A successful ‘Fill A Fire Truck’ food drive locally.

North Bay Fire and Emergency Services teamed up with Parker’s Your Independent Grocer to collect food for the North Bay Food Bank.

Between 10 am and 6 pm on Thursday 1,053 pounds of food was collected, along with $1,581 in monetary donations, plus $50 in gift cards.

“Every year during the food drive we are reminded of the generosity of the people of North Bay,” said Sheri Korn, Captain of Fire Prevention. “We are grateful to Parker’s Your Independent Grocer to allow us the opportunity to help the North Bay Food Bank which provides such an important service to our community.”

Food bank manager Amber Livingstone was pleased at the success of the event, “Our local Fire and Emergency Services continue to be great community supporters! This event provided the opportunity for the young, and the young at heart to get a chance to see a firetruck up close and donate to help our neighbours in need. Thank you to our local fire station personnel for volunteering their time, and to everyone who made a donation.”

 

Photo courtesy: North Bay Food Bank on Facebook

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