March of the Mayors comes full circle in Gulfport

Four weeks of food collection came to an end in Gulfport today as everyone involved with the March of the Mayors boxed food ready for distribution across the Coast.

(- four weeks of food collection - came to an end in gulfport- today,- - - - as everyone involved with the - march of the mayors boxed - food ready for distribution - across the coast.

- news 25's ashleigh fortenberry- has the story.- - "the march of the mayors came to an end today in gulfport at- the lyman community - center.

- along with extra table and help- from volunteers around the- community, the mayors on each - end of the coast were busy- packing boxes of food that are- going directly to mission - pantries- and soup kitchens across the- coast.- robert st.

John - "we contacted the mayors of eac city and every one- jumped in right off the bat.

Th- coast has come together and - like what you see going on- behind me.

One city did peanut- butter.

- one city did tuna fish.

- everybody did a different thing- - - - so we're putting together these- boxes right now.

Each box is- going - to have something from each cit- on the gulf coast.

This - is what the coast coming- together as one looks like."

The total amount of collected-- 30 to 40 tons and speaking of - peanut butter.....- mayor billy hewes - "gulfport has peanut butter.

I had a mom call and say what - does a mayor want with peanut - butter.

When they - realize its for food pantries - across the coast everybody- got on board.

Our schools in- gulfport raised tons of peanut- - - - butter and tuna- all sorts of - stuff that are not perishable - but can be passed along so- they're going to be taking care- of- a lot of folks."

Through march of the mayor's, - members of extra table, city- officials and volunteers, - including high school students- with the mayor's youth council- have had the chance to step - up and help out.- "how easy it is to come togethe and help each other out and - - - - how if we set our minds to it,- we can get a lot done.

Every no- and then it's just fun to help- other people out.

There's so- much the