Last week, the community came together once again to “Stuff The Bus” to try to fill up the Salvation Army Food Bank.
Hiway-9 Express has put on this initiative for a number of years and this year it was held at the Freson Bros. parking lot on Tuesday, August 20th. According to Amanda Courtenay, Community Services and Anti-Violence Coordinator for Salvation Army Drumheller shares that overall things went really well. “The kettle had $2,821 in and the BBQ was about $600, so we beat the goal from last year, money wise. Food donations was 800 pounds, which was just a little shy from last year.”
Even with the 800 pounds brought in, Courtenay admits there continues to be a need to fill the shelves. “We have holes in soup, juice, granola bars, snack packs, fruit snacks, stuff like that.”
There are no significant food drives planned in the near future but Courtenay advises that donations are accepted all year long at Freson Bros., Extra Foods (No Frills), and always at the Salvation Army on Railway Avenue.
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