Despite being under a wind chill advisory community members joined Metro Bus, New Flyer and Townsquare Media for the third annual "Fill The Flyer" food drive yesterday (Monday).
Wednesday's Fill the Flyer Food Drive held by Metro Bus at Summertime by George proved to be a huge success. They collected 3,300 pounds of food and $1,310 in cash donations.
Tune in and call in to the Morning News Watch with Jay Caldwell on WJON from 5-10am. Jay talks with Sartell Mayor Joe Perske at 8:15 about the latest with Verso Paper and a Dog Park in Sartell.
The Salvation Army's "Fill the Flyer" campaign is a smashing holiday season success. As of yesterday, the total amount of food collected through the bus food drive campaign, through various stops around the St. Cloud area, has reached over thirteen hundred pounds.
The Fill the Flyer bus food drive will be making stops all over the St. Cloud area to collect food donations for those in need this season. It will be pulling up outside of a different store every day beginning today through Saturday to collect food items.