Homes by Avi's..."Be a Fan, Bring A Can" Food Drive 8/15/2008 3:10:36 PM
Edmonton – August 13th, 2008 - Homes by Avi is proud to announce their latest community fundraiser; a food drive in support of Edmonton’s Food Bank. Starting Saturday, August 16th Homes by Avi is collecting non-perishable food items at their head office and at all of their show home locations until Thursday, September 4th.
Your last opportunity to donate to this worthy cause is at the “Labour Day Classic Re-Match” game between the Edmonton Eskimos and the Calgary Stampeders on Friday, September 5th. This fundraiser is spearheaded by Homes by Avi volunteers who will be located at each of the entrance gates collecting non-perishable food items and cash donations.
The “Be a Fan, Bring a Can” fundraiser was started by the Calgary Stampeders 17 years ago. In 2007 their annual food drive raised an impressive $28,968.55 in cash and food donations and to date they have raised over $352,849 in cash and food donations. This year the “Be a Fan, Bring a Can” fundraiser is a province-wide campaign where Alberta’s two CFL teams and Homes by Avi have joined forces to help collect donations for their respective cities’ food banks. So “Be a Fan, Bring a Can” and show your Eskimo pride and help raise more donations than our rival city to the south.
About Edmonton’s Food Bank:
- Almost 12,000 people per month are served through the hamper program with an additional 250,000 meals and snacks each month.
- Approximately 40 per cent of clients are children under 18.
- Edmonton’s Food Bank works collaboratively with more than 160 different agencies, churches, and food depots throughout the city to provide services.
- More than 3 million kilograms of food was collected, sorted, repackaged, and redistributed in 2007.
- For every $1 donated Edmonton’s Food Bank is able to glean $10 to $20 worth of food.
- More than 34,000 volunteer hours were donated in 2007 to support the work of the food bank.
- Edmonton’s Food Bank was incorporated in 1981 and was the first food bank in Canada.
- Members of both the Alberta Food Bank Network Association and the Canadian Association of Food Banks.
Help us make this year’s food drive the most successful campaign to date by dropping off your donations at any Homes by Avi show home or at the Labor Day Classic Re-Match game on September 5th. For more information on show home locations and how you can participate in this food drive visit www.homesbyavi.com or www.edmontonsfoodbank.com
