3rd Annual Purolator Tackle Hunger Program - Elliot Lake & Spanish
Red Bag Campaign:
At this time the Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank and the Spanish Food Bank want to let our residents know that Purolator will conduct its Tackle Hunger Program in Elliot Lake and Spanish on the dates listed below. Red Purolator bags will be dropped off by volunteers.
Red Bag Drop Off: Saturday, September 23rd
- Volunteers will start dropping off Purolator Red Bags to your front porch at approximately 10:30 am
- In Elliot Lake, we will canvass the “New Sub”
- In Spanish, it will be the whole Town
Red Bag Pickup: Saturday, September 30th.
- Volunteers will be start picking up filled bags at 10:30 am
- Please put your bag out on your porch at 10 am
Note:
- Elliot Lake : If your Red Bag does not get picked up, please drop it off at the Fire Hall on Hillside North.
- Spanish: If your Red Bag does not get picked up, please drop it off at the Royal Canadian Legion, at 5 Brennan Harbour Road.
Thank you for your generosity and support for our Food Banks!
Purolator calls on community residents to support Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank and Spanish Food Bank through Purolator Tackle Hunger Red Bag doorstep food drive
Purolator employees run food drives across Canada to help address food insecurity in their communities
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont., Sept. 19, 2023 — Purolator Tackle Hunger® is launching its third Elliot Lake-area Red Bag doorstep food drive, to rally the community to help donate 1,500 red bags of food to the Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank and the Spanish Food Bank. Purolator and food bank volunteers will drop off red bags throughout the Esten Drive North and South subdivisions of Elliot Lake and the majority of residential streets in Spanish on Sept. 21. Residents can fill their bags with non-perishable items and leave on their doorsteps before 9 a.m. on Sept. 30. Purolator volunteers will then pick up the bags, filled with food, and deliver them to the food banks.
The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank and the Spanish Food Bank most-needed items include:
This is the third year of the Elliot Lake Purolator Tackle Hunger Red Bag campaign, raising over 13,000 pounds of food for local food banks to date. The upcoming Elliot Lake and Spanish food drive is part of Purolator’s first-ever National Purolator Tackle Hunger Red Bag campaign. From Sept. 16-30, Purolator employees are running community red bag food drives at numerous locations across the country. Over the past 20 years, Purolator Tackle Hunger has delivered more than 20 million pounds of food for Canadian food banks and has set a goal to raise over two million pounds in 2023.
Those who do not receive a red bag can donate at www.elliotlakefoodbank.com/donate.
If residents who received bags on doorsteps miss the pick-up deadline in Elliot Lake, donations can be dropped off at the Fire Hall on Hillside North. If the pick-up deadline in Spanish is missed, residents can drop off donations at the Royal Canadian Legion, at 5 Brennan Harbour Road.
Media contact:
Emily Innes-Leroux
Communications Strategist, Corporate Communications
Purolator
416 809-9892
[email protected]
Purolator employees run food drives across Canada to help address food insecurity in their communities
ELLIOT LAKE, Ont., Sept. 19, 2023 — Purolator Tackle Hunger® is launching its third Elliot Lake-area Red Bag doorstep food drive, to rally the community to help donate 1,500 red bags of food to the Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank and the Spanish Food Bank. Purolator and food bank volunteers will drop off red bags throughout the Esten Drive North and South subdivisions of Elliot Lake and the majority of residential streets in Spanish on Sept. 21. Residents can fill their bags with non-perishable items and leave on their doorsteps before 9 a.m. on Sept. 30. Purolator volunteers will then pick up the bags, filled with food, and deliver them to the food banks.
The Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank and the Spanish Food Bank most-needed items include:
- Canned or powdered milk
- Canned vegetables and fruits
- Fruit juices
- High-protein foods
- Infant foods and baby formula
- Packaged pasta
- Pasta sauce
- Rice
- Whole-grain cereals
This is the third year of the Elliot Lake Purolator Tackle Hunger Red Bag campaign, raising over 13,000 pounds of food for local food banks to date. The upcoming Elliot Lake and Spanish food drive is part of Purolator’s first-ever National Purolator Tackle Hunger Red Bag campaign. From Sept. 16-30, Purolator employees are running community red bag food drives at numerous locations across the country. Over the past 20 years, Purolator Tackle Hunger has delivered more than 20 million pounds of food for Canadian food banks and has set a goal to raise over two million pounds in 2023.
Those who do not receive a red bag can donate at www.elliotlakefoodbank.com/donate.
If residents who received bags on doorsteps miss the pick-up deadline in Elliot Lake, donations can be dropped off at the Fire Hall on Hillside North. If the pick-up deadline in Spanish is missed, residents can drop off donations at the Royal Canadian Legion, at 5 Brennan Harbour Road.
Media contact:
Emily Innes-Leroux
Communications Strategist, Corporate Communications
Purolator
416 809-9892
[email protected]
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