
‘The timing is great’: Safeway donates $16K to food bank
Since June of last year, Prince Albert Safeway has donated more than $28,000 to the Prince Albert Food Bank; the latest donation of $16,000 was presented to executive director Kim Scruby on Tuesday,
The timing couldn’t be better according to Scruby who said demand continues, but spring and summer donations tend to go down. The organization is greatly dependent on community support.
“Only about 18 per cent of our budget comes from government. The rest is all local support whether that be from individuals or businesses and our demand keeps going up. I think we’re averaging right now about 3,000 people a month,” Scruby said. “We’ve been keeping up, but this helps a lot. The timing is great.”
Prince Albert Safeway owner Rahul Kaushik said it’s important for him to support the community.