The True North Chevrolet Midgets, Atom B and Bantam B Ice Boltz, sponsored by Optimum Insurance, and the North Bay AAA Midget Trappers, through their Coach4Food practices have pushed Tom Hedican's fundraiser to beyond 16 tons.
The Peewee B, Atom A, Peewee A and Midget A Ice Boltz, P&G Auto Bantams and Hunters Automotive Bantams also contributed with food drives to bring this year's fundraiser for area food banks to 33,552 pounds with just four days remaining.
Because this year's fundraiser is a competition, individual totals will not be given out until its conclusion.
This year the top collecting girl's and boy's teams will be honored before a North Bay Battalion home game and have a practice run by the team's coaching staff. The third place finisher - boys or girls - will also get a practice with Battalion coaches.
Hedican, a professional goaltending consultant, is running practices using NHL and European skill drills for teams that do food drives for area food banks. Coach4Food, inspired by rock star Bruce Springsteen's work with food banks in Canada, the U.S, and around the world, will wrap up Dec. 21.
