By Staff
July 29th, 2024
BURLINGTON, ON
Pulling in the dollars that are needed to provide food that is distributed for those who need help is a full time task for the food banks in the Region
Big cheque will go a long way to keep the flow of fresh food getting to people who need help.
Food for Life was given $33,333,000 by all Allstate Canada, the insurance provider. The grant will help Food for Life rescue more than $100,000 worth of good surplus food to serve the Hamilton and Halton regions.
Food for Life for supported the Allstate vision for everyone to have access to healthy food.
There are 565 Food for Life volunteers who show up regularly to pack the food that comes in into packages that are distributed to the more than 4000 people who are served each week
There are an additional 200 people in the community who volunteer in different ways.
Those are impressive number and well worth celebrating.
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