The day started at the Project
Rescue Center at the Atlanta Community Food Bank. The bank had just purchased
several pounds of sweet potatoes, and our job was to sort, weigh, and package
as many as possible. The potatoes were all considered too “damaged” or “ugly”
to sell, but we were happy to distribute them. Afterwards, we took an afternoon
to relax. We got lunch and had an excellent time at the Georgia Aquarium. We
saw dolphins, whale sharks, otters, jellyfish, and many other exciting
creatures!
At the PRC, we packaged 750 boxes,
over 11,000 pounds of sweet potatoes, and enough food for 9,750 meals. Over the
past few days, we’ve gone to churches and other places that receive food from
the ACFB, and when we visited Urban Recipe on Tuesday, we learned that they
would receive fresh produce Thursday. That produce is most likely those
potatoes, and it’s great to see this food being distributed in pantries, but
then actually getting to package it. It’s good that we know it’s being used.
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