The Christmas season officially gets underway in Greater Moncton on Saturday with the “30 Days of Community Caring” campaign.
In the month leading up to December 25th, many community groups and local businesses organize and mobilize volunteers to collect food and financial donations to support food banks, soup kitchens, shelters and school food programs in the southeast region.
Dale Hicks, President of Food Depot Alimentaire, says the campaign has a major impact throughout the region.
“These initiatives make a tremendous contribution to addressing food insecurity in our region especially during the holiday season when financial pressures are mounting.
“We are so fortunate to live in such a caring community and this campaign is an excellent demonstration of that,” added Hicks.
Here are the events planned during the campaign:
- Tim Horton’s Food Drive at the Moncton Coliseum – November 27th from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- Sue Stultz – Moncton Fire Fighters Turkey Drive – Dec. 1st – 3rd, drop off turkeys “down back” at St. George Blvd. fire station
- Metropolitan Community Village Food Drive – Dec. 4th
- Wild Lights Food Drive at the Zoo – Dec. 3rd – 4th
- Moncton Wildcats & Loblaws Food Drive – Dec. 12th Home Game
- Anglophone East Fill The Bus Campaign – Delivery Date Dec. 21st
- Christmas Box Program with Credit Unions – Delivery Dec. 22nd
- Sobeys Holiday Food Bank Campaign – Dec. 2nd – 24th
- CBC Make The Season Kind – Nov. 29th – Dec. 30th
