The food giveaway was from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n
MACON, Ga. The Lions Club's and Liberty United Methodist Church gave out free boxes of fresh produce to the public on Saturday.<\/p>\n
It's all part of the USDA's Farmers to Families Food Box program.<\/p>\n
The giveaway was held in the Liberty United Methodist Church parking lot at 6511 Houston Road next to Heard Elementary School.<\/p>\n
The food giveaway was from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.<\/p>\n
Macon-Rutland, Byron, Centerville, Perry Lions Clubs and Liberty United Methodist Church members, with friends and family volunteers, all worked to distribute a truck load filled with 1,680 boxes of fresh produce.<\/p>\n
Boxes were packed with assorted carrots, Idaho potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, green cabbage, lettuce, lemons, yellow squash, apples and oranges. There were no dairy or meat products at this time. <\/p>\n
Volunteers will used masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and practiced social distancing. <\/p>\n
This hunger relief effort was in partnership with Collins Brothers Produce and the USDA.<\/p>\n
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