Contributions needed for the food bank

Shannon LeClair 

Times Reporter

 

The time has come once again to ‘Fill that Bus’, an annual event designed to gather food for the food bank. 

This is the third year for the event and the main goal is to fill the bus full of all sorts of non-perishable items to help those in need. 

“It’s very important. Any contributions we can get are greatly appreciated,” said Brain Allemang, public relations coordinator for the food bank. 

The project began through a partnership of three companies; Laurie Shannon and her general manager Gurpreet Uppal are heading things off on the Boston Pizza side of things, Bill Crawford for Chinook Credit Union, and Susan Fowler from First Student Canada. First Student Canada is donating the bus for the day.

“We want to keep it in the community, and we want to help out the community however we can. We are a small town and people do need it when the tough time hits, it’s very hard,” said Uppal.  

Last year a snowstorm rolled through early in the day and so the campaign didn’t do as well as the previous year. The goal this year is to beat last year’s numbers, and hopefully even the first years numbers. 

Allemang said the food bank is looking for things like peanut butter, jam, rice, pasta and snacks for kids for school. 

The bus will be parked outside the Chinook Credit Union, on Main Street, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. People are encouraged to help out in any way they can. The food bank helps between 20 to 25 families per week, and relies on the continued support of the community. 

Boston Pizza will also be holding a spaghetti-eating contest in November to raise money for the Christmas hamper society. Teams are still needed to enter the event, and anyone interested can contact Boston Pizza to find out more.