The Options Committee of Making Kenora Home is proposing the sixth poverty challenge, A Walk in Other’s Shoes. This year, we have asked our local business community to take the challenge.

Participants have been asked to attempt to stay within a social assistance benefits’ budget. A single person on Ontario Works would receive $305 per month, $10.00 per day, or $50.00 for the five-day period. A couple would receive $468 per month, allowing a daily budget of $15.60 or $78.00 for five days.

The budget includes all food and drink, entertainment, some personal supplies and transportation costs. Each participant will be given a daily challenge card, which will reveal an additional challenge to be completed before the end of each day.

The participants will experience some of the hurdles that people living on social assistance face. It is hoped that the event will raise awareness and break barriers for people living in poverty. The challenge takes place February 16th until February 21st, 2016.

Saturday, February 20, 2016

Day 5 begins

Breakfast of oatmeal complete. Looking forward to food security.
Daily challenge: The dog ate my toothbrush.
First of all, Zoey would not do that.
Secondly, we are too poor to have a dog.
Thirdly, I will go to Dr. Dean Kozak's office a ask them if they will give me two toothbrushes, assuming the dog ate both. Dean used to be our dentist before we were poor. He and his wife Melanie go to Haiti and provide dental work for the poor. His older brother went to school with my son.
If the above doesn't work, then I will try the dollar store or ask for one at one of the hotels or try the Minto Resource Centre or use my finger.
Off for Zoey's walk and then off to work, today for the church and an errand for Rotary. Just like the old days, only a half day on Saturday. We are not very good at retirement. By continuing to work at volunteer activities, we at least have not lost our holidays and weekends like fully retired people.
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