TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN FROM THE 136TH AIRLIFT WING HELP FACILITATE A FOOD RUN AT DICKIES STADIUM IN FORT WORTH TEXAS JUNE 24, 2020. THEIR MISSION INCLUDES UNLOADING PALETTES OF FOOD, DIRECTING VEHICLE TRAFFIC, AND LOADING CARS WITH FAMILY FOOD BOXES.TARRANT AREA FOOD BANK, CEO JULIE BUTNER, TELLS US THE GOAL OF GIVING BACK TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
“This is an emergency box line, the boxes were packed by the 136th Air National Guard. We’re planning on feeding anywhere between 1,000 to 2,000 families today. In an emergency box we try to give families enough staples to last a day, two days, three days. Depending on what we receive. We receive the food from the USDA and also from local grocers and manufactures in the area. So...
TEXAS AIR NATIONAL GUARDSMEN FROM THE 136TH AIR LIFT WING PACK BOXES OF FOOD FOR DISTRIBUTION ON JUNE 3RD, 2020. THEIR MISSION INCLUDES SORTING DRY GOODS, PACKING FOOD BOXES AND HELPING SUPPORT FAMILIES IN NEED DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
