Dalton organized a Corporate Spring Food Drive Challenge and collected around 2000 lbs of food.
Dalton engaged its employees in collecting Food for those in need by organizing a "Corporate Spring Food Drive Challenge‘’. Employees were split into teams and assigned a collection box for a 7-week long drive. Daltonians volunteered to participate and excitedly collected ~2000 lbs of food with the winning team collecting a whopping ~700 Lbs. This team challenge promoted great camaraderie among co-workers and we had fun while giving back to the community we serve. It resulted in a Win-Win situation for everyone.
“It is always exciting to see our enthusiastic people eager to make a difference. This food drive raised awareness of hunger & the demand of food banks in our society, encouraging food donation by our employees. I am extremely thankful to each one at Dalton for making it a huge success and I would like to remind everyone on how the need is even more acute in the summer.” said our CEO, Mr. Peter Pekos.
About North York Food Bank:
North York Harvest Food Bank is the primary food bank for northern Toronto, distributing over 2.3 million pounds of food in last year working towards a mission of dignified food access, empowering individuals and strengthening communities.
It has close to 40 member agencies/food spaces across North Toronto with 77 community programs. Their clientele includes more than 30% children.
In addition to emergency food assistance, they also provide other services to address poverty:
- Leadership In Training program to upgrade job skills for those who are receiving subsidies
- Snack program delivery to 30+ child daycare across Toronto
- Cooking programs for isolated seniors
- Referral services
To learn more please visit https://northyorkharvest.com/