Stantec hosts Feed the Need BBQ at City Hall Park

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Scaife says there are lots of opportunities for the community to help them if they can, in addition to Stantec’s BBQ.

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“Saturday, if you live in north Red Deer, we have the Mormon Helping Hands Food Drive,” Scaife adds. “You know you’re going to be part of the food drive if you get a plastic bag delivered to your door. Then on Sunday, we’re out at the airport for operation food lift, so it’s a busy week.”

Scaife points out that what the food bank does is a needed service in our community.

“I think our city knows that,” says Scaife. “We’ve never really been in a position where we’ve been hurting badly for donations and when we have, all I’ve had to say is ‘we need this’ and this amazing, wonderful city and its people come through.”

Stantec Promotions Specialist Courtney Avram says Tuesday’s BBQ is part of their company’s world-wide Stantec in the Community Week.

“Every office that is a Stantec office is hosting some kind of event where they give back to the communities that they belong to,” she explains. “One of Stantec’s mission statements is that we design with community in mind and a part of designing with community in mind is being able to live, work and give back to the communities that we are building. So because most of our staff live and work in Red Deer, we want to help those that are a little bit disenfranchised in our society and build them up while we’re also building our community.”

Avram says their annual BBQ fundraiser has helped raise over $30,000 for the food bank over the past five years, in addition to over 30,000 pounds of food.

“Today, we’re really hoping to break $7,500 and hopefully close to 10,000 pounds of food,” concludes Avram.

The Red Deer Food Bank’s Operation Food Lift takes place Sunday, September 30 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Red Deer Regional Airport. Those who donate $25 in cash or the equivalent in food will receive a free flight around the City of Red Deer courtesy of Sky Wings Aviation.