The results are in from this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive in Quesnel.
Rachel Pontius, one of the committee members, went over the results.
“We delivered to 35 routes, and we got 5,284 pounds returned, an average of 12 pounds per bag, and we also received 220 dollars of cash donations.”
Pontius says they were down a little from 6,600 pounds last year, but she says they were very happy with this year’s numbers.
“Especially considering how expensive groceries and gas and bills are now. Compared to other years, we did less routes this year because a couple that were unproductive last year, so we took them off. Last year we had 6,600 pounds so we did have a little bit less this year but we’re still super, super happy with what we had, especially considering the short notice organization which was the situation this year.”
Pontius says people can suggest that their street be added and they can also use more volunteers for next year.
“We can definitely make those changes because things change over time with people’s situations and streets and anything, so we would love to add more routes if people feel like they would be productive. And how people can volunteer or suggest routes, please go to our Facebook page, the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive Quesnel Facebook page.”
Pontius says if your bag was missed, it can still be dropped off at grocery stories with donation bins.
All proceeds go to the Nourish Food Bank in Quesnel.
