Community Care Peterborough (CCP)’s Apsley office presented $500 in leftover grocery gift cards to the North Kawartha Food Bank announced on Wednesday afternoon.
“The cost of food, temporary loss of our grocery store and the high cost of gas has had a significant impact on our community,” said Diane Rothnie, North Kawartha Food Bank president.
“Our ‘Be A Lifeline’ donors have allowed us to enhance our current services and provide delivery of food bank hampers to isolated food bank clients on a weekly basis, with the support of our volunteer drivers,” said Katie Bryck, CCP’s Community development coordinator.“They have also allowed us to give away $11,500 in grocery gift cards to community members in need over the holiday season.”
Community Care staff and volunteers provide a variety of essential services to seniors and adults with physical challenges helping them to live at home.
Some of their services include, Exercise and Falls Prevention, Friendly Visiting, Volunteer Transportation, Meals on Wheels, Brokered Home Help and Home Maintenance, Medical Equipment Program and more.