Photo-Op: Food collection at North York apartment building launches GTA Apartment Building Food Drive in benefit of the North York Harvest Food Bank
Residents of more than 170 apartment buildings in northern Toronto will collect food on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 in support of the North York Harvest Food Bank during the Greater Toronto Apartment Association’s (GTAA) annual Spring Hope Food Drive. Part of a city-wide effort, the drive raised over 164,000 lbs of food last year for GTA-area food banks.
“We are thrilled to be one of the primary beneficiaries of this drive, particularly as we head into the summer, a typically ‘dry’ time for food banks,” said Anette Chawla, Executive Director, North York Harvest Food Bank. “The food collected during this drive will help sustain our services in the months ahead. We have seen dramatic increases in food bank use over the last six months and fully expect the need to continue to increase.”
WHAT: Residents and volunteers will collect food door-to-door and load the first batch of food on to the food bank truck.
WHO: Anette Chawla, North York Harvest Food Bank Executive Director
Brad Butt, President & CEO, Greater Toronto Apartment Association
WHERE: 4383 Bathurst Street (Intersection of Bathurst St. and Sheppard Ave. West)
WHEN: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 at 1:00 p.m.
The most needed food items include: canned fruit or vegetables; canned fish or meat; baby food and formula; peanut butter; cans of stew or hearty soup; baking ingredients.
4383 Bathurst Street is managed by Briarlane Rental Property Management.
About the North York Harvest Food Bank
The North York Harvest Food Bank is the primary food bank for northern Toronto. An independent, charitable organization, it distributes close to one million pounds of food to 59 community food programs between Hwy 27, Steeles Ave, Victoria Park Ave, and St. Clair Ave/Eglinton Ave. To learn more about North York Harvest programs, visit www.northyorkharvestfoodbank.com.
About the Greater Toronto Apartment Association
The GTAA is a municipal association that represents close to 240 companies that own and operate more than 160,000 private apartment units in the Greater Toronto Area. The Association advocates for residential property owners and managers and provides a source of information, representation and leadership in the rental housing industry.
About Briarlane Rental Property Management
Briarlane Rental Property Management manages over 100 buildings in North York and beyond, including 4383 Bathurst Street with 67 buildings located within the GTA participating in this years Spring Hope Food Drive. They are a privately-owned third-party property management company with approximately 9,000 residential apartments, as well as 800,000-square-feet of commercial, industrial and retail space within their portfolio.
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For more information contact:
North York Harvest Food Bank
Daniel Liadsky
Senior Manager, Community Engagement
416-635-7771 ext. 32
daniel [at] northyorkharvestfoodbank [dot] com
GTAA c/o Media Profile
Renée Mellow / Meg Sinclair
416-504-8464
renee [at] mediaprofile [dot] com / meg [at] mediaprofile [dot] com
