Despite dark clouds on the horizon making the outcome uncertain, this weekend’s Harvest Sharing Food Drive left the manager of Brockville’s food bank feeling relieved.

The annual Thanksgiving food drive, run by the Rotary Club of the 1000 Islands and the Rotary Club of Brockville, collected 9,580 pounds of non-perishable food and donations of more than $18,000 for the Brockville and Area Food Bank.

“That should last us, from the food perspective, until Easter,” Amanda Petch, the food bank’s general manager, said Tuesday.

This year’s total is up from the 2024 drive, which saw 8,412 pounds of food collected and donations of $17,507.

Petch added the monetary donations will allow the food bank to purchase other food items and necessities in the coming months.

She acknowledged she was co

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