Senior Food Drive - Elders in our community dealing with food insecurity

This pandemic has not been easy, here in Kern County, many throughout our community are struggling with food insecurity.

MANY THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITYARE STRUGGLINGWITH FOOD INSECURITY.THE ELDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY AREFACING AN EVEN HARDERTIME FINDING ACCESS TO FOODSAFELY..

THAT'S WHY ALL MONTHLONG 23ABC PARTNERED WITH THECOMMUNITY ACTIONPARTNERSHIP OF KERN FOR OURFIRST EVER 23ABC GIVES SENIORFOOD DRIVE.23ABC'S BAYNE FRONEY JOINS USLIVE IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD AND INTRODUCES US TOTHE VOLUNTEERS WHODONATE THEIR TIME TO MAKE SURETHIS FOOD GETS IN THERIGHT HANDS ..

BAYNE?THIS THURSDAY 23ABC IS HOSTINGAN ALL-DAY FOOD DRIVE HERE ATTHE STATION.VOLUNTEERS WILL BE HERE TO LENDA HELPING HAND, AND IT'S THOSEVOLUNTEERS WHO MAKE SURE OVER 4THOUSAND KERN COUNTY SENIORCITIZENS HAVE FOOD ON THEIRTABLE."IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I AM APART OFSOMETHING BIGGER THAN MYSELF."IT IS VOLUNTEERS LIKE ELDERJENKINS THAT ARE HELPING PROVIDESENIORS WITH MUCH NEEDED MEALSAND FOOD ITEMSTHROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY."RIGHT NOW WE ARE OUT HERE INTHESENIOR FOOD BANK, WE ARE JUSTPUTTING BOXES TOGETHER JUSTTRYING TOSERVE PEOPLE.""IT IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITYJUST TOHELP OUT OTHERS."AND THE HELP IS DEFINITELYNEEDED.

ACCORDING TOJAMES BURGER WITH CAPK, HE HASNEVER SEEN THE FOOD BANK'SSHELVES THIS EMPTY."FILLING THOSE SHELVES MEANSTHATWE CAN PUT THAT FOOD OUT INTOOUR COMMUNITIES AND TO PEOPLEWHO AREEXPERIENCING FOOD INSECURITY."..

AND VOLUNTEERS ARE A CRUCIALPART IN GETTING FOOD TOTHOSE IN NEED."CAP-K FOOD BANK RELIES ONVOLUNTEERS ASSISTANCE TO MAKEOUR OPERATION WORK."CAP-K PARTNERS WITH MANYDIFFERENT CHURCHES ANONPROFITS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTYWHO HELP THEORGANIZATION BOX UP ANDDISTRIBUTE FOOD TO SENIORS"BASICALLY WE JUST PUT IN ABUNCH OFFOOD AND A BUNCH OF CANS INTO ABOX AND WE PACK IT ALL UP ANDTHEN WE LOAD IT UPHERE INTO THESE PALLETS."EACH BOX CONTAINS ABOUT 35POUNDS OF FOOD AND AREDISTRIBUTED TO MORE THAN 4600SENIORS IN EVERY CORNER OF KERNCOUNTY.AND YOU CAN HELP.

23ABC ISACCEPTING DONATIONSTHROUGHOUT THE COUNTY AND ISASKING FOR THE COMMUNITY TODONATE CANNED GOODS AND NON-PERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS TO HELPTHE SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHOEITHER DON'T HAVEACCESS TO NEARBY GROCERY STORESOR ARE SIMPLY NEEDING ALITTLE EXTRA HELP PUTTING FOODON THE TABLE."HONESTLY IT IS REALLY COOL,JUST TOBE OUT HERE AND TO BE ABLE TOPUT THESE BOXES TOGETHER ANDKNOWING THAT IT ISGOING FOR A GOOD PURPOSE AND ITIS GOING TO HELP PEOPLE OUT.""I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND TO GETOUT AND TO HELP OTHERS."23ABC WILL BE ACCEPTINGDONATIONS THROUGH MARCH25TH, AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS.

THENTHIS UPCOMING THURSDAY JOINUS HERE AT THE STATION 321 21STSTREET FOR AN ALL-DAY FOOD23ABC WILL BE ACCEPTINGDONATIONS THROUGH MA