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Warren Pariseau (left}, owner of the Victoria Street Canadian Tire store, and Ted Mangnall, owner of the Pinebush Road store, helped unload food for the Food Bank represents proceeds from the bicycle helmet promoâ€" tion conducted in the spring of 2001. Since the inception of the program two and a half â€" years _ ago, _ local Canadian Tire dealers and the Foundation have raised in excess of $30,000 for the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. of Waterloo Region "We are extremely grateâ€" ful for the ongoing support of the local Canadian Tire stores, their dealers and staff, and the Canadian Tire Foundation For Families," said Sean Strickland, execuâ€" tive director of the local food bank. "With the holidays quickly approaching, this support will go a long way to brighten the smile of a less fortunate child and renewâ€" ing the spirit of a struggling parent. Working together with Canadian Tire and the Canadian Tire Foundation For Families, we will work to make the holidays hunger To signify the importance of this donation to the comâ€" munity, Canadian Tire staff also handed over approxiâ€" mately $11,000 worth of food to the food bank by unloading it from â€" the Foundation tractor trailer and transferring it to a food bank truck In addition, Canadian Tire stores will kickâ€"off their "Buy a Tree, Help a Family" campaign _ which _ runs through _ the â€" end _ of December. For every largeâ€"size tree purchased, Canadian Tire will donate $5 to the Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Each $5 donation which will be matched by the Foundation. A® DEBORAH CRANDALL PHOTO