Central Smith Creamery Running Second Annual "Fill The Truck" Food Drive For Kawartha Food Share

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Central Smith Creamery is loading up for Kawartha Food Share as they are running their second annual ‘Fill the Truck’ campaign, collecting non-perishable goods for Kawartha Food Share from Dec. 1 - 15.

between 2017 and 2018, Around 14.5 per cent of Peterborough residents lived with food insecurity according to the Peterborough Food Action Network. Photo by David Tuan Bui.

The campaign fills its trucks with donations instead of ice cream as they challenge community members, businesses schools and organizations to help them collect goods.

Anyone can drop off any non-perishable goods at any participating location in the Peterborough and surrounding area including Central Smith.

On Dec. 16, the Selwyn-based business collects the goods from each drop-off spot and delivers them to Kawartha Food Share.

The following is a list of participating businesses so far:

  • Suzi Home Maker

  • Sullivan’s General Store

  • Holiday Inn

  • Ferndale Bible Church

  • Kingdon Timber Mart

  • Kawartha Orthodontics

  • Applewood Retirement Residence

  • Dentistry on Sherbrook

  • Peterborough KIA

  • Kawartha Buttertart Factory

  • McWilliams Moving & Storage Ltd.

  • Hospice Peterborough

  • Home Hardware Building Centre

  • Scotiabank

  • The Publican House

  • Lakefield Herald

  • Crestwood Secondary School

  • Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber

  • Style Boutique

Last year, the campaign collected over 5,000 lbs. of food and almost $10,000 in cash donations.

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