Donations pour in for Positively JAX food drive

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News4JAX holds lawsuit to grant Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s bequest connected nationalist time of service

In grant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy, News4JAX held a Positively JAX lawsuit connected the nationalist time of work to assistance capable the shelves astatine the Feeding Northeast Florida nutrient bank.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – In grant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy, News4JAX held a Positively JAX lawsuit connected the nationalist time of work to assistance capable the shelves astatine the Feeding Northeast Florida nutrient bank.

On Monday, Jan. 17, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., we hosted a nutrient thrust astatine the Channel 4 studios. Thanks to our generous viewers, we filled 40 barrels, each 55 gallons successful size.

People came with trunks and cars afloat of nonperishable nutrient items, acceptable to assistance communities that request it the most.

“Times are truly unsmooth for everybody close now, and determination are times erstwhile I’ve needed immoderate help. So, due to the fact that I got help, I conscionable privation to wage it forward,” said Donna Wakefield, who donated to the nutrient drive.

Another idiosyncratic who donated said: “I person successful the past been a azygous genitor that was struggling, and I wanted to marque definite my lad had everything that I could perchance supply for him, and I person a passionateness to assistance others.”

PHOTOS: Positively JAX nutrient thrust for MLK Day 2022

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “Everybody tin beryllium large due to the fact that everybody tin serve.” At News4JAX, we privation to wage tribute to him and his teachings. On Monday, we are collecting nonperishable nutrient for Feeding Northeast Florida.

While the temperatures were chilly, the warmth of kindness could beryllium felt passim the day.

“We’re precise blessed. We’ve ne'er been bare and can’t ideate what it’s similar for families that are. It’s our mode of giving backmost and supporting those that are truly struggling present successful these times,” said Judy Reynolds and Zoey Weaver, some of whom donated. “Just bash thing successful your assemblage anytime you can, but contiguous is simply a peculiar reminder due to the fact that it reminds america to observe the beingness of Dr. Martin Luther King and each that helium did for the assemblage and the world.”

Members of the assemblage showed up with donations large and small, proving that 1 benignant enactment tin spell a agelong way.

“Giving is ever good,” said Crystal Muray, who donated.

Close to 237,000 radical successful Northeast Florida experienced nutrient insecurity successful 2021.

Here’s however that fig breaks down:

1 successful 5 children (76,000).
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 53 nutrient deserts beryllium crossed Feeding Northeast Florida’s eight-county work country — 38 wrong Duval County alone.

We are collecting non-perishable nutrient to assistance provender radical successful our assemblage who whitethorn not beryllium capable to spend it otherwise.

Food insecurity is defined arsenic the authorities of being without reliable entree to a capable quantity of affordable, nutritious food.

If you couldn’t marque it to Monday’s nutrient drive, you tin besides assistance by donating online astatine Feeding Northeast Florida’s virtual nutrient thrust here.

The tract is acceptable up to lucifer a market store wherever donors tin determination products disconnected the support and scan astatine the register.

Positively Jax features radical and organizations making a quality successful our community. Know idiosyncratic who’s doing large work? Nominate them for a Positively Jax Award.

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