provide food for 50 meals to Toronto's hungry.

As Canada's largest food rescue agency, Second Harvest rescues fresh surplus food, that would otherwise go to waste, from grocery stores, wholesalers and manufacturers, and delivers it to people in need across Toronto. We provide enough food for 43,000 meals a day, supporting children and youth, elderly people on fixed incomes, families escaping domestic abuse, individuals struggling with mental illness and addiction and those who have simply fallen on hard times.  Now, more than ever, we need your help to sustain our fight to end hunger.