July 2010 Collection

The Broward County 365 Food Drive netted 2,143 pounds of food in June and July. The food was donated to the Cooperative Feeding Program/LifeNet4Families non-profit organization. More than 1,400 pounds were collected at Broward County libraries. The 365 Food Drive began in January and has since collected more than 6,775 pounds of food to help families in need living in Broward County. First row: Cooperative Feeding Program’s truck pulls up to the Governmental Center loading dock; Katrina Jackson and Larry Scott, Facilities Maintenance, weigh each box; Library staff members (l-r) Catherine Mc Elrath, Dwayne Webbe, Maria Gebhardt and Pamela Smith. Second row: Dwayne Webbe and Catherine Mc Elrath; Library locations collected more than 1,400 pounds of food.

February 2010 Collection

Broward County employees and residents contributed 2,392 pounds of food in January and February for the 365 Food Drive, benefitting Million Meals. First row: Joe Williams, Mike Nagel and Larry Scott, Broward County Facilities Maintenance Division, are part of the team coordinating the yearlong Food Drive. Donation boxes were filled to the brim with baby items, heart healthy snacks and other non-perishable food items.  Junior Duckett, Broward County Facilities Maintenance Division, helps load the Million Meals truck with donations. Second row: Several volunteers from a Million Meals agency lend a hand to pick up and weight in the largest single location pick-up ever received by the food bank.