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A community effort to help get food to those in need returns to Saskatoon on Thursday with the 21st edition of Rock 102’s Stuff the Bus.
The goal is to fill a Saskatoon Transit bus with food and donations to support individuals and families across Saskatoon, according to a statement from the food bank.
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“Stuff the Bus is one of the many ways people can get involved and support the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre,” said executive director Laurie O’Connor.
“With the increasing costs of living, we all have a role to play in ensuring everyone has food on the table.”
The cost of living was named a top concern among Saskatchewan residents in a recent Angus Reid poll. The same survey showed 44 per cent of respondents reported being worse off financially than they were last year.
Some of the most-needed items for the food bank include baby food and formula, canned fruits and vegetables, hearty soups and stews, whole-grain pasta and cereals, canned protein and peanut butter.
Cash donations will also be accepted, and are used by the food bank to restock high-demand items, the organization said.
The annual event started in 2005 when Eroca Pellerin, a Saskatoon Transit operator, decided to do something to help those in need. She approached Saskatoon Transit with the idea and Stuff the Bus was born. Since then, the annual event has brought in more than 533,111 pounds of food donations and raised more than $685,682 to help fight hunger in the community.
Last year’s event brought in 16,111 pounds of food and raised a record-breaking $148,652.
Rock 102’s Stuff the Bus runs from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Thursday outside of the Saskatoon Co-op Food Store at the Centre Mall.
Rock 102 is the sister station to 650 CKOM.
