Tennessee
Technology Center @ McKenzie students volunteered to assist the McKenzie United
Neighbors in distributing groceries to the Carroll County area. The food is purchased from the Second Harvest
Food Bank and then delivered to the distribution site. The distribution sites are usually at a church
in the McKenzie area.
Volunteers
work 30-45 minutes to unload the Second Harvest Food Bank semi-truck. They have around 50 volunteers, including
about 20 from the Tennessee Technology Center @ McKenzie. These volunteers help to unload, sort and
then distribute the items to members of the community.
In order to
be eligible for the opportunity to “shop” Carroll County residents must go
through an application process to determine their need. Qualified shoppers are scheduled appointments
throughout the day.
Virginia
Cross, Executive Director of the McKenzie United Neighbors stated they had
about 255 people to qualify through the application process that have been
given appointments. Additionally, she
has instructed about 50 more Carroll County residents to wait at the end of the
line incase appointments do not show.
Food is distributed until it is all gone.
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