Daily Bread extends spring food drive
Posted April 25, 2011 8:51 am.
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The Daily Bread food bank has nearly reached its goal when it comes to collecting non-perishable food, but the agency still needs a significant boost in financial donations and is extending its spring drive.
Daily Bread aimed to collect 250,000 lbs. of food and $250,000 by the end of its spring effort but to date the charity has only collected $146,000.
The spring food drive was originally slated to end Tuesday, but is now extended to April 30. More than 400 volunteers will be sorting food donations Monday.
While the agency needs non-perishable goods, it also desperately needs money in order to deliver the food and the rising cost of gas is making that increasingly difficult. Daily Bread also uses cash donations to buy and distribute fresh fruits and vegetables and dairy products.
Breakfast Television/CityNews viewers and corporations donated an amazing $24,000 and 15,744lbs. of food at our food drive earlier this week.
You can make a financial donation online here, or by calling (416) 203-0050. Cheques can be mailed to Daily Bread Food Bank, 191 New Toronto St., Toronto, Ont., M8V 2E7.
Food donations can also be dropped off at any fire hall or at any Loblaws, Loblaw Great Food, valu-mart, no frills or Real Canadian Superstore until April 28.
Daily Bread needs the following items: baby formula and food; peanut butter; canned fruits and vegetables; canned fish and meat; dried pasta; tomato sauce; powdered, canned or tetra pak milk; mac and cheese; bags of rice; cans of lentils and beans; soups; stews and bags of lentils.
