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Happening Wednesday: Food giveaway in DeLand

By Gene Saladna, WFTV.com

Farm Share to distribute food on July 10 in DeLand FILE IMAGE: Farm Share logo (Farm Share)

By Gene Saladna, WFTV.com

DELAND, Fla. — DeLand-area residents will have a chance to pick up food items at no cost this coming Wednesday.

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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 will be hosted in conjunction with The Antioch Church of DeLand.

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The July 10 event is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m. and will be held at:

  • 301 West Beresford Avenue, DeLand, Florida 32720

See the map below for event location:

The giveaway will be drive-thru style. Attendees should arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed.

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Wednesday’s event will be on a first-come, first-served basis and is scheduled to operate while supplies last.

Farm Share event in DeLand A food distribution is set for July 10. (Farm Share)

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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