Soup Kitchen, St. Vincent asking locals to help 'can hunger'

The Soup Kitchen Community Centre and St. Vincent Place are inviting you to help them fight hunger in Sault Ste. Marie.

The Help Us Can Hunger food drive takes place from June 13 to 15 with tons of locations around the city to drop off non-perishable items.

For more information, including the list of drop-off locations, see the press release below: 

The Soup Kitchen Community Centre and St. Vincent Place are teaming up to fight hunger in Sault Ste. Marie with the Help Us Can Hunger food drive, sponsored by SooToday and World Cars Hyundai.

From June 13 to 15, we’re partnering with several local businesses and organizations to give you a ton of convenient opportunities to drop off your nonperishable donations and help to stock our food bank shelves ahead of the summer months when donations decline sharply but the need for services continues.

For the full three days of the drive, you’ll be able to drop off your donations at: Starbucks Great Northern Road, Starbucks Trunk Road, James L. McIntyre Centennial Library, Sault Ste. Marie Public Library – North Branch, Northern Credit Union, Lyon’s Timber Mart – Black Road, Lyon’s Timber Mart – Wellington Street, Spark Rehabilitation Services, HiWay Variety Outfitters, YNCU Bay Street, and YNCU Trunk Road.

Great news for Thursday grocery shoppers, you’ll be able to drop your donations off on Thursday, June 13 at the following grocery stores: Pino’s Get Fresh, Food Basics – Trunk Road, Food Basics – Pine Plaza, Rome’s Independent Grocer, Metro – Market Mall, and Metro – Northern Ave.

We’re also happy to add that we’ll have several drive-thru donation options around town on Friday, June 14, thanks in large part to the support of local high schools! Drop off your donations without getting out of your vehicle at: Soup Kitchen Community Centre (10 a.m.-4 p.m.), St. Vincent Place (10 a.m. - 4 p.m.), St. Mary’s College (8 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.), and Korah Collegiate (8:30 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.).

In addition to these amazingly supportive partners, the Station Mall is expanding Help Us Can Hunger even further, running their collection from June 8 to 15! Donors can help to fill a Hyundai Santa Cruz from World Cars Hyundai by bringing their donations to the guest services kiosk at the mall. Each donation made equals an entry into a draw to win one of three Station Mall gift cards!

To help ensure the success of the Help Us Can Hunger food drive, we’re in need of several volunteers on both June 13 and 14. To learn more about how you can help, visit www.vincentplacessm.ca/canhunger or contact Sara at St. Vincent Place (marketing@vincentplacessm.ca or 705-253-2770 ext. 202) or Ron at the Soup Kitchen Community Centre (soupkitchen@shaw.ca or 705-942-2694).

If you’re a business or organization and would like to set up a collection site, get in touch today! More partners are being added to the list, so be sure to check out the St. Vincent Place or Soup Kitchen Community Centre’s social media or www.vincentplacessm.ca/canhunger for details.