As we head into the holiday season, many of us are fixing up meals and goodies to place on the table, but for some the fear of having enough food to eat is something they live with everyday. But thanks to a nationwide effort, awareness is being rasied to help those less fortunate.
“This U.S. train started in Roses Point, New York on November 25th, we’ve been through Pennsylvania, New York State, Illinois, and we’ve been making our way from Illinois through Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Iowa and we’re going to be ending up back in Carpio, North Dakota on December 16th, that’s the final stop.”
“ There are two trains going across Canada and the U.S. raising as much money, food and awareness for local food shelves as possible.”
“This is the thirteenth yaer for the CP Holiday Train and we’re very proud of it, it’s an important program for our company and for our employees because it’s trying to do an important job we feel and that’s supporting our local food shelves.”
“Everything that we can raise in Brookings stays in Brookings to help those less fortunate.”
“Hunger is an issue that is serious, it is an issue that effects everybody in some way and it doesn’t recognize borders or neighborhoods or communities, and our employees live and work in many of these communities, about 1100 in both Canada and the U.S. and this is an important issue in all our neighborhoods.”
“This is also a festive family show to thank those coming out to support the lcoal food shelves as well as putting the important message out there that our food shelves are important and that this is a serious issue.”
Find out more about where all the proceeds that are made from each community go. You will be surprised to learn that most, if not all of the money stays right in the community where the train stops.
Here more about the history of the train, and why Canadian Pacific continues to continue this legacy every year.
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