Harvest Hands is launching the new year in charitable fashion on Friday by making available at no cost, an abundant supply of fruit, vegetables and other food items.
It’s the second time in just over a week that the St. Thomas-based organization has undertaken a free distribution day.
Harvest Hands Executive Director and founder Jim Collins advised, “We will have our staff there and they will distribute the food and make sure it is given out fairly.”
He tells myFm what will be available on Friday.
Collins continued, “We will have our staff there and they will distribute the food and make sure it is given out fairly.”
Harvest Hands is a non-profit food distribution centre dedicated to ‘rescuing’ food from bakers to retailers to help agencies and thousands of families throughout SW Ontario.
It is funded entirely through donations and is volunteer-driven, providing food to more than 200 organizations, agencies and missions.
“We used to think of hunger in terms of homeless people, but now it’s far-reaching. People who have lost their jobs or fallen on hard times through no fault of their own.
The food items will be available from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday in the outdoor stall area at the Horton Market and you are asked to bring your own bags.
It is pick up only, no deliveries.
To learn more about Harvest Hands, click here.
Written by Ian McCallum
