EDMONTON — Edmonton Food Bank's annual Heritage Days food drive is at the halfway mark for donations. The food bank has received 20,000 of its 40,000-pound goal. The Heritage Festival Food Drive will be accepting donations until Friday, which can be dropped off at any major grocery store, said Tamisan Bencz-Knight with Edmonton's Food Bank. Approximately 155,000 people attended the festival that ran from Saturday to Monday, a spokesperson said. The Heritage Festival Food Drive is the largest summer fundraiser for Edmonton’s food bank. The organization is also accepting online donations.
