The generosity of the people in Pembroke warms hearts and fills bellies with generously gathered donations by the Food Basics employees in town!
A cheque was presented yesterday (May 02 2023) at 11 am at Food basics, the group of thoughtful staff members were joined by some major players in the food basics management, as well as the mayor of Pembroke to give a generous donation to St. Vincent de Paul Society to provide them with a surplus to better serve the community.
The cheque being given was for $10,328.54, and an additional $1680.19 in Metro gift cards. The money and credit were gathered by cashiers at Food Basics and will be going a long way to helping the community of people who need it and everything the people of Pembroke needs will be covered, not just necessarily groceries.
One of the greatest needs right now in the community is rent and food, and with this there will be more food kits that can be assembled for those who need them.
(Written by Luke Notman)