**TIMMINS POLICE SERVICE NEWS RELEASE**

The Timmins Police Service hosted the annual “Cram a Cruiser” campaign this past Saturday ( Dec 14th) and the event proved to be very successful in terms of donations of non-perishable food and cash donations.

This was the 3rd annual Cram-a-Cruiser event. The event raised $4800.00 and collected 4500 lbs. of food which was divided into equal donations to the following food bank recipients:

– Project Love

– First Baptist Church

– South Porcupine Food Bank

– Timmins Food Bank

“Cram a Cruiser” drop off locations were set up in thanks to the following retailers:

– Levis Foodland

– Wal Mart

– Metro

– Your Independent Grocer

– Food Basic’s

– Giant Tiger South Porcupine

Special thanks are going out to the local Avis/Budget Car Rentals – Timmins location for donating a cube van to help collect the donations.

This campaign is spearheaded by both the Timmins Police Service Auxiliary Unit and the South Porcupine O.P.P. Auxiliary Unit.

Their generosity and sense of community service are noteworthy and laudable in terms of assisting those in need and with the organizing and collection of the donated food items.

Both Auxiliary Units have a common goal and work very well together.

All in all, it was a great event and participants and organizers are looking forward to next year.

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