Porch Pirates for Good are Making Hunger Walk The Plank with Food Drive for Kawartha Food Share
/The Porch Pirates for Good are setting sail to collect donations for the Kawartha Food Share and make food insecurity walk the plank on Oct. 30.
(FROM LEFT TO RIGHT) SUSAN DUNKLEY, LOIS TUFFIN, ASHLEE AITKEN AND MEGAN MURPHY at the Porch Pirates Food Drive in April. File Photo.
Volunteers from “Porch Pirates for Good” will once again hold a city-wide food drive to restock the dwindling shelves at Kawartha Food Share.
On Saturday October 30, 2021, anyone who is not ill or in self-isolation is being asked to leave a bag of non-perishable food items on their front porch.
Beginning at 9 a.m., volunteers will drive around the city and collect the items and deliver them to the Kawartha Food Share warehouse.
“It’s such an easy way for people to donate,” said Ashlee Aitkin, general manager, Kawartha Food Share. “You don’t have to leave your house, there are so many people that want to donate that have mobility issues or don’t drive. This is such an great way to give back to the community.”
Aitkin says the entire collection process takes around three hours, and the event usually completely fills the Kawartha Food Share warehouse.
“We have over 300 volunteers,” she said. “They’re amazing and we really couldn’t do this without them.”
Monetary donations can be made at http://www.kawarthafoodshare.com/donations.html. For every dollar donated, Kawartha Food Share leverages $6 of food purchasing power.
Participants are invited to dawn their best pirate costumes to greet volunteers on Oct. 30. Photo courtesy of Kawartha Food Share.
