Proceeds from sales will help veterans struggling with homelessness and other problems: 'it's time to pay them back'

The charity has given out more than $21,000 and 304 food hampers since the pandemic began in the middle of March.

Since the plea for donations, Calgarians have stepped up in a big way, according to the food bank.

Calgary’s Veterans Association Food Bank is urging people to donate to their organization, saying they’re at a “crisis point” and desperately in need of food and money.

Climbing Africa's tallest mountain to raise money for Veterans Association Food Bank: 'Keeping our brothers and sisters alive'

The Veterans Food Bank of Calgary, Veterans Association Food Bank and the Calgary Food Bank have stepped in to fill the void, after the original Veterans Food Bank abruptly closed in September.