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Food Bank doles out nearly $250K to member agencies

Sudbury Food Bank has distributed more than $9 million since inception

The Sudbury Food Bank hosted their Spring Give on May 22, and handed out nearly $250,000 to their 46 member agencies.

Since its inception, the food bank has distributed close to $9.2 million to various agencies and organizations around Greater Sudbury that help those who are less fortunate.

"These cheques represent the hard work that all of our member agencies put in throughout the year," said food bank board president, Mellaney Dahl. "This is a thank you to everyone who is part of the big picture in helping to feed the hungry in our community."

All of the money dispersed must be used for food purchases by all of the agencies that received funding. Organizations that received money on May 22 included, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Maison McCulloch Hospice, Salvation Army, and many more.

"All of these organizations are run by volunteers and they all help with a number of things in this community," said Sudbury Food Bank executive director, Dan Xilon. "Whether it's hunger, addiction, education. We need these member agencies so that we're in more people's neighbourhoods and can better serve them."

The Sudbury Food Bank serves 16,000 people monthly, and are able to do so in large part due to the support of their member agencies. In addition to the funds distributed, the food bank has given out more than 4,688 tons of perishable and non-perishable food items thanks to the support of people, partners, and businesses that give their time to make the programs successful.

The money that was distributed on May 22 is a large portion of funds raised by the food bank through initiatives like their Christmas card campaign.

May 22 was a banner day for the Sudbury Food Bank, as they also celebrated the opening of their hot dog cart, which will operate Monday-Friday from  10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

For additional information on Sudbury Food Bank events and programs, visit sudburyfoodbank.ca.


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