Ontario ARC's county-wide food drive nets 500 lbs. of groceries for Foodlink

The Community Experience stands proudly around their donation
to the Foodlink food drive.  The group pooled their resources to
collect $30of soda cans and used the proceeds to purchase groceries
and delivered them to the agency.

More than 500 lbs. of non-perishable food items were donated to Foodlink, a regional food bank that distributes to local organizations that assist people in need with groceries. The food was collected during a month-long food drive hosted by Ontario ARC’s programs located throughout Ontario County.

“Thank you to our staff and everyone in the community who stopped by and made this possible,” said Donna Auria, director of community relations for Ontario ARC. “We are excited to make this contribution to a great organization like Foodlink that supports food cupboards in our area.”

Community members weren’t the only ones who stepped up to the plate. Ontario ARC’s Community Experience program collected and redeemed soda cans and used the proceeds to purchase approximately $30 of food to donate.