Donors are stepping up after fire gutted a refrigerated truck carrying food for a Saskatoon non-profit offering a school lunch program.
The lone transport truck owned by CHEP Good Food went up in flames shortly before noon Tuesday on Idylwyld Drive.
A crowdfunding campaign has been set up with a goal of raising $5000 – roughly the amount needed to replace the contents of the truck.
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Others have donated directly through CHEP’s website and offered different transportation options.
The organization will need at least $30,000 to $40,000 to cover the damages and buy a used truck, according to executive director Yvonne Hanson.
A new truck with the same capabilities would cost more than $100,000, she said.
“People are really responding in the best way they know how,” Hanson told Global News, referring the outpouring of donations.
No one was hurt during the fire.
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