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douglas9

(4,359 posts)
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 08:45 AM Apr 2020

Six THOUSAND families line up in their cars for hours at a food bank in San Antonio as millions acro

The San Antonio Food Bank distributed one million pounds of food to roughly 6,000 families in a single day as millions across the country turn to charity organizations to avoid going hungry amid coronavirus lockdowns.

Stunning aerial photos show thousands of cars lined up at Trader's Village in San Antonio, Texas, during the massive food distribution event on Thursday.

Families in need waited hours to get their hands on fresh fruit, vegetables and other non-perishable goods that have become hard to find in traditional stores as panic-buying leaves shelves empty.

The sight of long rows of cars waiting outside food banks has become more frequent since the pandemic has made its impact on the United States, with similar scenes seen in Florida and Pennsylvania in the last two weeks.

'The need is that great,' San Antonio Food Bank President and CEO Eric Cooper said of the huge turnout.

'We are moving through food so fast, this is our second big distribution this week, but there are hundreds of distributions that are going on all the time.'

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8207245/Six-THOUSAND-families-line-cars-hours-food-bank-San-Antonio.html




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Six THOUSAND families line up in their cars for hours at a food bank in San Antonio as millions acro (Original Post) douglas9 Apr 2020 OP
This breaks me. All those people worried about feeding their families. Squinch Apr 2020 #1
At least get those checks out faster jimfields33 Apr 2020 #2
+1 bronxiteforever Apr 2020 #3
Those of us who are able need to donate to our local food pantries. This need is across Squinch Apr 2020 #4
What's next? Hoovervilles njhoneybadger Apr 2020 #5
What's next you ask? OldBaldy1701E Apr 2020 #6

Squinch

(51,014 posts)
1. This breaks me. All those people worried about feeding their families.
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 08:55 AM
Apr 2020

All those people hungry.

As we bail out hedge funds and junk bonds and oil companies.

Squinch

(51,014 posts)
4. Those of us who are able need to donate to our local food pantries. This need is across
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 09:32 AM
Apr 2020

the country and will continue to be for a long time.

That being said, I just looked up my local food pantry and their donation link is broken! I sent them an email. Hopefully I'll hear back, or I'll have to donate to another one.

OldBaldy1701E

(5,157 posts)
6. What's next you ask?
Sat Apr 11, 2020, 10:02 AM
Apr 2020

Watch 'Mad Max'... watch 'Soylent Green'... watch 'Silent Running'... or, hope that reason and humanity will prevail. Let's check history and see how well things went after the last few.... oh my...

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