rfmcdonald | [URBAN NOTE] "Daily Bread Food Bank behind on food donations by large margin" (Reply)

The Toronto Star's Fakiha Baig reports on the challenge facing the Daily Bread Food Bank this holiday season.

The Daily Bread Food Bank is behind on its food collection goal for the holidays by about 900,000 pounds as more people are choosing to donate money over food, according to executive director Gail Nyberg.

With only a few days left on the holiday drive, the food bank has collected approximately 600,000 pounds of food donations — 900,000 pounds short of its goal of 1.5 million pounds.

“However, food (donated at) firehalls and stores has not yet been picked up so it’s hard to know exactly how far behind we are,” Nyberg said Tuesday.

She added that the food bank is also short of its cash goal of $1.5 million by half a million dollars, but it should not be difficult to reach by Dec. 31 when the holiday drive comes to a wrap.

“Yes, it is a trend we are seeing that more people are choosing to donate money over food, but we have no preference on what you donate as long as you do.”