Food Aid Day at the Canada Agriculture Museum

OTTAWA, May 19, 2006
For immediate release

On May 26, the Canada Agriculture Museum will host the second Food Aid Day event, a successful fundraiser for the Ottawa Food Bank.
CFRA will be broadcasting the second annual Food Aid radiothon live from the Museum from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.. Food Aid is a program created to buy and process beef from Ottawa-area farmers to give to users of the Ottawa Food Bank. Last year's event raised $115,000 in a single day, enabling the Ottawa Food Bank to distribute nearly 50 tons of locally-produced beef during the following eight months. This year's goal is $150,000 to fund the purchasing program for a full 12 months.

Visitors are invited to the Canada Agriculture Museum to participate in fun farm activities such as calf roping, watching a celebrity milking competition, farmers Olympics, as well as clown and live musical entertainment. Also visitors can enjoy a free BBQ starting at 11:00 and make a cash donation. Free admission all day.

The following are the activities and demonstrations that will be featured along with the Food Aid Day activities:

10:00	Discover the Dairy Breeds - Dairy Barn
10:30	Meet the Lambs and Kids - Small Animal Barn
11:00	Butter Making and Tasting - Demonstration Kitchen
12:00	Meet Eeyore the Donkey - Horse and Cattle Barn
1:15	Cow Washing or Care - Dairy Barn
2:00	The Beck Circus: Electricity's Early Years in Ontario
3:00	Help Feed the Sheep - Small Animal Barn
3:45	Afternoon Milking - Dairy Barn

Also...

• Visitors can discover the exhibitions Tractors and The Farm: Plugged-In.
• Children's Activity Centre located on the Exhibitions level.
• Tally-Ho wagon rides
• Many makes and models of new farm tractors.
• Agricultural Displays
• New! Exterior playground for kids of all ages, opening in June.