Egg Farmers Donate 5,760 Dozen Eggs to Food Banks Across N.B.
MONCTON — Egg farmers in New Brunswick are helping people facing food insecurity during the Covid-19 crisis with a big donation.
Egg Farmers of New Brunswick has donated 5,760 dozen eggs to the Food Depot Alimentaire in Moncton, where they will be distributed to all 60 food banks across the province.
“New Brunswick’s Egg Farmers’ know how hard it is to feed a family every day, and in these challenging times, it’s even harder,” said Hans Kristensen, chairman of Egg Farmers of New Brunswick in a news release. “With so many struggling with the effects of COVID-19, we wanted to step up and do something extra to help those families the most in need.”
Nearly 6,000 dozen medium eggs were delivered to the Food Depot Alimentaire by Early Bird Eggs, a local grader in Keswick, NB. The organization says the donation reinforces a “longstanding commitment by New Brunswick’s 16 egg farmers and farm families to support their neighbours, community members and fellow Canadians.”
“We are so grateful to have received this excellent source of protein for all 60 food banks in New Brunswick,” said Chantal Senecal, executive director of Food Depot Alimentaire.“These eggs will be going out for delivery next week from the Food Depot Alimentaire to all of our partner food banks…and couldn’t be done without generous local partners like the Egg Farmers of New Brunswick.”