Volunteers loaded Empty Pantry Fund food baskets and toys from Junior Service League of Maryvilleâs Toys for Blount County early Sunday and set out to deliver a welcome dose of Christmas cheer to homebound Blount County residents in need.
This completes distribution of food and toys, continuing a process begun Saturday when recipients who were able to do so picked up their packages at the Tennessee Army National Guard Armory.
Tony Clark, an Empty Pantry Fund volunteer from boyhood and current EPF treasurer, continued his annual tradition of delivering food and toys Sunday after spending a full day with Saturdayâs distribution â an adaptation to EPFâs normal procedure of delivering all the packages on the Sunday before Christmas.