10,000 pounds of food

275 hungry families









A line stretched around the block early last Saturday morning in downtown Waynesboro where 10,000 pounds of groceries were given away to hungry families. Queensborough National Bank and Trust hosted the Golden Harvest Manna Truck, a mobile food bank that delivers fresh produce and non-perishables to communities in need. Queensborough sponsored a similar food giveaway last year, handing out 5,000 pounds of food. When bank customer Jack Lafoon read in the newspaper about the overwhelming response by hungry families, he contacted the bank and offered to sponsor another delivery from the mobile food bank. Assistant Branch Manager Jennifer Posey said they told Lafoon they also needed volunteers, so he recruited a small army of co-workers from Chicago Bridge and Iron, along with family, friends and even his pastor. Employees from eight branches of Queensborough joined the effort and more than 50 volunteers in all pitched in to unload, unpack and distribute the 10,000 pounds of food. Dye’s Catering, Pineland Bakery and Bi-Lo made sure the volunteers were well fed that morning as well, donating breakfast and lunch for the group. Posey called the event an “awesome experience” that demonstrated the need in Waynesboro. She added that Lafoon and others at CB&I have already made plans to sponsor another Golden Harvest Manna Truck next year.

A line stretched around the block early last Saturday morning in downtown Waynesboro where 10,000 pounds of groceries were given away to hungry families. Queensborough National Bank and Trust hosted the Golden Harvest Manna Truck, a mobile food bank that delivers fresh produce and non-perishables to communities in need. Queensborough sponsored a similar food giveaway last year, handing out 5,000 pounds of food. When bank customer Jack Lafoon read in the newspaper about the overwhelming response by hungry families, he contacted the bank and offered to sponsor another delivery from the mobile food bank. Assistant Branch Manager Jennifer Posey said they told Lafoon they also needed volunteers, so he recruited a small army of co-workers from Chicago Bridge and Iron, along with family, friends and even his pastor. Employees from eight branches of Queensborough joined the effort and more than 50 volunteers in all pitched in to unload, unpack and distribute the 10,000 pounds of food. Dye’s Catering, Pineland Bakery and Bi-Lo made sure the volunteers were well fed that morning as well, donating breakfast and lunch for the group. Posey called the event an “awesome experience” that demonstrated the need in Waynesboro. She added that Lafoon and others at CB&I have already made plans to sponsor another Golden Harvest Manna Truck next year.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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