MOUNT DORA, Fla. — Residents in the Mount Dora area can pick up food items at no cost Saturday morning.
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Farm Share, a nonprofit that aims to help food-insecure residents in Florida, will hold a food giveaway.
Organizers said the distribution event will be hosted in conjunction with Bethel Independent Free Methodist Church.
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The June 1 event is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the church, located at:
- 303 East Jackson Avenue, Mt. Dora, Florida 32757
See the map below for event location:
The event is drive-thru style so attendees should arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.
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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Farm Share also distributes food to communities throughout Florida, free of charge, through soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers.
To find a food pantry near you, click here.
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