Food Bank Helps Storm Victims
By adminViolent wind and rain storms swept through Chester County PA on Thursday, June 24, 2010 leaving many residents without power. On Friday afternoon the Food Bank received a phone call from the president of the home owners association at Indian Run trailer park, located just ten minutes west of the Chester County Food Bank warehouse in Guthriesville, PA.
The 200+ park residents had lost most of their perishable food in the storm and had just been informed that power would not be restored until later that night at the earliest. The president of the home owner’s association, Shawn Moyer and wife Amanda were looking for help, and the Food Bank staff moved into action!
On Monday morning the Chester County Food Bank made an “Emergency Relief ” delivery to residents of the trailer park. They provided them with frozen meats, cheese, butter, eggs, and produce donated by Pete Flynn of Pete’s Produce Farm, as well as shelf-stable milk and some other non-perishables.
Many thanks to all of the volunteers who were able to help the Chester County Food Bank successful respond to a situation like this.