The Saskatchewan Roughriders are
tackling hunger in their upcoming home game this weekend, and they need your
help.
They’re asking fans to bring
non-perishable food items to the game this weekend. In return they’ll have the
opportunity to get their picture taken with the Grey Cup as well as enter a
draw to win a trip to the 100th Grey Cup game in Toronto.
The efforts don’t stop this weekend.
Every time a quarterback gets sacked throughout the season, Purolator will
donate the equivalent of the quarterback’s weight in food to the players local
food bank.
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The annual fundraiser couldn’t come
at a better time since food bank donations slow down significantly in the
summer.
“It helps to fill the shelves and
helps fill the bellies of the people we need to support in our community,” said
Wayne Hellquist with the Regina Food Bank. “It’s tremendously valuable from our
perspective. It also helps raise awareness of the issue of hunger in our
community so that too is important for us.”
This is the 10th
anniversary of the fundraiser. In honour of the long-term partnership,
Purolator donated one of their delivery trucks to the Regina Food Bank.
Hellquist says it’ll be used for
daily pick-ups, as well as collecting and dumping electronics in their
electronic recycling program fundraiser.
Last year the Tackle Hunger campaign
brought in 52, 000 pounds of food.
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