A Windsor group is collecting food and supplies for people in Alberta adversely affected by the recent floods.
Windsor Lifeline Outreach has gathered about 20,000 pounds of food so far.
"When we saw what was going on just a couple provinces away from us, we decided we're going to help here at home," says Pastor Howard Mulder.
The group has been offered transportation to get the donations there. Food donations from Heinz and ADT trucking in Leamington are helping Windsor Lifeline reach their goal.
"Those guys have been a God send for us because on our own, we couldn't have done what we did with their help," says Mulder.
Organizers are hoping to get more supplies, enough to fill a 53-foot refrigerated transport truck.
Windsor Lifeline sent about 44,000 pounds of food and supplies to the Oklahoma tornado victims about three weeks ago.
"If we can do it for the states we can do it for Canada," says Mulder.
Dennis Sauve, coordinator with Windsor Lifeline Outreach, says the truck will take the longer Canadian route to Calgary after the donations heading to Oklahoma were delayed at the border last month.
“It adds about an extra 700 to 900 kilometres to the trip and probably another good day so it will take the driver about five days," says Sauve.
The loaded transport will hit the road on Monday bound for the Calgary Life Centre.
