One councillor was a-head of the rest in collecting food for Calgary’s hungry.
Councillor Raj Dhaliwal credits the residents of Ward 5 for helping him capture the inaugural Calgary Food Bank Golden Lettuce award.
The award, given out at Tuesday’s meeting of Calgary city council, was given to the councillor that raised the most food and funds during the councillors’ challenge portion of the annual Mayor’s Food Drive.
The Mayor’s Food Drive overall raised $447,000 in food and funds – roughly 10 per cent more than the 2021 amount (more still needs to be calculated). The councillors’ challenge tallied nearly $80,000.
“We are happy to recognize the efforts of Calgary to help meet the need of hunger,” said interim Calgary Food Bank president, Michael Pasma.
Pasma reminded council that hunger is a 365-day-a-year challenge and with the impact of inflation on families, they encourage local governments to look at all opportunities to get involved.
