Staff at Second Harvest Food Bank were put to the test last year when need exploded during the pandemic, especially those staff who delivered food out to the community. WESH 2 News caught up with DeVoy Johnson, an essential food bank employee, who gave us his perspective on the pandemic. Sign up for our Newsletters “When you're in traffic with this big truck, no one wants to drive behind you and no one wants to let you in traffic. So it gets.
Updated: 9:18 AM EDT May 25, 2021 Staff at Second Harvest Food Bank were put to the test last year when need exploded during the pandemic, especially those staff who delivered food out to the community.WESH 2 News caught up with DeVoy Johnson, an essential food bank employee, who gave us his perspective on the pandemic. “When you re in traffic with this big truck, no one wants to drive behind you and no one wants to let you in traffic. So it gets tough sometimes,” Johnson said.Johnson is a regular on Central Florida roads. Every weekday he goes across the region delivering food to the community.“I ve been driving a tractor-trailer about 20 years now. But I ve been here at Second Harvest about 18 years,” Johnson said. He is one of just four semi-truck drivers who move millions of pounds of food into all corners of our community, feeding those struggling with hunger.“The truck holds about 24 pallets, so that normally equates to about 30,000 pounds of food,” Johns
Wednesday, December 9, 2020 by Joe Byrnes (WMFE)
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Frosty weather did not deter more than 30 volunteers at a Second Harvest mobile food drop at Hope International Church in Groveland Wednesday morning. Photo: Joe Byrnes
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It’s a daily occurrence in Central Florida, a Second Harvest food drop with scores of cars queued up and volunteers putting bags and boxes in their open trunks.
At the event in south Lake County Wednesday morning, hundreds were struggling to feed their families. Organizers said it’s important that federal aid continue.