Food Aid Day May 3 at the Canada Agriculture Museum

Food Aid Day May 3 at the
Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, April 24, 2007
For immediate release

On May 3, the Canada Agriculture Museum will host the third annual Food Aid Day event, a fundraiser for the Ottawa Food Bank. As in previous years CFRA will broadcast the Food Aid radiothon live from the Museum from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Food Aid is a program created to buy and process beef from Ottawa-area farmers to give to users of the Ottawa Food Bank. Last year’s event raised $135,000, enabling the Ottawa Food Bank to distribute nearly 50 tons of locally-produced beef during the following twelve months. This year's goal is $150,000.

Visitors are invited to the Canada Agriculture Museum to participate in fun farm activities such as calf roping, live entertainment, wagon rides, tractors and more. Also visitors can enjoy a free BBQ starting at 11:00 a.m. and make a cash donation. Free admission all day.

The following are the activities and demonstrations that will be featured along with the Food Aid Day activities:

10:00 Children’s Story and Craft - Snack Area

10:30 Meet the Lambs and Kids - Small Animal Barn

11:00 Butter Making - Demonstration Kitchen

11:30 How Do You Measure Up With Pigs? - Small Animal Barn

1:15 Cow Washing or Care - Dairy Barn

2:00 A Well Balanced Diet - Demonstration Kitchen

3:00 Help Feed the Sheep - Small Animal Barn

3:45 Afternoon Milking - Dairy Barn

Also...

Visitors can discover the exhibitions Tractors and Food for Health

Children’s Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level.

Special cook book for sale.

Exterior playground for kids.

The Canada Agriculture Museum connects Canadians and the world to the historical and current importance in everyday life of agricultural science and technology through engaging interpretive activities and products centred on an accessible demonstration farm.

GENERAL INFORMATION

Museum Hours:
Daily demonstrations from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Animal Barns and Exhibitions daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location:
Prince of Wales Drive, south of the traffic circle, north off Baseline Road. Free parking. The Canada Agriculture Museum is located on Prince of Wales Drive on the Central Experimental Farm.

Telephone: 613 991-3044
Toll free: 866 442-4416
TTY: 613 991-9207
Fax: 613 993-7923
Reservations for guided tours & school programs: 613 991-3053

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MEDIA CONTACT:

David Sutin
Manager, Communications, Marketing and Farm Operations
CANADA AGRICULTURE MUSEUM
Tel. 613 996-7812;
E-mail : dsutin@technomuses.ca
Web Sites: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca
www.foodforhealth.ca
or
Lucie Robillard
Communications, Marketing and Visitor Statistic Clerk
Tel. 613 943-1164;
E-mail : lrobillard@technomuses.ca
Web Sites: www.agriculture.technomuses.ca
www.foodforhealth.ca