Citifinancial set to sponsor local food drives

CitiFinancial’s North Bay office
News Release

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CitiFinancial’s North Bay office is sponsoring a food drive during the month of November to benefit the North Bay Local Food Bank. The public is invited to bring non-perishable food items such as canned fruits and vegetables, cereals, canned soup, pasta and evaporated milk to the North Bay office.

CitiFinancial is located at 975 McKeown Avenue in the Algonquin Square beside No Frills. The office is open Monday to Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm.

CitiFinancial is a proud partner of Food Banks Canada and has made a partner-level corporate donation to the organization. Over 200 CitiFinancial branches from coast-to-coast will be participating in this food drive campaign.

“At CitiFinancial, we believe it’s important to support the communities we serve,” said Natalie Matheson, Branch Manager of the North Bay office. “The food drive is just one way we can thank the people of North Bay for their patronage.”

CitiFinancial is a financial services company specializing in personal and home equity loans to consumers, with more than 200 branches in Canada. Citi, the leading global financial services company, has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citi's trademark red arc include Citibank, CitiFinancial and Banamex. Additional information may be found at www.citi.com.

Food Banks Canada is the national organization that represents the food bank community across Canada. Our members and their respective agencies serve approximately 85% of people accessing emergency food programs nation-wide. In an average month in 2010, close to 870,000 different people accessed food banks, 38% of whom were children. Food Banks Canada’s mission is to reduce hunger in Canada by enabling an effective food bank community that addresses the short term need for food and longer term solutions. To do what we do, we rely on the generosity of hardworking volunteers,
corporations and donations from Canadians.

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