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Ecumenical Canned Goods Drive
Ten participating churches for four recipient organizations
November 24, 2007
Canned Goods Drive - All ready to receive the canned goods for packing, being picked up by car drivers and runners. Flyers were distributed the previous week (Nov. 17) to all households in this neighbourhood
Getting refreshments and snacks, compliments of Sobeys
Ready to give out car routes for the picking up of the canned food. On the left is Brian Kearney, chair of Canned Goods Drive Campaign & member of OLPH Conference St. Vincent de Paul
Starting the packing into the donated Chips carton boxes
Unloading the canned goods on St. Clair Ave. that were just picked up
A parishioner with her own army of three sons. They have good idea to paste the red promotion sign "Community Canned Goods Drive" right on their van
Ten participating churches in this ecumenical drive - OLPH, Leaside Presbyterian, Leaside United, Rosedale Presbyterian, Rosedale United, St. Anselm's R.C., St. Augustine's, St. Cuthbert's Anglican, Northlea United and St. Simon's
Lots of helpers needed to carry the canned goods into the church basement
OLPH'er Brian Wayne has an armful of bags including a blue bag that's breaking up already!
Loading the packed cartons into trucks to be delivered to four recipient organizations - St. Peter's, Christian Resource Centre, Evangel Hall & Society of St. Vincent de Paul
OLPH'er Dympna O'Byrne at the counting table (this year's tally was 17,500 items). At the back is Ted Krawchuk from St. Cuthbert's Anglican Church
A full load of packed cartons ready to be taken up to the waiting trucks
A human chain to move the packed cartons from the basement to ground level
Loading the trucks, each truck going to a different food bank or agency
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