The Georgia Mountain Food Bank provided 7,000 pounds worth of chicken, produce, bread and other baked goods to be loaded into car trunks and shipped home with hungry residents.
Georgia Mountain Food Bank Director Kay Blackstock said joining up for a collaborative event with the DPH was an easy decision.
“(Logan) reached out to me and said ‘We’re going to do this testing event, and we’ve not done an event with food. Would you want to partner with us?’” Blackstock said. “And I said ‘Of course.’ It was a no-brainer.”
Blackstock said the food provided by Georgia Mountain Food Bank would be enough for 35,000 meals. Between that and the increased volume of testing, the collaboration between the two organizations provided relief for hundreds of local families.
Logan said she hopes the event is just the first opportunity of many for the DPH and the Georgia Mountain Food Bank to cooperate for the good of the community.
“They were so excited to work with us, and we are excited to work with them as well,” Logan said. “We’re hoping this will be a partnership that we will be able to continue for the community.”