Food for Families sets donation record

  • Left to right, Lori Goin, John Goin, Keith Jones, and Jodie Jones are hard at work shelving the generous amount of donations received from the North Bosque community during the annual Food for Families food drive on November 20. Nearly 25,000 pounds of food was collected, adding to the over 2.5 million pounds of food collected in Central Texas. Ashley Barner | Meridian Tribune
    Left to right, Lori Goin, John Goin, Keith Jones, and Jodie Jones are hard at work shelving the generous amount of donations received from the North Bosque community during the annual Food for Families food drive on November 20. Nearly 25,000 pounds of food was collected, adding to the over 2.5 million pounds of food collected in Central Texas. Ashley Barner | Meridian Tribune
Amid a pandemic that led to school and business closings, thousands of Central Texans opened their hearts and wallets and donated a record amount of nonperishable food to fill the shelves of 19 pantries in nine area counties during this year’s Food For Families drive. North Bosque Helping Hands in Meridian counted close to 25,000 pounds of food donated at their site, along with a generous amount…

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