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Back to HomeFeature Article - March 22, 2012 Stuff the Cruiser!
Spring is coming! And like most winters, the demand on food banks has been high and our shelves are bare! This spring, you can make a difference and help fill those bare shelves!
On Saturday, March 31, OPP Auxiliary Constable Jeremy Saunders, Auxiliary Constable Brent Reynolds, Sgt Andy Mouck and Auxiliary Constable Tanya Thake will be parking their OPP cruisers at the Foodlands in Sydenham and Verona as well as the Freshmart in Sharbot Lake.
Your task? To help fill the cruisers with non-perishable food items. The food collected will support the food banks operated by or through Southern and Northern Frontenac Community Services.
Special thanks go to the Frontenac Detachment’s OPP Auxiliary Police, the Loughborough Fire Department for their promotion, and Aaron West’s grade 5-6 class from Sharbot Lake Public School and Laurie Adam’s grade 1 & 2 class in St Patrick’s School in Harrowsmith for their support.
Food banks are coordinated solely by volunteers, receive no government funding and are totally supported by donations of food and money from local churches, schools, organizations and the general public through events such as Stuff the Cruiser!
Between the two agencies, an average of more than 70 individuals and families are recipients of food each and every month.
Cruisers will be parked on Saturday, March 31, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at all locations: 1) Freshmart in Sharbot Lake; 2) Trousdale’s Foodland in Sydenham; 3) Reid’s Foodland in Verona.
Contact: Jennifer Linton 613-376-6883, SFCSC at 613-376-6477 or Jeremy Saunders at 613-353-7692
