A last minute food drive at two Safeway stores this weekend is aimed at helping Share Family and Community Services achieve its goal of filling food bank shelves for the summer.
The Remember the Food Bank campaign will conclude with a blitz Saturday at the Safeway at Shaughnessy Station in Port Coquitlam from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday at the Sunwood Square Safeway in Coquitlam from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Volunteers will be standing in front of the stores, collecting food and cash donations.
Items in need include pasta and pasta sauce, beans, lentils, rice, canned fruits and vegetables, and cooking oil.
Last year, the Share food bank distributed 14,865 food hampers to residents in the Tri-Cities; more than a third of those served were under 19 years of age.
