USDA kicks off Feds Feed Families

Photo By Cpl. Samantha Foster | The United States Department of Agriculture kicked off its annual Feds Feed Families campaign, June 1, and needs assistance from the Department of Defense for donations and volunteers. The DoD Feds Feeds Families campaign is a voluntary effort undertaken by Federal employees to bring non-perishable foods to designated donation sites. Donations are collected weekly and are weighed in by the pound.  

BEAUFORT, SC, UNITED STATES

06.01.2015

Story by Lance Cpl. Samantha Foster 

Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

BEAUFORT, S.C. - The United States Department of Agriculture kicked off its annual Feds Feed Families campaign, June 1, and needs assistance from the Department of Defense for donations and volunteers.

The DoD Feds Feeds Families campaign is a voluntary effort undertaken by Federal employees to bring non-perishable foods to designated donation sites. Donations are collected weekly and are weighed in by the pound.

”There will be donation boxes at the [Marine Corps Exchange], the Station Chapel, the chow hall, and places where large
numbers of Marines gather,” said Cmdr. William Holiman, the command chaplain for Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort. “We accept items such as canned foods and boxed goods.”

Donations collected from the Tri-Command go to the Low Country Regional Food Bank in Yemasee, S.C., where food is evenly divided to the distribution sites in the county.

“There is a map on the wall that shows the poverty levels in Beaufort County. It’s just sad,” said Holiman.

Holiman is asking for volunteers from the Tri-Command to help transport the donated goods to the food bank. Now is the time for service members to support those that support them, said Holiman.

• Date Taken: 06.01.2015
• Date Posted: 06.19.2015 11:28
• Story ID: 167305
• Location: BEAUFORT, SC, US