The Saskatoon Food Bank and Learning Centre says September’s Milk Month raised just over $111,884.

For the past five years Canpotex has stepped up to support the program by matching all public donations in the month of September up to $50,000.

The amount raised will help the food bank provide 77,697 litres of milk to the community.

Laurie O’Connor, Executive Director of the SFBLC, says, “The Milk for Children Program gives families the support they need in times of crisis so they can focus on other issues. Perhaps the most significant impact this program has on the recipients is the message it sends to families; that they matter, and that their community is here to support them during tough times.”

Canpotex CEO Gordon McKenzie says they are committed to food security in Saskatoon. He points out that Canpotex delivers Saskatchewan potash around the world helping farmers produce more food for the world’s growing population and supporting the Milk for Children Program ensures children as well as pregnant and nursing women receive adequate nutrition during the critical periods of childhood development.

In the last year alone, the food bank provided 56,428 litres of fresh milk for children and pregnant and nursing women.