MORAN — A food giveaway program to aid local families in need had its most bountiful distribution day in recent memory.
The First Friday Food distribution supplied heaping boxes of fresh and non-perishable food items to 30 people Friday at Moran’s Senior/Community Center.
The program is organized by the Humboldt Ministerial Alliance, through cooperation from the Chanute Walmart.
Excess commodities from the store are distributed to area communities one day a month.
Since this was the last giveaway before Thanksgiving, the Moran PRIDE Committee lent a hand as well.
The committee purchased 30 turkeys — one for each basket — with proceeds earned from garage sales and other fundraisers throughout the year.
An added boost came from Marmaton Valley High School students, who brought in hundreds more canned food items.
So full were the food baskets, volunteers had to hand out other frozen foods separately because they could not fit in the boxes.
“It was a pretty good giveaway,” said Kathy Ward, Moran PRIDE member and local volunteer organizer.
It takes about two hours from start to finish, from the time the food truck arrives Friday afternoon, to the 3:30 time in which food is handed out to those in need.
Future First Friday giveaways are scheduled for Dec. 5, Jan. 2, Feb. 6, March 6, April 3 and May 1.
Moran food distribution hits record
