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Happening Friday: Food giveaway in West Melbourne

Farm Share to distribute food on Feb. 2 in West Melbourne (Farm Share)

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. — Residents in south Brevard County will have a chance to pick up food items at no cost Friday morning.

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The City of West Melbourne and Farm Share, a nonprofit that aims to help food-insecure residents in Florida, will distribute free, fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods in West Melbourne.

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The Nov. 22 event is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. and will be held at West Melbourne Community Park, located at:

  • 3000 Minton Rd, West Melbourne, FL 32904

See the map below for event location:

The food distribution will be drive-thru style and will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Farm Share said it helps to fight hunger “by working hand-in-hand with local farmers to recover and redistribute produce that would otherwise be thrown away due to aesthetic imperfections.”

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