FOUR RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP TO HOST THANKSGIVING HARVEST DISTRIBUTION EVENT
MEDIA ADVISORY
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOUR RIVERS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES GROUP TO HOST THANKSGIVING HARVEST DISTRIBUTION EVENT
THUNDER BAY, ON: Four Rivers Environmental Services Group (Four Rivers) will be hosting a Matawa garden harvest distribution event on Wednesday October 7th, from 4:00pm-6:00pm in the Matawa First Nations Management parking lot (233 Court Street South). The distribution is an opportunity for Matawa First Nation members to stock up on some Thanksgiving meal favourites including carrots, potatoes, apples and pumpkins. This event will operate in a tailgate market format, offering fresh produce, grown in the Matawa garden, from the back of the Four Rivers truck.
The Matawa Garden project was an exciting initiative lead by Four Rivers throughout summer 2020 as part of first steps of increasing knowledge and capacity to actively support future gardening projects in Matawa First Nation communities. The project goals also included alleviating food scarcity and supporting overall wellbeing among Matawa membership, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Four Rivers is thankful for the hard work and dedication of staff and volunteers, who have harvested approximately 10,000 pounds of produce from the 1-acre garden, located in the farming fields of Slate River Valley, ON.
Members of the media are cordially invited to attend the distribution event.
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Location: Parking lot of Matawa First Nations Management
233 Court Street South | Thunder Bay, Ontario | P7B 2X9
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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For more information, please contact Carol Audet, Communications Manager – Matawa First Nations Management at (807) 632-9663 or by email at caudet@matawa.on.ca