S. Whitehall Twp., Pa. – On Saturday was a big day that the 69 Information workforce expects yearly.
It was the second marketing campaign of meals truck meals marketing campaign, and regardless of the disagreeable local weather, the neighborhood didn’t disappoint. Though the heavens had been grey and the bottom was moist, donations got here by means of the bag in Dorney Park. Second Harvest Meals Financial institution stated they’re comfortable that the rain didn’t hold folks at residence.
“At the moment, our warehouse is simply round 40% full, so we’d like an important want for primary merchandise,” stated Second Harvest Sarah Wassel’s government.
And it wasn’t simply neighborhood members. Even Peanuts’ characters went out to ship these primary merchandise.
“Manas butter, pasta, rice, sauce, many pleasant meals for youngsters if we may,” Wassel stated.
However they weren’t simply meals donations. Folks had been additionally donating with their wallets.
“A potion of all earnings from the meals truck as we speak will return to the Meals Financial institution of Second Harvest, and we are going to actually thank the meals vans and the second harvest for his or her affiliation on this neighborhood,” stated Dorney Park’s reside leisure supervisor Jonathan Fehnel.
A enjoyable occasion to take care of a important neighborhood useful resource with which it’s proud to affiliate.
“I really like that that is administered by workers. That our workforce is just not essential to be requested to do that, to resolve to do that,” stated 69 information director Eric Nazarenus.
However it might not be doable yearly with out you, our beneficiant spectators and neighbors.
“It’s the neighborhood that helps the neighborhood, and solely means loads for all these concerned,” Wassel stated.