Toronto paramedics deliver food bank donations

City of Toronto Media Relations has issued the following:

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Media Advisory:  March 13, 2015

 

Toronto paramedics deliver food bank donations

Toronto Paramedic Services and the Toronto Paramedic Association will deliver food bank donations collected at Toronto's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

Paramedics will arrive in an ambulance and unload the food donations at the food bank's loading docks. The food will be weighed to determine the final quantity to be donated.  Members of the Toronto Paramedic Services, Toronto Paramedic Services Association, Daily Bread Food Bank and St. Patrick's Day Parade will be present.

Date: Monday, March 16

Time: 10 a.m.

Location: Daily Bread Food Bank, 191 New Toronto St.

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Media contact: Kim McKinnon, Toronto Paramedic Services, 416-392-2255, kmckinn2@toronto.ca