Central Smith Creamery Running Second Annual "Fill The Truck" Food Drive For Kawartha Food Share
/Central Smith Creamery is loading up for Kawartha Food Share as they are running their second annual ‘Fill the Truck’ campaign, collecting non-perishable goods for Kawartha Food Share from Dec. 1 - 15.
between 2017 and 2018, Around 14.5 per cent of Peterborough residents lived with food insecurity according to the Peterborough Food Action Network. Photo by David Tuan Bui.
The campaign fills its trucks with donations instead of ice cream as they challenge community members, businesses schools and organizations to help them collect goods.
Anyone can drop off any non-perishable goods at any participating location in the Peterborough and surrounding area including Central Smith.
On Dec. 16, the Selwyn-based business collects the goods from each drop-off spot and delivers them to Kawartha Food Share.
The following is a list of participating businesses so far:
Suzi Home Maker
Sullivan’s General Store
Holiday Inn
Ferndale Bible Church
Kingdon Timber Mart
Kawartha Orthodontics
Applewood Retirement Residence
Dentistry on Sherbrook
Peterborough KIA
Kawartha Buttertart Factory
McWilliams Moving & Storage Ltd.
Hospice Peterborough
Home Hardware Building Centre
Scotiabank
The Publican House
Lakefield Herald
Crestwood Secondary School
Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber
Style Boutique
