COVID-19 pandemic has had on the city, this year’s campaign launched on Dec. 1 with no set goal for donations.Instead, people and businesses were encouraged to pitch in what they could, if they could.
21st Business Cares Food Drive asks Londoners to ‘give, but only if they can’ So far, organizers say locals have been stepping up to the plate.For example, the campaign’s annual Grocery Store Weekend, held Dec.
5 and 6, brought in roughly 140,000 pounds of food in physical and monetary donations — 22 per cent more than the year before.However, those gains are offset by the fact that fewer businesses are taking part in the drive compared to years past.“This time last year, we’d be picking up from 350 businesses the next three days of food..