(PHOTO PROVIDED: Can Man Dan Tour Logo)
After a very successful Syncrude Food Bank Drive this past weekend, a second initiative is hoping to carry that momentum into another drive next week.
Can Man Dan is making four stops across the province, raising awareness and supporting local food banks by taking part in winter campouts.
Dan Johnstone will be camping outside the Safeway downtown beginning at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday December 8th, collecting food and monetary donations for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.
The anti-poverty activist & community organizer is hoping to ensure that every child, woman & man has a hot meal on their table this holiday season.
“This is a very tough year for Albertans, Food Bank numbers across Alberta are seeing record highs, shelves are empty, and people are in need. It’s really, really sad. A lot of good people have been laid off in the past few months and they’re stressing about how to make ends meet and keep their family fed, it’s tough out there, and the numbers show it” said Johnstone in a release.
This is the fifth year Johnstone has hosted these winter campouts, and says this year is “by far, the most needed.” He will be doing two campouts in Edmonton as well as one in Lethbridge during his tour.
The goal is to raise 20,000 pounds of food and $15,000 for the Wood Buffalo Food Bank.
