Saskatoon Press Release!

ROSENAU TRANSPORT’S 18 WHEELS OF CHRISTMAS ROLLS UP TO THE SASKATOON FOOD BANK & LEARNING CENTRE!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MEDIA EVENT: 18 Wheels of Christmas

WHEN: December 19^th 10:30 AM

WHERE: Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, 202 Avenue C South, Saskatoon, SK.

Wednesday, December 18^th at approximately 10:30 AM, Rosenau Transport’s beautifully decorated semi will be pulling up to the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre with a very special delivery. 18 Wheels of Christmas, conceived in 2002, was created to give the Global Transportation Community a way to give something back to the communities in which they live and work. As stated on the Rosenau website, "The concept, though simple, has far reaching effects for the less fortunate. Our ultimate goal is to use 18 Wheels of Christmas to stock every Food Bank in every community across the country at Christmas time!"

Says Carrie Willey from Rosenau: “This is our fourth year doing this initiative in Saskatoon and our 10^th year across Western Canada. We have contributed to communities in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.  This is how we enjoy supporting our communities. We feel this is an important thing to do because the price of food today in grocery stores makes life really difficult for people- everything seems smaller but the prices are getting higher. It’s hard to eat healthy when you can’t afford it one on income.”

Laurie O’Connor, Executive Director of the Saskatoon Food Bank & Learning Centre, says that Rosenau’s support is greatly appreciated: “We really enjoy our partnership with Rosenau Transport. This company truly goes above and beyond-it’s a huge undertaking on their part.”

O’Connor says that the staff and volunteers at the food bank really look forward to Roaenau’s donation: “Every year we get to see this gorgeous semi roll up-it’s such an exciting time, because we know how much this means to our community.  We also love to see the folks from Rosenau- they are so thrilled to be able to make a big difference in the lives of people who come to the food bank, and their enthusiasm is an inspiration for our entire community.”

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Laurie O’Connor

Executive Director, Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre

P: 1 (306) 664-6565 extension 232 C: 1 (306) 370-6998 W: www.saskatoonfoodbank.org

Carrie Willey, Rosenau Transport
Ph: (306)244-7088 W: www.rosenau.org