Thank you, generous market shoppers, vendors and volunteers! Thanks to your efforts, we collected 512 pounds of fresh, local fruit, vegetables, breads, eggs and meats for the hungry in our area during Saturday's Triangle Farmer Foodshare Challenge! The Inter-Faith Food Shuttle came to market with its refrigerated truck and is distributing all those wonderful foods to the food insecure in our area.
We're so appreciative of all the people who bought extra foods for our Donation Station, as well as those who donated $361 in cash for our volunteers to buy foods for the donation boxes! Cary's Pocket Community Garden donated watermelon, squash and other produce from the garden, and Girl Scout Troop 1196 came to learn more about the market and local farming. Plus, the girls generously bought foods for donation with their money.
WWFM joined three other local markets in this 1-day effort: Carrboro Farmers' Market, Durham Farmers' Market and S. Estes Farmers' Market in Chapel Hill. Together, the markets collected 2,703 pounds of food. There were also some additional financial donations made to the other markets as well, so we will see that total number of pounds collected climb this week as purchases are made at mid-week markets.
Thank you to everyone who helped let folks know of this challenge and who contributed to its success! Previously, our best food collection date had netted 258 lbs of food, which was very unusual. So 512 pounds in one market day is a huge accomplishment. We nourished community--thank you for being part of it!
(In the top photo, market volunteers Michele McKinley, Jennifer Gibbs, Amy Scott and Kevin Gordon)
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