Chicken Farmers of Ontario Donate 350 KG of Chicken to Kawartha Food Share to Distribute Among Local Food Banks

In a partnership to help combat food insecurity, the Chicken Farmers of Ontario (CFO) have partnered with Food Ontario to donate 350 kg of chicken to Kawartha Food Share at the latter’s facility on Thursday afternoon.

Tim Klompmaker, CFO District 9 Board Director; Shanade Thomas, Food Ontario and Ashlee Aitken, Kawartha Food share general manager putting the CFO SWAG and chicken on display. The CFO Cares: Farmers to Food Banks program contributes over 1 million meals annually to local food banks. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

“Thanks to the continued dedication of the Ontario chicken farming community who donate their chicken to food banks year-round, since 2015, the CFO Cares: Farmers to Food Banks program has donated over nine million chicken meals,” said Tim Klompmaker, CFO District 9 Board Director.

The donated chicken will contribute to over 3,000 meals for families and individuals in need throughout Peterborough and the Kawarthas.

“Proteins, like chicken, are among some of the most-needed items at food banks and we want to ensure that Ontario communities and food banks have a steady supply of safe, healthy, locally-grown chicken,” said Klompmaker. “Chicken Farmers are proud to support the Peterborough community.”

The CFO made the donation through the CFO Cares: Farmers to Food Banks program. It enables chicken farmers to donate their chickens to food banks across Ontario.

Peterborough and the Kawarthas have received chicken donations contributing to 70,200 meals provided through local food banks since May of 2022.

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