A second chance for rescued food Posted by: fitzhugh Posted date:
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Since its launch in November, community members have been collecting free food from Jasper Food Recovery, donated by businesses. Pictured: Volunteer Kat Wills at the Anglican Church. | Supplied photo
Joanne McQuarrie, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |
Jasper’s new food recovery program has proved a hit in the community.
Melody Gaboury, manager of the operation, said there have been plenty of donations of food from businesses in town since the program started at the beginning of November.
With a goal “to keep good food out of the landfills”, Gaboury and a team of volunteers collect food donated by grocery stores and a variety of other outlets and take it to the Anglican Church.
JASPER, ALTA. Jasper s new food recovery program has proved a hit in the community. Melody Gaboury, manager of the operation, said there have been plenty of donations of food from businesses in town since the program started at the beginning of November. With a goal “to keep good food out of the landfills”, Gaboury and a team of volunteers collect food donated by grocery stores and a variety of other outlets and take it to the Anglican Church. There, the items are organized and set out upstairs where they re available for community members to pick up. “It s going well,” Gaboury said.