Can Man Dan at it again to help Edmonton’s less fortunate

EDMONTON – An Edmonton man is embracing winter again to help the less fortunate.

Dan Johnstone – also known as Can Man Dan – started the 2015 Moving out Hunger campaign Thursday morning with the goal of raising 30,000 lbs of food, $25,000 and awareness for Edmonton’s Food Bank.

“We’re taking non-perishables, we’re taking turkeys, we’re taking monetary donations. Whatever you can spare we’ll take it,” Johnstone said.

He’ll be camping outside the Southgate Safeway until Sunday at 6 p.m., and the campaign was off to a good start Thursday.

“We’ve just got started and we got donations everywhere. It’s been crazy. The public has been so receptive of this event,” Johnstone said.

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Johnstone stays warm with blankets and a sleeping bag from home. He says it’s all he needs and “more than I deserve, frankly.”

It’s the fifth straight year Johnstone is spearheading the campaign. He started the initiative to give back to an organization that gave to him.

“I used to be a recipient of the Edmonton Food Bank. They took care of my mother and I and my brother when we were growing up,” explained Johnstone. “And more often than not they put food on our table.”

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This year Can Man Dan is taking his campaign on the road. He’ll be camping out in Fort McMurray Dec. 8th-10th, Lethbridge Dec. 17th-20th, and back in Edmonton Dec. 22nd-24th.