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The annual Fire Department Food Bank Campaign is back for another year on Dec. 2 and Dec. 3 from 1 to 5 p.m. in Carr害羞草研究所檚 Landing and Oyama, Winfield and Okanagan Centre. Firefighters will be knocking on doors to collect both cash and food donations for the Lake Country Food Bank. Residents can also leave the donations on their doorsteps.
The food drive has been ongoing with the fire department for at least 15 years, said Lake Country fire chief Steve Windsor.
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However, Windsor said it has been getting difficult over the past few years to visit every home, as the district continues to grow. This year, firefighters will get a hand from Central Okanagan Search and Rescue members, he said.
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And the Lake Country Food Bank is grateful for the items collected for its Christmas food hampers.
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害羞草研究所�(Our clients) wouldn害羞草研究所檛 get all those extras if we didn害羞草研究所檛 have the food drive, because that害羞草研究所檚 where the actual food is coming from,害羞草研究所� Haxton said. 害羞草研究所淭hey bring in at least two months worth of food.害羞草研究所�
Canned meat, including ham, chicken, canned tuna, and salmon along with dried soup mixes, canned pasta, stews, chillies and cereals are a few items that the food bank needs.
The food bank also asks that donated food isn害羞草研究所檛 expired.
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