Renewable energy company Drax has donated $65,000 to twelve food banks across British Columbia and Alberta through the company’s dedicated Community Fund.
The food banks receiving this support serve communities close to Drax sites in Canada, the USA and the UK, providing essential support to people who are struggling with the cost of living.
“Its donations and support from community members and businesses such as yours that make it possible for the food bank to run throughout the year working hard to support our community members who need us” said Jennifer Palmer-Ciccone, Armstrong Food Bank’s Manager.
Drax’s Community Fund has awarded over $821,000 in donations in 2024, including more than $100,000 to foodbanks across the world. Closer to home, the team at Drax’s Lavington operation helped to stock up the foodbank during the Emergency Services Food Drive in Lumby and Lavington.
“Drax continues to be committed to supporting the communities we live, and operate in. We believe it’s important to show our appreciation to our communities, especially during the holiday season,” said Sandy Sung, Drax’s Canadian Community Manager. “We hope these donations help local food banks in British Columbia and Alberta support the higher than ever demand they are currently experiencing due to the increased cost of living.” said Sung.
Local food banks receiving funding this holiday season are the Armstrong Food Bank (Boys and Girls Club Okanagan), the Lake District Family Enhancement Society, the WEE Community Food Bank, High Level Native Friendship Centre, the Salvation Army Bulkley Valley, Lumby Food Bank, Nourish Food Bank (Quesnel), the Salvation Army Prince George, Princeton Food Bank, Greater Vancouver Food Bank, the Salvation Army Prince Rupert, and the Salvation Army Williams Lake.
In Canada, donations from the fund have also been given to other essential organizations like the Smithers School Lunch Program, as well as youth programs, education and employment organizations, physical and mental health charities, community spaces and organizations that strengthen the communities where Drax operates.
To learn more about Drax’s corporate giving, https://www.drax.com/ca/about-us/our-communities/ or contact [email protected] for additional information.
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Photo caption 1: The Salvation Army team at Prince George collecting their donations last year.
Contact Information:
Caroline Bleay
Communications Manager, Canada
780-502-1571
[email protected]
About Drax
Drax Group’s purpose is to enable a zero carbon, lower cost energy future and in 2019 announced a world-leading ambition to be carbon negative by 2030, using bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) technology.
Drax’s around 3,000 employees operate across three principal areas of activity – electricity generation, electricity sales to business customers and compressed wood pellet production and supply to third parties. For more information visit www.drax.com/ca/
Pellet production and supply:
The Group has 18 operational pellet plants and developments with nameplate production capacity of around five million tons a year.
Drax is targeting eight million tons of production capacity by 2030, which will require the development of over three million tons of new biomass pellet production capacity. The pellets are produced using materials sourced from sustainably managed working forests and are supplied to third party customers in Europe and Asia for the generation of renewable power.
Drax’s pellet plants supply biomass used at its own power station in North Yorkshire, England to generate flexible, renewable power for the UK’s homes and businesses, and also to customers in Europe and Asia.
