Food bank triples donations thanks to donors during COVID-19 pandemic
RALEIGH, NC (WTVD) — The need for monetary donations at the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina is great. Thursday, the Food Bank is able to triple donations courtesy of generous donors.
When we visit, the warehouse is humming. Volunteers are on forklifts loading food in the back of trucks. Those trucks will distribute food to some 900 agencies throughout 34 North Carolina counties.
“Right now with COVID-19, we are experiencing a 38% increase in people that need food,” said Jennifer Caslin with the Food Bank.
That number is not the only number to note. In May, there was a record for the Food Bank’s 40-year history: 9.1 million pounds of food distributed.
Donations in the summer typically dip, but not this summer. The community is pitching in.
Monetary donations are stretching even further. A $1 donation normally provides five meals. Thursday is Triple Match Day – that means for every $1 donation, 15 meals will be provided.
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