Thousands of meals donated during Newport News annual MLK Day of Service Food Drive
The food drive collected the equivalent of 60,000 meals to Peninsula families, more than double the amount in previous years. Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 8:48 PM EST January 19, 2021
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. A lot of people came out to help feed their neighbors on Monday.
The fifth annual MLK Day of Service Food Drive brought in about 60,000 meals worth of food for the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. That s more than double it s gotten in any past years.
The Foodbank s ability to serve people has been down, even though the need has been up because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Community members, leaders practice MLK s message of helping others with food drive
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HAMPTON, Va. The Reverend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once stated, âWhat are you doing for others?â
Residents with organizations and departments from across the Peninsula gathered at the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank on Martin Luther King Jr. to practice that message.
They dropped off, received, and sorted through lots of donated food for the Foodbankâs fifth annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Food Drive. All of the food was gathered in a matter of two weeks from January 4 to January 15.