The Williams Lake Fire Department was out in force last night (July 22) conducting their annual Food Drive for the Salvation Army Food Bank.
Fire Chief Evan Dean said it went quite well this year.
“We ended up getting just over $1600 in cash, cheque, and gift card donations. We’re not sure how much food we collected yet as it’s done by weight but visually it certainly looks like more than we typically get, everybody was quite generous.”
Even when times are tough, the community of Williams Lake always comes through.
“Over the years we’ve found even with varies changes in the economy and even COVID we always worry that maybe people may not be as generous as they’ve been in the past but honestly it seems like when times get tougher our community is even more generous and this just shows how great this community is.”
Dean noted it’s always great to see just how generous the people of Williams Lake are, even when they’re not expecting us to come by.
“People always scramble to get us a little bit something to help out the most vulnerable in our community and it’s always much appreciated.”
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