The East Texas Food Bank is working hard to provide meals to those who need them amid the coronavirus.
“Right now it’s a godsend to a lot of families,” Dennis Cullinane, CEO of East Texas Food Bank, said. “We got a good variety of items that are in here they are all shelf stable items we got some oatmeal, lentils and whole grain pasta.”
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The T.L.L. Temple Foundation is partnering with the East Texas Food Bank to distribute emergency food assistance boxes from 4-7 p.m. Thursday and next Tuesday at 105 Lofton St.
“East Texas has some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the state,” said Wynn Rosser, foundation president and CEO. “We have large numbers of children, especially, that are food insecure and rely on the meal programs that our schools provide.”
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During these uncertain times, East Texas Food Bank is offering emergency food distribution boxes at several locations. Each box contains enough food for 20 meals. It’s a drive-thru service so there’s no risk of contact.
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The TLL Temple Foundation in Angelina County is partnering up with the East Texas Food Bank to provide emergency food assistance this Thursday, March 26.
The Foundation will be using their building at the corner of Lofton Street and Kurth Dr. to hand out boxes of emergency food. The event will be from 4 pm-7 pm. People will need to drive up in their vehicle so there is no person-to-person contact.
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Panic buying fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is not hampering operations of the East Texas Food Bank because it buys food from cooperatives and manufacturers, CEO Dennis Cullinane said.
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