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No. 11 • November 2012
Leaside Life leasidelifenews.com
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10-YEAR-0LD SARAH, at right, hauled in a lot of her 21,573 pounds of food for the Daily Bread Food Bank while filling boxes with fellow students at Tremblett’s Valu-Mart on Bayview, ground zero for the second year for Sarah.
‘Ambitious’ becomes easy as Sarah’s food drive booms Sarah Jordan is only 10 years ago, but she’s hit the big time. In her 5th annual food drive based in Leaside she almost doubled the “ambitious” goal in October of 12,000 pounds of donated food to 21,573 pounds for the Daily Bread Food Bank. In the previous four years the food drive reached a total of 7,500 pounds. A big part of the huge leap came from the first annual contest pitting her school in North Leaside, Northlea, against two schools in South Leaside, Bessborough and Rolph Road.
Northlea raised 4,761 pounds in food and online donations (each dollar was counted as one pound). The two South Leaside schools combined for 4,096 pounds, in food and online donations. But this North vs. South challenge was beaten by direct donations to Tremblett’s Valu-Mart, on Bayview, which became ground zero for the drive for the second year. Food drop-offs were also made at Sarah’s home and at North Toronto Memorial Arena. SARAH, Page 18