The Lethbridge and Interfaith food bank Stuff a Bus event happened this past Tuesday, Dec 2.

West and South Side save on food stores were offering 15% off on all groceries.

“It not only draws way more people here to this store on this one day event but it also, gives them a discount and they can potentially make their dollar go a little further and help the food bank” said Neil Heaton, Interfaith food bank operations manager.

Save On Foods put together food hampers for the public to buy or they could of grabbed a shopping list from one of the volunteers. Items like pasta, pasta sauce, cereal and peanut butter are what were on the most wanted list. For Christmas they were asking for turkeys, cranberry sauce, and packaged potatoes.

This event couldn’t of happened with out its volunteers, some help because of the time of the year.

“Well especially Christmas time because Christmas is a time of giving specifically and it is important for people that don’t have a lot to be able to have something to give back to their families especially when times are tough. Its cold out side no one wants to go through this alone so its good to have that sense of unity and community when we all come together in a event like this,” said Gillian Metcalfe, volunteer with Kappa Pi Chi.

 

  Kids were seen at this event giving back too. “Just because I care about other people,” said Ty Copeland.

No surprise, when the Lethbridge hurricanes showed up to volunteer with stocking up the bus and then later on helping take the food off the bus and into the storage bins at the Interfaith Food Bank.

The next event will start tomorrow Dec 5th  until Christmas eve at superstore, The Real Canadian Wholesale club and Troys no frills. All the Loblaw Company’s will be collecting food and donations for the local food banks