Join local firefighters in support of local food banks this holiday season

West Kelowna Fire Rescue’s 24^th Annual Holiday Food Drive is underway in support of the Central Okanagan Community Food Bank and firefighters and staff are asking the Greater Westside to join them in giving during this year’s campaign.

Firefighters and staff will volunteer their time, going door to door in a handful of neighbourhoods from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7 and Wednesday, Dec. 8 to collect non-perishable food donations. Firefighters will keep everyone healthy and safe during collections by wearing masks, sanitizing in between house visits and maintaining safe social distancing. When firefighters knock on doors or ring doorbells, they’ll step back, greet residents with a hearty wave and happy hello and request that donations be placed on the doorstep for them to collect and say thank you.

The firefighters will be unable to make it to every neighbourhood throughout the Greater Westside. So if they miss you, they ask that you take non-perishable food donations to collection bins set up outside each of West Kelowna’s four fire halls until Dec 15:

Thanks in advance to Westside residents for pitching in to support the firefighters’ food drive and to make sure no one goes hungry this season.

Happy holidays from West Kelowna Fire Rescue.