Magrath rallies to support its community food pantry – Lethbridge [Video]

It wasn’t a new idea, but it was one that has stuck with a southern Alberta woman for decades.

Emily Coomes recalls her childhood when she was involved in an initiative to keep the roads safe for everyone.

“When I was a child growing up, the elementary school I (attended) helped (Mothers Against Drunk Driving). They did a Christmas awareness where the kids coloured on bags and it went to the liquor stores and the parents would see that, so they weren’t drinking and driving at Christmas time,” said Coomes.

Now, years later, Coomes is living and working in Magrath, Alta., as the manager at Rooster’s Country Marketplace, a grocery store. When her boss, Jay Mackenzie, wanted to raise funds for the Community Food Pantry, run by SASH, a disability supports service, Coomes had just the idea.

“My manager, Emily, came up with this great idea where we could get …