Purolator Red Bag Campaign 2026 — volunteer food-drive series

Context and evidence

Entry family

community-charity-mutual-aid-heritage-place

Participation mode

in-person

Community, charity, heritage, and place formats

food-clothing-drive; volunteer-day

Community participation roles

volunteer; food donor

Contribution routes

The organizer page presents this occurrence to members of the public.; The official call recruits volunteers aged 11+ for two Saturday-morning actions.

Beneficiary or cause

Toronto households experiencing food insecurity; Daily Bread Food Bank clients

Relation to place

nine Toronto neighbourhoods; neighbour-to-neighbour food collection

Community evidence

Volunteers distribute empty red bags and return one week later to collect food donations in nine Toronto neighbourhoods.

Community public access

registration-public

Community registration required

True

Community participation mode

in-person

Community date evidence

The official source identifies 2026-09-19.

Community access evidence

The organizer page presents this occurrence to members of the public.

Community participation evidence

The official call recruits volunteers aged 11+ for two Saturday-morning actions.

Community beneficiary evidence

Daily Bread states that collected food supports its Thanksgiving food response.

Community place evidence

The official listing locates or anchors the activity in Toronto.

Community heritage evidence

No distinct heritage claim is required for this format.

Public access

registration-public

Registration required

True