Mill Marketers help scare hunger (4 photos)

On Saturday, October 18 representatives from Maitland Ford Lincoln's national We Scare Hunger campaign were at the Mill Market collecting non-perishable food items for donation to Sault area food banks.

In collaboration with Rosedale French Immersion Public School, St. Francis Public School and Free The Children, Maitland Ford Lincoln hosted local Paralympic gold medalists Mac and BJ Marcoux and former NHLer Rico Fata at the market for the event.

At the end of the day as an unexpected but very welcome bonus, Mill Market vendors donated their remaining produce, baking, and preserves to the cause.

That truckload of food was delivered Saturday afternoon to Pauline's Place Youth Shelter to help local children in need.

"We were very excited to partner with Rosedale and St. Francis to do this event today," Judith Kovala, dealership operations manager at Maitland Ford Lincoln, told SooToday.com. "It will help raise awareness about hunger in our community and how youth can become involved and help out."

"It's important because it gives [youth] a sense of community, and a realization that there are people in need and they can help."

Maitland Ford Lincoln's We Scare Hunger campaign continues throughout the month of October with donations being accepted at the dealership, Rosedale French Immersion Public School and St. Francis Public School.

On Halloween night, youth volunteers from the two participating schools will trick-or-treat for non-perishable food items rather than candy to donate to the campaign.

Maitland Ford Lincoln will also be about town accepting donations from the community.

Anyone interested in making a donation is encouraged to keep an eye open for the Maitland Ford Lincoln truck this Halloween.

For more information about the We Scare Hunger campaign, please click here.

To view Local2's video coverage of Saturday's donation, please click here.

(Photo: Lily and Brendan Elgie and Claudia Veldman help load a truck with food after vendors from the Mill Market made a large donation of perishable food items to Pauline's Place as part of Maitland Ford Lincoln's We Scare Hunger campaign on Saturday, October 18, 2014. Donna Hopper/SooToday)