Those attending the Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus parade are urged to bring cat or dog food to help other pet owners.
Members of the Toronto Scottish Regiment will be lined up along the Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade on December 2 to collect dog and cat food for charity.
The pet food collected will go to LAMP CHC to provide for those with dogs and cats.
Parade goers are being asked to bring cans or bags of the pet food with them to support the Regiment and Lakeshore Village Business Improvement Area (BIA), who are sponsoring the drive.
“The Canadian Army and Lakeshore Village BIA are joining forces to feed dogs and cats,” said BIA Chair Chris Korwin-Kuczynski. “We will be along the parade route collecting the food.”
The Etobicoke Lakeshore Santa Claus Parade started as an idea in 1990 as an effort between the Lakeshore Village and Long Branch BIAs, to bring back a Christmas Parade after a 25 year hiatus.
It was created to draw crowds, support local businesses, and showcase that the Etobicoke Lakeshore area was a vibrant and attractive community to live, work and play.
The parade attracts more than 60,000 members of the community every year, and is celebrating its 33rd anniversary this year.