Tragedy Strikes Local Food Bank

On Monday, February 28th, the rains fell heavy in East Tennessee and localized flooding began to occur.  One of the many businesses destroyed in Knoxville was Second Harvest Food Bank.


Here are few pictures taken by one of the Second Harvest employees.  This is our warehouse parking lot and those are employee cars completely submerged in water. 

In the back you can see our "reefer trailer", used to store any cold food items we can not fit into our cooler/freezer on a given day.  All the vehicles and the trailer are completely destroyed.

Over three feet of water seeped into our warehouse, destroying thousands of pounds of food and valuable equipment, including delivery trucks, fork lifts and offices. 

What happens when the organization that comes to the aid of those in need during disasters BECOMES the one in need?

Ice Cream Social for Second Harvest

Market Street Fountain, located at 1000 Ladd Landing Blvd. in Kingston, TN has teamed up with the Roane County Democratic Party to sponsor an Ice Cream Social to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank. 

Please stop by and enjoy some delicious ice cream or join us for lunch while helping those in need.

When:  Saturday, March 5                            
Where:  Market Street Fountain
              1000 Ladd Landing Blvd
              Kingston, TN 37763
Time:  11am until 3pm

For more information or directions to Market Street Fountain, please visit http://www.marketstreetfountain.com/directions.html

AARP's "Drive to End Hunger"

One in six East Tennesseans go hungry every night. Many are seniors who have to make a choice between food and medicine or paying their heating bills.

That’s why AARP is teaming with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee to collect food at the Women Today Show, sponsored by the Knoxville News-Sentinel, on March 4-6 at the Knoxville Convention Center.  Bring a food donation to our booth (#415) at the Knoxville Convention Center and we'll give you a special gift for joining AARP's “Drive to End Hunger.”

For more information, go to

www.aarp.org/states/tn

http://www.drivetoendhunger.org/

http://www.secondharvestknox.org/

AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan social welfare organization with a membership that helps people 50+ have independence, choice and control in ways that are beneficial and affordable to them and society as a whole. In Tennessee, AARP has more than 650,000 members and 1,000 plus volunteers, who help 50+ Tennesseans with their taxes, learn to drive safely, protect their finances and their health, and have fun living their best lives. AARP and the AARP Foundation have teamed with NASCAR's Jeff Gordon and Hendrick Motorsports on a national "Drive to End Hunger."