The Meaford Fire Department is holding a new carwash fundraiser this weekend in support of the local food bank.
Deputy Fire Chief Rob Pilon says the event is this Saturday at the fire hall from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., where they will collect non-perishable food and monetary donations.
“We have a food bank here and it is coming up to the holiday season. We know times can be tough for many families and by bringing the food items or money, it will help get them through it,” says Pilon.
Pilon says if this new fundraiser goes well, he expects it will become an annual event.
“Our town is a pretty tight knit community and our one grocery store that we do have does a great job at supplying the ability for people to purchase items for the food bank,” says Pilon. “The food bank has reached out to us on multiple occasions and we have been able to get enough firefighters and use our vehicles to transport those food goods down to the food bank for them. We continue to do that when needed, we try to help them out as much as we can.”
He says some of the accepted non-perishable items people can donate includes pasta, peanut butter and soup cans.