The great feeling from the events of Canada Day have only continued, as the organizing committee for the first-ever Rolling Car Show recently presented a giant — literally and figuratively — cheque to the Moose Jaw & District Food Bank.
Organizers Jody Chell and Brandon Richardson, also the owner of Deja Vu Cafe, were pleased to give a donation of $3,500 to food bank operations manager Terri Smith.
“We are very excited, things have been really slow since COVID hit, so this is a great boost to our funds right now,” said Smith. “[The Rolling Car Show] was a great community event and it’s so great for Deja Vu to be on board with the food bank, and it’s really wonderful.”
The donation was raised by collecting entry fees at the successful car show held on Canada Day, which raised a total of $2,367. The Moose Jaw Express then topped up the donation for a grand total of $3,500.
The Rolling Car Show was born out of the birthday parades that popped up during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, and both Richardson and Chell felt like the event was an incredible success.
“We just thought, ‘let’s try it out and see what happens,’ said Richardson. “I said, ‘let’s just wing it’ and it turned out really, really good [so] thanks to everyone who came out and participated. We’ve got good feedback from people who watched the show, voted on social media, and it was a great day.”
The Food Bank will likely be putting the donation into its ongoing fundraiser for a new building, which has already reached the 60 per cent mark of the $100,000 goal.
“Monetary donations are a must right now, so we can go buy the items we need or put money towards a new building that we’re looking for because we are so cramped in there right now,” said Smith. “The funds will be well spent either on a new building or food purchases or something down the road.”
Smith also expressed appreciation towards the community of Moose Jaw for it's continuing support during the pandemic, even as the number of clients utilizing the Food Bank has dropped significantly.
“I would just like to thank everybody, all the businesses, everyone in Moose Jaw for coming together, especially during COVID, to help each other out,” said Smith. “We have such a strong community, that we’re there to help each other, so thank you.”
L-R: Brandon Richardson, Krista McDonald, Gladys Baigent-Therens, Kelly Tollefson, Jody Chell, and Terri Smith.
