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1 week left to donate to CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season

There's less than a week left to lend your support to Sounds of the Season, CBC Toronto's annual charity drive for local food banks.

Annual charity drive has raised $506,913 and 8,504 kilograms of food so far this year

A choir warms up on stage at CBC Toronto's Sounds of the Season on Dec. 1. There's a week left to lend your support to Sounds of the Season, CBC Toronto's annual charity drive for local food banks. (David Donnelly/CBC)

There's a week left to lend your support to Sounds of the Season, CBC Toronto's annual charity drive for local food banks.

It began on Dec. 1 with a day of live television, radio and music, raising $344,492 on that day alone.

The musical event saw​ thousands arrive at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre for the special live programming.

Hundreds also brought food donations, with a total of 2,773 kilograms collected by the end of the day. 

So far this year, the drive has raised $506,913 and 8,504 kilograms of food. 

Last year, Sounds of the Season raised more than $727,226 and collected 9,694 kilograms of food by the end of the fundraiser. 

The fundraiser runs until Dec. 31st.

If you'd like to donate, find out how here.