Daily Bread Food Bank - Volunteers sort through Holiday Drive food donations

TORONTO, Dec. 22, 2014 /CNW/ -

WHAT:	Holiday Drive Public Food Sorts
	Hundreds of volunteers will be sorting and packing food donations on Saturday and Sunday at Daily Bread Food Bank.
	The Holiday Drive ends December 31 with goals of $2.5 million and 1 million pounds of food. As of December 22, $1.3 million and 263,000 pounds of food have been donated.
	Note: Daily Bread is fully booked for public sorting. No volunteers are required.
WHEN:
	Saturday, December 27	Sunday, December 28
	10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.	10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
	1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.	1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE:	Daily Bread Food Bank
	191 New Toronto Street (Off Islington, north of Lakeshore)

GENERAL HOLIDAY DRIVE INFORMATION
The fastest, easiest way to make a financial donation is online at www.dailybread.ca. Non-perishable food donations can be dropped off at any local fire hall or participating grocery stores. Most needed food items include peanut butter, canned fish, canned vegetables and fruit, rice, pasta, tomato sauce, canned/dried beans, baby food, cereal and formula.

About Daily Bread Food Bank
Daily Bread Food Bank is a registered charity that is fighting hunger in our communities. A distribution hub, Daily Bread provides food and support to almost 200 food programs across Toronto. Daily Bread also works towards long-term solutions to hunger and runs innovative programs to support people on low incomes including a community, food services training program and an information and referral services program that trains member agencies to support food bank clients by connecting them to community resources.

For more information on Daily Bread Food Bank, please visit www.dailybread.ca.

SOURCE: Daily Bread Food Bank

Sarah Anderson, Senior Manager, Communications, T: 416-203-0050 ext. 238 C: 416-450-2196, E: [email protected]