Generous Londoners donated 48,200 pounds of food to the 23rd annual London Cares Curb Hunger Food Drive.
This year the bank passed 1.43 million pounds in donations since its inception 23 years ago and came just shy of last year's 49,360 pounds in total donations.
“For 23 years, London has come together and proven we care through supporting the London Food Bank and the London Cares Curb Hunger Food Drive,” said Mayor Ed Holder in a media release. “This amazing community-wide initiative is a heart-warming reminder of how truly good our city is, as we continue to recognize the need to support our most vulnerable."
“A key part of the 2019 Food Drive was furthering our work with rescuing food from grocery stores,” said Jane Roy, co-executive director of the London Food Bank in the release. “Working with City staff we have branded the program Community Re-Fresh which contributed 6,920 pounds of rescued food during this drive, a 15 per cent increase over 2018. This is a year-round program."
“We are grateful for all non-perishable and fresh food donations and for those that offered cash donations,” said Jay Stanford, Director, Environment, Fleet and Solid Waste in the release.
The drive ran from May 31 - June 8.
