The Dark and Light sides of The Force clashed earlier this week as the 2015 Business Cares Food Drive campaign kicked off at Western Tuesday with help of some familiar faces from the Star Wars universe. Heading into its 16th campaign, the community initiative hopes to surpass last year’s total of 290,870 pounds of food donated to the London and Area Food Bank. The Western Cares Food Drive campaign is pitching in to do its part, through Dec. 15, with donation spots in numerous campus buildings. For more details, go to uwo.ca/faculty_staff/fooddrive/.
The London and Area Food Bank provides emergency food items for 3,160 families monthly – 39 per cent of them children – and more than 25 other social service agencies in the London area.
“There are many reasons individuals and families access the services of the London and Area Food Bank. Most people only use the food bank as a last resort. In fact, in 2014, 35 per cent of families came to the food bank only once in the year for help,” said Wayne Dunn, Business Cares Campaign Chair. “This year, the food bank is also changing its focus to remind supporters that healthier food donations are appreciated – think protein, think multigrain, think veggies.”