Daily Bread hopes to raise $200K in spring food drive
Posted March 27, 2013 7:06 am.
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Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank is hoping to collect $200,000 and 100,000 pounds of food over the course of its 2013 spring food drive.
The money goes a long way toward helping the organization buy fresh food like eggs and vegetables, executive director Gail Nyberg said at a Scarborough Loblaws Wednesday morning.
“We can buy the product that we need and we’re always very happy to receive money,” Nyberg told Breakfast Television.
The money is also used to pay for gas, as Daily Bread trucks food donations to 170 member agencies.
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CityNews and Breakfast Television were on hand at the Musgrave Street Loblaws, near Victoria Park Avenue and Gerrard Street, to accept donations and raffle off prizes.
By the day’s end, 2100 pounds of food had been donated, and $8,315.
“This store is very community-based,” Sam Spataro, manager of the Musgrave Street Loblaws, told Breakfast Television.
“The employees in the store, have put together a $1,000 donation to the food bank.”
Donations are also accepted any Loblaws, No Frills or any Real Canadian Superstore during the spring campaign.
The most-needed items include:
- Canned fruit & vegetables
- Canned fish and meat
- Peanut butter
- Pasta and pasta sauce
- Rice
- Canned and dry beans
- Beans and Sauce
- Canned, powdered, or Tetra Pak cartons of milk
- Baby formula & food
- Mac & cheese
- Stew and soup
