Kawartha Food Share 'Porch Pirates For Good' Food Drive Pillaging Peterborough This Saturday
/Kawartha Food Share (KFS) is pillaging Peterborough for another year as part of its ‘Porch Pirates For Good’ food drive to restock its empty shelves occurring this Saturday.
In the last four years, the campaign brought in over 165,000 pounds of food and over $15,000 in monetary donations. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
Households are asked to leave a bag of non-perishable food items on their front porch for the Porch Pirates to collect starting at 9 a.m.
The number of clients using food banks has reached an all-time high throughout the nation, according to KFS. They continue to state that the rising cost of food and supply chain shortages have affected their clients, donors and purchasing power.
The following is a list of items requested for donation from KFS:
Peanut Butter
Canned tuna
Canned vegetables and canned fruit
Individually wrapped school snacks
Pasta and pasta sauce
Alpha-getti, Kraft Dinner and Chef Boyardee
Breakfast cereal
Gluten free items – like pasta, cookies, oats etc.
Canned soup/stew
Feminine hygiene products
Diapers
Monetary Donations (can be made online or during item collection)
