By David F. Rooney The first night of the two-day Emergency Services Fight Back Against Hunger Food Drive went off without a hitch on Wednesday, September 16. Hundreds of volunteers canvassed city neighbourhoods for generous donations to the Community Connections Food Bank and they will be back at it this evening (Thursday, September 17) to conclude the two-day benefit for the Community Connections Food Bank. To say this is an annual success understates its value to the community. Besides the dozens of police officers, firefighters, paramedics and wardens you’d expect to see in this campaign there are whole families, Girl Guides, Army Cadets, hockey players, teachers, office workers and people from every walk of life, all united in their desire to help Revelstoke’s less fortunate residents. This effort takes week to plan and organize — much of that work done by Krista Kallio — and it bears real fruit. Patti Larson, director of Community Connections outreach programs, told the crowd that gathered at the RCMP detachment that over the years it has been held, this food drive has resulted in 40,000 pounds of food donations and $20,000 in cash donation. That’s remarkable and everyone who participated or who helped out with a donation should feel proud of that effort. Here are a few images from Wednesday evening’s campaign: