June 27th Miracle is rolling out across Windsor-Essex

ESSEX COUNTY — Hot off the heels of a highly successful May 16th Miracle in Chatham- Kent, Windsor-Essex is gearing up for a massive food drive of its own.

The June 27th Miracle will bring a much-needed influx of non-perishables to food banks across Windsor and Essex County.

The committee has put together a group from a cross-section of people across the county and they are looking for numerous volunteers.

They are also looking for food donations on Saturday, June 27.

“We are asking every resident in Essex County to put one non-perishable on their front step by noon on June 27,” said spokesperson Josh Lane.

As happened in Chatham-Kent last month, an army of volunteers will walk the streets across Windsor-Essex and collect the donations. They will be brought back to a central area within each municipality, where everything will be organized and counted.

All donations stay within the community where they are collected.

The Chatham-Kent food drive set an unofficial world record for food collected in a 24 hour period, with 678,200 lbs of food.

The Windsor-Essex group is hoping to surpass that, but they need volunteers to make it happen.

It’s estimated it may take between 5,000 and 10,000 volunteers to pull it off.

Adam Lally, another member spearheading the movement, added, “Let’s make a miracle happen.”

You can sign up to volunteer at www.june27miracle.com.