ELMSDALE: The East Hants RCMP and volunteers from the community collected more than three vans full of food during the Stuff A Cruiser food drive on Nov. 27 in Elmsdale.

Volunteers from the Caring & Sharing Angel Tree food bank, MP Kody Blois, MLA John A. MacDonald and East Hants RCMP Const. Terry Fogarty and S/Sgt. Cory Bushell were on hand filling the food that customers to the Sobeys Elmsdale purchased and donated.

There was also $325 in cash and $40 in gift cards donated to the food drive, which was held for a three-hour span.

S/Sgt. Bushell said East Hants RCMP were pleased to be part of the community fundraiser.

โ€œIt was very heartwarming to witness the generosity and support received from the people of East Hants,โ€ he said. โ€œOrganizations like the Caring and Sharing Angel Tree Food Bank rely on the support of the community to feed those less fortunate. โ€œ

MP Kody Blois and Const. Terry Fogarty join Caring & Sharing food bank volunteers at the Elmsdale Sobeys. (Healey photo)

He said the call was put out, and East Hants residents responded in the way theyโ€™re known too.

โ€œFolks answered the call with kindness and compassion for their fellow residents,โ€ said S/Sgt. Bushell. โ€œThatโ€™s the East Hants we all know and love.โ€

Margaret Logan-Graham, a Food Bank volunteer who organized the food drive, said thereโ€™s still time for people to make monetary charitable donations. They can do that online by e-transfer to caringandsharinghants@gmail.com.

โ€œWorking with the local detachment members was a delight,โ€ said Graham. โ€œTheir professionalism and community spirit showed how much they believe in the work Caring and Sharing does for the community. Their support showed that collecting food is a true community effort.โ€

East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell joins food bank volunteers. (Healey photo)

The event went over well thanks to those in the community.

โ€œOnce again the shoppers of Sobeys Elmsdale made the day a huge success,โ€ she said.

Graham said for those who need help this holiday season, thereโ€™s still time to register via their website caringandsharingfoodbank.com or by phone 902-471-4733.

The Angel Tree Food Bank is open at the Enfield Legion basement from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursdays.

East Hants RCMP’s Const. Terry Fogarty and S/Sgt. Cory Bushell assist a food bank volunteer with placing donated food in the back of a cruiser at the food drive on Nov. 27. (Healey photo)