Max Smith Special to The Guardian A food bank in Charlottetown has smashed records for donations and the number of people using the service in ...
Upper Room Hospitality Ministry executive director Mike MacDonald looks over some of the donations received during the recent Y's Service Club food drive. - Max Smith • Special to The GuardianA food bank in Charlottetown has smashed records for donations and the number of people using the service in October.
Mike MacDonald, the executive director of the Upper Room Hospitality Ministry, said he was surprised by the volume of food people were able to donate, knowing how many people are affected by the rising cost of everything from groceries to gas. “There’s a lot of people out there struggling and I’m very grateful we’re in a position where we can help.”
“Usually in the summer, we would have a busy, day then things would be quite slow, but unfortunately, we never saw those slow days again, they never came," MacDonald said."It’s just a busy day followed by a busy day followed by a busy day.”
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