Rotary holds food drive

Members from Woy Woy and Umina Rotary Clubs joined 14 other Central Coast Rotary clubs at nine food stores on Saturday, December 8, in one of the biggest food drives the Central Coast has seen.

Shoppers donated one can at a time and it soon built to a truckload of food.

Shoppers at Aldi stores were asked to buy one extra can with their groceries and put it in the trolley to help fellow community members.

The cans were collected by Rotarians and delivered to Coast Shelter, which will distribute the donated items to people in need.

Several stores also had Rotary barbeques to raise extra funds with all the supplies donated by Aldi.

"It was really great to see all of the 14 Rotary Clubs on the Central Coast support a project so worthwhile," said Coast Shelter executive officer Mr Laurie Maher.

"It makes such a difference in the lives of so many Central Coast people who are doing it tough."

Media Release, 3 Dec 2012

Vicki de Carle, Coast Shelter