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“This is such a crucial initiative, yet it’s easy to get involved,” says Allen who, along with Campbell, popped into the Toronto Sun newsroom recently to help create a couple of recipes while delivering the messaging. All you have to do is bring a non-perishable food item or a donation to a select CFL games during the regular season when the Game Day food drive is in place, adds Allen, and have a chance to take your photo with the Grey Cup, meet special guests and CFL alumni, and win prizes. “Everybody wins,” adds Campbell of this event.

Recent research shows that in 2019, food banks saw an average of 1.1 million visits per month, and a third of the visitors were children. The need for food banks has gone up in the last decade, yet there is word some food banks have run out of food during the summer months, when donations are at their lowest.

If anyone understands the merits of food banks, it’s Jamal Campbell, who is also heavily involved in many community initiatives, and was named a Toronto Urban Hero for the good work that he does. “Growing up with a single mom, who worked hard to make ends meet, we relied on food banks to help us through,” said Campbell. “I lived it. That’s why I support food banks and what they stand for.”

The Toronto Argonauts will be having their Game Day food drive Sept. 28, when they play the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

For additional details, check out Purolatortacklehunger.com and on Twitter, @Purolatorinc, @TorontoArgos and @CFL.