Dans la rue is pleased to be the recipient of John Rennie High School's immensely successful food drive, their largest one to date. In fact, Brian Swirsky, the organizer of the project and a teacher in the Renaissance program at John Rennie, was aiming for nothing short of the Guinness Book of Records. After having collected more than 2,000 canned goods - 160 000 lbs. of food - Swirsky and his students were determined to beat the world record for the largest food drive. He maintains that the project was a resounding success, despite not having beaten the record.

Dans la rue was enthusiastic about the project from the start. The organization always needs non-perishable items to fill the food bags it supplies to the hundreds of youth who come to the Van five nights a week. Dans la rue hands out 900 food bags a month, which represents more than 64,000 food items per year.

The overwhelming response from students, the public and supermarkets to Swirsky's project was such that the quantity of food collected surpassed everyone's expectations. This is why Dans la rue has decided to share its good fortune with other organizations which fight homelessness, to ensure not a single item is wasted and help those in dire need!

Dans la rue wishes to thank and recognize the efforts of Brian Swirsky and his students, Kirkland Wal-Mart and Costco, as well as all those who contributed to this amazing food drive. Your donations and your generosity are boundless and Dans la rue is extremely grateful. A special thanks goes out to AMJ Campbell Transport for its support of this project - they generously provided transportation and boxes for the canned goods.