Farm Share, local elected officials to hand out produce, canned goods

Editor's note: The location and time for this event has changed and is updated below.

Farm Share, Florida’s leading food nonprofit and the state’s largest food bank, will distribute food while supplies last starting at 8 a.m. this Saturday, May 18, at the Leon County Health Department, 2965 Municipal Way. It's recommended you arrive early.

"State and local officials will join volunteers to distribute food to local families," a press release said. "Recipients will receive fresh produce and non-perishable canned goods.

"Distributions will be drive-thru only to minimize contact and to help ensure the safety of all parties. Attendees must arrive in a vehicle with a trunk or cargo bed."

“Leon County and the Big Bend area were recently ravaged by tornadoes and severe weather, and as these communities work diligently to restore utilities, thousands of families are still without power and in need of shelf-safe foods,” said Stephen Shelly, Farm Share CEO. “Our team will ... help get nutritious food to neighbors in need as they continue the struggle to recover from nature’s onslaught.”

Attendees are scheduled to include state Sen. Corey Simon, Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey and City Commissioners Curtis Richardson, Jeremy Matlow, Jack Porter and Dianne Williams-Cox, among others.

Farm Share also distributes food to communities through its network of soup kitchens, food pantries, homeless shelters, churches, and senior centers across Florida free of charge. To find a food pantry near you, visit farmshare.org/food-pantries.

This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Storm recovery: Farm Share to hand out food Saturday