Rogers' summer school supplies drive gets under way

TORONTO - Rogers Cable today kicked off its annual Rogers School Supply Drive. The drive supports the Daily Bread Food Bank by providing school supplies for underprivileged children across the Greater Toronto Area. According to the Food Bank, 66,500 children access food banks each month. The average family relying upon food banks, including children, has only $11.98 per day to meet all of their needs - including food - so new school supplies become a luxury. Daily Bread's 2005 survey of people relying upon food banks indicated that 26% of parents cannot afford school supplies for their children. Some items...