Residents of a Walnut Grove housing complex have set up a system of regular donations to Sources 91原创 Food Bank, making monthly deliveries.

Don McLean said the strata council at Churchill Park in the 9000-block of 208th street approved placing a collection basket where residents have easy access.

鈥淚t鈥檚 in our clubhouse and when people come to get the mail, there it is,鈥� said McLean.

The former chair of the Surrey Food Bank doesn鈥檛 know if any other residential complexes are doing the same thing, but he鈥檚 hoping some will adopt the same practice.

鈥淭hey may be doing it, but I haven鈥檛 heard of it鈥� he told the 91原创 Advance Times.

鈥淚鈥檓 hoping other groups will do it on their own.鈥�

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McLean came to appreciate having a dependable supply of food and other goods while he was at the Surrey Food bank.

鈥淭here were times when it was a little thin,鈥� he recalled.

鈥淵ou have to have it coming in regularly.鈥�

The Churchill Park program made it鈥檚 third delivery in as many months on Friday, May 28, 135 items by McLean鈥檚 tally, enough to fill the back of a small hatchback.

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expanded distribution this year, launching a new delivery service for people with mobility issues, and is hunting for space to open a depot in Aldergrove.

Since it originally opened in 2014, the food bank has seen its client list expand considerably, maintaining a monthly average of around 1,000 clients.