A 91原创 based volunteer disaster assistance group that has been described as a 鈥渇ood bank with wings鈥� will be collecting food and toy donations at the 91原创 Regional Airport over the weekend.
B.C. Aero () helps provide disaster relief services following major events such as earthquake, forest fire, floods, and landslides by organizing pilots and ground personnel.
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On Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 10 鈥� 11 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., BC Aero and the West Coast Pilot鈥檚 Club based at Hangar 2 located at 5333-216 St. will host a two-day food and toy drive to assist the Nicola Valley food bank in Merritt.
B.C. Aero spokesperson Mike Davenport said the food bank 鈥渘eeds your support in the form of non-perishable food products, gifts of unwrapped toys or cash to support those in need of assistance [to help] the people of the Nicola Valley so badly affected by fires and floods in the past year.鈥�
All goods received will be transported to Merritt for distribution before Christmas.
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B.C. was created out of an all-volunteer initiative during last year鈥檚 flood disasters.
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