Happening Saturday: Food giveaway in Dunnellon
Residents in and around Dunnellon will have a chance to pick up food items free of charge on Saturday.
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Farm Share, a nonprofit that aims to help food-insecure residents in Florida, plans to distribute fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods.
Organizers will join Dunnellon Beulah Missionary Baptist Church on Oct. 7 for the giveaway.
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The event begins at 10 a.m. and will be held at:
11732 Illinois Street, Dunnellon, Florida 34431
Farm Share reminds guests that the event will be drive-thru style only.
Attendees should arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.
Also, the food giveaway will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will operate until supplies run out.
See the map below for event location:
Farm Share said it helps to fight hunger “by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections.”
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Farm Share also distributes food to communities throughout Florida, free of charge, through soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers.
To find a food pantry near you, click here.
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