Seniors from Seasons Retirement Communities across the country, including the recently opened St. Thomas location, teamed up to hold a food drive in an effort to help fight food insecurity.
Residents and staff of Seasons Retirement Communities collected and donated 6,536 food items to local food banks across Ontario and Alberta, where the homes are located.
Between August 7th and 14th, the senior living communities engaged in a friendly competition to see which home could donate the most cans to food banks within their local areas, in addition to the $40,000 donation made by Seasons Retirement Communities during the height of the pandemic to Food Banks Canada.
Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Amanda White said of the 23 retirement communities in Alberta and Ontario Seniors has, two of the local homes were near the top.
The friendly challenge has been in place since 2016 following the partnership with Food Banks Canada.
White says it’s important to have this each year during the summer when typically donations are scarce, before they run another before the holidays.
