'Fill the Pit' food drive a success

It's great news for the less fortunate in Thunder Bay.

A week-long food drive in VictoriavilleCentre collected 20 tables of food yesterday in support of a variety of groups including Shelter House, Grace Place and the Regional Food Distribution Association.

"The contributions from the every day public, in and around our Fort William district, was amazing," he said, "it is truly very well received and is going to help a lot of people now."

Everyone who donated food received a ballot to enter a draw for a pre-paid credit card.

Phillips said his plan is to help make Fill The Pit a bi-annual event.

Other organizations that were supported by Fill the Pit included Thunder Bay and District Humane Society and Our Kids count.

Everyone who donated a food item was entered into a drawto win a pre-paidcredit card worth $1000. The winner of that draw was Kelly Salatino.