On Saturday, the Bell County Starvation Coalition hosted its free Household Enjoyable Day March within the Park, and greater than 100 individuals attended the occasion, regardless of the chilly climate.
The outside occasion passed off at Lengthy Department Park in Killeen, and households, artists and distributors unfold out all through the park to take part in household enjoyable, obtain free companies and extra.
The Bell County Starvation Coalition organized this occasion in collaboration with different native organizations to cut back starvation and meals insecurity within the Bell County space.
“We all know this space (Bell County) has a excessive want for meals insecurity and starvation…so this is without doubt one of the issues we're doing.” mentioned Sheryl Austin, one of many occasion facilitators.
The occasion featured rides, reside leisure and music, meals giveaways for the group to take house introduced by the Meals Financial institution of Central Texas, and distributors who supplied details about the completely different assets supplied to residents. residents all through the realm.
“It's like a useful resource honest and a meals supply on the similar time,” Austin mentioned.
Round 2 p.m., greater than 100 attendees gathered on the occasion to obtain meals.
The occasion ended round four p.m.
For extra details about future Bell County Anti-Starvation Coalition occasions and to assist cut back meals insecurity within the space, go to texashungernetwork.org.