Toronto food charity receives $60K donation after trucks vandalized

Due to a series of unfortunate events, Canada's largest food rescue organization, Second Harvest, found itself in need of financial assistance just days after seven of its trucks were vandalized in its Toronto yard. Second Harvest CEO Lori Nikkel announced on Wednesday that private food company Aurora Importing had donated $60,000 to help cover the repair costs.

Aurora Importing president Joe Moscato emphasized that their company's responsibility extends beyond delivering food products to grocery stores and includes giving back to the community. The vandalism occurred on Sunday, with suspects breaking into Second Harvest's truck yard and removing the catalytic converters from seven of the organization's trucks.

The incident happened as the organization was gearing up for its Thanksgiving turkey giveaway. All seven trucks were out of service, significantly impacting deliveries at a time when the demand for food support was already overwhelming. Nikkel estimated the repairs would cost $80,000, with an expected completion time of two to three weeks.

Toronto police are actively searching for one or more suspects, releasing images of a black Infiniti G25 four-door sedan with black rims that the suspects fled the scene in.