Saturday, April 25
The success and support Kamloops has shown for our bi-annual food drives have outgrown our parking lot at the Kamloops Food Bank. This year, we are switching things up for our Spring Food Drive on Saturday, April 25! Help create a hunger-free community and find us in action at The Bay’s parking lot in Aberdeen Mall!
Your job, as donors and contributors to our food drive, doesn’t change. Please have your bags packed with non-perishable items, ready for pickup in your communities by 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 25. We thank our friends from the three Rotary Clubs in Kamloops for driving all over town to pick the bags up that morning. To the thousands of donors: thank you in advance for all donations, big or small, as they will all play a meaningful role in helping us create a hunger-free community.
Over the years of the food bank, we have been fortunate enough to receive 1.6 million pounds of food donations! We are excited to see what our community has in store for us this year. Participation has never been easier:
- Volunteers will begin delivering Rotary branded paper bags from April 9 to April 23
- If you’re interested in delivering bags to houses in Kamloops, please contact Tyler Lowey, tlowey@kamloopsfoodbank.org
- Please fill these bags with as many non-perishable food items as you wish
- Our incredible team of Rotarian volunteers will collect the bags Saturday, April 25
- To ensure your bag gets collected, please have it placed outside of your front door by 9 a.m.
Examples of non-perishable donations:
- Canned food (without severely dented cans)
- Dry pasta/rice
- Cereal
- Crackers
- Peanut butter
- Protein/granola bars
- Beans
- Instant noodles
If for some reason your bag gets missed or you forget to put it outside by 9 a.m., there are options to still get your donation into the Kamloops Food Bank:
- Drop it off before 2 p.m. at the Kamloops Food Bank, 156 Wilson Street location
- Drop your donation in the red collection barrels at your local grocery store
We are very thankful for our sponsors, the United Steel Workers and McDonalds, for keeping our team of wonderful volunteers hydrated and well fed all day.
For more information about the food drive, please check out our social media channels or check us out on CFJC Midday with Tanya Cronin on April 1, 9, 16 and 21.
