Local food banks get large haul from Summer Concert Series

Food came in by the truckload, another part of another successful Summer Concert Series in 2015.

Manager of Tourism Guy Lamarche says they gathered “about a tonne” of food, and roughly $240 in cash donations, which will be split and given to both the Timmins and South Porcupine Food Banks.

The initiative, in it’s 4th year, was a ‘pet-project’ by James Toyota.

Lamarche says with school just underway, it’s a perfect way to help families who otherwise couldn’t afford food.

James Toyota Sales Manager Val Venneri confirmed the program will return next summer for a fifth year.