Purolator Tackle Hunger Food Drive 2012
The 10th Annual Purolator Tackle Hunger Food Drive is coming to BC Place on Friday, July 20th as the BC Lions take on the Edmonton Eskimos. This massive food drive (in and outside of the stadium) will be accepting your donations for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and the Surrey Food Bank Society.
Since 2003, BC football fans have helped raise 206,165 pounds of food through the Purolator Tackle Hunger program. Last year the food drive raised 28,500 pounds of food and supplies, an increase of 14%.
“The Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society distributes food to more than 25,000 people every week, through 15 food depots and over 100 community agencies. The Surrey Food Bank Society helps feed 15,000 people every month – 42 per cent of which are children.”
You can help by coming by BC Place on Friday, July 20th starting at 5:00pm to make a donation in person. The Grey Cup will be at Terry Fox Plaza and donations of non-perishable food items can be made at every BC Place gate. You can also text TACKLE to 30333 to make a one-time $5 donation.
This is a part of Purolator’s commitment to helping food banks across Canada throughout the year. Whenever a Quarterback is sacked during the regular season they will also donate his weight in food to a local food bank, in the city in which that game is being played. Follow Purolator Tackle Hunger on Twitter and Facebook for more information.
To promote the 10th Annual Purolator Tackle Hunger Food Drive, I have two BC Lions tickets to give away to the game. Here’s how you can enter to win:
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I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm next Wednesday, July 18, 2012. Update The winner is Stephanie!
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Nice work, Purolator.
Great cause, even better support.
Go lions go
Site’s lookin’ awesome Rebecca!
GO LIONS!!!
Go Lions
Very good cause ! Unfortunately needed more than ever.
Great to see the support for the Food Bank!
Go Lions!
Great cause!
Awesome cause!
Hoping for a lot of sacks by the Lions this year!
Go BC LIONS!
I love this, way to go purolator!
That’s great! Would love to go to the game.
Would be nice to go to a BC Lions game.
What a great idea. Cheers
great work!
Great cause. Go Lions!
Wonderful way to raise awareness!
Never been to a game, it would be cool to check out!
great giveaway
Go lions!! Whoop, awesome cause as well!!
Go lions!! Whoop, awesome cause as well!!
great idea! go lions!
what an amazing prize !
I hope I win (:
great prize
GO LIONS ! 😀
Go Lions!
Sounds great!
My husband would be thrilled to go. Go Lions
Great cause!
What a great cause!
This would be so exciting 🙂
GO BC LION
Go Lions! Go Purolator!
Go Lions Go! Go Geroy Go!
Awesome initiative!
Would love to catch a game at the revamped stadium.
Would be nice to go to a game!
Go Lions Go! <3 <3 <3 the Food Bank , thanks #xoxxointhehood
Support the food bank
Go Lions
Great cause way to go Purolator, and Go you hairy lions GO!!!!!!!
Never seen a game at the revamped stadium. Would love to check it out!
Go Lions!!
Great cause!
I’ve been wanting to see BC Lions or any CFL game in general. It’ll be my first one!
I’d love to go!
I love football!
GO LIONS GO!! GREAT CAUSE – LETS SET THE RECORD VANCOUVER!
GO Lions GO!! : )
Go Lions……I’ve never been to a live game – Really want to though!!!
Not enough corporate support for food banks – a touchdown for Purolator
Nice work! Keep it up.
Good work Purolator!
I’ve never been to a live football game, and I’d really love to go! Go Lions!:)
Glad to see vendors contributing to great causes!
Never seen the Lions, would love to learn & watch a little Canadian football 🙂
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Nice to see support for the food bank society!
Hope everyone supports this cause! It’s our job to help and love those in need! (including animals and nature)
Me!