Thanks all, nice to know I am not alone in thinking this way.
The company has done very well this year - they are a container port terminal, and business has been higher than normal this year with the exception of February and March which was a result of China shutting down. In fact with all the transport of imported PPE there were exceptional requests to rush containers and much extra effort by staff and dock workers to comply with requests.
The individual amount wasn't high, a $50 (about 35pounds) but taken all together with all western Canada locations and hundreds of employees, there was a sizable donation to food banks.
I just think with all of the stress of this year (we were considered front line), working out how to work safely, working extra hours it would have been the year to be grateful to the individual employees. And yes, the company will get a sizable tax write-off, since donating to charity is in a different deduction slot than employee bonuses or gifts. I'm sure we will see managers photos in the news letters as well.
Like I previously mentioned, I am all for donating to worthy causes, but if given a choice I would have chosen the Salvation Army since they do so much good here in town.
Rant over... have a lovely day all!