Feed a Family wraps up with busy morning at CBC

The lobby of CBC P.E.I. in Charlottetown was busy from 6 a.m. on as Island Morning held the final event of the 2018 Feed a Family campaign.

Donations still being accepted

Kevin Yarr · CBC News · Posted: Dec 14, 2018 11:00 AM EST | Last Updated: December 14, 2018

The final Feed a Family event on Island Morning featured a performance by West Kent Elementary students. (Steve Bellamy/Twitter)

The lobby of CBC P.E.I. in Charlottetown was busy from 6 a.m. on as Island Morning held the final event of the 2018 Feed a Family campaign.

West Kent students popped in to sing for all the listeners! So. COOL!!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcpei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbcpei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/feedafamilycampaign?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#feedafamilycampaign</a> <a href="https://t.co/N5FgGqGMLs">pic.twitter.com/N5FgGqGMLs</a>
—@CBCPEI

Donations are still being accepted and tallied from different locations, but as of 1 p.m. Friday, Mike MacDonald, representing food banks around the Island, said the count was 1,903 turkeys and $36,850.42.

MacDonald expressed his thanks to everyone that made donations.

RCMP C/Supt Jennifer Ebert is here for the Feed a Family campaign and she has an important holiday message too! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DriveSoberPEI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#DriveSoberPEI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcpei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbcpei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/feedafamilycampaign?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#feedafamilycampaign</a> <a href="https://t.co/JgSf9G5tWG">pic.twitter.com/JgSf9G5tWG</a>
—@CBCPEI

"Because of the support we get from Islanders we're really going to make a difference in many people's lives this Christmas," he said.

Fresh coffee ready to go for everybody from <a href="https://twitter.com/Receivercoffee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Receivercoffee</a> — you can even pick up some Island Morning Brew! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcpei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbcpei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/feedafamilycampaign?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#feedafamilycampaign</a> <a href="https://t.co/FGF6KUgVlF">pic.twitter.com/FGF6KUgVlF</a>
—@CBCPEI

The morning featured live musical performances from Tim Hamming, Todd MacLean, a group of students from West Kent Elementary, and most importantly donations, large and small, from dozens of Islanders.

Straight from <a href="https://twitter.com/mudmenrugby?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mudmenrugby</a> themselves, come on down and make a donation to the Feed a Family campaign! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/pei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#pei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbcpei?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbcpei</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/feedafamilycampaign?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#feedafamilycampaign</a> <a href="https://t.co/lZKYAG0ikJ">pic.twitter.com/lZKYAG0ikJ</a>
—@CBCPEI