Toronto answers call for food donations as part of Thanksgiving drive, food bank says
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Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank collected 30,459 pounds of food at part of its Thanksgiving drive on Saturday, surpassing its goal for the day, and its CEO says Torontonians are answering the call for help.
But Neil Hetherington says the demand is great in the city and it's becoming greater. The number of people experiencing food security has skyrocketed in Toronto during the COVID-19 pandemic, doubling at times. He said need is growing as the cost of food increases, inflation rises and incomes remain stagnant.
On Saturday, however, Toronto responded to the food bank's pandemic appeal.
"I was thrilled that we hit the goal that we had set out. Hundreds of families came by and dropped off food," Hetherington said on Sunday.
"My general feeling is that's a wonderful outward expression that Torontonians have that too many are going food insecure, and this Thanksgiving, they want to do something about that."
For five hours, residents lined up in their vehicles to drop off non-perishable food at the food bank's Etobicoke distribution centre, 191 New Toronto St. Volunteers unloaded donations in cans and boxes directly from vehicles. The goal was 30,000 pounds of food.
Hetherington said people responded to the food bank's request to drop off items high in protein, including tuna, beans and peanut butter.
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