Two tractor-trailers full of food headed to Texas from Massachusetts Share Updated: 6:53 PM EST Feb 23, 2021
Two tractor-trailers full of food headed to Texas from Massachusetts Share Updated: 6:53 PM EST Feb 23, 2021
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Show Transcript THE HELP IS IN THE FORM OF TWO TRUCKS THAT LEFT WITH VITAL SUPPLIES FOR TEXAS. INSIDE THESE BOXES IS NUTRITIOUS, NON-PERISHABLE FOOD THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED BY PEOPLE IN TEXAS, WHO ARE STILL REELING FROM THE MAJOR WINTER STORM. WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE 150,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WE’RE GOING TO PUT ON TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AND SEND TO FREEPORT, TEXAS. TODAY, THE LAST OF THE PALLETS WERE LOADED AND THE TRUCKS HIT THE ROAD TO FREEPORT, TEXAS WHICH IS 60 MILES SOUTH OF HOUSTON. THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY SUPPORT FOUNDATION MADE THIS VITAL MISSION A REALITY, SENDING FOOD TO BOTH VETERANS AND NON-VETERANS. STATE REP. STEVE XIARHOS GOT THE MISSION STARTED WHEN HE WAS CONTACTED BY A MARINE VETERAN F
Updated: 6:40 PM EST Feb 23, 2021
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Show Transcript THE HELP IS IN THE FORM OF TWO TRUCKS THAT LEFT WITH VITAL SUPPLIES FOR TEXAS. INSIDE THESE BOXES IS NUTRITIOUS, NON-PERISHABLE FOOD THAT IS DESPERATELY NEEDED BY PEOPLE IN TEXAS, WHO ARE STILL REELING FROM THE MAJOR WINTER STORM. WE WERE ABLE TO SECURE 150,000 POUNDS OF FOOD THAT WE’RE GOING TO PUT ON TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS AND SEND TO FREEPORT, TEXAS. TODAY, THE LAST OF THE PALLETS WERE LOADED AND THE TRUCKS HIT THE ROAD TO FREEPORT, TEXAS WHICH IS 60 MILES SOUTH OF HOUSTON. THE MASSACHUSETTS MILITARY SUPPORT FOUNDATION MADE THIS VITAL MISSION A REALITY, SENDING FOOD TO BOTH VETERANS AND NON-VETERANS. STATE REP. STEVE XIARHOS GOT THE MISSION STARTED WHEN HE WAS CONTACTED BY A MARINE VETERAN FROM TEXAS. THERE’S A MAN NAMED ERNESTO CASAS. HE LIVES IN TEXAS, AN WHEN MY SON, NICK, WAS KILLED IN AFGHANISTAN AS A MARINE THIS MARINE FROM TEXAS CAME ALL THE WAY TO MASSACHUSETTS AND VISITED US
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A nonprofit organization helping families in need has extended its reach to the South Shore, beginning weekly distribution of boxes of food at the Daniel Webster VFW Hall in Marshfield.
The Massachusetts Military Support Foundation, working with the Marshfield Republican Town Committee and the Marshfield VFW, are distributing USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes every Friday to any individuals who may need them.
“We are pleased to provide these USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes to families living in Marshfield and surrounding communities, said Don Cox, president of the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation. These boxes are filled with fresh, nourishing foods that the entire family can enjoy.”
Farmers to Families Food Boxes to be distributed
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Massachusetts Military Support Foundation will be distributing USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes to local families in Marshfield and surrounding communities on a weekly basis beginning from noon to 2 p.m. Feb. 19 at Daniel Webster VFW Post 8345, 655 Main St., Marshfield.
“We are pleased to provide these USDA Farmers to Families Food Boxes to families living in Marshfield and surrounding communities,” said Don Cox, president of Massachusetts Military Support Foundation. “These boxes are filled with fresh, nourishing foods that the entire family can enjoy.”
Those wishing to receive food are asked to register on-line by visiting the Massachusetts Military Support Foundation at https://mmsfi.org. On the day of the food box distribution, individuals should arrive in a vehicle, remain in the vehicle and wear a surgical mask at all times. Volunteers will place the box in the vehicle’s trunk, back seat or pick-up