Fort St. John Huskies' food drive collects 8,700+ pounds for local Salvation Army

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The Fort St. John Huskies announced 8,748 pounds of food was raised for the “Fill the Bus” Food drive campaign on December 7th (Fort St. John Huskies, Facebook)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — The Fort St. John Huskies announced over 8,748 pounds of food was raised from their “Fill the Bus” food drive campaign.

A Facebook post from the club said $887.60 in financial donations were made to the Salvation Army Kettles during their two STRIKE FORCE North West Junior Hockey League (NWJHL) games on December 7th and 9th, respectively.

“Thank you Fort St. John for making this happen,” reads part of the statement posted on December 9th.

They also acknowledged the efforts of Molly and Paul Burgher, who assisted in collecting food and donated 1,159 pounds in food and hygiene products.

In its 27th year, the “Fill the Bus” food drive featured Huskies team members assisted by teams from the U-18 Northeast BC Trackers, The U-15 Northeast BC Predators, U-13 Flyers and Senior Fort St. John Flyers players.

The U-15 Trackers program also collected non-perishable items for the drive during their league game on December 7th against the Northwest Hockey Club.

For further details, please visit the FSJ Huskies Facebook page.