Saturday: Food giveaways planned in DeLand & Dunnellon

ORLANDO, Fla. — Residents in DeLand and Dunnellon will have a chance to pick up food items at no cost Saturday morning.

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Nonprofit Farm Share will be in those Central Florida cities to distribute free, fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods.

In Volusia County, Farm Share will hold a giveaway in partnership with SOSA First Presbyterian Church of Deland.

The Oct. 5 event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The church is located at:

• 724 North Woodland Boulevard, DeLand, Florida 32720

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In Marion County, Farm Share and Dunnellon Community Services will hold a similar event on Saturday.

The food distribution runs from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at:

• 19924 West Blue Cove Drive, Dunnellon, Florida 34432

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

The events are on a first-come, first-served basis, and will last until supplies run out.

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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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