The Community Food Sharing Association was presented with a new electric vehicle from the Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) during a ceremony Wednesday in St. John’s.
The Ford Transit vehicle will be used to pick up donations, according to Tina Bishop, general manager of the food sharing association.
“So if someone is having a food drive at their office, or anything like that, they can call us and we can pick up the food instead of them having to drop it off.”
Not only will they be saving on fuel costs, says Bishop, but maintenance as well through CAA membership.
Dawn Dalley, president and CEO of CAA Atlantic, says the donation is part of an initiative to give back to the community, adding that it received enthusiastic support of members.
“The response was overwhelming,” says Dalley. “It was a very easy decision.”