By Don Urquhart, Times Chronicle
The Oliver Fire Department raised a total of $1,500 for Oliver’s Starfish Pack Program at its 10th Annual Drive-Thru Breakfast on Saturday morning (Nov. 23).
“A big thank you to everyone who came out to the Drive Thru-Breakfast,” said the Oliver Fire Department (OFD) on social media.
Fill ur boots – Oliver Fire Chief Bob Graham collects donations in a fireman’s boot.
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The breakfast by donation consisted of a breakfast sandwich (English muffin, egg, cheese and ham), hash brown, apple and coffee or orange juice, all served up to the car window by Oliver firefighters inside the firehall.
Fire Chief Bob Graham told the Times Chronicle that the event started off a bit slower than previous years, lacking the early rush which possibly explains the slightly lower donations than the $2,000 that is typically raised at the event.
When it was suggested that the weather, cold and rainy, might be to blame for the lack of early morning rush Graham laughed and recounted the various cold and snowy drive-through events in past years, including one year in which everyone’s windows were frozen shut requiring them to open their doors to get the breakfast items.
Last stop on the line for choice of beverage.
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All proceeds go to the Starfish Pack Program which ensures students who rely on school breakfast and lunch programs on school days don’t go hungry on weekends.
Each week, volunteers fill backpacks with 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 2 dinners, and snacks and then deliver them to local schools for the students to take home on the weekend. The students return the empty backpacks to the school the following week, and our volunteers pick them up to be refilled for the following weekend.
It costs approximately $600 to fill a backpack for a student for the full school year. For more information visit the Oliver Starfish or general Starfish website.
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To contact the Oliver Starfish Pack Volunteer Coordinator, Sam Marsel, email [email protected] or call 250-488-7700. A donor form can be downloaded here.
