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Food Bank has second mass distribution in Sussex
Team of volunteers, Delaware Army National Guard load nearly 79,000 pounds of food
Volunteers are ready to load food into vehicles during the second Delaware Food Bank mass distribution in Sussex County since the COVID-19 state of emergency was put into place.
May 21, 2020
More than 150 volunteers helped the Food Bank of Delaware distribute nearly 79,000 pounds of food to 1,491 families during a mass distribution May 18 at Sussex Central High School. The Food Bank has scheduled several mass distributions throughout the state to meet growing demands for food due to financial strains on families caused by COVID-19 restrictions.
Although no more community distributions are planned in Sussex County, people in need of food can phone 211 or 1-800-560-3372, text 898-211 or go to www.delaware211.org to reach partner organizations of the Food Bank.
Bags of oranges are among the food staples handed out during the event.
Delaware Department of Transportation employees man one of the distribution lines set up at the high school.
Members of the Delaware Army National Guard have been instrumental in all Delaware Food Bank distributions across the state.
Eliana Hudson of Millsboro, the youngest volunteer taking part in the food distribution, gets canned goods ready for loading.
A DelDOT employee unloads a trailer filled with gallons of milk.
Vehicles drive through the lines with rear doors and trunks open to avoid personal contact.
Looking out from behind a face covering, a volunteer stands ready to load canned goods.
Long lines of vehicles are loaded with food even before the official start of the May 18 event.
Volunteers are ready to put staples – including frozen chicken – in an approaching vehicle.
Two Delaware Army National Guard members cut open boxes of canned goods.
Three volunteers reach over the bed of a truck to load food.
A volunteer’s mask also contains a statement.
Boxes of food are piled high during the second mass distribution in Sussex County.
Canned soup and spaghetti are among the staples given out by the Food Bank.
Several thousand bottles of orange drink are given away.
Bags of oranges are distributed to those in need.
Each person in line is given a gallon of milk.
