The Central Okanagan Food Bank (COFB) is once again the recipient of a generous act.
Executive chef Rob Walker, who works in a restaurant at Big White, took his culinary team Boddie Macklin-Shaw and Brett Thompson on Mar. 25 to the resort91裸聊视频檚 restaurants. The trio collected unused food and fresh produce from the restaurants, which amounted to $8000.
Walker said they used one of their delivery vans, filling up about half of it, then took everything to COFB.
He said besides produce, they were also able to get dairy, bread, and other necessities.
91裸聊视频淚 look after eight different food and beverage outlets at Big White and being that we closed up right at the beginning of spring break, we were all still going full-on at that point and then we abruptly stopped operations, so I had more food than I wanted on hand,91裸聊视频 Walker said.
91裸聊视频淲e obviously try and preserve and do what we can, but this is all the fresh stuff and it would all just go bad so I thought it would all be in better hands at the food bank.91裸聊视频
He said staff at COFB were very happy and grateful for the donations.
91裸聊视频淚t just felt amazing to do that. We do this every year at the end of the ski season; we take down similar things like we did today but it just felt great to know we were helping so many who just need the extra help.91裸聊视频
He added everyone can help out little by little.
91裸聊视频淟et91裸聊视频檚 all do our part. I mean, why wouldn91裸聊视频檛 you? If you are sitting on some extra inventory, let91裸聊视频檚 turn that into something positive.91裸聊视频
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