The non-descript refrigerated trailer may look like hundreds of others seen on roads across the country.
For Harvest Hands in St. Thomas, the recycled trailer will play a vital role in providing storage for the fruit and vegetables the organization rescues from retailers and growers.
A group of area companies this week donated the 53-foot reefer to Harvest Hands to replace the fuel-thirsty refrigerated trailer now at their loading dock.
Jeff Meehan of Bradley Leasing explains.
Harvest Hands moved to St. Thomas three years ago and recently found themselves in need of more efficient refrigerated storage space.
That’s where another newcomer to the city, Royal Containers, came up with the idea of donating a 53-foot refrigerated trailer.
Greg Marcella of Royal Containers explains the importance of the reefer.
Harvest Hands is funded entirely by donations and is volunteer-driven.
This week’s donation allows the business community gave back to Harvest Hands by providing a solution to their refrigerated storage needs.
Harvest Hands founder Jim Collins details what the 53-foot refrigerated trailer means to the non-profit.
Harvest Hands delivers deliver food to 80+ agencies in 12 counties across SW Ontario and the 2006 reefer will prove much more fuel efficient than the refrigerated trailer the organization had been relying on.
Contributing partners:
Royal Containers
Bradley Leasing
Herman’s Holdings
On Demand Reefer
Al’s Trailer Service
SpeedPro
Written by Ian McCallum
