TODAY: Food giveaway in Melbourne

Gene Saladna
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Residents in and around Melbourne will have a chance to pick up food items free of charge Thursday.

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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 hold the event at Eddie Lee Taylor Park, located at:

  • 3316 Monroe Street, Melbourne, Florida 32901

The distribution event begins at 11:30 a.m.

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See the map below for event location:

Farm Share reminds guests that the event will be drive-thru style only.

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Attendees should arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.

The food giveaway will be on a first-come, first-served basis and will operate until supplies run out.

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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