MNP, in support of the Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Drive Away Hunger Program, has raised a grand total of 2,444 pounds of food and $15,598 in cash donations for folks across Saskatchewan.
"What a great initiative this has been both for our offices and the food banks in this province," says MNP Regional Managing Partner for South Saskatchewan, Trina Warren.
Although the total in itself is remarkable, what's more impressive was the support shown by the local Weyburn office, who just barely missed out on retaining their title from MNP's inter-office fundraising competition, despite raising an incredible 734 pounds of food and $1,695 of that total themselves.
With only 22 team members in their office, that's equivalent to more than 187 pounds of food raised per person, a feat that should greatly benefit the Weyburn Salvation Army food bank.
Nine MNP offices across the province took part in a competitive, provincial food drive in support of their local food banks, with a goal to beat their total raised last year of 12,000 pounds of food.
The FCC Drive Away Hunger program is a unique food drive concept that focuses on reducing hunger in rural Canada. Since 2004, this event has collected more than 7.8 million pounds of food for food banks across Canada.
Last year's FCC Drive Away Hunger initiative generated a total of 442,463 pounds of food for food banks across Saskatchewan and 2.4 million pounds of food across the country.
"With the holiday season fast approaching, food banks across this province are preparing for their busiest time of the year," said Warren. "We hope these MNP donations will help to fill the shelves just in time for those in need. I'm very proud of what our team was able to do for this community."
