Food donations are being accepted around the community this weekend

A pair of food drives are being held this weekend in support of two community organizations.

Stratford police are partnering with the Salvation Army to collect food donations Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Salvation Army is looking for items such as oatmeal, rice, pancake mix, crackers and peanut butter.

Donations will be collected at Sobeys and Walmart.

Another food drive being held Saturday will be hosted by the Stratford House of Blessing food bank.

Non-perishable food items for the house of blessings will be collected at No Frills, Zehrs and Food Basics from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Some donations were donated at Giant Tiger on Friday and they are headed to the Salvation Army.

Hayden King
Hayden King
Hayden King is a news intern with Vista Radio. He is currently in his final year of studying multimedia journalism at Fanshawe College. From London, Ont., Hayden enjoys covering municipal politics and events.

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