Business Cares Food Drive wraps up after successful weekend [Video]

The annual Business Cares Food Drive (BCFD) wrapped up Sunday after two days with hundreds of volunteers and hundreds of thousands of pounds of donated food.

“This weekend is about the volunteers,” said Wayne Dunn, chair of the BCFD.

“Not having the volunteers out would really hurt us a lot because they are out at every store, 38 of them in the London area, and they’ve come out in droves. The other part of this is the people coming out to donate, and it’s so heartwarming.”

After the kickoff Thursday, Friday was spent preparing for grocery store weekend.

“Saturday afternoon despite the cold outside, our results in the afternoon were amazing,” said Dunn. “It was a little slower on Sunday morning, but Sunday afternoon was excellent.”

It’s now time to count the food and donated cash. The BCFD will announce all the details at an event on December 19.

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