Volunteers gathered at the RCMP station, eager to canvas neigbourhoods for donations during the two-night Emergency Services Food Drive. Please click on the image to see a larger version of this image. David F. Rooney photo
By David F. Rooney
Volunteers gathered at the RCMP station on Wednesday, September 21, eager to canvas neigbourhoods for donations during the two-night Emergency Services Food Drive.
This annual event is the main food drive for the Community Connections’ Food Bank. Last year it raised between 11,000 and 12,000 pounds of food and hopes to exceed that amount this year.
This year’s Emergency Services’ Food Drive will see hundreds of volunteers representing the Fire Rescue Service, the RCMP, Parks Canada’s staff, Army Cadets, students from local schools and local residents. They’ll be out about Thursday, September 22, between 6 pm and 8 pm.
Please have a bag with your contribution ready to go. All items being donated should be securely packaged and not open. Here’s a list of items that Patti says are badly needed:
Peanut butter;
Canned tuna, salmon & other meats;
Canned vegetables and fruit;
Fruit juice;
Breakfast cereals;
Chunky soups, stews;
Pasta;
Pasta sauce;
Tomatoes;
Healthy snack options for children;
Toilet paper; and
Canned milk.
Here are some photos of Wednesday’s food drive:
RCMP Staff-Sgt. Kurt Grabinsky, Mayor Mark McKee and the Community Connections’ Food Bank’s Patti Larson welcomed this year’s volunteers to the Emergency Services Food Drive on Wednesday, September 21. David F. Rooney photoCaptain Miken Kelly (right) points out the neighbourhood she and her Army Cadets will tackle during the first night of the two-day Emergency Services Food Drive. Lisa Moore photoVolunteers unpack the cargo area of their vehicle with food stuffs donated by generous Revelstokians on the first evening of the two-night Emergency Services Food Drive on Wednesday, September 21. Lisa Moore photoAs the light fades, volunteers were still busy sorting and packing the foods donated by generous Revelstokians to the Emergency Services Food Drive on Wednesday evening. Lisa Moore photoA surrealistic view of the volunteers eagerly packing donations. The two-day Emergency Services Food Drive concludes Thursday, September 22. Lisa Moore photo
