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T-R PHOTOS BY TREVOR BABCOCK
The city parking lot on West Church Street where cars lined up to receive thousands of pounds of free pork.
More than 5,000 pounds of pork loin equaling more than 20,000 meals were given away in Marshalltown on Wednesday.
To celebrate support from the community, the Iowa Pork Producers Association organized a “Thank You Marshalltown” event giving back to those who supported Iowa’s pig farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Marshalltown-area residents flocked to the city parking lot on West Church Street starting at 4 p.m., driving through to pick up free five pound frozen pork loins. Iowa Pork Queen Leah Marek and Iowa Pork Youth Ambassador Reagan Gibson were there along with other volunteers to help pass out pork loins to Marshalltown residents.