Carl DeLine

United Van Lines announced Tuesday it has joined forces with the Canadian Association of Food Banks to help hungry people across Canada.

The moving company, in a program called Foodrive, will gather unopened food from customers who are moving and give it to food banks.

“I think it’s a great idea,” says Calgary Inter-Faith Food Bank director Carl DeLine. “It’s less expensive to give to the food bank rather than transport it–in a move it’s bulk weight.”

Half a million pounds of food is expected to be collected this year.

Originally published January 20, 1988 by the Calgary Herald (Calgary, AB), credited to Herald Staff.