ROCKFORD Cars started to line up as early as 9 a.m. Tuesday for a food giveaway that was scheduled to begin at noon in the parking lot of New Missionary Baptist Church.
Before the first boxed crate of food was placed into a vehicle, the line of automobiles was snaking out of the parking lot and more than 200 yards down West Riverside Boulevard. Even though there are a lot of food banks and food pantries and all of that kind of stuff, as you can see there is still a great need, the Rev. K. Edward Copeland said of the long string of motorists, most of whom, if not all, have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. We want to do our part to help meet the need.