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St. Peter HS food drive a godsend for Orléans food bank
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By Fred Sherwin The Orléans Star St. Peter High School has answered the bell yet again to provide food and cash for the Orléans-Cumberland food bank at what is traditionally a critical time of the year. Except for a three-year stretch during the COVID pandemic between 2020 and 2023, the Canley Cup food drive has been an integral part of the St. Peter High School community for more than 25 years. It’s a time when the entire student body joins forces to collect non-perishable food items and monetary donations for the food bank. This year, the students managed to collect over 15,000 food items and more than $10,000. Orléans Cumberland Community Resource Centre project manager Julie Perkins says the donations will help the OCCRC provide emergency food supplies to residents who need them over the summer and into the fall.
“It’s one of, if not our biggest, food drives of the year. It’s what allows to feed families for at least half the year if not three quarters of the year,” says Perkins. “We’re fortunate to have such a generous community and students who know the value of taking care of each other and helping each other out.” The food bank serves 1,200 individuals a month, on average, including 38 new individuals who registered with the food bank last month. While some people may think the food bank operates as a grocery store for people with a limited income, it actually only provides people with three days of emergency food supplies per month. The amount of food provided depends on whether it’s for a single individual, or a family, and the size of that family. In order to continue to provide emergency food supplies for individuals and families in need, the CONTINUED ON PAGE 2