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Another food drive, another broken record. Buncombe County is beyond excited to announce the annual food drive for MANNA FoodBank surpassed previous years’ efforts. This year, we were able to deliver 2,002 pounds (more than one ton) of food to the local nonprofit that helps provide meals to people throughout our region. The donation equals about 1,668 meals for people in our community, and we could not have done this without County employees and the public being so generous with their donations.
Buncombe County is so appreciative to live in a community where people look after each other, and we are so appreciative of everyone involved with this initiative. Special thanks to Ag & Land Resources Director Jennifer Harrison for spearheading this event every year and the following people:
- Jordan Angel and Justin Fisher in General Services for delivering and collecting all the donation barrels.
- Christa Lance from HHS for organizing important details
- Kirby Rucker from CAPE for designing posters and helping get the word out
- All the County’s libraries and other front-facing departments that helped collect donations from the public
- Mark McManus from McManus drums for donating 24 barrels for our collection
And of course, thank you to all the members of the public and County employees who donated. These meals really make a difference for our community members experiencing food insecurity. You can learn more about getting involved with MANNA FoodBank here.