Food bank receives truck, cash from donors
Darden, Lineage Logistics, and Penske donated the truck and the money (Source: Feeding the Valley)
By Dave Miller | February 2, 2021 at 8:28 AM EST - Updated February 2 at 9:19 AM
COLUMBUS, Ga. (WALB) - Feeding the Valley Food Bank, announced Monday the receipt of a refrigerated truck and $20,000 to assist with mobile food distributions in the 18 counties they serve.
The Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation -- the charitable arm of Darden Restaurants -- Lineage Logistics, and Penske collaborated on this opportunity to help provide food to neighbors facing hunger.
“As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one in four adults and one in three children in our service area may face hunger,” says Frank Sheppard, President & CEO of