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REGINA, SK - For over 30 years October has been Food Drive Month for the Regina Food Bank. With the onset of Covid-19 a new bold challenge has been launched to help secure 1 million meals for Regina families. The timing is critical with the food insecurity up over 100% this time last year.

Kickstarting this ambitious challenge by matching all donations up to 150,000 meals The Mosaic Company believes the community will not shy away from the challenge. Sarah Fedorchuk, VP Public Affairs & Government Relations, North America noted “Regina is at its best when we come together to rally around a common goal. Working together to raise 1 million meals will feed hope for tens of thousands this holiday season. Mosaic is proud to kick-start the march to a million”.

Food Bank CEO John Baily celebrated the donation and called the community to action, “October has traditionally been our food drive month. COVID-19 made a food drive impractical, so we are calling on our friends to join the challenge to help us feed 13,000 people a month. Every dollar raised secures 3 meals and every pound donated secures 1 meal. We are grateful Mosaic has stepped up to help feed our neighbors”.   

The month-long challenge includes a Corporate and Community Challenge and a Drive Through Food Drive Saturday October 10th, 11-3pm at Evraz Place. Tim Reid, President and CEO of Regina Exhibition Association Limited (REAL), believes Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect occasion to donate and have some family fun, “Thanksgiving is not only a time for giving thanks, it’s the perfect time to come together as a family and help support our neighbours. Since Mosaic Stadium is also the home of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, you can also expect to see green and white out during the drive through drop off as a thanks for your support of our community
Donors at the Drive Through Food Drive can expect a socially distanced drop-off and are encouraged to bring in-demand non-perishable food items like pasta, canned vegetables and fruit and canned soup.

Every day in October the Food Bank will be featuring Community & Corporate Champions inspiring and showing others how to get involved and join the march to a million. To get involved and learn more visit www.reginafoodbank.ca

For more information contact:
David Froh, Vice President, Community, Regina Food Bank
306 550 4823 – dfroh@reginafoodbank.ca