2nd Harvest can't accept food. Needs money
Submitted by bkidd on Tue, 03/01/2011 - 1:45pm
Flood destroys
many supplies at
Second Harvest
Food Bank
many supplies at
Second Harvest
Food Bank
1:06 AM, Mar 1, 2011 | 9 comments
Flood waters have destroyed many
food supplies at Second Harvest Food
Bank. Food banks will not get their
deliveries this week.
Nearly two feet of water seeped into the
organization's warehouse located on
Delaware Avenue in North Knoxville. The
warehouse houses 5 offices, a freezer and
all of the food the non-profit organization
gives away.
"We all began to panic and moved
everything we could. But, it's been a really
devastating thing. We have six employees
who were out in our trucks whose cars
were totally underwater. Half of our trucks
were under water," said Elaine Streno, E
xecutive Director at Second Harvest Food
Bank.
Electricity has been shut off to the
warehouse. Water continues to drain out of
the facility. Management plans to
food supplies at Second Harvest Food
Bank. Food banks will not get their
deliveries this week.
Nearly two feet of water seeped into the
organization's warehouse located on
Delaware Avenue in North Knoxville. The
warehouse houses 5 offices, a freezer and
all of the food the non-profit organization
gives away.
"We all began to panic and moved
everything we could. But, it's been a really
devastating thing. We have six employees
who were out in our trucks whose cars
were totally underwater. Half of our trucks
were under water," said Elaine Streno, E
xecutive Director at Second Harvest Food
Bank.
Electricity has been shut off to the
warehouse. Water continues to drain out of
the facility. Management plans to
reevaluate the damage on Tuesday.
"We know we're going to have to close for a
week. So our agencies won't be able to
come here. Maybe some of our trucks will
get out to our 18 county service area, but
we've got a lot of work to do," said Streno.
Streno said Second Harvest does have
insurance. She hopes it pays for much of
the clean-up.
"We're going to need monetary
help. That's a given to get our trucks back
up and running," she said.
You can donate to Second Harvest online or
by mail. Donation information can be
found on their website.
With six major programs and 500
Agency/Food Partners, Second Harvest
Food Bank of East Tennessee serves
approximately 158,000 people each
month.
Statement by Elaine Streno, Executive
"We know we're going to have to close for a
week. So our agencies won't be able to
come here. Maybe some of our trucks will
get out to our 18 county service area, but
we've got a lot of work to do," said Streno.
Streno said Second Harvest does have
insurance. She hopes it pays for much of
the clean-up.
"We're going to need monetary
help. That's a given to get our trucks back
up and running," she said.
You can donate to Second Harvest online or
by mail. Donation information can be
found on their website.
With six major programs and 500
Agency/Food Partners, Second Harvest
Food Bank of East Tennessee serves
approximately 158,000 people each
month.
Statement by Elaine Streno, Executive
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