Leduc hobby shop trading cards for food bank donations [Video]

Food and hockey go hand-in-hand – some wings and a pint while you watch the game – but what about food donations and hockey cards?

That’s the combination a Leduc hobby shop is offering again this year in support of the town’s food bank.

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In 2021, Lucas Crisby, the owner of The Hobby Spot, came up with the idea to offer up a pack of hockey cards in exchange for a food bank donation.

“It started out just to kind of get our name out there and do something for the community,” Crisby said. “We just started this program small and it just snowballed every year since then.

“It’s extremely motivating and makes you super proud to be a part of it.”

That first year, the store collected around $6,000 cash and around 750 food items.

Last year, they raised more than $22,000 and more than 10,000 …