Tens of thousands of dollars have been raised during a holiday concert to help address food insecurity in Chatham-Kent and Windsor-Essex.
The S’Aints Band performed two sold-out Sleighing Hunger concerts at the Chrysler Theatre on December 20 and 21, raising $123,000, the highest total raised in the event’s 15-year history.
All funds were donated to Chatham Outreach for Hunger and the Windsor Essex Food Bank Association to provide essential support throughout the holidays and into the New Year.
Brenda LeClair, the executive director of Chatham Outreach for Hunger, said the need increases every year, with a 20 per cent increase in demand this year alone.
“We’re able to continue to meet that need because of the generosity of these folks who are out there giving every day, volunteering, running food drives, and raising money,” said LeClair in a news release.
The S’Aints have raised more than $700,000 in support of food banks and other initiatives across Windsor-Essex and Chatham-Kent since the concert’s inception.
