This year’s 10th-anniversary hog jog will be in
support of the Ontario Association of Food Banks.
The five-kilometre walk and jog and the 10-kilometre jog
will be June 17 at Stratford in conjunction with the Ontario Pork Congress.
Donors have given close to $300,000 to support charities
featured at the previous nine events.
Ontario Pork, with support from industry partners, has also
announced a contribution of $40,000 to the Ontario Association of Food Banks,
including Stratford House of Blessing.
“Protein is by far the most needed item by Ontario’s
food banks,” says Carolyn Stewart, acting director of the Ontario Association
of Food Banks “and this could not have come at a better time.
“With many families experiencing increased living
costs associated with heat, hydro and keeping warm, food bank use often
increases during the cold winter months. “
She said Stratford House of Blessing is no exception,
as it works to serve more than 550 individuals every single month, 34 per cent
of them children.
