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Residents asked to donate to Oakville-wide food drive this month The Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre is hoping the community's generosity once again abounds for its sixth annual Oakville-wide food drive. Annually, volunteers from local faith communities drop off bags at the doors of homes in hopes they will be filled with food donations -- the bags are then picked up the following weekend. Donations help restock the shelves of Kerr Street Ministries, the Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre and the local Salvation Army. "The purpose of the food drive is to fill the food banks for the summer when donations historically are reduced," said Michelle Knoll of the Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre. "We want to thank Speroway, who provides storage for the food banks and delivers it bi-weekly over the summer and of course, all the people who volunteer and fill the bags for us." Last year, more than 600 volunteers collected 2,636 bags filled with donations for the food drive and received $650 in donations at the door, which helped purchase fresh food for the food banks. This year, there will be volunteers from: John Knox Christian School; St. Simon's Anglican, Kings Community, Chartwell Baptist, and Sanctuary churches; Oakridge Bible Chapel; Shaarei- Beth El Synagogue; ClearView Community Church; Oakville Church of the Nazarene; Salvation Army; The Meeting House; Munn's United Church; Forestview Church; Knox Presbyterian Church Sixteen; and Calvary Fellowship Oakville. Bags in the Bronte area are being picked up Saturday (June 7), or people can drop off food at The Salvation Army of Oakville, 1225 Rebecca St., that morning. In the West Oak Trails area, food pick-up will be on June 22, while residents can also drop bags at Palermo School, 2561 Valleyridge Dr., on the day. 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