Collecting Cans to support Minden Food Bank

After he retired from running his scrap metal business in Minden, Rick Harding needed to find something to keep him busy. With the help of his best friend Rick Franklin, the two started collecting pop cans, then beer cans and liquor bottles, then scrap metal. The two then began taking the items to the city for recycling, and giving the proceeds to the Minden Community Food Centre.Jean Munroe, Executive Director of the centre, says the generosity of people like Harding and Franklin are what help support members of the community who are struggling to make ends meet. She says demand has dramatically increased, and that's why the efforts of people like Harding and Franklin mean so much.