Local butcher beefing up their offer for Moisson Estrie
As a part of the celebration for the fifth anniversary for their location on Saint-roch Road in Rock Forest last week, the family behind the Face de Boeuf butcher shops announced a holiday partnership with local food security organization Moisson Estrie.
“To thank the Sherbrooke community, we decided to align ourselves with Moisson Estrie, to give back a part of our success,” said Sylvie Bouffard, co-owner of the family business. “We know the needs are great and have only gotten bigger with the pandemic.”
Drawing on their prime area of expertise, Bouffard said that the shops have committed to donate a pound of meat to the organization for every five pounds of meat-pie filling sold at any of the any of the business’s locations between Nov. 18 and Dec. 15,
“We hope our clientele will get on board this initiative with us,” she said.
Geneviève Dorion-bélisle of Moisson Estrie said that the donation of meat from a reputable source is a big help.
“Despite all our efforts, there are certain items that are harder for us to acquire, such as meat,” Dorionbélisle said, noting that meat is in very high demand by Moisson Estrie’s partner organizations, but is not often easy to acquire.
“During the holiday season we are able to count on the great generosity of the population,” she said. “It feels good to be supported like this and it allows us to help even more people.”