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Michelle Mann OZARK-More than 90 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to waste has provided more than 71 million meals through the efforts of the Wiregrass Area Food Bank in its more than three-decade history.
The Dale County Commission recently presented WAFB President Linda Hiller with a proclamation thanking the agency for the 573,898 pounds of food distributed last year through Dale County’s 17 participating agencies. People are also reading… During the past 34 years, the food bank distributed more than 90 million pounds of food that would have otherwise gone to waste, helped provide more than 71 million meals, served approximately 100 agencies, and provided support to Wiregrass during times of natural disaster, said McKinnon.
“Food donated to the food bank is distributed to the hungry in our community through churches, soup kitchens, food pantries and other local agencies concerned with feeding the hungry and ending food insecurity,” Hiller said. Surplus food comes from all areas of the food industry, to include supermarkets, manufacturers, wholesalers and distributors.
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