Calgary councillors pitch in with effort to support Food Bank
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For the third time, city councillors will be going head-to-head to see who can fill more food hampers for the Calgary Food Bank's annual food drive.
For the third time, city councillors will be going head-to-head to see who can fill more food hampers for the Calgary Food Bank's annual food drive.
Called the Councillors' Challenge, teams must compete to fill as many emergency hampers as possible within two 15-minute heats.
The event is part of a larger two-week food drive battle between the wards, known as the Mayor's Christmas Food Drive.
The winning team of the challenge will receive a head start in the food drive.
Last year, the food drive raised $546,137 for the food bank.
Ward 5 and Coun. Raj Dhaliwal was crowned the back-to-back champion for raising the most, receiving bragging rights and the "Golden Lettuce Award."
The real winner, though, was the food bank, which said it's struggling to keep up with a dramatic increase in demand. Officials said the food bank is delivering about 750 emergency hampers a day.
