The City of Fort Myers has been trying to link Midtown to Downtown since 2018.Matthew Leger presented the Hendry Street Pedestrian Mall as a possible way to bring together the two communities. He did so at a recent Fort Myers City Council meeting.
Belly Bus pulls in over 4,000 lbs. of food
Recorder Staff/Tom RelihanThe Belly Bus arrives outside Foster s Supermarket during Community Action s Fill the Belly Bus event Friday afternoon.
Sara Cummings, Community Action’s Director of Community Services and Asset Development, and volunteer Judy Crafts of Greenfield weigh a food donation at the Fill the Belly Bus event outside Foster s Supermarket in Greenfield Friday afternoon. Recorder Staff/Tom Relihan
Published: 8/16/2016 9:52:04 PM
GREENFIELD Community Action’s annual Feed the Belly Bus event collected 4,140 pounds of food and personal care items Friday that will help low income families make ends meet.
The event also brought in $2,780, which will allow for the purchase of about 13,900 more pounds of food, according to Matthew Leger-Small, the organization’s community collaborations and asset development coordinator.