聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Carlyle's Farm Credit Canada office engaged both Carlyle Elementary School and Arcola School in gathering food items for the FCC Drive Away Hunger 2015 campaign.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Carlyle Elementary School collected 283.4 lbs of food and Arcola School collected 290.6 lbs helping the local FCC office in their efforts.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The food drive lasted from May 4 until Oct. 23 in communities across the country in an effort to aid Canadian food banks.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲hen it comes to our basic needs in life, food is at the top of the list. Most of us are fortunate to have enough to eat. Not everyone is so lucky,鈥� Farm Credit Canada explains on their website. 鈥淭hat's why Farm Credit Canada (FCC) is so passionate about FCC Drive Away Hunger. After all, we're in the business of agriculture, which is the business of producing food. We know this is something close to the hearts of our customers and employees. It's a way we can all come together to help Canadian food banks help those who go hungry 鈥� including kids, who sadly make up 36 percent of people who rely on food banks in our country.鈥�
