Thousands of potatoes, blocks of cheese and cartons of milk given away to Islanders

Thousandslined up for free potatoes, cheese and milk during the Island Producers Helping Islanders campaign on Saturday.

The initiative was a partnership between the province, the P.E.I. Potato Board and Amalgamated Dairy Limited to help Islanders in need during COVID-19.

According to the province, 3,000 10-pound bags of potatoes, 3,000 blocks of cheese and 3,000 two-litre cartons of milk were handed out between two locations in Charlottetown and Summerside.

The event was a "huge success," P.E.I. Agriculture Minister Bloyce Thompson said in a tweet.

In another tweet, Thompson said he spoke withADL and the P.E.I. Potato Board about expanding the program to other locations across the province next week, telling Islanders to "stay tuned."

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