Second Harvest Food Support Committee
Support Second Harvest in the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon and help feed Toronto's hungry
Join the Second Harvest Team, fundraise and then participate in the run on Sunday, October 16th. Make your run or walk more meaningful by helping us reach our goal of $50,000 which will provide over 100,000 healthy meals for hungry Torontonians.
What We Do
Second Harvest feeds those who are hungry in our city by collecting donated perishable food, that would otherwise go to waste, and delivering that food to over 200 social service agencies in the GTA. Last year we rescued over 6 million lbs of food, and prevented over one million lbs of greenhouse gases from entering our atmosphere due to the food we diverted from landfills.
Who We Help
Second Harvest provides enough fresh food for over 16,000 healthy meals a day to agencies serving children in need, seniors living on fixed incomes, women fleeing domestic abuse, homeless people, newcomers to Canada, and many others who have fallen on hard times. An astonishing 40% of our recipients are children and youth.
How We Do It
Each morning, seven refrigerated trucks travel from our warehouse and collect surplus perishable food that is donated by restaurants, grocery stores, food manufacturers, distributors, and caterers. That food is then delivered to over 200 social service agencies in the GTA, feeding those who are hungry.
Join the Second Harvest team today
Walk or run with the Second Harvest Team on October 16th and help Second Harvest feed Toronto's hungry.
Join the Second Harvest Team and receive:
- Free registration for participants who raise $250 for the 5K or $350 for the half or full marathon.
- An invitation to our complimentary post race brunch at Jack Astor's Bar & Grill from 11:00am to 3:00pm
- Free Second Harvest Team marathon t-shirt
- Free Online Training Programs through www.torontowaterfrontmarathon.com
- Second Harvest e-newsletters and race updates
- Automatic tax receipts for your donors. Online donations receive an automatic tax receipt. Offline donations of $20 or more will receive a tax receipt directly from Second Harvest.
If you are unable to join us on October 16th, please show your support by sponsoring a runner or the Second Harvest Team.
For more information please contact Jennifer Chow, Coordinator, Events & Campaigns, at 416-408-2594 ext. 240 or jenniferc@secondharvest.ca.